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Milford chronicle., 1943-10-29
Flood Danger Over
rs Storm Subsidies
High Tides Recede After Causing Heavy Damage
Along The Beach Front: Streets Flooded In
This City At Height Of Storm; Several Fires
Caused By High Winds.

The danger from the extremely
\ high tides along the Delaware coast
line diminished Tuesday night
when the northeast wind shifted to
the northwest and started to drop
in velocity. The storm had lashed
the state for two days.
State Highway engineers of the
three Delaware counties made a
preliminary survey and reported
that unless something unforeseen
developed the damage to highways
would be light.
The worst damage appeared to
be along the Ocean Highway be-
tween RehobOth and Bethany
Beach, where two weeks ago a
northeast storm washed out parts
of a sand fence protecting the
highway.
Sand Fences Washed Out
Tuesdays high tides and wild
surf washed out more of the sand
fence and in some sections water
was more than a foot deep on the
highway. Edward Rose, Sussex
county engineer for the State High
way Department, said he did not
think the highway had been dam
aged much by the water.
Milford chronicle., 1943-10-29
Houston Ali
Club Garner
Show HOnOrS
Cardinals, Boy Club, Win
Sweepstakes Award;
Harrington, MillwOOd,
Pennington Exhibited.

Sweepstakes hOnors were carried
off by the combined All Clubs at
the Victory Show and Variety Fair
held last Thursday night in the
Houston Community Building.
There were SO classes of entries
and first and second ribbons were
awarded in each class.
The affair, one of the most sue
cessful of the sort held, was ar
ranged by Hazel Sapp of the Hous-
ton Cardinals All Club, with the
assistance of Virginia Ann Tull.
Kent County All Club Agent.
Miss Sapp is a daughter of the
late Dewey Sapp, who was Della
wares first All Club member and
was crowned corn king of Della
ware five consecutive years.
Among those having part in the
affair were the Houston Cardinals
Club, of which Betty Prettyman is
leader; the Houston Boys All Club,
Anon Armour, leader; MillwOod
All Club, Mrs. Mckinley Maloney,
leader; Harrington All Club, Otis
Brown, leader, and the Pennington
All Club, OF which Mrs. Hazel B.
Taylor is leader.
The judges included Mrs. William
Coulbourne and Mrs. Joseph Par
Wis. Houston; Mrs. John P. Stew
ard, Milford; George C. Simpson,
Houston.
Donations for the cash prizes
were received from Peoples Bank
and the First National Bank, both
of Harrington; Milford Trust Com
pany. Milford, and the Milford XII
wants Club.
TTuTu to raKe .. Pleased
Milford chronicle., 1943-10-29
kiwanis Farm Dance
At Armory Tonight
Merchandise Prizes will Be Dis.
tributed During The Festivities

All highways. streets and side
walks lead to the Milford Armory
on North Walnut street. this city,
tonight Friday, October 29)
where the local Kiwanians are
holding a farm dance.
Another feature in tune with the
times has been added. That will
be a war bond booth. Anyone pur-
chasing a United States War Bond
will be admitted free of charge.
There will also be a booth where
the Girl Scouts will hold forth and
sell cakes. pies, home made candy
and cookies, to benefit themselves.
During the evening the total
amount of money collected in the
Free Cigarettes for the Boys Over
There Jars" will be announced.
The collection of funds for this ac-
tivity will not cease on the night
of the dance, however
The chairman of the affair.
George Lindenkohl, said: I'VE
know that everyone attending this
affair will get a great deal more
fun for their money than they ever
got before. and at the same time
their money will be going to an
organization that is well known for
its civic deeds. This way they can
have their cake and eat it too"
Merchandise prizes contributed
by local merchants will he award
ed during the evening.
Milford chronicle., 1943-10-29
New Officers
Are Elected
By Kiwanians
Edgar F. Isaacs, Jr.,
State Police Official,
New President; VinaI
Bennett, Vice-Pres.

At the annual election of officers
and directors at the last meeting
of the Milford Kiwanis Club, the
following men were elected for the
coming year of 1914.
President, Edgar F. Isaacs, Jr.,
who is first lieutenant of the Della
ware State Highway Police, in
charge OF safety instruction; vice
president, Vinal E. Bennett. who is
cO-owner of the Milford Feed Com
pany. Directors for the year are
Fred c. GeyeT. Edmund F. Steiner.
George l. Jester. George Linden
kohl, Harvey NJ. Phillips. Jr., Perry
F. Ragains and Robert G. WOllters.
The office of secretary and trea-
surer will be appointed later by
the directors.
Milford chronicle., 1943-10-29
Poultry Record
Kept In Kent Co.
Calendar Project Being Conducted
Under Direction OF X. T.. Wilson

Poultry raisers in Kent county
who are interested in keeping rec
Ords of receipts and expenses in
connection with the egg produc-
tion of their fiocks are cooperat-
ing with the agricultural extension
service of the University of Della
ware in the poultry record calen-
dar project which is being conduct
ed under the direction of Russell
f. Wilson, county agricultural
agent, and Garry A. Miles. extern
sion poultryman.
These calendars have been desig-
mated primarily for the benefit of
poultry farmers who are concern
ed about flock production records.
and cooperators in this project are
not obligated to send in their
monthly reports to the county ex-
tension Office. To those poultrymen,
however. who would like to COOP
crate with the extension service by
mailing their egg production re-
ports. the county agent and poul-
try specialist wish to express sin
cere appreciation. as this informa-
ton is of value on which to base
the poultry improvement recon-
mendations and future county pro-
grams.
Within few days the October re-
ports will be due. and the informa-
ton included in these reports will
be incorporated in. a state wide
summary which each cooperator
will receive from the county ex-
tension office, as has been the GUS
tom in previous years with this
project. In addition to spaces on
these calendars for use in record
ing daily egg production. operating
expenses and flock mortality, there
are many helpful suggestions in re-
gard to feeds and feeding, disease
control and prevention. housing,
and flock management. These sug-
gestions have been prepared by
the poultry specialist. who will be
glad to discuss poultry problems
with individual growers as time
permits.
All poultry records in this pro-
ject start on October l of each year,
but poultrymen who have not re-
ceived these calendars may start
at this late date by bringing up all
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Milford chronicle., 1943-10-29

At Rehoboth Beach a number OF
telephones were out of order on
Tuesday morning as a result of the
high winds but all were apparently
repaired by nightfalL Waves were
washing under the boardwalk.
Army trucks from Fort Miles
were required Tuesday morning to
take civilian workers from Lewes
to the fort when nearly a foot of
water covered a road leading to the
fort. The water was too deep for
private cars to go through.
Some residents of Lewes Beach
were isolated during the high tide
with more than a foot of water
covering the highway between the
beach and the town.
Boardwalk Under Water
High tide at Bowers Beach at 10
O'Clock Tuesday night failed to do
any serious damage. Residents said
the water had washed under cot
tages and over the boardwalk in
some places but apparently did not
get into any homes. Most of the
cottages there are erected on piling
several feet above the ground in
of just such storms.
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Milford chronicle., 1943-10-29
Bomb Course
For Two Lower
Counties Has
Been Arranged
Day And Night Sessions
Will Be Held In The L.
d. Caulk Auditorium
Today And Tomorrow;
Need More Agents.

Mayor Edward C. Evans of Mil.
ford. coordinator of Civilian De.
tense for Sussex county. and Mayor
Wallace Woodford of Dover, the
Kent county coordinator in con-
junction with Lieutenant-C Colonel
E. L. Sherwood, U. S. A., have ar
ranged for joint Kent and Sussex
County Bomb Reconnaissance
School to be held in the Caulk Au-
ditorium, Milford, today and to-
morrow friday and Saturday,
October 20 and 30.
There will be both a day and
night school, the latter course to
be somewhat condensed for those
who cannot attend during the day.
The condensed course will be suf-
iicient to qualify men for bomb
reconnaissance work.
Sessions of the day school will
be from a. m. till noon and from
1:45 p. m. to 4:30 p. M, except
those on hand are requested to re-
port at $3.50 a. m. Friday for reg
istration.
Sessions of the evening school
will be from to IL o'clock. Those
attending will be expected to ar
rive earlier on the first day for
registration.
There will be present a U. S.
Army Bomb Disposal Squad with
all equipment.
Every Defense Council in the two
counties is expected to send two
or three representatives to the
school.
According to War Department
records the State of Delaware. par
ticularly Sussex county, does not
have sufficient Trained bomb recon-
naissance agents.
Milford chronicle., 1943-10-29
Home Coming At st.
JOhnstOUn's Church
Affair Will Be Celebrated
This Coming Sunday
Afternoon

You are coming? Fine. Then we
will see you at the st. Johnstown's
Methodist Church. Sunday, Octo-
ber 81, at $3.50 o'clock promptly.
There will be a 3O-minute congre-
cation sing, in charge of Rev. Mr..
Robert Green, a former pastor of
St. Johnstown's Church, who is
now at Smyrna.
The first church at st. Johns
towns came through the influence
of Rev. Mr.. Francis Asbury and
some few laymen who gave their
all that the people in this area
might worship in their own COM
munity.
The first church building dates
back to 1856.
On April 13. 1915, Rev. Asbury
preached here-this was the day
set aside for thanksgiving-and he
mentioned it in the pulpit.
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Milford chronicle., 1943-10-29
Sussex Clubs Hold
Achievement Day
Annual Affairs Was Held At st.
PauPs Episcopal Church

The fourteenth annual Achieve
ment Day" of the Sussex County
Home Demonstration Clubs was
held in the parish house of St.
PauPs Protestant Episcopal Church
last Wednesday.
The morning session was called
by Mrs. Norman Hedges of Loves
Cross Roads, Gumboro Diatrict,
vice president of the Sussex County
Council. County Agent ]. Frank
Gordy, state supervisor of emergen-
cy farm labor, spoke on the labor
situation. A movie was shown with
remarks on nutrition by Miss Pearl
Macdonald, extension nutritionist.
The afternoon session was open
ed by group singing under direction
of Mrs. Stroup, followed by DEM
onstration ON clothing for Christ
mas gifts by Joan Frye.
A pageant entitled "Heroines Yes
terday and Today" was directed by
Mrs. Helen Mckinley. assistant di-
rector, extension service. The read
er was Mrs. Francis +. Morgan.
Milford chronicle., 1943-10-29
Postal Rate Boost
Wins House Vote
Liquor Tax Rise Also Wins APPROX
al Of SOlOns In Washington

An increase in postal rates
boosting local letter charges from
2 cents to 8, and sitter excises on
so-called Misunderstanding a
662s per cent increase in the tax
on liquor-were approved Tuesday
by the House ways and means COM
mittee.
The tax-initiating body, however,
rejected all proposals for hikes in
levies on cigarettes and other to-
bacco, and refused to impose eX-
cises on soft drinks, candy and
chewing gum. 1t voted down a pro-
posal to raise the Federal gasoline
tax from 1.5 to 2 cents per gallon.
Estimated to yield $1,439 500 900
in additional revenue. against the
Administrations request for $10,-
SOC, 100000 in new taxes, the sched-
ule represents the first major Con-
gressional action to get more mon
ey, the committee previously hav-
ing battered down one Treasury re-
quest after another.
With so little new revenue in
sight, Representative Robertson
(D-Va) informed the committee he
would move for a vote on a 10 per
cent Federal retail sales tax.
The tax on liquor 600 proof
would be raised from $6 per gallon
to SO, representing an increase of
5 cents per drink, figuring so
drinks to gallon-thus raising the
total Federal tax per drink to 1875.
The levy would be lighter on lower
proof whiskies. Rates on wines and
beer would be raised.
Change In Postal Rates
The schedule on postage rate
changes follows:
Local letters, first class-now 2
cents an ounce, raised to cents;
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Milford chronicle., 1943-10-29
CHRONICLE FORCED TO
RAISE PRICE OF ITS
CENT A WORD ADS

Owing to the marked ad-
vance in the price of paper.
ink, labor, etc., the staff of
the Milford Chronicle Pub
fishing Company. following
a meeting this week, decided
to raise the price of the ia
nous Gent A Word" adver-
tisements of the classified
page to one and a half cents
per word. No ad will be ac-
cepted for less than 15c. The
price of the dark heading ads
will change from 2 cents a
word to 3 cents a word and
no ad of this type will be
accepted for less than SOC.
This new price scale be-
comes effective with the
November 5 issue of the
Chronicle.
Milford chronicle., 1943-10-29
War Fund Drive
Is Launched Here
Local Chairman Senator II. II. Null
holland And Committee Working

Monday of this week marked the
opening of the War Fund Drive in
this community. Chairman Senator
Harry H. Mulholland states: "Al-
though our quota is heavy. it being
50 900. We residents of Milford must
remember it includes Boy Scouts
and the USO.
Ward chairmen, namely, First.
NJ H Pierce; Second. August F.
Faix; Third, Conner Mitten, and
Fourth, Wallace F. McFaul, are on
the job, and local Boy Scouts un-
der the direction of ]. l. Bowman,
have placed circulars in every
home, telling the complete story
of this most essential drive.
AS related in a previous issue,
this will be the only fund drive in
Delaware by the cooperating
groups until January, 1945. So give
brother, give" and help a man in
service help you.
Milford chronicle., 1943-10-29
C. T. Macklin Co. Has
New Insulation Unit
All Contracts Can Now Be Speedily
Taken Care OF

The George T. Macklin Company
is pleased to announce that after a
long delay they have placed in op-
Grafton. this week. a second insu-
lating unit. This second unit is
powered by the latest and most
efficient rock wool blower on the
market.
Due to two large government
contracts the company was unable
to take care of its list Of civilian
customers in a prompt manner.
Now with two units in operation it
is believed that all contracts now
on the books, as we'll as new ones,
can be taken care of without un-
due delay.
Milford chronicle., 1943-10-29
Police Training
Course Taken By IS
Eight Apprentices Are Joined At
Boxer ScheOl By Five New Men

Thirteen apprentice patrolmen oi
the state police division of the
State Highway Department are un-
dergoing instruction in a basic re-
cruit school which opened at Dover
on Monday of this week. The pres
ent course will continue until No
vember Is and an advanced course
will be given from January "a to
February 10.
Eight of the men have been in
police service for periods ranging
from six to 16 months and are re-
quired to take the instruction. The
other five are recent appointees to
the force.
The eight men already in service
are: John Ferguson, Richard Ho-
well and Granville Allen, stationed
at the Georgetown station; Paul
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Milford chronicle., 1943-10-29
Children's Feet Periled
By Shoe Rationing
SO Says DIR. II. c. Stahl OF YOungs.
town, Ohio

If children are prevented from
getting more than two pairs of
shoes a year under the rationing
system, the youngsters will have
partially crippled feet within 10
years. DIR. Harlow c. Stahl of
Youngstown, Ohio. said this week.
DIR. Stahl, president of the Fell
lows Pedic Research Society. was
attending convention of the or
ganization in Chicago.
Growing children. he said, re-
quire at least six pairs of shoes
year and to deny them is just as
bad as the old Chinese custom of
foot binding.
Milford chronicle., 1943-10-29
Weekly Weather
Report For Milford
From Wednesday, October 90, To
Tuesday, October g, Inclusive

Charles J. Holzmueller, weather
recorder fer Milford, reports the
following thermometer readings for
Milford, from Wednesday, October
20, to Tuesday, October 26, inclu-
sive:
Evening star., 1943-06-22
President FeIicitates
Stain and Chang
Expresses Hope That
Unity Will Endure
By the Associated Press.

ps lHt ASSOCldltd fIeSS.
President Roosevelt sent congratu-
latory messages last night to Pre-
mier Stain and Generalissimo
Chang Kai-Shek on the feats of
their armies.
Addressing Stain on the second
anniversary of Germany's invasion
of. the Soviets, the President said
freedom loving peoples of the world
have watched with increased admi-
ration" the Russian stand against
Nazi aggression.
"The growing might of the COM
bined forces of all the United Ma
tions which is being brought increas-
ingly to bear on our common enemy
testifies to the spirit of unity and
sacrifice necessary for our ultimate
victory" he said. The same spirit
will, l am sure, animate us in ap-
preaching and challenging tasks of
peace. ~
The message to Chang responded
to the Generalissimos message of
greeting to the United States on
United Nations Day, June IA.
"The long standing admiration of
the people of the United States for
the heroic resistance of the Chinese
people against the brutal aggressor
has been increased by the recent
brilliant victories of the Chinese
armies under your inspiring leader
ship" Mr.. Roosevelt said.
Evening star., 1943-06-22
Defense Control Center
To Remain in Fairfax

The Fairfax County Board of
Supervisors has rescinded its order
of last week abolishing the civilian
defense communication control CEN
ter in the Trial Justice Building at
Fairfax, and will continue to operate
the center in its present location.
The board acted after Capt. Joseph
c. Bennett, civilian defense CO.
ordinator, assured the members that
the control station would be operat-
ed at least eight hours day. The
center is used to send out warnings
Of AFRAID tests 20 community con-
troll centers in the county.
The Falls Church Civilian Defense
Unit has requested the board to
move the center to Falls Church,
assuring the board that it will be
operated "a hours day. Capt. Ben
nett has said thai it has been i'm
possible to secure sufficient volun-
teers to man the center on a "a
hour basis.
Evening star., 1943-06-22
ID. t.. Anthracite Quota
Is Expected 10 Be
About 100000 Tons
Iekes Fixes Regional
Distribution Proportionote
To 1912 Summer Orders

Washington will be allocated ap-
proximately 100000 tons of anthra-
cite under the temporary order Of
Fuel Administrator Ickes fixing dis
tribution of hard coal proportionate
to the orders during the summer
months last year, 1t was estimated
today by a prominent coal dealer.
The normal consumption of am
thracite here, it was said, ranges
between $4,000 and 600, 900 tons.
Bituminous coal is not affected by
the order which was made, it was
announced, to insure every COM
munity its fair share of anthracite.
A permanent anthracite program,
the announcement said, Is now be-
ing worked out.
Under the temporary program,
each community will be limited to-
the amount Of hard COAL in four
sizes, as was delivered during the
base period April-August, 1912, or
f1ve-twelfths of the coal shipped
from April, 1912, to March, l943,,
Whlchever amount Is larger.
Committees Set Up.
The temporary program, effective
today, includes the setting up of a
national and six regional anthracite
distribution committees, which have
not yet been named.
There Is a grave responsibility
upon the retail dealers to see that
the coal is fairly distributed among
the ultimate consumers" Mr.. Ickes
said. Il strongly urge that dealers,
insofar as practicable, deliver to
each domestic user, no more than
two-thirds of his annual supply
prior to October /, so that each con-
sumer will have an opportunity to
get his fair share of the available
coal"
The anthracite sizes affected bv
the regulations are egg, stove, chest
nut and pea, which, it was explained,
are used, mainly for heating homes
and small buildings from Maine to
the District of Columbia.
Producers and wholesalers were
ordered to maintain the same rela-
tive proportion of shipments to
dealers as existed from April, 1912
to March, 1943.
Excesses May Be Diverted.
The Solid Fuels Administration it =.
was pointed out, may still provide
for the diversion of coal from pro-
ducers who have excess tonnages to
communities where the quotas have
not been met or where shortages :
! exist.
The distribution committees in
each region will include two pro-
ducers, one wholesaler and two retail
dealers
The regions are: No. l, New York
City Excluding Richmond County,
and Westchester, Nassau and Suf-
folk Counties; No. 2, the rest of the
State of New York, excluding Rich
mond No. 3. New Jersey and Rich,
mond County, N. Y; No. 4, Penn
sylvania; No S, Connecticut, Maine,
Massachusetts,, New Hampshire,
Rhode Island and Vermont; No. 6,
Delaware, Maryland, the District
and everything East of the Missis-
sippi and South of the Ohio Rivers
not included in the other regions.
Evening star., 1943-06-22
North Africa Trouble Shooter
Is Former District Educator
knowledge of French
Aids Maj. Woodwork
In Air Force Tusks
BY THOMAS r. HENRY,
Star Staff CORRESPONDENT.

STRATEGIC AIR FORCE BASE,
North Africa (By maiD Maj. Lynn
F. Woodwork. assistant principal of
Central High School now attached to
the Northwest African Air Force
here, has fitted into an unsaal role
in North Africa.
The erstwhile Washington edu-
Gator was one of the few American
officers who knew this paradoxical
F'rench-Arab country at the time of
the invasion and now is quartered
in the same hotel where he spent
a summer vacation a few years ago.
Then 1t was luxurious French hos
telry, far off the regular tourist
routes. Today its luxurious fur
nishings and draperies removed and
GI cooks replacing the expert chefs
in its kitchen. it is more like an
Army barracks. But to Maj. Wood
worth it is still his home in
Africa"
School Coach Here.
He was physical education in
structor and coach in the public
school system in Washington for sew
eral years. His last post was at Cen
tral, where he became assistant prin-
cipal for year before he joined the
Army in the spring of 1912. Mai.
Woodwork and his wife used to live
at Harvard Hall. but since his mill
tary service she has gone overseas to
serve with the Red Gross in Aus
tralia.
He knows French like a native
and has smattering of both the
Arabic language and psychology.
Hence. at the time of the landing
he was able to borrow equipment
and transportation from the French,
arrange for the use of land with
Arabs, enlist the aid of both peoples
in co-ordinating the area defense
against feared paratroop attacks.
He has continued this role ever
since as even more complex prob
lens have arisen with the estab-
lishment of new air force stations
Principals Son There.
Among his former Washington
associates is 1t. Lawrence G. Hoover.
jr., son of the principal of Central,
who is attached to the Air Force
public relations Office. 1t. Hoover
has 3week-old daughter he has
never seen His wife. Virginia
Hoover. lives at 2401 Fourteenth
street NV, Washington.
A graduate of Central and Mary
land University, It. Hoover edited
the Prince Georges Post for a year
and then acted as State editor for
the Washington Daily News before
his induction in the spring OF l94l.
Former pupils scattered in the
Army and Navy all over the world
frequently write to him here, Mai.
Woodward says, and he is keeping
up list of the Washington boys
who have been decorated since the
start of hostilities in North Africa.
North Africa long has had a bad
reputation for malaria. Some say
the blood of rs per cent of the
native Arabs is infected with the
malaria organism which first was
isolated by French doctor near
here more than rs years ago.
At the time of the invasion, con-
siderable concern was expressed by