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Milford chronicle., 1943-04-30
State 4-H'ers
Are Busy With
Efforts
Boys And Girls Are Also
Working To Improve
Home Surroundings
With Natural Beauty.

Despite a heavy schedule of work
to help increase production of
foods and conserve vital materials
to meet wartime needs, All Club
boys and girls in Delaware and
throughout the nation are deter
mined to improve their home sur
roundings with natural beauty for
the duration and for the peace to
follow.
Their well-laid plans of beauti-
flying home grounds include paint
ing trees. shrubs and flowers, re-
moving unsightly old buildings. re-
pairing fences, repainting houses
and barns, and placing wind
breaks to prevent soil erosion.
The rural youth will enter their
records OF achievements in the 1943
National All Home Grounds Beau
tificatiOn activity to compete for
awards provided. by Mrs. Charles
r. Walgreen, Chicago horticultural
enthusiast. These recognitions of
outstanding accomplishments are
based upon county, state. and ma
tional levels, and include medals,
gold watches, and all-expense trips
to the National All Club Congress
in Chicago. respectively. ---f
This activity will be conducted,
along with other All wartime pro-
jects of production and conserva-
tion, by the Extension Service of
State Agricultural Colleges and the
U. S. Department of Agriculture
cooperating. Full details are OBJ
tainable from county All Club
agents.
Milford chronicle., 1943-04-30
Many Men Inducted
From Kent-Sussex
Fourteen Local Boys Are Listed In
Latest Call

Fourteen more young Milford
men have inducted by draft boards
located at Harrington and George
town during the past week.
The lists follow:
Men recently inducted from Local
Board No. 2. Kent county, located
At Harrington:
Army
Elmer Roy Wiley, Wyoming
George Pennington Ninyard, Milford.
Robert Leon Tucker. Milford.
Clarence Kenneth Tatnlan. Harring-
on.
Paul Stubhs. Harrington.
Harold Davenport Spayd. Bowers.
Matford Salmons. Harrington
James William Moore. FELTON,.
Alfred Edwin Mack. Harrington
George Hayes Keller. Magnolia.
John Floyd Hudson. Milford.
Luther Preston Hatfield. Harrington.
Sanford Hubbard Goodwin. FELTON,
Ray Emerson Frazier. FELTON,.
Marion Meredith F'rasher. Wyoming.
Roy Cohce Downes. Milford.
Dorsey Bowen. Jr.. Milford.
Oliver knight Boone. E'rederica
James Carlton Barber Harrington.
Robert Wellington Roe. Wyoming.
Eugene Donald Anderson. Magnolia.
Harold Joseph Austin. Milford.
iayfieid Carter. Frederick.
Glcndcn Harmon, Milford.
George Ross Lockwood. Milford.
Hezekiah Ward Wright, Lincoln.
Navy
Ponder Thomas Morgan, Milford.
Walt Whitman Coffman. Milford
Reuben FarrOw. Jr., WoOdside.
Thomas Edwin Carey. FELTON,.
Richard Carter Bullock. Harrington.
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Milford chronicle., 1943-04-30
Spring Formal At
Fort Miles Tonight
Isj Young Sussex County Women
Have Been Invited To Attend

One hundred and eighty-fve in
vitations have been sent to young
women in many Sussex county
towns to attend the Spring Formal
to be held Friday night in the rec
reation hall at Fort Miles.
Invitations will also be extended
to Colonel Robert E. Phillips. COM
manding officer of the HarbOr De-
fenses of the Delaware. and to bat
TALON commanders. and their wives,
to be present at this second formal
dance on the post. Plans are being
made by the staff of the special
services section. headed by Cor
poral Stanley Ross as general
chairman, to make the gala post
Easter event an outstanding affair
in the years social program.
Interesting dance programs have
been designed by Sergeant r. NJ.
featuring pen and ink
sketches of dancing figures. Pri-
vate Earl Higgins has had charge
of publicity and has prepared nu-
meroUs posters to be placed all Ov-
er the post heralding the event.
The large dance hall will fea-
lure Easter decorations of spring
flowers with a color scheme of
purple, gold and white. Private
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Milford chronicle., 1943-04-30
FredericG Soldier
Is Killed In Crash
Private Charles Wilson, "a
Years Old, Is The 18th
State Fatality

Private Charles Wilson, "a years
old, of Frederica. was killed last
Saturday night when his autOmo-
bile left the dupont Highway near
Odessa. State police said that Viii
son missed a curve and the car
went into Drawers Creek, short
distance north of Odessa.
Wilson was taken to Delaware
Hospital, Wilmington. in the New
Castle county ambulance, and was
pronounced dead on arrival there.
The office of Coroner James F.
Hearn said that the soldier died of
fractured skull. He was stationed
at Atlantic City.
His death was the 18th motor
fatality to occur this year as COM
pared with IS for the correspond
ing period of last year.
Milford chronicle., 1943-04-30
Approve Location OF
2 Highway Sections
State HighWGy Commission Lists Fifty-AfiIe Road
From DOUer To DelnlGr As Largest Post War
Project; Complete Necessary Surveys.

Approval of the location of two
sections of the proposed new dual
highway from Dover to Delmar,
Route l3, was the major item of
business transacted by the State
Highway Commission at a recent
meeting in Dover.
The construction of this dual
highway is listed as postwar pro-
ject and thus far is the largest pro-
ject to be placed on the postwar
program. The new highway will be
more than so miles i'm length.
At the same time w. W. Mack,
chief engineer of the department.
that plans were in for
nation for a dual highway along
the Eastern route, known as Route
l13. and at present surveys were
being made from the junction Of the
present eastern boulevard at Little
Heaven to Milford.
The two locations on the Dover
Delmar project approved by the
were from Dover to
and from Bridgeville
to Delmar. both of which are new
routes and will cause the propos-
ed highway to run in almost a
straight line from Dover to Del
mar.
Starting at the present terminus
Of the dual highway at Dover the
new route will follow the east boul-
evard a short distance to a point
south of the Legislative Building
and then bears to the west and
joins the present route at the road
junction south of Dover.
From this point the present
Milford chronicle., 1943-04-30
Two Schools Here
Attain Jeep Goal
High And Elementary Schools Sell
Many War Stamps

The Milford schools jeep cam
paign in the sale of bonds and
stamps proved a smashing success
in that both the Milford High
School and the elementary school
have succeeded in buying jeeps"
from the sale of stamps, exclusive
of bonds.
The campaign came to a close
last week with a total bond and
stamp sale of S63.546.SO. This total
of stamps and bonds sold was
reached during the drive register
ed with the war saving administra-
tor, as Of March II to April 10.
The most outstanding bond SELL
ing of the campaign was done by
Miss Patsy Grier. who was CO.
chairman of the winning section.
Miss Grier. IL years old, had per-
sonal total of $26.772.25. The run
ner-up for individual hOnors was
Miss June Williams with $4,000 in
bonds.
Two rooms reported 100 per cent
participation in purchase of stamps
and bonds during this campaign,
Mrs Nemesh's section of grade s.
and Mrs. Feit's section of grade Z.
Milford chronicle., 1943-04-30

route is followed to the Camden
campmeeting woods where the new
route will bear to the east and con-
tinue OH a direct line to Canterbury
skirting the towns of Camden and
WOOdside and saving an estimated
half mile in the distance from Cam
den to Canterbury.
At Canterbury the present route
is followed to the northern edge
Of Bridgeville where a new route
is established running east of
Bridgeville and continuing east of
Seaford, Laurel. and Delmar. The
new route is likewise almost a di-
rect line from Bridgeville to Del
mar and will result in a saving of
an undetermined amount of miles.
Mr.. Mack stated that the sur
Yeys on the new locations have
been completed and that the right
of way for both the new locations
and needed space along the pres
ent route is available.
1t has not been determined whe-
ther the new route will be con-
structed as complete dual highways
when the project is started but il
was pointed out that the right of
way provided for will be sufficient
for a dual highway.
The construction along the pres
ent route is expected to be a dual
highway.
Mr. Mack stated that the depart
ment has been advised that the
Maryland highway system is plan
ming to join the new Delaware
highway at the state line east Of
Delmar.
Milford chronicle., 1943-04-30
Auto Accidents
Decline; Deaths Up
- Persons Killed First Three
Months Against 10 Last Year

While accidents and injuries
from automobile accidents on Del
aware highways outside of Will
mington showed sharp decrease in
the first three months Of this year
compared with the corresponding
period last year. auto accident ia
talities increased. state police
report shows.
In January. February, and March
of this year there were 13 persons
killed in the state outside of Will
mington and 10 in the first three
months of last year. But in the
same months this year there were
only 246 accidents resulting in 1874
injuries and in the first three
months last year, 437 accidents re-
sulting in 1877 injuries.
or the fatalities this year. five
were pedestrians. four riding in
motor vehicles in collision with
other cars. one in a motor vehicle
which overturned in the roadway
and three in vehicles which ran off
the roadway.
In March this year there were
100 accidents, seven persons killed
and 81 persons injured and in
March last year, 152 accidents. three
persons killed and 81 injured. The
report was prepared by Lieut.. Ed
gar F. Isaacs and issued by Acting
Supt. Walter B. McKendrick.
Milford chronicle., 1943-04-30
Cedars To Hold Past Masters
Ceremonial Night Held At
Here Tonight Temple Lodge
Supreme Tall Cedar Of
United States L. B.
Worrell Will Be Guest
OF Local Fraternity.

Evergreen Forest No. 40, Tall
Cedars of Lebanon. is closing the
season with a victory ceremonial
in the community building. Milford.
on Friday evening. April 30. Grand
Tall Cedar A. Edward Stevens,
assisted by Senior Deputy Tall Ce-
dar Edward Green and Junior Dep
uty Tall Cedar James w. Cannon
will officially open the meeting
when the cOlors are presented by
the Forest Rangers at s p. m
Routine business matters have
been attended to by the executive
committee allowing the entire eve
ming for fellowship and fun.
Past Grand Tall Cedar Warren
T. Moore will present and introduce
the Supreme Tall Cedar of the Uni
ted States, Lewis S. Worrell. who
is making his official visit. The Su-
preme Tall Cedar is well known in
this part of Delaware. He MAIN
tains a summer home at Rehoboth.
where he has made many friends.
He is associated with one of the
large oil companies at Marcus
Hook. Pa. He is a member of the
U. S. Coast Guard and finds time
to stand a watch guarding the big
ships and river front around the
oil center.
Sharing honor with the Supreme
Tall Cedar is COrnealius {. Tee, a
U. S. Marine of Harrington. who
took part in the Guadalcanal cam
paign, and has been sent home due
to wounds received in action. Young
Tee. who is just past q years.
knows his radio and will give a
first hand account of this engage
ment and the part his radio played.
He enlisted in the Marines on 0c-
tober 80, 194l. Received his basic
Milford chronicle., 1943-04-30
Farmers To Report
On AAA Compliance
individuals Placed On Honor In
Move To Save Travel, ManpOwer

In an effort to reduce travel and
use of manpower. farmers of Sus-
sex county this year will report
their own compliance with provis-
ions of the 1943 AAA program. 1t
was announced today by VIM. l.
Pase, chairman of the County AAA
Committee.
"Under this plan. which may be
called an honor system. we hope
to save money. travel. tires, gaso-
line and the time of persons who
otherwise probably would be en-
gagged in agricultural production"
chairman Pase said. This plan is
being put into effect over the entire
nation this year. and We in Sussex
county certainly can meet up to
standards Of farmers in any other
county,
Under this program. he said, each
Crum 70 Pass 9. Piease)
Milford chronicle., 1943-04-30
War Bond Sales
Are s3,89O,OOO
Above Quota
ID elaware Will Be
Among Leaders In The
Nation w hen Drive
Ends, Ross Predicts.

Delaware is continuing to forge
ahead in the second war loan drive
three days before the campaign s
deadline-and to date it stands
about $3.S90,0OO above its nom
banking quota.
Meanwhile with less than $780,
100000 needed to reach the nation
al goal of $4,000. 900 900. Treasury
officials in Washington predicted
the drive will be substantially over
subscribed when s2.0OO,OOO, 900 in
two per cent bonds is made avail
able to commercial banks.
An estimated additional $780,
100000 in bonds were sold over the
weekend, bringing the total to
S12.52S. 900. 900.
With tremendous buying squirt
reported throughout the state.
there is no telling how much high
er Delaware citizens will boost
their contribution to the national
goal by Friday.
S27,WO,OO0 Pledged
Donald p. Ross. state admins
traitor OF the L. 5. war finance COM
mittee, in a broadcast over WDEL
this week. reported that the pOpu-
lar subscriptions now total about
S27, 900 900
The original goal for citizens.
nOn-banking sources as business
houses, organizations, societies.
lodges. and beneficial group. was
$23,241 900.
Mr.. Ross emphasized that bank
volunteers will again be at neigh
bOrhood schools and defense con-
troll centers this evening from 1880
to $3.50 O'Clock to receive payment
for war bonds.
1T is vitality important to our
success" he said. that all pledges
made to air raid wardens and other
volunteer canvassers be honored
on or before Friday so that Della
ware will receive full credit for
our work"
Milford chronicle., 1943-04-30
Rapid Fire
Bla C k o u t
Alarm Series
For Delaware
Gerrish Gassaway Says
State Wide Tests May
Be Held Two Or Three
Times A Week In The
Near Future.

A rapid-fire series of statewide
blackOut tests will be called in
Delaware in the near future, pos
sibly as often as two or three
times a week, Gerrish Gassaway,
executive vice chairman, State
Council of Defense, said this week.
BY these tests it is expected to
disclose serious defects in person.
mel performance and point the way
to the elimination of an estimated
40 per cent of the civilian defense
organization in Delaware, which
Mr.. Gassaway described as de-
fective.
The tests to be made will pro-
vide further instruction in the
protective and alarm systems and
disclose defects.
Mr.. Gassaway estimated there
are a total of approximately 100,-
900 engaged in all forms of civilian
activity in Delaware:
OF this number he said about 50,-
900 are engaged in the active civil
defense protective organization.
and about $4,000 of these were not
correctly performing their duties.
The state council has not yet de-
finitely decided on what method
will be used for elimination of
those who lack the proper training,
fail to report for duty when need
ed. or fail to take their civilian de-
fense responsibilities seriously. Mr..
Gassaway said.
THE public wants to cooperate,
realizing the value of functioning
defense force and of the tests" Mr..
Gassaway said, 'but the organiza-
tion is only go per cent effective.
The other 40 per cent, defective,
must be weeded out and discarded.
1t will be essential for us to have
several tests"
Commenting on. the Sunday test
of April 10. Mr.. Gassaway said
Confusion reigned supreme. We
had been going along with the as
sumption our civilian defense or
ganizafion is 100 per cent, or at
least very good. We can't afford
that assumption any longer"
Mr.. Gassaway was especially
critical of those who take a skep-
tical view of the surprise nature of
the tests" He said that there have
been no surprise tests so far, de-
spite the State Councils effort, i'm
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Milford chronicle., 1943-04-30
Kent County Farmers
Plan For Drainage
Immediate Action Has Been Taken
Following Signing OF Enabling Act

Following the passage of the Soil
Conservation Districts Act at the
recent session of the State Legis-
lature, and the signing of this Act
by the Governor, immediate action
was taken by a number of Kent
county farmers TO advantageously
use this opportunity for effecting
plans for the formation of a soil
conservation district for the pur-
pose of solving some of the farm
drainage problems in this country.
Under the direction of County
Agent Russell E. Wilson. a group
of farmers including Isaac Thomas.
Lyndon d. Caulk. Mrs. K. c. DAILY.
Harvey Z. Wilson, Clarence Cad
mus. John Numbers. Frank Attix
and X. Harry Wilson met with H.
B. Hendricks and Richard S. Sny-
der. OF the Soil Conservation Ser
vice. in Dover recently and discuss
ed plans for taking advantage of
this legislation and the procedure
to be followed in draining several
areas in the county where this pro-
ject is greatly needed. Within the
past few days community meetings
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Milford chronicle., 1943-04-30
Thos. W. Davis,
Willard Pierce
Give Lives For
Their Country.
The Young Milford Men
Were Killed Within
The Week, One In Afri-
ca, Other On The West
Coast.

The residents of Milford commun-
ity have had two severe shocks
within the week. Last Thursday
the War Department notified Mrs.
Leonard Davis of Milford that her
son, Thomas w. Davis, was killed
in action in North Africa on April
8. Davis, q years old, was induct-
ed into the service on July 2, 1912.
He went overseas the following
September. Before going into the
Army he was employed as chief
clerk in the department store of
his uncle, Thomas Davis, on South
Walnut street, this city, and was
one of the most popular members
of the younger set of this COM
munity.
Besides his mother, he is sur
yived by two sisters, Mrs. Linford
Short, and Mrs. William Collision,
both of Dover; two brothers, Jehu
Davis of Milford, and James Davis
of Dover.
On Tuesday. word was received
from the War Department that
STAFF Sergeant Willard r. Pierce
was killed on Monday when the
bomber in which he served as an
aerial gunner, crashed on a train
ing fight near Blythe, California.
Sergt. Pierce was one of four men
killed i'm the crash.
He was the son of Mrs. Helen
Richards Pierce and the late DR..
Willard r. Pierce of Milford. A
sister. Miss Dorothy Pierce, is EN-
ployed at the bravo Corporation
plant in Wilmington.
Sergeant Pierce was a graduate
of Milford High School and at
tended Fishburne Military Acad-
emy. He was interested in photO-
graphy. and had conducted photo
graphic shop in Milford before his
induction into the Army. His father
was a veteran of World War |, and
at the time of his death in October,
1871. was captain in charge of the
medical detail, Company C. Della
ware State Guard. AS the Chronicle
for press funeral arrange
ments had not been completed.
Young Pierce entered the service
of his country in August, 1941. and
had made a splendid record as a
and aerial gunner.
Noted for his sunny disposition.
"Bill's" passing will be mourned
by his many friends. both within
and outside the armed services.
Milford chronicle., 1943-04-30
OPA WILL ENFORCE
EDICT ON TRUCKS


Field agents OF the OP.N have
promptly started the enforce
ment of new order received
in Delaware this week, provid-
ing for trucks and cars hauling
poultry TO carry posted mani
tests In the vehicle.
Robert c. Darab. special OPA
assistant to the district attor-
ney In the poultry price ceiline
violations investigations, said
the new order would be strictly
enforced and II should be care
fully observed by poultry ship
pers.
The order provides: Every
person shipping live poultry by
freight car. truck. or other
means OF transportation from
one place to another shall post
within the vehicle or carrier.
manifest showing the place from
which the poultry items were
shipped, the name and address
of the seller or sellers. the guam
titles. types, grades. weight
classes, Of poultry bouPht and
sold. and the number Of head Of
each type.
Milford chronicle., 1943-04-30
Airspotters' Rally
At School Tonight
See, Hear "The Inside Story" In
Auditorium At = O'clock

Resident of Milford community
who are interested in becoming
ground observers and thus render
their country invaluable assistance
in its time of need. and those who
are now serving in the Ground OBJ
server Corps. are urged to attend
the Plane Spoilers" rally which
will be held at the Milford High
School building this evening. Fri
day, April 30, at eight o'clock.
Those who are interested in signing
up for this interesting work are
urged to be present by 1880 o.
clock. The following chief Observ-
ers or their assistants will be glad
to assist the candidates in filling
out their blanks: BanksOn T. Hol-
comb. Charles ]. Cannon. John Z.
Barcus, August f. Faix and F. Carl
Porter.
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Milford chronicle., 1943-04-30
.Dr.K.J.
Passes Away
At MillvilIe
Prominent Physician and
Druggist Had Resided
In That Community
For Forty Years.

The entire section of eastern Sus-
sex county mourns the loss of DR..
Kendall James Hooker. For almost
a half century his native region,
Sussex county. has been the scene
of DR.. Hocker's professional aetiv-
tiles as physician and druggist,
and for the past forty years a resi-
dent of Millville. He passed quietly
away i'm his home early Saturday
morning. April "a
Not only had he looked after the
health of the village and its sur
rounding territory during all these
years, but he had also taken a lead
ing part in civic affairs. serving as
postmaster and in many other Off
clal capacities. Naturally. he was
considered one of the most useful
and substantial members of the
community, and he enjoyed the re-
spect, confidence, and admiration
of all his fellow citizens.
Kendall J. (K. james, Hooker
was born in Sussex county on Sep
tember 6, 1876, son of the late ia
cob and Mary A. (HolD Hooker.
His father. who was born in Phila-
delphia. in 1S47, and who was
carpenter by trade. died in 1880.
while his mother. born in Sussex
county i'm 1850. died in 1888. In
spite of the fact that he lost both
of his parents while he was a small
boy. Dr. Hooker succeeded in Sc
curing a very good education. At
ter passing through the public
schools of his county, he became a
student at the Wilmington Confer
ence Academy at Dover, and after
there. he took up the
study of medicine at Jefferson Med
ical College in Philadelphia, where
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Milford chronicle., 1943-04-30
Delaware State To Entertain
State Parent Teachers Association

joint auspices of the P. T. A. and
the college. President H. ID. Gregg
has extended special invitations to
classes to visit the cam
pus during the convention to see
State College at work.
The program worked out by the
P. T. A. committee begins at $3.50
with registration and concludes
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Milford chronicle., 1943-04-30
Kiwanians Observe
Goodwill Week
Rev. DIR. Frank HersOn Was Guest
Speaker At Meeting On Tuesday

To properly celebrate United
States-Canada Good Will Week the
Milford Kiwanis Club had a special
program arranged for their meet
ing last week.
Rev. Frank Herson. pastor of the
Avenue Methodist Church was in
trOduced by Past President Robert
G. Wollters. His topic was Being
Good"
In his splendid address DR.. Her.
son explained the difference be-
tween being good and being
"goody-goody." He pointed to the
long unfortified border between
Canada and the United States as
an outstanding example of what
can be achieved by being good"
The talk was a real inspiration
to the members and encouraged
them to be good always to their
fellOWmen.