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Milford chronicle., 1943-05-14
Crystal FOunt
Held Session
Monday Night
Milford Lodge Members
Favor Meeting Of The
Grand Lodge OF Della
ware This Year.

Mondays meeting of Crystal
FOunt Lodge No. 10, /. o. o. F.. was
one of those interesting sessions
that brings out many of the fine
points of the fraternity, with open
discussions on up to the minute
topics that effect the organization.
Highlighting the meeting was
the receipt of V mail letter from
Albert Strahle. a Crystal Fount
member. now of Uncle Sans Sig
nal Corps. somewhere outside the
continental limits of the United
States. His letter contained many
interesting items, especially his
asking how much the old town had
changed during the three years he
has been away. He says he receives
the Milford Chronicle regularly
which keeps him in touch with the
folks back home.
Edmund Paquette. noble grand.
presiding at Mondays meeting an
nOunced the appointment of the
following officers to serve during
his termI Warden, Ivan Telling:
conductor, Lewis Wright; inside
guardian. Wallace F. McFaul; out
side guardian. George A. Swain;
r. S. n. c., Neal wilkins; L. s. n.
G., Roy Pettyjohn; r. S. V. G.. J.
w. Cannon; l.. S. V. G., Paris Kir-
by; r. S. s.. C. f. Jester: l.. S. s..
Douglas Fry.
1t is the intention of Crystal
FOunt Lodge to honor its fifty year
members during the year. This
matter was up for consideration
hut no definite decision was made
as to detailed plans. Those who
will receive this honor are Captain
Caleb r. Smith, who became a MEM
Der January 10. 1874. a 50 year
member; Past Grand Master w. f.
Lank. who joined January 81, 1899;
Past Grand Charles ]. HOlzmuel-
Ter. who was initiated February IS,
1889; William G. Salmons, initiated
April 13. 1889; Augustus Holson, /
initiated November 80. 1891. and
Robert Griffith who became a mem-
ber March %, 1893.
Crystal Fount membership went
on record as favOring a meeting of
the Grand Lodge of Delaware this
year for the purpose OF electing
officers and making post war plans.
Last years session of the Grand
Lodge was cancelled.
Following the meeting refresh
ments on one of the members was
served at Raigans Dart ball games
between the Swain and Harder
teams took up the balance of the
evening.
Milford chronicle., 1943-05-14
Temporary Shortage
Farm Gas Removed
c. +. 0eheltreP, l.. +. Cain Follow
Trail OF "MisSing Gas" To. Source

Cause for a temporary shortage
of farm gasoline in Kent county
has been removed by the Delaware
United States Department of Agri-
culture War Board.
At the height of the spring plant
ing and cultivating season one of
the larger gasoline distributors on
the Eastern Shore notified its farm
customers that its quota of nom
highway gasoline for the month
was exhausted
Farmers left their stalled trac-
tors and trucks in the fields and
stOrmed the offices of ration boards
and rationing committees of coun-
ty war boards. They were direct
ed to the State USDA War Board
at Newark.
Clarence f. Ocheltree. chairman
of the Agricultural Adjustment
Agency and the. State War Board.
and l.. f. Cain. assistant to the
board. followed the trail of the
missing gasoline all the way
from the farm to the Office of Pc
troleum Coordinator Harold l..
Ickes and half way back again be-
fore they discovered the bottle
neck.
An executive in the regional of
fees of the oil company had never
seen the directive from Washing
ton removing all restrictions on
farm gasoline and instructing the
and their retail sta
tiOns not to charge against their
sales quotas gasoline sold
for farm consumption.
Milford chronicle., 1943-05-14
Commencement
Exercises AT
Plaza Theatre
Monday Night
DIR. Frederick Brow n
Harris, Chaplain Of
The United States Sem
ate, Will Address The
Graduating Class.

The forty-third annual com.
mencement exercises of the Mil
ford High School will be held in
Plaza Theatre next Monday eve
ming, May II, beginning at eight
o'clock.
This coming Sunday morning the
Rev. DIR. Frank HersOn, pastor OF
Avenue Methodist Church, will de-
liver the baccalaureate sermon to
the graduating class.
The program for the commence
ment follows:
Professional. "Pomp and Circum-
stance" High School Band.
"Star-Spangled Banner" High
School Band.
Invocation, Rev. DIR. Frank Her
son, pastor of Avenue Methodist
Church.
Girls trio, ITO a Wild Rose
Adele Warren, Elaine Townsend,
Joyce Wilkie.
Salutatory, Lucy Helene Rump-
stitch.
yaledictory. Frances Adele War
ren.
Gloria Overture. High School
Band.
Address, DIR. Frederick Brown
Harris, pastor. The Foundry Meth
odist Church, Washington. d. c..
chaplain of the Senate of the Uni
ted States.
Announcement of awards as fol-
lows:
The several class cup awards
will not be made at this time as
the school has not closed and the
records are not complete.
The Milford Trust Company,
trustee of the Hearn Educational
Fund, announces the following
awards for 1943:
l. Ruthan Tease, who is now
completing her pre-medical course
at the University of Delaware, will
enter. the medical school at Cor
nell University, and continue her
studies to become a doctor.
2. Harold A. Wilson. who is
completing his freshman year at
the University of Delaware. will
continue his training to become a
chemical engineer.
8. James B. Clements, who is
completing his training TO become
a chemical engineer.
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Milford chronicle., 1943-05-14
Police To Arrest
Dim-Out Offenders
New Rigid Enforcement Rule Ef-
ieetiVe Sunday Al Midnight

State police will begin rigid en-
fOrcement Sunday at midnight of
the military dimout regulations
affecting motor vehicles in Kent
and Sussex counties. w. B. Nc
Kendrick, Jr., acting superintend-
ent of state police. announced
Wednesday night.
Up to that time police merely
will continue to issue warnings but
with the 'rigid enforcement" rule
all violators will be arrested. Nc
Kendrick said state police will con-
fine their activities to the rural
areas. leaving community enforce
ment up to town police.
McKendrick conferred with state
police officers at Bridgeville re-
garding the new order. He pointed
out the regulations provide that
one-half Of the upper lenses of
must be adequately
blacked out and that use of high
beams are forbidden at all times.
Milford chronicle., 1943-05-14
Youth Is Needed To
Harvest-Can Foods
Boys And Girls OF Milford Urged
To Sign Up For Essential Work

This war is a war to preserve
the world, America, and Milford
as a decent place in which you,
who are now young, can live your
lives-free 10 think as you believe
to speak your honest thoughts
to worship God as your conscious
directs-tO look your fellows in the
eye without fear.
1t is your war. The front line
battles on sea and land are being
fought by youth.
We're closer to the front line
here in Milford than you may
think. We have canning plant
that, when the season comes, will
he producing front line fighting
foods. For canned foods go to war
You girls can't drive a tank or
fly plane or carry a gun. And you
boys can't do it-at least not yet.
But you can do a war job. You can
enlist to work in the fields Tor or
chards) to harvest the canning
crOps-tO work in the canning
plant to can them.
Do your part, sign up at the
high school today.
Milford chronicle., 1943-05-14
Dealers Say, However, 1t
Is Not AS Widespread
AS Reported In Metro
pOlitan Areas; Probe
Continued.

The existence of a poultry black
market in Delaware was admitted
this week by dealers who also in
sisted, however. that the extent of
the illegitimate market is not as
great as reported in metropolitan
areas.
Robert C. Barah, OPA attorney
who was recently appointed assist
ant U. S. district attorney to con-
duct a grand jury probe into the
poultry black market, also disclos-
ed the existence of such a market,
but, he added, there are many leg
al operators in Delaware who
have absolutely clean hands"
U. S. District Attorney Stewart
Lynch. under whom Mr.. Barab is
working. is devoting a great deal
of time in the food price enforce
ment program.
Ebe H. Chandler of Dagsboro. a
grower. cOntended reports of the
black market in lower Delaware
have been Overdone and that illeg-
al poultry dealings are compara-
lively few.
Operation Reduced
Jack Udell of the Fable Poultry
Company at FrankfOrd disclosed
that black market dealers are
proving detrimental to the indus
try. His company. conducting one
of the dressing plants in Delaware,
reported operations at so per cent
Of normal.
Homer Pepper of Selbyville, a
grower and dresser. expressed the
opinion there is a medium sized"
black market in operation in lower
Mr.. Barab pointed out that the
demand for poultry has increased
tremendously because of the short
age of red meat and the increased
of all meats, strain
ing the normal channels of distri-
button. He denied that the bulk of
Delaware poultry is going to the
but rather to the cas-
tern consuming areas where it is
sold in large quantities at over
ceiling prices.
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Milford chronicle., 1943-05-14
Black Market In
Ponltryk Admitted
In Lower Delaware
$50 CHICKS DIE
IN BROODER FIRE

The brooder house with its
contents of $50 chicks on
the farm of Edward Wiley.
just south of Milford. was
destroyed by fire last Friday
night. All the chicks in the
brOoder house perished.
The fire is thought to have
started from the brOoder
stove. Mr.. Wiley had gone
to bed and was awakaned by
the glare from the fire. He
called the Carlisle Fire Com
pany at Milford. then went
to the brOoder house to re-
lease the chicks, but it was
too late to save any of them.
Milford chronicle., 1943-05-14
DIR. A. V. GILLLAND
RESIGNS AT SMYRNA

DR.. A. V. Gilliland has re-
signed as superintendent of
the State Welfare Home at
Smyrna and his resignation
has been accepted by the Old
Age Welfare Commission, il
was announced last Sunday
night. DR.. Gilliland, who has
been superintendent of the
home since it opened about
10 years ago, will leave May
20.
George r. Fearon, who
has been business manager
and treasurer for the same
period, will direct the activ-
tiles of the home.
A resident physician will
be obtained to look after the
medical needs of the insti-
tuition. Until one is selected,
temporary arrangements will
be made for the medical care
of persons in the home.
Milford chronicle., 1943-05-14
Funeral Services For
Willard Pierce Held
Milford Soldier Was Killed In Aer-
ial Accident On April 9G

The body of Staff Sergeant Will
lard r. Pierce. Jr., U. S. Army Air
Force. who was killed April &c in
a plane crash at Blythe Field, Cal
ifornia. arrived in Milford last
Friday. A military funeral was
held last Saturday afternoon at
2:S0 o'clock from the Pierce home
on North Walnut street in charge
of the Rev. DR.. Frank Herson, pas
tor of the Avenue Methodist
Church. He was the son of Mrs.
Helen Richards Pierce and the late
DR.. Pierce. In addition to his mo-
ther he is survived by a sister. Dor
othy Pierce. Wilmington. The body
was accompanied here by Sergeant
]. A. Minnick. friend of Sergeant
Pierce. stationed at the Blythe
Field base.
Milford chronicle., 1943-05-14
Soy Beans Especially
Valuable In Wartime
Important To National EfiOrt Be-
cause They Furnish FATS And Oils

Soy beans are one of the best
annual crops grown in Delaware.
Right now they are important in
the national war effort. because
they furnish large amounts of fats
and oils used in production of in
dustrial products and munitions.
Several other sources of these ma
terials have been cut off.
For the general farmer. however.
their importance lies in their value
as hay and silage. as grain, or for
soil improvement, according to c.
K. Phillips. forage crop specialist
for the Delaware Agricultural EX-
tension Service. AS hay and silage
they furnish large quantities of
highly digestible food of Is to 20
per cent protein. Their feed value
as grain is IL 10 As per cent pro-
tein and 16 10 10 per cent fat. And
they add large quantities of avail
able nitrogen to the soil. which is
of unusual importance during the
emergency when commercial nitro
gen is scarce.
Unless soy beans have been
grown on the field within a year
or two. incubation is essential.
Soil from a soy bean field or
commercial culture can he mixed
with seed just before seeding.
200 to 400 pounds of 2-S-10 or
0-l2-12 fertilizer are recommended
per acre. TO be applied before
planting if see dis broadcast or
with fertilizer attachment if plant
ed in rows with corn planter.
Soy beans respond well to lim-
ing
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Milford chronicle., 1943-05-14
Colored School To
Hold Commencement
Exercises Will Be Held Al School
Monday Evening

The promotion exercises of the
Milford Junior High School will be
held Monday evening. May l., at s
O'Clock at the school building in
North Milford. The program fol-
lows:
Processional-Senior Glass.
Opening Selection America.
InvocatiOn-Rev. j. A. Fassett.
Wilson Sterrett.
Music-a. Il Waited For The
Lord" b. Moon of The Spring
Time"
If Our Bulletin Could Speak
Beulah Benson. Rebecca Clark.
Ivanette MOsley. Dorothy
Henry.
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Milford chronicle., 1943-05-14
Good Broilers Can Be Gropn
On Men LOw Protein Mashes

weeks and then change over to
low protein diet for finishing.
Broilers at the Experiment Sta
tion Poultry Farm gained as fast
when fed 21 per cent mash the
first six weeks, then is per cent to
eight weeks. and 16 per cent mash
from eight weeks to finishing time
as those fed 21 per cent mash
GRurn T. PAEs }. PisAssl
Milford chronicle., 1943-05-14
3rd Ward Defense Group Making
Progress On Headquarters Building

Members of the Third Ward Ci-
william Defense Organization are
progress in the erection of
their headquarters building. In
conversation with Chief Warden
Mitten, he states that much en-
thusiasm is being shown by all
members. A work schedule has
been devised whereby a certain
number of men report each night
Milford chronicle., 1943-05-14
Elections Held
In School Dists.
Last Saturday
Many Changes Reported
In The Two Lower
Counties; Voters Are
Interested.

The residents of Kent and Sus-
sex county generally. last Satur-
day exercised their right to select
their school boards by popular vote
by casting Il large vote in districts
where there We're contests. and Civ
ing the old boards a confidence
vote where contests had been elm
mated.
While all the boards must file
returns with the State Beard OF
Education, all the returns had not
been reviewed us the Chronicle
for press. However those
are published as follows:
Milford chronicle., 1943-05-14

for work. So far, not only the
men who are scheduled for a par
ticular night, but many others as
well, volunteer even though it is
not their night to work.
Due to the fact that the men
worked so rapidly, the trimmed
logs on hand were soon used up.
There has been temporary delay
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Milford chronicle., 1943-05-14
Delinquent TGrGbEes
In City Are Warned
Properties Will Be Put Up
For Tax Sale In
30 Days

Pursuant to a resolution passed
by City Council at its regular
monthly meeting held Tuesday eve
ming at City Hall, taxables of the
City of Milford, who 80 days after
receipt of their delinquent tax bill,
have made no effort to pay the
bill. will have their property put
up at tax sale. Council by the pass
age of such a motion serves warn
ing on the delinquent taxables,
who will still have 80 days after
receipt of the notices to pay off
their obligation to the city.
Milford chronicle., 1943-05-14
Seek NeIU Scout
Corps For Farms
so Boys Will Be Recruited
To Replace Contingent Now
At Work Near BridgevilIe

Plans will get under way soon
to recruit another contingent of at
least so Boy Scouts from the Del
Mar=Va Council for work at the
Dale Farm property of the H. p.
Cannon and Son canneries, near
Bridgeville. 1t was announced this
week by Scout Executive Frederic
Wellington.
Mr.. Wellington, DR.. w. H. Lem
mel. superintendent OF schools. NJ.
Charming Wagner. assistant super
intendent in charge OF secondary
education. and Paul H. Love. re-
[Tin to Pass }. PleassI
Milford chronicle., 1943-05-14

A study recently completed at
the Delaware Agricultural Expert
ment Station indicates that broilers
will make excellent gains on mash
of only 16 per cent protein, says
Edmund Hoffman. assistant re-
search poultryment. II is import
ant. however, to give the broilers
a good start on a 20 per cent pro-
tein mash for the first four to six
Milford chronicle., 1943-05-14
DR.. Bicknell To Speak
At Milford Church
Wilmington Clergyman Will Adj
dress PreSbyterianS On Sunday

The Rev. Luther Moore Bicknell
of Wilmington. will be the guest
minister at the local Presbyterian
Church on Sunday, May 16. DR..
Bicknell conducted special Holy
Week services here a few years
ago and has many friends in the
local congregation. Before assum-
ing his Wilmington pastorate he
held pastorates in New Jersey and
New York where he was promi-
nent in Christian education work.
Milford chronicle., 1943-05-14
Weekly Weather
Report For Milford
From Wednesday, May >, T,
Tuesday, May II, Inclusive

Charles ]. Holzmueller. weather
recorder for Milford, reports the
following thermometer readings for
Milford, from Wednesday, May
5. to Tuesday. May IL, inclusive:
Temperatura
Evening star., 1943-09-22

CHPPENDAlE SOFA For charming room in the Period man
exquisite workmanship revealed the ball claw feet
edge modng carved panels reversible spring filled cuh
ions. Rose or blue rayon and cotton brocateIle
B. TUXEDO SOFA tailored sofa that fits equally we'll in old or
settings The high hanneed back has generous sweep of
line graceful comfortable Reversible spring filled cushions
Upholstered in rayon and damask, wine blue
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-04-20

There would be the added expenses of maintain
ing court system a Governors office and a Secre-
tary of States office along with paying the bill for
the Legislature, the latter probably running about
$4,000 each biennium in itself But on the other
hand the Territorial Auditor has been performing
the usual duties left to the Secretary of State And
the present bill carries a 100000 appropratiopNto
start the state system.
Most of the Federal activities would still func-
ton in the state of Alaska" 1t difficult to find
any Federal office that would be withdrawn or even
curtailed
Added expense might bring added taxes The
Federal Government now owns more than SO per-
cent of the land in Alaska which may not be taxed
without the permission of the Federal Government
Some form of tax, which would add a burden
to Alaskans might be necessary. But Aaskans, given
statehood would readily submit to a tax, is our
belief
Another bill in Congress introduced by Alaska
Delegate Anthony j. Dimond, asks that Alaskans be
given the privilege of electng their Governor.
1t is difficult to find any objection to this To pass
this bill would be adding at least rung in the lad
der toward home rule.
One of the reasons for this new interest in
home rule for the Territories is the current problem
in connection with Puerto Rico.
An investigation of conditions there seemed to
prove that the Territory being used guinea
pig" for some harshirt philosophers who were at
tempting to put socialism into effect
At the insistence of Federal officials Puerto
Rico's Legislature in the last two sessions has:
Provided for Government ownership of more
than half the islands sugar lands
Turned all of the sugar mills into public utili-
ties subject to regulation of a Public Service
Commission;
Authorized the Government to purchase and op
crate all forms of communication
Provided for Government ownership of all means
of transportation;
Created Government bank in which all insular
revenues may be deposited
Authorized the formation of development COM
pany through which the Government may engage in
any form of private business.
These changes to socialism, it should be pointed
out, we're brought about under emergency war
granted by the representatives of the people
in Puerto Rico. This is an example of what can
happen to any Territory.
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partment are. pulling together, they
may really go places in uprooting
the seeds of foreign propaganda,
dormant since, Pearl Harbor, but
ready to sprout the minute the
war is over
The six-foot-two Texan is now
good friends with six-foot-two
John Rogge, special Justice Depart
ment prosecutor of the SO alleged
seditionists. Both figure that their,
main objective is helping the coin-
try rather than calling each other
names.
Dies has had some 'zealots"
andior "sabotagers of regulations"
around him who have been any,
thing but fair to some of their
victims. Nevertheless, Dies per-.
formed an important service in
helping wake the country UP long
before Pearl Harbor when it badly
needed waking up, and he has a
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-04-20

mass of information which, if used
wisely, can root out the Nazi sub
yersive network which now has fled
underground.
Dies has in his files the names
of about 100000 Bundists,s plus $780,
600 members of the German- Amer
lean alliance, plus $4,000 members
of the SUPERINTENDENT, an
organization so secret that its men,
bers had to take an oath to do
confidential work.
Most Of these, were naturalized
Americans, are still in this country.
and are ready to pop up as soon
as the war is over to cry isolation
and weep over prosecuting Ger
many Dies points out that now is
the time to act regarding these
potential saboteurs of patriotism,
rather than wait until after the
war.
Thousands of vigilantes and
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-04-20
ITALIAN. ROYAL FAMILY

Now that plans are being made
to put Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia
in as eventually Governor General
of italy, lot of Neutrality-suspicious.
are worried over the. tendency OF
some British-American diplomats
to lean on King Victor Emmanuel
and the, Royal House of Savoy,
Said gracious Lord Halifax the
other day to Count Sforza, former
Foreign Minister of italy, now ex-
lied here:
II think we, can save. the House
OF Savoy through the Pope"
THE House of Savoy isn't worth
saving" replied Sforza. ITS weak
ness would drag down the House
OF Windsor"
This seemed to register with the,
British Ambassador.