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Milford chronicle., 1943-07-23
More Records Needed
For Fighting Men
Leave Yours Today At Plaza The
atre Or See A Boy Scout

A young man now in an Army
medical hospital in Indiana, talk
ing to a member of the American
Legion said: Il guess you know
how 1t is to sit around in the
dark waiting for the time the enc
my must be dealt with. Still l guess
you fellows didn't have to sit so
much in the dark as we did for
you didn't have so many planes to
deal with. 1t isn't the fighting that
is so bad, it's the waiting. And
when the sun goes down we just
had TO sit. We could have no lights,
no radio, no camp fire. Just sit and
think. If we had only some rec
ords that would play it would have
taken the edge off, but the only
ones we had were so scratched
they wouldn't play. Sure they got
scratched for we had to make our
own needles out of palm stems,
that's all we had.
Out there in the Solomons, Am
erican boys sat night after night,
just thinking, nothing else to do.
They yearned for American music.
IhCS NAuh care IL II was an ARIA,
from an opera "a hymn, some swing
or what it was, just so it was Am
erican. But they were deprived of
that pleasure. Just sit and think,
the cold sweat coming out of ev-
cry pore. One record of American
music would of been worth a
months pay, yes, the months pay
of the entire outfit. To those who
have never sat and waited the
rendezvous with death this may
seem like a tale of imagination but
not to those who know. There is
no worse torture than to sit and
wait. The hours creep like
snails."
That is the reason the American
Legion is out on a campaign of
collection of old phonograph rec
ords for those old records are sup
plying the money with which to
buy new records that are sent to
those men in the far off places.
Over 100000 new records have al
ready been sent and the demand is
ten times that amount They must
be sent.
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Milford chronicle., 1943-07-23
No Draft Call
For Fathers
Before Oct. LIST
Now Official
All Quotas Can Be Met
By Men Now In Class
Ia And LAO; This
Months Call Was Lar
gest In Four Months.

Fathers living with and support
ing children born before last Sep
tember Is got their first official
and positive assurance there will
be no need to issue a general draft
call for them before October at the
1944very earliest, last Friday.
Glasses la and LAO linen who
can be used for non-combatant
military serviee) already contain
enough men who will actually get
into uniform to fill draft calls for
July, August and September, Maj.
Emett Solomon of the Selective
Service Manpower Division told
reporters.
That will be true. he said, al
though some of the 1,566,O00 men
in these classes will be reclassi-
fed on apepal and many more will
be rejected by physicians and psy-
chiatrists. who are currently turn
ing back 40 per cent of those ex-
amined.
Youths Being Called
Solomon declined to comment
directly on the induction of faith
ers of children conceived before the
attack on Pearl HarbOr or predict
when 1t would begin, but data he
presented indicated that, generally
speaking the drafting of their
class might be delayed we'll past
October l.
Approximately $4,000 of the SO.-
900 youths newly turned Is each
month can be counted upon for in
duction. he said,. adding 100000 to
the pool of men who can be taken
through September.
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Milford chronicle., 1943-07-23
School Board
Held Meeting
Last Friday
Members Vote To Paint
And Repair Elemen-
tary Building, RerOOf
COlOred School.

The first regular meeting of the
Milford Special School District
School Board was held last Friday
evening at the high school build
ing. The full board was present.
Recently and just prior to the
meeting the board members went
on an inspection tour of the
schools, noting several needed re-
pairs to the various buildings. At
the meeting it was decided to paint
the elementary school building,
both inside and out. and to freshen
up all the class rooms. 1t was also
decided to lay complete new floor
in one of the rooms, where the
ravages of time had caused dam
age.
Another project will be a new
roof for the colored school,
The board also discussed the
establishment of the tenth grade,
which was provided for by a bill
presented to the session of legis-
lature by Senator Robert H.
Yerkes. Several applications for
this new teaching post have been
received by the board.
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-23
Name Meat Supply
Aides For State
Committees Appointed In
Each County to Work With
War Boards, VIA Heads

Three are supervisors have been
appointed to handle the civilian
meat supply problem in Delaware
it was announced this week by
Clifford w. Shedd. state commod-
ity marketing supervisor OF the
War Food Administration.
They are:
Everett N. Cannon. Ocean View,
who will have offices in George
town, for Sussex county.
Kenneth T. Meredith. formerly
connected with the Agricultural
Adjustment Administration, with
offices at Dover, for Kent county.
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area from the state food admins
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Milford chronicle., 1943-07-23
Cank Co. To Get
Army-Nayy Award
Here On august 3
sen. CLARK URGES
L. s. TO ADVERTISE

Paid newspaper advertising
by the government to aid the
stabilization program and the
war effort is strongly favored by
Senator Clark (D-MoD.
1T is ridiculous to say this
would he a subsidy or would
lead to government control of
the press" he declared in re-
marks inserted in the Con-
gressional Record.
Supporting a bill introduced
by Senator Bankhead CD-Ala.D.
Clark said:
Every manufacturer of mu-
nitions. every purveyor of any
other kind of war supplies, ex-
poets to be not only paid for
what he furnishes but a reas-
enable profit on top of it.
Il see no reason why the
newspapers should not equally
he paid for the only thing they
have TO sell-that is. their ad-
vertising space-when il is de-
voted to the governments in
terest."
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-23
Shoots Brother, Held
In $4,000 Bail
Victor BOwden Committed To Sus-
sex jail In Default OF Bail

Victor Bowden. Nanticoke Dis
trict, is confined to the Sussex
county prison for the October term
of Court of General Sessions, in
default of $10,000.00, for assault
and battery with intent to kill his
brother. Harry Bowden, early Sat-
urday night of last week, at the
home of their brother-in-law,
George Isaacs. between Sharp's
Hill and Chaplain's Chapel. Bow
den was given a hearing before
Magistrate w. Elwood Wright of
Georgetown, having been arrested
by Highway officer C. Granville
Allen.
According to officials, the injur-
ed man, who had an eye shot out
and was peppered about the face
by a shotgun. went to the home of
his brother, Victor in the afternoon
and found him in a quarrel with
his wife. While there. Harry states,
according to the officers, his bro
ther Victor slapped his wife and he
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Milford chronicle., 1943-07-23
Id. Shank Dies
In Dover, Was
City Manager
Had Served Capital City
Well for Past Fourteen
Years; Sponsored I'M
prOvementS.

l.. Dreher Shank, city manager
of Dover since the city's charter
establishing the city manager form
of government went into effect IA
years ago, died of a heart attack
at his home on Kings Highway,
Dover, Sunday last He would have
been 63 years old on Tuesday.
Remaining at home last Satur-
day, Mr. Shank was stricken SER
iously after dinner last Saturday
night and was given medical at
tention through the night by his
family physician. Death occurred
about 3 a. IN. Mr.. Shank had been
ailing from a heart condition for
some years
Went To Dover In 1925
Going to Dover as superinten-
dent of the light and water depart
ment in November. 1925. during
Mayor J. Wallace Woodford's sec
Ond year as mayor. Mr.. Shank was
made city manager under the new
charter when it became lucrative
on July /. 1929.
He held the Office continuously
and was an earnest prOponent of
efficiency and business methods in
operation of city government
Many Improvements
1t was after Mr.. Shank went to
Dover. and especially after the new
form of government was establish
ed that the states capital city ex-
perienced its vast physical and
financial advancement with en-
larged an dimproved sewerage and
paving system, increased sanitary
measures, reduced taxes. enlarged
and improved light and water IA
cilities, and operation of the city
on a business. pay-as-you-go basis.
Funeral services were held from
the Shank home in Dover at two
o'clock on Wednesday afternoon
with the Rev. Dr. Elliot Field. pas
tor of the Dover Presbyterian
Church, officiating. Burial was
made in the Milford Odd Fellows
cemetery with Masonic rites.
A native of Harrisonburg. Va,
4Ir. Shank was a graduate of the
Roanoke. Va. College. Before go
ing to Dover. he served as light
and water superintendent at
Georgetown. was chief engineer of
the Newsletter Electrical System
Company, Reading. Pa; was with
the Fay Bowen Engine Company
Geneva. y. Y. and was light and
power superintendent at Centre
Vile. Md.
Mr.. Shank was a trustee of Do
yer Presbyterian Church, a past
master of Centreville. Md. Lodge
No. $50. A. F. and A. NJ; a mem
ber of the Delaware Consistory.
Scottish Rite of FreemasOnry.
Thirty Second Degree; Kent Chap
ter. No. s, Royal Arch Masons; a
past illustrious master of AdOni-
ram Council, and was past pres
ident of the Dover Rotary Club.
Surviving Mr. Shank are his
wife. Mrs. Ina Shank; a daughter,
Mrs. Charles X. Elley. Tampa.
Fla; a sister. Mrs. J. W. Shuey.
Tenn. an da brother.
P. X. Shank, Mt. Crawford. Va.
Mayors Statement q
Mayor Woodford paid the follow
ng tribute to Mr.. Shank: In the
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Milford chronicle., 1943-07-23
N Notation S
TO Be Made
On Gasoline.
Ration Slips
New Set-up 1t Is Claimed
Will Assist Service Sta
tiOn Operators In Civ
ing Faster Service.

OPA announced today that
amendment No. 81 to the Gasoline
Rationing Regulations requires
certain things to be done by all
holders of gasoline ration cou-
pons.
Immediately after receiving a
ration, or not later than July 22
1913, in the case of rations already
issued. the person to whom it is
issued must write or stamp in ink
on the front of each coupon issued
to him where space is provided, or
if no space is provided, on the
back of the coupon. the following
information:
1. In the case of "a. 81. &C.,
3D., "T-1", or "T-2" books: the
license number and state of regis
tration of the vehicle for which
such ration was issued, except that
in the case of interchangeable cou-
pom books issued for official or
fleet vehicles the information shall
be the official or fleet designation
(or the Certificate of War Neces-
sity number in the case of CONNER
cial vehicles not bearing fleet des-
ignations) and the state and city
or town in which the principal
Office of the feet operator is To-
Gated.
2. In the case of "E" and "R"
books, his name and address as
they appear on the cover of the
book, if the coupons are to be used
for transfers of gasoline at retail
service stations or at places other
than his own premises. No nota-
tions are required if transfer is
made on the consumers own
premises.
3. In the case of inventory cOu-
pons, the name and address of the
dealers or intermediate distribu
tors establishment as it appears
on the registration certificate
R-545. Inventory coupons already
issued must be endorsed on or be-
fore July %. 194S.
Such notations required to be
put on by the consumer will hot
only assist service station opera
tors in giving faster service since
they will not have to stop and
make such notations when coupons
are presented, but will also prove
to prevent improper use
of lost or stolen coupons. Gasoline
dealers are prohibited from issuing
gasoline except in exchange for
coupons attached to a ration book
where the coupons are identified as
authorized for use in a certain We
hicle.
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-23
VIM. Ball Dies
.InKentC General
HOspital,DOver
Served AS TranspOrta-
tiOn Supervisor Of
State Education Board
For Fourteen Years.

Funeral services for William
Ball, II years old, former state
representative and for the past IA
years supervisor of transportation
of the State Department Of Public
Instruction, were held from the
Ball home on Camden Road at
o'clock Wednesday afternoon with
interment in Mt. Salem cemetery,
Wilmington.
The Rev. Laurence T. Beers, pas
tor of the First Baptist Church, Do
yer. officiated in the absence of the
Rev. Roscoe F. Metzger, pastor of
the Peoples Church, Dover, of
which Mr.. Ball was a member.
Mr.. Ball died suddenly early last
Saturday morning of the effects of
a heart condition. Death occurred
at the Kent General Hospital, to
which he had been admitted last
Friday afternoon.
Born jim Philadelphia, son of the
late William and Mrs. Anime Wig
gins Reed Ball, Mr.. Ball spent his
youth at West Chester, Pa, and AS
years ago he went to Wilmington,
and there and at Delaware City he
was engaged in the hotel business.
Before becoming associated with
the education department, he serv-
ed several years as motor vehicle
director and, in addition to being
a state representative, served as
reading clerk and secretary in the
State Legislature.
Mr.. Ball was a member of Philo-
demic Lodge, No. 10, /. o. o. F.,
Dover; Union Lodge, No. Z. A. F.
and A. NJ; Dover; the Eastern Star,
and Tall Cedars of Lebanon, and
was a past exalted ruler of Will
mington Lodge of Elks.
His wife, Mrs. Sallie Manuel
Ball, Dover; a daughter. Mrs. Cor
dom F. West, Merchantville, N. j.,
and three grandchildren survive.
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-23
H. E. Hardesty Denies
Revolt, Lauds Boards
Says There Is No Friction In Any
OF The State Set-UpS

There is no friction in any of the
Delaware war price and rationing
boards and no person connected
with the boards has refused to per-
form his duties. Charles w. Har-
desty, State OPA director, declared
this week.
Mr.. Hardesty issued a statement
in reply to recent statements by
board and panel members that they
wished to be relieved from hear
ing pleasure driving cases or is
suing vacation travel permits. He
pointed out that all boards and
panels are composed of volunteer
workers receiving no compensa-
ton. and declared he has been
amazed at the number of persons
who are devoting as much as six
or eight hours per day to the per-
formance of their duties with no
thought of monetary reward, but
with the knowledge that the satis-
faction of a job well done is the
consolation they will receive as
result of their efforts to aid in this
phase of the war effort?"
RatiOning Primary Objective
Mr.. Hardesty said that the mat
ter of rationing was the primary
object of the boards and panels
where they were set up and that
this is still their promary object.
However, additional duties have
arisen land it is only natural that
some of them should express a de-
sire to be relieved Of portion of
the additional work because of the
volume and the lack of sufficient
clerical assistance.
Il am glad to report that the
QUA is functioning smoothly and
satisfactorily in Delaware, not
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Milford chronicle., 1943-07-23
Boys And Girls Are Important
Element Of Farm Labor Supply

and Sussex counties. These work
ers are housed in 4 camps at the
present time. By the end of this
week it is expected that the num-
ber of volunteers will be increased
to aid in the harvest Of apples and
string beans.
Success in meeting labor needs,
officials point out. has been due
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Milford chronicle., 1943-07-23
Diarrhea Dangerous
To Young Babies
Death Rate OF Babies Has Almost
Tripled In Last Three Years

The, death rate of babies in Del
aware from diarrhea and enteritis
has almost tripled within the last
years, says the State Board of
Health In urging parents to call
doctor as soon as a baby becomes
Ill and to keep on trying until they
get one. The board states that the
baby's life may depend upon hav-
ing a doctors care early in the
disease before the child has a
chance to become dangerously i'll.
Forty-one babies under one year
Of age died from this cause in the
state last year, most Of them in hot
weather.
OF the Al deaths listed for the
state 16 were in Wilmington, in
New Castle county outside the city.
3 each in Kent and Sussex coun-
ties. The greatest toll came in ba-
bles under one month OF age, 8
being killed by diarrhea, while 6 Of
the one-month-olds also perished
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Milford chronicle., 1943-07-23
Home Gamers Are
Cautioned On Mishaps
There Have Been A Number OF Ac-
eidentS From CarelessnesS Lately

Recently there have been a num-
ber of accidents due to jars ex-
plOding when vegetables were be-
ing canned in the ovens of ranges
When canning vegetables and
fruits in the oven. steam is gener-
ated and a pressure built up in
side of the jars. which may cause
them to burst with great violence
throwing water over the inside
of the oven. This. in turn, pro-
duces more steam and results in
wrecking the stove and injecting
personal injury to any persons
close by.
In view Of the possibility of jars
exploding when the oven is used
for canning, and the danger re-
sulting from such explosion. the
Safety Council warns against the
use of the oven. When canning veg
etables or fruits. the Safety COun-
ell suggests the use of the pres
sure cooker or the boiling water
bath method as recommended by
the University of Delaware and the
United States Department of Ag-
riculture.
Persons interested in canning
are invited to secure a copy of the
canning bulletin known as Home
Canning in Delaware" which was
prepared by the University of Del
aware and the United States De-
partment of Agriculture. These
bulletins may be secured at the
office of the Delaware Power and
Light Company, 500 Market street,
University of Delaware. Newark,
and the offices of the Delaware
Safety Council, 2169 dupont Build
ing. Wilmington.
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-23

Representatives of the Delaware
Agricultural Extension Service,
the Boy Scouts. and Wilmington
and state school officials report
that satisfactory progress is be-
ing made in meeting Delaware's
critical farm labor needs.
Approximately, 200 boys and
girls-Victory Farm Volunteers
are now working ON farms in Kent
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-23
R.S.T. Blue Stamps
Valid On Aug. 1st
New Food Coupons VIII Be Good
Through September :, OPA Says

Blue stamps r." IS" and at"
in ration book No. 2. will be valid
from Sunday. August l, through
September Z. the office of Price Ad-
ministration announced this week.
The three stamps now valid
NO" "P." and o." may be used
through August Z.
0PA suggested. now that sup
plies of fresh fruits and vegetables
are considered plentiful, that fam
lilies which do not use all of their
blue stamps destroy them prompt
ly. 1t is illegal, OPA explained. to
give away stamps and not receive
the equivalent point value in food.
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-23
Chicken House
Question Settled
Resolution Governing Size d
Houses Passed By Council

Milford City Council in a spe-
cial meeting this week at long last
took the Bull by the Horns and
settled the chicken house situation
in this city by passing the follow
ing resolution:
WHEREAS the governing of
poultry raising within the munich
pal limits of the city of Milford has
become necessary;
NOW, THEREFORE. BE 1T RE-
SOLVED that no poultry house
larger than three hundred (30O)
square feet shall be built within
the city limits unless all of said
poultry house built shall be five
hundred 5000 feet from any ad-
joining property line.
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-23
COLD STORAGE LOCKER
MEETING HELD HERE

Over one hundred interested
citizens of Milford were present
to learn about the proposed es-
tablishment of a cold storage
locker system in this city. May
or f. c. Evans presided at the
meeting and introduced Charlie
Ingram and other interested
parties who explained the pro-
posed set-up. approximately
200 people have signed up al
ready for the lockers. and Mr..
Ingram announced that he will
sit at the office. between Plaza
Theatre and Warren and Glib
sons. the rest of this week and
all of next to sign up appli-
cants.
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-23

Leon Nelson, Recent Seminary
Graduate, VIII Serve Local Church
Last evening an ordination SER
vice for the new pastor of the
First Baptist Church of Milford was
held at the church on Northwest
Second street at 1880 o'clock. Leon
Nelson, a recent graduate of the
Eastern Baptist Theological Semi
nary of Philadelphia, was ordained
as pastor.
President Palmer of the semi
nary, delivered the ordination SER
mon, and Rev. l.. T. Gibson of
Philadelphia, a former pastor of
the Milford church, gave the charge
to the church. Rev. Laurence
Beers of Dover. president Of the
Delaware Baptist convention, gave
the charge to the pastor.
The Rev. Frederick Wetter of
Philadelphia, gave the invocation
prayer.
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-23
Weekly Weather
Report For Milford
From Wednesday, July IA, To
Tuesday, July 90, Inclusive

Charles J. Holzmueller, weather
recorder for Milford, reports the
following thermometer readings for
Milford, from Wednesday, July
IA, to Tuesday, July 20, inclusive:
Temperature
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-23
New Baptist Pastor
Is Ordained Here

Leon Nelson, Recent Seminary
Graduate, VIII Serve Local Church
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-03-13
TORY nh Housewives League of Detroit
" SLOGAM BUY 6ST-BUILD
FOR VICTORY
1880
Observations In The Business Field
BY HELEN MALLoY, Publicity Chr.

Business and women are striving hard TO have
the types of businesses would like to patronze Many
of them going much expense TO have their stores
up the standard and they have right to expect
support
In many cases. has been observed that many of
talk one thing and do something else. We are great
hand to find some why should not patronize
ourselves Some of us who do paronize find that
we get quality and service in most
We should stop kidding ourselves because this is
going to stand idly by and let all of the businesses
disappear? Or will turn leaf and do
thing about it?
How nice it would be il we could have week set
aside in month which called Laundry and Taors
Week. Drug Store. Confectionery Cafe Grocery Poultry
Market Week; Shoe Repar Hat Cleaners Week: Dress
Furrers and Hat Shop Week Auto Garage and Laundry
and Service Station Week Coal Dealers and miscellaneous
business week We should be able to just how much
money could actually so around among during this
time.
Some time ago 81 ladies spent $1,000 in 80 days
Now what amount do think all Of spend in this
same time? Let's try and find out
Another observation made is when many get ready
to have programs sell tickets for churches clubs
etc, always find business places all over the
city, and after tha forget where they are located If we
do not support them when soliciting where do
we think they ge money help US? This is something
we should all think about You would be surprised to
know that our businesses spend more money helping
worthy causes than hey back help build bigger and
better businesses II everyone soliciting ads would come
back themselves in while patronize those who
have given ads. how much would this help Try it.