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Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-07-24
Avs Post
To Operate
On Alert
Observers Subject
to Call; Station
Began Operation
Last March l


The .Army aircra.. warning SCr\ =
ice post III Henderson l. now opcrat.
ing on an instant alert" bass. nav
ing suspended 24-hUur watch al the
post lat Wednesday midnight. II W;.s
uUSrrNr..
The cnangc i'll S:atU, Of the post
Is III accordance VITA orders IaslIcll
!Uv posts throughout til, zone.
y communication l!um captain
De WIKI IL. Smith, Wiu- gru::Nd ct
server officer, Nuriu.n ar u,I,ns,
wing, states that:
Il Uddy, while this country Is still
II dangC: OF SpaSmOd!c RAIDS. the
III. eat OF DAILY OUmUIugs has brun
.vuuccu by Cnangc III The "a, ,ica!
sI,Ua ion ~ Europe. Therefore, DH
direction OF the Sucrctu.'y uI War, Il
read USlmC.; uI Ulir uI!U.itIt MurI.-
ing service has been made III cor
tam areas releasing many yuluntcers
serving on posts ana III CcutcrS luI
otMCr Vital! nvCcsSa ~. ACTIN
tICs.
ards mailed ~ MIR. Barnes I,
qUuII!Icu local observers today
state mat the observation post has
U,,u lIuCru Gee. a.. luSlIILl uic.i
basis and he add.
This mc.rI~ .II' every loyal Am
crICau. p.vIvIHa.N t.,s" Muu n;NL
s,I\yu a. uDsJ. v.-. uv un Inc aIrrl
Iur InS...I.i uu.E .-.I-n!u.nt.
ms local pD>. rvS.H operation o.:
Aatcn /, I3,5. u:!u shortly there
alsCr went ON - -i-nuu. daily bass
y tg,t.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-07-24

N5ua: %tn,n00 tons OF carlson steel.
win 'tlcH materials in prurortimI.
has been IllocatSd to :Nr farm ma
"uurrY program for the quarter be-
ginning July /.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-07-24
SURPRISE TO ATTEND
SECRETARIES MEETING

Arthur II. Surprise, secretary of
the Henderson Chamber of Com
mcrcc, will be in Charlotte Monday
amt Tucsdc- attending the war con-
ference OF me North Carolina Com
mrrclal Secretaries Association. This
years meeting will include joint
sessions with the South Carolina
sccrctaric- meeting in Charlotte at
the same lmc. This is the first joint
meeting of the two groups.
Chamber OF Commerce financing
will be discussed at the conference
~ Surprise, who has recently MADE
a complete survey of sources of
Chamber Of Commerce income thru
Ugnout the state.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-07-24
CLINIC FOR CRIPPLES
HAS TWELVE PATIENTS

Twelve patiCntS-SIX white and six
c1lorcd-wcrc present for cXamina-
lon and treatment Wednesday At the
monthly clini.> for cripple children,
Il Was announced today at ihe office
of the Vance county health depart
mcnt. TWO of the patients were ret
'mmcndcd for disqualification.
DR.. W. +. Cole, OrthOpCdic SUR
econ Of Greensboro. and Miss Ruth
Allen, of the State board of health,
conducted the clinic with assistance
If mCnbCrS Of the staff of the county
health department.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-07-24
State Leader in
ITextile Activity
in Month of June

Government statistics received to-
day by Mrs. J. NJ. Peace. special
agent OF the Federal Bureau of the
Census, show that North Carolina lea
all states of the Union in June in
the number of active spind!cS III the
textile industry.
The North Carolina total wa s.
730,8l4 spinllr& in place, and ac' i've
spindlcs numbered 5,558.T42. South
Carolina was second. with about
100000 fewer %pinClCS in pace and
some ..n0.GUO fewer active Spin.;l"s
than this STATE. Active spindle nu;Irs,
in North Carolina were rivCn Il.
2,I7n. 70G,l56 for June.
Mrs. Peace reports for Vance
county on mill. gins. bonded ware
houses and cotton in storage locally.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-07-24
ASSOCIATED AND CENTRAL PRESS

Carolina, to become principal of In,
high school. Pcim has taught al
Walnut Cove. where he worked I'M
der Gait before The latter came Il
Town.. lie. The new principal was
recommended by the retiring prin-
cipal. Gantt'S home is at Shelby
Thus far during the summer he has
been farm labor assistant to County
Agent J. w. Sanders.
Mrs. Can't taught social science
III Tow = lille high school last year,
and her husbands leaving means
that she has resigned that faculty
position also. AT Tryon she viii
teach piano.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-07-24
Leaf Growers
Favor Quotas
In Vote Here

overwhelming support in Vance
county for the imposition ur tobacco
marketing quotas for thrcc-ycar
pcrlGt is indicated by early reports
from the twelve polling places i'll the
county today, it is stated by j. w.
Sanders, Vance farm agent.
Little opposition is evidenced
Against the quota system, it WAS
,9i. and Il fairy large vote is cx-
prc.Cd to be cast in this county.
l.t"-C majori'i,S have been given
marketing quotas in this county in
previous rCtcrcnda with the cXccp-
tiuu of the vote in 1888. when to-
bacyp growers OF the fluc cured belt
rejected the proposal to impose Ii
mi.> ~ tobacco.
Planners TODAY arc vutin. on three
proposals: 10 impose marketing
Quo,y. on the 1914 crop. to impoSl
Iuut.s tor Il thrcc-year period. or 10
reject quotas on next yeas crop.
Milford chronicle., 1943-02-05
FARMERS TO GET HELP
By ]. E. Jones


Far reaching liberalization of
agricultural deferment require
ments have been announced by the
War Manpower Commission in
Washington. Congressional farm
groups have demanded more con-
sideration for farm workers, and
they have made progress. The Sc
lective Service has started its ma
chinery to increase production of
food supplies and meet the essen
tial requirements which the De-
partment of Agriculture has been
demanding the past three months.
Among essential products listed
are corn, cotton, wheat, barley, es-
sential fruits, vegetable seeds and
honey. Reports from government
sources show that when corn prices
were frozen at January IL levels
that the purpose was to make sure
that there would be plenty of corn
for feeding hogs and forestalling
the danger of an upward pyramid
on meat prices. Feed wheat sales
will be continued by order of the
Agricultural Department, and the
government has stock of 65,000,-
600 bushels of wheat for farms.
Corn requirements and restrictions
have been relaxed, in an effort to
maintain meat production.
The War Production Board has
also approved an increase in the
production of repair parts of farm
machinery and equipment, which
has been one of the obstacles that
has troubled farmers. 1t is of in
terest and importance to be told
by WPB that it has ordered tin
and steel to be allocated to in
crease this years pack of canned
soups by four million cases.
The farmer has had his multi
tude of troubles, and that explains
why Congress has gone to bat and
gained some Improvements in the
Milford chronicle., 1943-02-05
COLORED CIVILIAN DEFENSE

The main speaker at the regular
meeting of the auxiliary police and
air raid wardens was Mayor Ed
ward c. Evans. The mayor assured
the organization that funds were
available from the scrap sale to
furnish them with certain essential
pieces of equipment. Expressing
great interest in seeing the Fourth
Ward having a well organized and
distinct fire unit. the mayor made
clear the possibilities and require
ments for such. The most inter-
esting of the talk was Mr.. Evans
plea to realize the firmness and
value of civilian defense both now
and after the war. Warning the
group against complacency, he
pointed out that Milford is in the
path of the direct air route be-
tween Washington and New York
two potential bomb targets, and
he also pointed out that Milford is
the center for five definite war
plants.
Following the report of the MEM
bers of the club who reported their
findings during the regular weeks
inspection for "dim-outs' which
were quite favorable, the mayor ad-
vised that we must judge Milford
according to how it keeps it's pledge
to the Army and not by what some
other towns is or is not doing.
He announced the joint meeting
of civilian defense groups at the
community building, Sunday after
noon, February Z. 1t is hoped that
many will turn out to receive the
latest Instructions and regulations
and to receive equipment to be dis
tributed.
E. j. Waters announced the
neighborhOod night program to be
held at the school on Wednesday
evening, February 10, at o'clock,
when the school will exhibit its
work towards the war effort The
entire community is urged to be
present to participate in commun-
ity singing and to witness the un-
furling of a flag in honor of all
who have entered the
various branches of the service.
Miss E. c. Scott, are teacher, is in
charge of making a book of these
activities which will enter a state
contest this month.
Milford chronicle., 1943-02-05
Husbands Due For
Draft In State
CONTINUED from r1rst Page,

cupations. However, the drafting
of married men without children in
this state occurs in the normal
course of events because the pool
of single men is running low and
not because of the new order
The boards first called up single
men not deferred because of their
work, and recently had to turn 10
single men with collateral depend
ents-suoh as mothers-when the
other group ran low. Now it is
necessary for the boards to tap the
3-A classification. After physical
examinations, some men in this
group will be reclassified la and
then called up for induction.
Some Single Men Left
The calling of married men will
not mean no more single men will
be drafted in spite of the fact that
the states boards have been pool
ing their resources of Ia men,
heretofore drawn almost entirely
from single men. Additional single
men will become available as their
occupational determents expire and
youths are registering as they
reach their eighteenth birthdays.
The married men to be called
will be selected according to their
order numbers, just as other Sc
lectees have been chosen. Their
occupations, except in the case of
those deferred, will have nothing
to do with the order in which they
are called.
Milford chronicle., 1943-02-05
CHILDREN'S BEACH
HOUSE CHATTER

We had real share in the news
of the Casablanca conference We'd
nesday morning, when reporters
began calling here to get informa-
tion of Mrs. Robbins great niece
Miss Louise Anderson, the only wo-
man at the conference. Miss An
derson was born in Lewes, and her
only relative here is Mrs. Robbins.
Mary Lou left us Monday. We are
losing a reliable leader, for she has
led the group in many activities
while she has been here. We hope
that she will not have any more
causes to take out time to recuper-
ate, but we should like to have her
stay at the Beach House.
We have spent many minutes
watching a fishing boat that cap
sized during the storm of last week.
Several attempts have been made
to upright it, but without success.
We were glad to see the sun Sun
day. So far this week we have
been able to get out to play in the
morning before school and after
dinner, the waTmest part of the
day
Milford chronicle., 1943-02-05
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH

Christian Science Church Service
Report for Sunday, February z.
1913. Subject: SPIRIT.
Golden Text: Zechariah 4:6.-
Not by might, nor by power, but by
my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.
A Bible Citation from the Lesson
Sermon: Isaiah 42:5,S.-Thus saith
God the Lord, he that created the
heavens, and stretched them out;
he that spread forth the earth, and
that which cometh out of it; he that
giveth breath unto the people upon
it, and spirit to them that walk
therein: s. | am the Lord; that is
my name: and my glory will l not
give to another, neither my praise
to craven images.
Correlative from the Textbook,
Science and Health with Key to
the Scriptures" by Mary Baker
Eddy: The Scriptures imply that
God is All-in-all. The Scrip
lures also declare that God is Spir-
it. He is all inclusive, and is
reflected by all that is real and
eternal and by nothing else. He
fills all space. and it is impossible
to conceive of such omnipresence
and individuality except as infinite
Spirit or Mind. Hence all is Spirit
and spiritual.
Milford chronicle., 1943-02-05

Mrs. Edna Sanderson has re-
turned to Milford after a months
vacation in Indiana.
Miss Gertrude Clarke has return
ed to her studies at the Delaware
Hospital Nursing School, Whining
ton, after spending three weeks
vacation with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. COurtland Clarke.
Vannie Roberts received word
this week that his son, Private
Pierce E. Roberts, has recently
completed the eleven weeks train
ing at the Barrage Balloon School
at Camp Tyson, Tennessee, and is
now stationed at Hawthorne, South
ern California.
Corporal William r. McIlvain,
Harbeson, has been promoted to the
rank of Sergeant at the Army Air
Forces Advanced Flying School,
Carlsbad. New Mexico. This recog-
milton is the result of his capable
work in the training program of the
Army Air Forces.
d
The promotion of Pfc. Alfred ].
Shea to the grade of Corporal was
recently announced by the Com
manding officer of the Army Air
Base. Clovis, New Mexico. Corporal
Shea has been in the service for 10
months, and this promotion speaks
well for his ability and worth as a
soldier. Corporal Shea is the son
of Daniel Shea, of Milford.
Sergeant II. Drexel Harrington,
son of the late Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Har-
old Harrington, formerly of Mil
ford, arrived in Newark, January
IL. Sergeant Harrington has been
in the South Pacific. The freighter
on which he and about thirty-five
other soldiers were travelling, was
flashed to go into Los Angeles in
stead of San Francisco, on account
of an unidentified submarine sight
ed in its course. After ten days
visiting with relatives and friends,
Sergeant Harrington left for Off
tNAo ONhOOA at
Davis, n. c. Like most of the boys
who come in from foreign bases.
Sergeant Harrington says There's
plenty to tell when the time comes
to tell it. But" he added. home
looks good. You've no idea what
it's like just to sit by the radio and
get your own east coast stations
with ease once again." While in
Newark. Sergeant Harrington be-
came the first Newark member of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars
World War II. He Joined his IA
theirs post-the ]. Allison O'Daniel
Post, No. AIS. Sergeant Harrington
is a graduate of the Newark High
School and of Goldey College. Will
mingtOn. He was active in all ath-
letics. having played on the foot
ball. baseball, basketball and track
teams.
Milford chronicle., 1943-02-05
MARVEL : HUDSON
KING-BENNETT WEDDING
PARTY Is ANNOUNCED

Miss Jane A. King, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert b. King
Brandywine Hills, Wilmington. will
become the bride of Candidate J
Norman Bennett. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilbur p. Bennett, of Milford
on Saturday, February 13. at $3.50
P. NJ. in Hanover Presbyterian
Church. Wilmington. The Rev.
John Herrick Darling. pastor, will
officiate. Miss Sarah Hudson White
will give an organ recital preceding
the ceremony and will play the
wedding marches. and vocal solos
will be given by Miss Miriam Ben
nett.
The bride, who will be given in
marriage by her father. will be at
tended by her sister, Mrs. Rodney
Warren, as matron of honor. Mrs.
Warren was Miss Alice Mary King
before her marriage last month.
Miss Florence Bennett. sister of
the bridegroom, will be the maid of
honor and the bridesmaids will be
Miss Janet White. Miss Willfelmina
Press. Miss Sarah Robinson and
Miss Evelyn Moore.
The Rev. John Jackson Brown of
Milford will serve as best man for
the bridegroom.
Miss King was graduated from
the Women's College. University of
Delaware, and has been associated
with the Dupont Company. She
was honored at a personal shower
given recently by Mrs. w. Gordon
Jackson and her daughter. Miss
Evelyn Moore. and at a variety
shower given, last Saturday by Mrs.
Cora Daniels and Mrs. Florence
Hopkins at their home in the
Washington Apartments.
Mrs. Daniels and Mrs. Hopkins
and aunt of Mr.. Ben
nett, will entertain at their home
on Friday evening. February IL.
the wedding rehearsal.
Candidate Bennett. who expects to
receive his commission as second
lieutenant in graduation exercises
Df the Officers Training School at
Camp Davis. N. c.. on February IL.
attended Maryville College. Ten I
;nessee, and the University of Ten /
nessee.
Milford chronicle., 1943-02-05
CAR SKIDS, OVERTURNS,
BADLY INJURING SOLDIER

Sergt. James McGlinn, 3S, was
seriously injured Tuesday when his
automobile skidded on the Lewes-
Milford highway, as he swerved TO
avoid collision with a car coming
out of a side road. His car turned
over twice. He was discovered ly-
ing in a water-filled ditch by a
passing motOrist. who brought him
to the Milford Memorial Hospital.
where it was discovered both his
hipswere fractured, as was his pei
Wis and several ribs. In addition,
hospital authorities said. he is in
jured internally. McGlinn was un-
able to give a clear picture of the
accident. He has been in the army
seven years, and recently returned
from the Pacific war area. His wife
is living in Lewes.
Milford chronicle., 1943-02-05
A TRIBUTE

The privilege has been asked of
adding these lines to the recent
obituary of Miss Annie P. Beswick,
who died some few days ago. She
was a graduate of the 0rthOepedic
Hospital in Philadelphia, where
she practiced her nursing profess
sion, under its auspices or, near
that city for twenty-five years.
Some of that time, being under the
direction of the world honOred neu-
rologist, DR.. Weir Mitchell. and
later coming to Milford and her
home locality. She was engaged by
the State Board of Health to work
in Kent and Sussex counties. and
served here for 16 years, being es-
pecially proficient in the care of
tubercular cases and in the Mil
ford dispensary. A career covering
altogether so years. 1t is privil-
ege to have known a character of
such high principle and wide
spread charity. Miss Beswick
seemed to be hardly conscious of
the many suffering and needy per-
sons whom she had relieved 1t is a
rare incident in this life, when any
one receives credit for merit or
generosity, but we confidently be-
lieve that in the future life, this
lovable woman will have full rec
ognition and a shining reward for
In that ye have done it unto the
least of these, ye have done it unto
Me
Milford chronicle., 1943-02-05

The w. C. t. U. will meet with
Mrs. G. p. Carey on Tuesday after
noon, February 8, at 2:3O o'clock.
The Mizpah Circle will meet with
Mrs. Harwood Jamison at her home
on Brigham avenue on Wednesday
evening, February 10, at 5 o'clock.
The Susannah Wesley Circle of
Avenue Methodist Church will meet
at the home of Mrs. Frank Herson
on Wednesday evening, February
10, at 1880 o'clock. A full attend
ance is desired.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Brotherhood Glass of Calvary
Methodist Church, will be held on
Tuesday, February 8, at o'clock,
at the home of Roy Pettyjohn, on
Montgomery street, Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1943-02-05
SUPPER AT DIXIE-DEL

On Thursday evening of last
week, Mr.. and Mrs. Molloy c
Vaughn, with their sons, Stephen
and Billy, Of Dixie-Del Farms, were
hosts at a turkey supper to the
following soldiers stationed at the
old CCC Camp near Lewes: Cress
Ingram, Jones, Guy, Holbrook
Mullen. Catlett, Simmons, Blair
Hovis, Gilchrist, King, Inman, Null
lis. Bradshaw and Suttle. All of the
men are North Carolinians with the
exception of Suttle, who is from
Bristol, Va.
One of the interesting features of
this supper was that it turned out
to be somewhat of cooperative
affair, as several of the ladies, of
the Harbeson-C -Coolspring cOmmun-
ity, who have sons or other close
relatives serving their country, Of
fered their assistance in preparing
and serving this supper.
The ladies assisting with the
supper were Mrs. Leta Warrington,
who has one son in the Navy in
Porto Rico, one at the Great Lakes
Naval Training School, one in a
defense plant, a son-in-law serving
as captain in the U. S. Army; Mrs.
Viola Hickman was a son at Camp
Davis, N. c.; Mrs Cora Prettyman
with nephew in the Medical
Corps; Mrs. Georgia Doyle with a
son on an oil tanker plying the
Pacific, and Mrs. John Perry, whose
son, Kendall, has been somewhere
in the Southwest Pacific since last
August.
Since the Vaughns' eldest son,
Molloy, is stationed with Balloon
Battalion near Seattle, Washington,
and their second son. Stephen, is
on the production line on the
Farm Front" (their young son.
Corp. Billy" of the Salvage Army
of the Lewes School, is expecting
to become at least a Major Cen
eral" very soon) there was an un-
usual warmth of feeling and good
fellowship among the entire group.
Milford chronicle., 1943-02-05
REV. q. A. BARLEY TO HEAD
WESLEY JUNIOR COLLEGE

The Rev. o. A. Bartley. pastor of
the Newark Methodist Church for
the past four years. who has re-
signed to accept the presidency of
Wesley Junior College at Dover,
ended his charge there last Sunday.
Rev. Mr.. Bartley was pastor of
Brandywine Methodist Church in
Wilmington for five years before
his transfer to Newark to succeed
the Rev. Leonard White. During his
pastorate in Newark, Rev. Mr.,
Bartley had been active in organ
izing the youth of the church.
Rev. Mr.. Bartley was born in
Cape Charles, Va, attended schools
there and later went to Randolph
Macon College at Ashland, Va. He
received his A B. and NJ. A. degrees
at the University of Delaware and
was a member of the Phi Kappa
Phi, honorary society, and the Chi
Beta Phi. scientific honorary sOci-
ETY..
In Newark he had been active in
civic affairs, being a member of
the Newark Rotary Club where he
led the singing and also was chair
man of the oil ratiOning board. He
is married and is the father of Miss
Frances and Master AmmOn Bart
ley.
Rev. Mr.. Bartley will be succeed
ed as pastor of the Newark church
by DIR. Arthur j. jackson. who has
resigned as president of the Wes-
ley Junior College. DR.. Jackson is
formerly of Wheeling. w. Va.
In Dover the Bartleys will live at
223 North Bradford street.
Milford chronicle., 1943-02-05
LOCAL AND STATE NEWS

Lets help the Student Nurses Of
our hospital by attending the
Sweater Hop" tonight, Friday,
from s to IL o'clock in the COM
munity building. Admission 25c.
The Student Nurses Glass of
1914 of the Milford Memorial Hos
pital will give a Sweater Hop"
tonight, Friday, February 5, from 8
to II o'clock, in the community
building. Admission Csc. Everybody
welcome.
The Woman's Society of Chris
tian Service of Cedar Neck will
meet Tuesday evening, February
8, at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Gar
field Sharp. Everyone welcome.
Hospitality committee: Mrs. Serena
Hayes, Mrs. Brinton and Mrs. Nc
COlley.
Milford chronicle., 1943-02-05
BUY BONDS

My baby grandson asked of me
Pop-Pop what do you see
AS l stood gazing into space
My thoughts were mirrOred on my
face.
For 1 stood gazing at the sky
With every breath l gave sigh
l knew a tear was in my eye
For 1 was seeing humanity die.
Have 1 done all that l can do
For baby children just like you
That they can live and always be
Happy, joyful and care-free?
What we do now will tell the tale,
BY buying bonds which are for sale
Your Uncle Sam will set the stage
For your rightful heritage.
Joseph B. Jefferis.
Milford, Del.
Milford chronicle., 1943-02-05
Rev. J. J. Brown Is
Century Club Speaker
tconLInued from rIrst Paeel

memory of Mrs. John G. Sharp,
who was a charter member. The
members were guests of Mrs. Vim
yard during the social hour which
followed the meeting. with Mrs.
C. Edgar Wood and Mrs. Philip
Jacobs acting as hOstesses.
Mrs. Herman Phillips, the club
hostess, announced further plans
for the annual luncheon which will
be given ON February IS, in cele-
bration of the forty-fifth anniver-
sary of the founding of the club.
The luncheon, served by the Order
of Rebekahs, in Odd Fellows Hall,
will be attended by the members
and their out-of-town guests at
1880. The deadline for the sale of
tickets for the luncheon will be
Monday, February 8. That will be
business day and Mrs. c. Marshall
Townsend will give some interest
ing personalities in the national
and state clubs.