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Milford chronicle., 1943-03-12
Plans For Boys State To
Be Held Friday March 19,
Outlined In General Assembly

A description of the program tC
be presented on Boys State Day
Friday, March 10. was explained
to both houses of the Legislature
on Tuesday afternoon by George
w. Ayars. state director of physical
education and health of the State
Department of instruction. and a
member of the committee of the
Department of Delaware, American
Legion, which is sponsoring the
event.
Although Boys States are held
in 81 states of the Union, Delaware
will be the first state to have the
boys attend a regular session of
the Legislature. Mr. Ayars said.
The thirty-five senior high schools
of the state, both public. private,
and parochial, will each send a
representative he explained. and
II of the schools will each send a
senator. A system of rotation is
Milford chronicle., 1943-03-12
Ask S1,OOO,OO
For Post War
Building Plan
Presidents And Execu-
tives OF State Agencies
Recommend Program
For Institutions.

A statement urging passage OF
Representative H. H. Lawson's bill
to provide for a $1,000,000 post war
construction program for certain
institutions was read in the House
and the Senate on Wednesday after
noon by W. W. Laird. Jr.
He explained that the council
had worked out an extensive post
war building program for state in
stitutiOns which would have cost
81 2,256.000, but after many confer
ences with Governor Walter W.
Bacon it was decided that only a
modified first part of this program
should be included in the bill to
be presented at this session.
Mr.. Laird acted on behalf of the
Committee of the Council of Presi-
dent of All Boards of State Agen-
cies of which he is president. and
of the Committee of the Council of
Executives of All State Agencies of
which DR.. NJ. A. Tarumianz is-pres-
ident.
DR.. Tarumianz also spoke in fav-
or of the bill and in addition urged
the General Assembly to pass a
measure providing a retirement
system for all state employees.
How the organization of the two
councils grew out of a meeting of
presidents and executives of state
agencies called by Governor Wal
ter W. Bacon on July Z. 1941, was
explained by Mr.. Laird. He told of
how they set to work to develop a
plan through which "far-fetched
theories could be eliminated and
the application of practical meth
DDS could be considered.
Milford chronicle., 1943-03-12
FBI Quarterly Police
Meet Held Monday
Hon. Clair j. KillOran, State AttOr-
ney General, Main Speaker

Z. A. Soucy, special agent in
charge of the Baltimore Field Di-
vision of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, announced today
that an FBI Quarterly Conference
for Police was held at the Dover
Fire House, Dover. on Monday,
March s. This conference was at
tended bylaw enforcement officers
from all parts of the State of Del
aware. The principal speaker at
the conference was the Honorable
Clair ]. Killoran. Attorney General
for the State of Delaware, who
talked to the law enforcement Off
GERS relative to the various crimes
over which they have jurisdiction.
]. w. Magee of the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation Technical
Laboratory talked on the various
scientific tests which could be
made in the technical laboratory in
order to aid investigating officers
in the solution of crimes. Immedi-
ately prior to the regular closed
session of this conference an open
session was held which was attend
ed by a representative number of
business and professional men from
the City of Dover and vicinity.
Those attending the open session
were apprised of the FBI Law En-
forcement Officers Mobilization
Plan for National Defense and in
addition, motion picture portray
ing national defense investigations
was shown.
The following is list of law en-
forcement officers who attended the
Delaware conference:
Maurice B. Farr. chief of police,
Dover; A. J. Couchig, Dover; Will
son A. Moore. Milford; Fred D.
Timmons, chief of police. Mills
boro; Henry Weaver. deputy sher-
iff. Kent county; William L. Mar
vel, chief of police. Rehoboth
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Milford chronicle., 1943-03-12
1t. H. @. Swift
C. A. ?. Pilot
Dies At Sea
Aviation Enthusiast Is
Found Dead On Raft
80 Hours After Plane
Crashed In Atlantic.

Lieutenant Harold Owen Swift
81 years old. Civilian Air Patrol
pilot and a well-knOwn Stanton
aviation enthusiast, was found
dead on a life-raft, in the storm
tossed Atlantic Ocean last Sunday
afternoon, 80 hours after he made
a forced descent on the water. His
death apparently was due to ex-
posure.
Lieutenant Swift was on rou-
tine patrol flight over the Atlantic
Saturday morning with Lieutenant
Harvey p. Cannon. Utica. " Y, an
observer. when the airplane appar-
emily developed engine trouble.
Major Hugh r. Sharp OF c. A. p.
reported.
The forced descent came during
Saturdays snow storm. Pilots in
an accompanying plane, sweeping
low over the water. saw Swift and
Cannon get into separate rubber
life-rafts.
Help Summoned
The second plane Immediately
radioed for assistance and gave the
position but because of the high
waves and the snow storm the pilot
lost sight of the two life RATS.
Cannon's raft was picked up five
hours later by Coast Guard YES
sci. The observer was uninjured.
Cannon told other officers that the
two RATS were forced apart by the
high seas When he last saw Swift
the latter appeared in good physi-
cal condition. he said.
Army and Navy planes Joined the
C. A. p pilots in the widespread
search for Swift Major Sharp was
aboard one of the planes that cOp-
tinued to scout the ocean all
through the night.
The missing raft was sighted by
an Army plane last Sunday after
noon and a naval patrol vessel was
sent to the spot.
Swift had been identified with
in the Wilmington section
for the past Is years.
When a youth he started build
ing and flying gliders and in 1885
was vice-president of the Philadel-
phia Gliding Club.
Later he purchased an airplane
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Milford chronicle., 1943-03-12
Reports Made On
Institutional Visit
Various Homes Are Praised For
General Management

A report praising the general
management and conditions of the
various state institutions along
with some recommendation for i'm
provements was submitted to the
Senate last Friday by Senator Rob
ert H. Yerkes, of Houston, major
ity floor leader, as a result of in
spections last week by the joint
legislative committee.
In the main building of the State
Hospital at Farnhurst. he reported,
there were noticeable odors on the
second floor. He recommended that
a more adequate ventilating system
be installed and a chemical deodor-
izing agent used.
Wooden Stairways Firetrap
The wooden stairways in the
building present decided fiTetrap.
Senator Yerkes said, in recommen-
ding that funds be made available
to replace them. He said that un-
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Milford chronicle., 1943-03-12
Fruit Growers Get
New Spray Notes
Kent County Edition Prepared BY
p. L. Rice And :. L. HOpperstead

Fruit growers in Kent county
have received the first edition of
orchard spray notes for the 1943
season. prepared by Paul L. Rice.
associate entomologist. and S. L..
Hopperstead. plant pathologist. of
the University of Delaware Agri-
cultural Extension Service, and
distributed from the Office of Coun-
ty Agent Russell +. Wilson.
One of the important recommen-
dations contained in these spray
notes relates to the dormant appli-
cations for apple and peach trees
for the control of scale insects, red
mites and peach-leaf curl. Growers
are cautioned that dormant sprays
should be applied only when the
temperature is above 40 degrees
Fahrenheit. and when the trees
are completely dormant, for other
wise serious injury may result.
Insect control by means of
spraying is made much easier if
supplemental sanitary control prac-
tices are followed. and this is true
especially with reference to cod
ling moth. Ii this insect has been
a problem in previous years. scrap
ing and banding the apple trees
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Milford chronicle., 1943-03-12

;sed to select the schools sending
ienators this year, he said. Each
will be selected by the student body
If his school,
To Sit With Legislators
Each member of the Legislature
will be expected to provide trans
portation to Dover for the boy rep
resentative or senator from his dis
trict. The boy will sit beside the
member and during the roll call
both the names of the adult mem
ber and of the boy member will be
called.
Each house will transact bust
ness as usual. In the Senate Lieu
tenant-GOvernor l. J. MacCollum
will explain how a bill is acted on
from the time it is introduced un-
til it is ready to be sent to the
Governor for approval.
In the past. Mr.. .Ayars explained,
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Milford chronicle., 1943-03-12
RatiOning Is
Discussed At
Century Club
Why And WherefOres Of
Point System Taken
Up At Round Table
Sessions.

Mrs. Walter X. Barrett, chairman
of program for the Milford New
Century Club, provided interesting
and profitable entertainment for
the members on Monday at the
weekly meeting. Rationing was the
subject, and the why's and the
wherefOres were discussed in round
table sessions. 1t was very timely,
too, now that more and more food
stuffs are being sold by points as
well as money. Mrs. l. ID. Short,
Mrs. Frank E. Conlin, Mrs. H. Con-
ner Mitten and Mrs. G. Marshall
Townsend. members of the club,
who had part in the distribution
of Ration Book No. 2. had a ques-
tiOn and answer period. which eX-
planned the necessity of rationing
and the conditions under which it
is done. Mrs. George T. Macklin.
Mrs. Joseph J. Pearce, Mrs. Carl
ton Fooks and Mrs. John Tooker
discussed how to get the most out
of the monthly allotment of points.
Mrs. Wilmer o. Landlord read a
short poem called Don't Take My
Word For It," and it considered the
right pronunciation of the word
ration" Miss Edyth Simpson,
town librarian, gave a very fine re-
port of recent books in the library
and the synopsis of many. She
based her report on best seller lists,
critics choice and enjoyment of the
readers. At the top were THE
Robe" by Lloyd Douglas and "Cres-
ent Carnival" by Frances Parkin-
son Keyes. Mrs. NJ. Haswell Pierce,
the president, announced the ap-
pOintment of Mrs. Ray Warren as
chairman of radio and Mrs. George
T. Macklin and Mrs. Joseph J.
Pearce as co-chairmen. of service
who will assist at the
Milford Social Center Music for
he afternoon included two num-
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Milford chronicle., 1943-03-12
Sussex Farm Loan
Group Elects Heads
21st Annual Affair Held In Grange
Hall At Georgetown

The twenty-first annual meeting
of the Sussex County National
Farm Loan Association was held at
the Georgetown Grange Hall on
Thursday of last week. The stock
holders elected the following di-
rectors: Fred NJ. Wright. Delmar;
Charles w. Galloway. Reliance: w.
II. Carlisle, Greenwood; M. c..
Vaughn. Lewes, and Alfred r. Cor
ey. Bridgeville. VIM. B. Conaway,
who has served the organization
since its beginning as director and
vice president. requested the stock
holders to relieve him of any fur
ther responsibility, so Mr.. Gallo
way was elected a director in his
place, but the stockholders elect
ed Mr.. Conaway an honorary mem
ber of the board.
The board of directors organiz-
ed by re-electing as president for
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Milford chronicle., 1943-03-12
Set April First
AS Effective
Date For Pork
Ceilings Here
Steps To Curb Black
Market Being Taken;
New Prices, Fixed By
Areas, Based On Last
Years Costs.

Pork will come under specific
price ceilings April l i'm retail
stores all over the United States,
OPA announced recently, and sim
liar top prices will be set soon for
beef, veal. lamb and mutton.
The Office of Price Administra-
tion said the new ceilings will
curb black markets, distribute
available supplies more equitably
and assure housewives they are
not being overcharged.
The specific ceilings are not uni
form all over the country. AS an
example, the top retail price of
center cut pork chops will range
from 80 cents to A cents a pound.
This variation is explained by the
OPA's division of the country into
sections, each getting separate
ceiling, and it's allowance of big
ger markups to independent stores
doing less than $3.50, 900 business a
year than it permits larger stores
and chains.
Delaware Prices Set
Prices for the five pork products
in New Jersey and Delaware were
fixed by the OPA as follows:
Sliced bacon (de-rined, smOked)
Grade 4, AZ cents a pound in small
er stores and 46 cents in larger
stores; skinned and smoked ham,
center slices, 81 cents and 5S;
skinned, smoked whole ham, Al and
80; center cut chops (fresh or froz-
en- pork loins), . A and AZ; salt
pork, % and 35. The prospective al
lowance of IL pounds of meat a
week to individuals when ration
ing begins next month may be in
creased later in the year, informed
officials said
These infOrmants, unwilling to
be quoted by name. explained ra-
tioning is going into effect at a
time of year when slaughtering
normally declines. With the pick
up in slaughtering later, they said,
the ration might be increased so
as to average about two pounds a
week for the year
Rationing of meat, butter. cheese
and fats was scheduled to start
about April 1 but it developed re-
Gently that it may be delayed un-
til April Is.
A factor in the size of the meat
ration will be the success of the
to stamp out black mar
kets.
Milford chronicle., 1943-03-12
Sussex County Faces
Wide Dimout Study
Army Officials Planning Rigid In
spectiOn TO Correct Defects

Due to the reported violations in
the Sussex county area of the dim
out rules and regulations promul-
gated by the Army Command OF
this section a rigid inspection of
this county and area will be held
this week by Army officials. accord
ing to information released by the
Milford office of civilian defense.
This inspection will begin in
Milford next Thursday at p. M. by
Army officers.
Every town. district. and COM
munity in the Sussex area will be
subject to scrutiny. and violations
of the dimout will be checked. and
stringent measures taken at once
to correct these offenses.
Two weeks ago a Sussex town
was visited by an Army official
who. unknown to local officials,
made a dimout inspection. and the
report that followed stated that
dimout conditions in this town were
deplorable. This report has result
ed in the present inspection by the
Army.
Milford chronicle., 1943-03-12
NYA Speeds Up Its
Training Program
Exemptions Have Been Granted To
Existing Hour And Wage Orders

To provide for more rapid train
ing of NYA war work trainees. eX-
emptions have been granted to ex-
listing hour and wage orders per-
mitting trainees to earn a maximum
of S33.2S per pay period while
learning. The increase in hours
will considerably reduce the num-
ber of weeks necessary to COM
plete training. it was announced
today by R. Harwood Jamison, Del
aware project manager.
Many Delaware youth trained in
NYA war production training shops
are now employed in vital war in
dustries in this area. Thousands
more are needed. Young men and
women interested in training for
an important war job should i'm
mediately apply TO their nearest L.
S. Employment Service office or
National Youth Administration per-
sonnel office.
Milford chronicle., 1943-03-12
Student Fractures
Neck At High School
Richard KINNEY Suffers
Injury While Taking
Commando Training

Richard KINNEY, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jesse KINNEY. North Walnut
street, a member of the graduating
class of the Milford High School,
is suffering from fractured verte-
bra in his neck at the Milford Mem
orial Hospital as a result of a
gymnasium accident.
He was taking the prescribed
commando training course. and
had cleared an obstacle with a
jump, but in landing slipped and
fell on his neck.
He was taken by the school
nurse to the hospital where the
X-ray revealed a fracture of the
fourth vertebra. His condition is
said TO be satisfactory,
Milford chronicle., 1943-03-12
Induction Up
For Men By
Mid Summer
Senator Says Army Now
Seeks Fifteen Million
Goal By January First
Next Year.

A hint that the current rate OF
draft inductiOns may be speeded up
came this week in a statement
from Charles P. Taft. assistant di-
rector of the Office of Defense
Health and Welfare Service. that
all ga registrants may be induct-
ed by midsummer.
When Paul V. McNutt, chairman
of the War Manpower Commission,
disclosed last month the induction
rate was 10000 a day it was indi-
Gated the 3-A class, composed of
men is to 3S with dependents, would
not be exhausted before the latter
part of the year.
Taft's estimate, based on what
the Selective Service people told
me-" was given a Senate appro-
priatiOns committee last week.
Hints At 15,00O.O00
1t was reported to the Senate as
that body debated proposals for
deferment of farm workers coin
cident with these developments
elsewhere on the labor and man
power situation:
l. Senator Downey (D-Calif.)
said while there is talk of about
100000 men in our armed forces
by next January, the figure will be
closer to 15,O0O.O00." He spoke to
the Senate military committee and
said he was authorized to make
that statement, but did not say by
whom.
Later. Downey explained to re-
porters that the 100000 figure
included requirements of 100000
men and addition of 100000 civil
ian workers in the Army and Navy
Departments. who. he said. would
be practically interchangeable with
soldiers and sailors.
Milford chronicle., 1943-03-12
Assembly Is Urged To Plan
Nor For Men State Roads

to authorize the state to borrow
$3,000,000 to provide postwar inn
provement program. $2,00O,000 for
highways and $1,0O0,OO0 for new
buildings.
He also spoke on bill presented
by President Pro Tenn Clayton A.
Bunting (R-Selbyville) to provide
for the establishing of freeways,
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Milford chronicle., 1943-03-12
Signs Of Spring Are
Noticeable In Sussex
Amateur Weather FOrecaSter BE.
lieVe Backbone of Winter Is Broken

Signs of spring are beginning to
manifest themselves throughout
lower Delaware, and weather fore
casters in this section of the state
are inclined to believe that the
backbone of winter is broken. They
are frank to admit, however, that
there likely will be several fare
backs before May days come, and
this section is likely to get some
genuine touches such as have been
experienced in former years.
The warm days this week have
caused frogs to start croaking in
the lowlands and ponds; spring
flowers, such as yellow jasmine and
crocus are rapidly budding and
ready to bloom in some gardens
and yards; shade trees and fruit
trees have started to show signs of
life: blue birds and swallows are
reported to be in some of the rural
areas; fishermen are preparing for
extensive catches of herring in the
and Indian Rivers as
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Milford chronicle., 1943-03-12
Changes In Extension Staff
Announced By Director Schnster

S. Navy. Mr.. Miles is a graduate
of Connecticut and has been serv-
ing as assistant poultry specialist
at that institution. He worked in
New Jersey before joining the
Connecticut staff.
Harvey l.. Chada has been ap-
pointed assistant extension ento-
mologist and assistant entomolo-
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Milford chronicle., 1943-03-12

F. " DUPONT, chairman of the
State Highway Commission, last
week stressed the Importance of
current planning and acquiring
rights of way for a post war build
ing program.
Mr.. DUPONT was given the priv
ilege of the floor to speak in con-
nection with bill offered by SEN
ator George w. Rhodes (R-Newark)
Milford chronicle., 1943-03-12
Area Rent Officer To
Be Here March Is
Representative Will Sit In
Council Room From One
Until Four O'clock

According to information receiv-
ed today a representative of the
Area Rent office will be in this city
next Tuesday afternoon from one
until four o'clock in the council
room in the municipal building, TO:
the purpose of assisting those per-
sons who have not as yet signed
up as landlords.
Milford chronicle., 1943-03-12

Director George L. Schuster of
the Delaware Agricultural Exten-
sionN NService has recently announ-
ced changes in the staff Of the Ex-
tension Service and the Agricul-
tural Experiment Station.
Garry A. Miles has been appoint
ed poultry specialist, effective
March Is, succeeding w. c. Skog-
lund who resigned TO enter the u.
Milford chronicle., 1943-03-12
Weekly Weather
Report For Milford
From Wednesday, March 3, To
Tuesday, March 8, Inclusive

Charles ]. Holzmueller, weather
recorder for Milford, reports the
following thermometer readings for
Milford from Wednesday, March
3. to Tuesday March 8, inclusive:
Milford chronicle., 1943-03-12

The increases are due to the con-
structiOn of large numbers of poul-
try houses and the building boom
which has been going on through
out the county up to the time of
Pearl Harbor.
The 1943 assessment will be
available within a few weeks.
Milford chronicle., 1943-03-12
Capitation Tax For
Sussex County Is Set
Approximately $4,000 Will BE
Raised Through Set-Up

The Levy Court Commissioners
have fixed the cspitation tax for
this year at one dollar on each
person twenty-one years old. They
will raise. approximately 100000
from this levy.
Despite the personal property
exemptions within the past four
years. the assessed valuation of
the real estate has climbed within
that time Figures just released
by the Board of Assessment show
the assessed valuation within the
past ten years, as follows: 1882.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-03-26
ANNUAL PRESBYTERY
 TO BE HELD AT JUNEAU

The annual Presbytery Of Alaska, for members of the Presbyterian church. will be held Tn Juneau Ap- Til l to April 5. Representatives of the local church are Mrs. William Tamaree. now already in Juneau. who will attend as an Elder; Mrs. Mary Lanting and Mrs. Jessie Bar low, who will represent the Mis- sionary Society; Mrs. Earl Gadber- ry and Mrs. Gil Eide. representing the Ladies Aid and Mrs. Dorothy Newman, representative at large. The Rev. and Mrs. Ben Judd will accompany the delegation. They ex- pect to leave Wrangell Wednesday morning on the TneO from Metla- katla, which will also carry the Metlakatla and Ketchikan dele gates
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-03-26
s. E. Presents
 Madame Chiang
 With Key To City
IBy- Associated Press )

SAN FRANCISCO-san Francisco was still festively celebrating today the arrival Of Madame Chiang Kai Shek with oyations TOT China's first lady She arrived here yesterday.
 Upon arrival from Chicago, she was met in Oakland by Governor Warren. Mayor Rossf and high Ma " and Army officers and carried across the bay from Oakland on a Naval vessel.
 Vivid sunlit eolors of flags and costumes flashed against the lush green of San Franciseo's civic cen ter as thousands Of Chinese paraded for more than an hour past a flow er-banked city hall balcony to well come the wife of the Chinese Gen eralissimo. She told them, this well come literally left me speeches. and breathless."
 Led by units of the Army, Navy. Marines and ROTC and trailed by Red Cross units. Chinese of all ages marched with eyes on their heroine. Bands played artial tmunes, draw ing applause from Madame Chiang when they played "Chie Lai", the guerila's song.
 Accepting the key to the city, Madame Chiang referred to it as the golden key to the Golden Gate of friendship between two peoples. D She said that the new China. for which her people now are fighting and building. would be a friend of America.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-03-26

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