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Milford chronicle., 1943-04-16
Ernest Harding Has
Hairbreadth Escape
Houston Soldier Thanks "Mae
West Vest" For Saving His Life

Ernest Harding. 29 years old. OF
Houston. is swearing by his Mae
West life preserver these days
with good reason. Harding. rural
mail carrier working out of the
Houston pOstoffice. was recently in
Quoted into the service and sent TO
Panama City, Florida. for air force
training. Last week Harding ad-
vanced to fight training as an aer-
ial gunner, together with a pilot
whose name has not been released.
were practicing over the Gulf of
Mexico. Another plane engaged in
the same type training maneuvered
toe elose to the plane in wlilsh
Harding was riding with crash
resulting.
The pilot told Harding to bail
out. which he did-right into the
middle of the Gulf. The pilot then
attempted to prevent a crash into
the water, but was unable to do
so and the last Harding or anyone
saw of the plane and pilot was
when it struck the water. The other
plane in the meantime managed TO
limp back to its base, and planes
and surface craft were immediate
ly dispatched to the scene of the
accident. with the result. Harding.
thanks to his efficient Mae West"
preserver. was located some hours
later complacently bobbing up and
down in the warm. although shark
infested waters of the Gulf.
Milford chronicle., 1943-04-16
Negro Health Week
Observed At College
State College Students And Friends
Sponsored Fine Program

State College students and
friends observed National Negro
Health Week at Dover from April
All. The program was built
around the objectives-health on
the home frOnt-victory on the
war front
The weeks observance was di-
vided into a day by day program
stressing - Communicable Disease
Day; First Aid Day, Clean Up Day
and special bulletin board displays.
The mid-week convocation had as
its theme-health and its impor-
tance. A special series of movies
emphasizing first-aid accident pre-
vention. and control of commune
cable diseases were shown at a
student assembly on Thursday. Dr.
George Ayers. state director of
health and physical education ad-
dressed a student assembly during
the week on the Importance of
health in the present emergency.
Students from the department of
health and physical education un-
der the direction of Professor Clin-
ton d. Crooks and Miss Leona
Moore demonstrated first aid tech
niques. physical fitness exercises.
drills. and stunts in keeping with
the health theme.
Milford chronicle., 1943-04-16
Potato, Onion Prices
Tipped By The OPA
Action Necessary To Spread
Out Shipments During
The Late Season

OPA last Friday increased the
May and June prices on white po-
tatoes 20 cents per 100 pounds and
dry onions 20 cents per so pounds
over original schedules. saying the
action was necessary to spread out
shipments during the late season
and discourage growers from try
ing to sell off their crops before
May. Compared with current
prices. the increase will be 10
cents per 100 pounds of potatoes or
so pounds of onions.
The increase was authorized on
prices charged by country shippers.
but wholesalers and jobbers are
permitted to pass the extra costs on
to consumers.
Original schedules provided that
prices had to come down 10 cents
per 100 pounds on white potatoes
and similar amount per so pounds
of dry onions after April. Instead,
prices will go up by the same
amount, making a net increase of
20 cents.
Milford chronicle., 1943-04-16
Experiment Shows Low
Protein Content Mash
Sufficient For Layers

greatly reducing the amount of an
imal protein in poultry mashes. and
since that time farmers mixing
their own feeds have been asked to
meet these same standards to in
sure fair distribution of supplies.
Fortunately. the level used in the
experiment was the same amount
agreed upon this spring. and re-
suits give a good indication of pos
sible ways of mixing adequate
poultry mashes that meet the vol
untary agreement. Their publica-
tion gives complete data on ingred-
tents and quantities in regular
mash and the one tested, calculated
analysis of the two, and table of
results. There were no significant
difference in egg production, NOR
tality, hatchability. feed consump-
ton. and pounds of feed required
to produce a dozen eggs.
This pamphlet, which should
help poultrymen in determining
how to use. the low protein feeds. is
available through county agricul-
tural agents in Dover, Georgetown,
and Newark.
Milford chronicle., 1943-04-16
corning New
Association
At W esley
Patrons Founder Group
Being Organized In
Peninsula Conference
Area.

Formation of the Patrons and
Founders Association of Wesley
Junior College. Dover, being or
ganized throughout the Peninsula
Conference Area of the Methodist
Church for the avowed purpose OF
guaranteeing financial aid to the
college in its difficult formative
years. was publicly announced to-
day by T. Blair Ely, Wilmington.
Mr.. Ely is the Lay Leader of the
Peninsula Annual Conference, and
President of the Association.
Carrying with it the whole-heart-
ed endorsement of Bishop Adna
Wright Leonard. Washington, and
other prominent conference pas
toral and lay leaders. Mr.. Ely an
nounced that beginning with the
week of April IL, next. an intensive
effort will be conducted throughout
the some 230 churches and charges
in the conference to enroll mem
bership in the new association.
In endorsing the association and
the campaign to which he has al
ready subscribed, Bishop Leonard
has written Mr.. Ely the following
If you should be able to secure
a thousand patrons of this move
ment. you would build up a circle
of friendship that would assure the
success of the college. While the
money they would contribute would
be acceptable and helpful, their
attitude toward the col
lege would be of priceless value"
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Milford chronicle., 1943-04-16
Farm Bureau Formed
In Kent County
Wilbur II. Jump OF Houston Is
Elected President

Wilbur II. Jump. Houston, was
elected president; Fred Haas, Do
yer. vice president, and Nathaniel
W. Taylor. Dover, secretary-trea-
surer, of the Kent County Farm Bu-
reau at the organization meeting
which was held on April in the
Caesar Rodney School and attend
ed by a number of farmers repre-
senting various sections of the
county.
Directors of this newly formed
organization includes George C.
Simpson, Houston; Ernest F. Kill
len, FELTON,; J. Edwin Taylor. Har-
rington: Edward S. Hodgson. Fred
erica; Lyndon d. Caulk. Woodside;
Francis Thomas. Marydel; Harry
d. Meredith. Wyoming; John G.
Tarburton. Dover; Elwood Nuckels,
Chesowld. and Dudley Crossley,
Clayton.
The chief speaker on this occa-
sion was R w. Blackburn, secre-
tary of the American Farm Bureau
Federation, who called attention to
the legislature and educational ac-
tivities and accomplishments of the
Farm Bureau which have been most
beneficial to the farmers of our ma
tion, and urged that every farm
family become associated with this
national farmers organization
which is operating in forty-three
states. Mr.. Blackburn stated that
the farm manpower problem is
very serious. primarily because so
many experienced men in agricul-
ture have left our farms for SER
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Milford chronicle., 1943-04-16
Corporation Law
Changes Adopted
Senate G. q. p. Places Welfare OF
State Above That OF Party In Vote

Senate Republicans placed the
welfare of the state above party
politics last Saturday afternoon and
passed President Pro TEN Clayton
A. Bunting's bill to provide for GER
tain important changes in the state
corporation laws.
Later. to show further that they
were not interested in partisanship.
Representative Samuel r. Birds
resolution to urge "a U. S. consti-
tutional amendment to limit the
term of the president of the United
States to two terms was defeated
unanimously in the Senate
Political Football
The Bunting bill should never
have been made a political matter.
leaders said. but because it requir-
ed a two-thirds vote it became a
political football during the after
noon session.
Enough Republicans voted
against it to defeat it when it was
called up Immediately after the
Democrats had killed President Pro
TEN Clayton A. Bunting's bill to
provide for the creation of a re-
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Milford chronicle., 1943-04-16
Draft Ruling Defers
Pre-Seps. IS Fathers
Selectiye Service Rules Parents In
New Class Deferred

Thousands of men who became
dads" between the summer of 1941
and last September is were given
draft-deferment status as fathers
for the first time in new regula-
tion announced by selective service
this past Monday.
Local boards were told to classify
as fathers all those whose children
were born before last September Is.
Fathers, now the only men deferred
solely because of family relation
ship, cannot be drafted until fur
ther orders are sent to the boards.
Under previous regulations de-
pendents acquired at time mans
induction was imminent did not
count toward deferment but this
rule is now eliminated. Thus many
fathers whose children were born
during the period since drafting be-
gan late in 1910 and especially in
the last two years of heavy draft
calls, were subject to the draft be-
cause of the "imminence of selec-
tion" rule. Now, however, just so
they became fathers before last
September Is they have the same
status as parents of three, four or
more years standing.
The preferred draft-status of
farmers, whose &c and &c classi-
fications were left intact
The revised classifications for Sc
lective service announced on Mon
day by War Manpower Commission
er Paul " McNutt in their entirety
follows:
I-A--Available for military SER
vice.
LAO - Conscientious Objector
available for non-combatant mill
tary service.
I-S-Member of land or naval
forces of the United States.
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Milford chronicle., 1943-04-16
Musical Quiz At
Century Club
Program OF Songs, instrumental
Numbers Greatly Enjoyed

Monday was Business and Social
Day at the Milford New Century
Club when the members assembled
for the regular weekly meeting.
Mrs. NJ. Haswell Pierce. the presi-
dent. presided at the business ses-
sion after which she turned the
meeting over to Mrs. Walter X.
Barrett, chairman of program, who
conducted a short but enjoyable
musical quiz. Miss Florence Ben
nett sang two numbers God Made
a Rose" and Rose of the Morn
ing" with Mrs. Elizabeth d. Riggs
at ss1e piano. Miss Bennett aud Miss
Grace Olsen then played two piano
duet numbers. Power and the
Glory" and Spring Caprice" In
the evening on Monday Miss Sara
Grier started the first lesson in
first aid to a new class. The rooms
have been donated by the club for
that use on each Monday and
evening for the coming
few weeks. Mrs. Carlton FoOks
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Milford chronicle., 1943-04-16

Experiments conducted at the
University of Delaware show that
properly mixed low protein feeds
give as good results as high protein
feeds.
Edmund Hoffman and r. Z. Tom
have of the Department of Animal
and Poultry Industry at the Uni
versity of Delaware, have just pre-
pared a mimeographed publication
on "A Laying Mash of Low Animal
Protein Content" Pamphlet No. 6,
giving results of experiments with
low protein content mashes. Last
summer, when ii became apparent
that there would be serious short
age of animal protein feeds during
the next year, feed trial was set
up to test the efficiency of low ami
NAL protein mashes.
This year a conference was held
between officials of the Department
of Agriculture and leaders of the
feed industry to plan a program for
conservation of vital proteins used
in live stock and poultry feeds.
This group made recommendations
Milford chronicle., 1943-04-16
War Work OF
DR.. HersOn Is
Sanctioned
Clergyman Advised To
Continue Civic Duties
AS He Is Invited To
Return.

The Rev Dr. Frank Herson. pas
tor of the Avenue Methodist
Church. at the fourth quarterly
conference held last Wednesday
evening was not only asked to re-
turn to his charge for his seven
teenth consecutive year but author
ized to continue contributing
church time" to duties as presi-
dent of the Milford RatiOning
Board and other civic duties during
the national emergency.
The Rev DR.. Walter A. Hearn.
district superintendent who pre-
sided at the meeting. said he was
pleased with the financial and
spiritual condition of the church.
Explains His Position
Since Dr. Herson came to Mil
ford he has made many friends. not
only among his congregation but
among the residents of the com
munity He has taken part in many
civic projects and since the out
break of war has been active in
patriotic projects.
He explained at the meeting that
he was serving as president of the
rationing board as the church's con-
tribution to the war effort and that
he had been forced to devote some
of his church hours 10 the work. He
asked if he should continue in this
capacity. and those present not
only sanctioned his effort. but ex-
orted him to continue with this
civic and wartime activity
56 In Armed Forces
At the meeting reports from the
minister. the church school super
intendent. the trustees. the Wo-
mems Society. the Young Peoples
Society. and the treasurer of local
and benevolent fund were APPROX
ed.
II was reported that 80 men of
the church were in the armed
forces. and medical forces of the
country. and one woman was a war
nurse.
George Manlove and Herman
Johnson were elected as the lay
delegates from this church to the
annual conference to be held in
Union Church. Wilmington, begin
ming May II. .,--s--.- ---.
Milford chronicle., 1943-04-16
Local Board
Protests The
Of
James L. Luke
Milford M e m b ers De-
clare They Are "Chag-
rined And HOrrified"
At Politics Being Play
ed By Administration.

The forced resignation of James
l.. Luke, Jr., state OPA director,
was protested this week by the
Milford War Price and Rationing
Board in a resolution addressed to
the national OPA administrator in
which the board declared: I'VE are
chagrined and Mortified to think
that your administration is playing
politics in this time of our coun-
try's need"
Mr.. Luke said on Tuesday of this
week that he had received no res
ignations. Harley Bodley. chairman
of the Smyrna board had announ-
ced he would resign, but has not yet
submitted a formal resignation.
The resolution of the Milford
board. signed by the Rev. Frank
Herson. chairman; Frank Grier.
and Mayor Edward C. Evans, is as
follows:
I'VE. the undersigned, members
of the Milford. Del. Rationing
Board. representing ourselves, the
many members of our panels, and
the seven thousand people in this
district, which we untiringly serve,
protest emphatically against the
removal of Mr.. James L. Luke, Jr:.
our state director.
"Mr. Luke has served this state
with distinction and honor since
the inception of the rationing pro-
gram and politics has played no
part in his decisions. We. who have
served with him from the begin
ming. have known him to be abso-
lutely conscientious in all his deal
ings. hard worker, kind, consid-
crate, and impartial to all creeds,
classes. and parties.
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Milford chronicle., 1943-04-16
Farm Loans Approved
For Food Production
Figures For Kent And Sussex Have
Been Made Available

Farm loans approved for the pro-
duction of war foods made by the
Kent County Credit Committee OF
the Regional Agricultural Credit
Corporation now total $3S,592. .04,
Ernest S. Mattiford. county RACE
representative, reported today at
his headquarters.
The loans will finance the plant
ing. cultivation and harvesting of
the following war crops; Tomatoes.
soy beans, snap beans, lima beans.
potatoes and peas.
Clarence E. 0cheltree. chairman
Of the Delaware USDA War Board
and Agricultural Adjustment Agen-
cy. said today that RACE credit is
making it possible for Delaware
farmers to risk radical increases in
their planting of hazardous crops
vital to the war effort.
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Milford chronicle., 1943-04-16
HOnlemGkerS Must
Ration Time Well
Miss Louise r. WhitcOmb,
Home Management Spe-
cialist, Offers Suggestions

The homemaker who employs
her time wisely at her work ac-
complishes much more than the
woman who tries to do ten jobs
in the time necessary for one and
consequently accomplishes nothing.
Miss Louise r. Whitcomb. home
management specialist for the Del
aware Agricultural Extension Ser
vice, has some suggestions to offer
the farm woman who wants to make
the most of her time.
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Milford chronicle., 1943-04-16
Assembly Adjonrns
after Iwenty-seven
Hour Marathon
213 Bills Are Approved
During Sixty Days;
Many Measures Die In
Democratic "BlOc."

After passing 213 bills during
the 60-day session both Houses of
the General Assembly adjourned
sine die at l:55 o'clock last Satur-
day afternoon after having been in
session continuously from the time
they convened Friday morning.
Representative Roland F. Scott's
bill to provide for a 100000 emer-
gency fund. Senator Robert II.
Yerkes' bill to provide that Albert
Stetser shall be executive director
as well as chairman of the Unem-
plOyment Compensation Commits
sion. and Representative George r.
Clark's bill to provide for the pay
ment of interest on county highway
bonds were among the final bills to
be passed.
Forty-fOur bills comprising %
House bills and 81 Senate bills
were passed during the final legis-
latiye day while % bills including
such important measures as the
$S.000,0O0 postwar bond issue and
the proposed Family Court for New
Castle County were defeated.
There were a number of strange
quirks in the legislative program
as a result of the Democratic bloc
against bills requiring more than a
majority vote While the S3.000,000
bond issue was defeated, Represen-
tative w. Roy Willis bill to ap-
propriate 100000 of the S3.O00,-
600 for postwar road construction
had been passed earlier.
In a similar case Representative
F. A. Lawson's bill to appropriate
S259,000 for the purchase of rights
of way was adopted but its adoption
was futile as his bill providing for
a $3.50 900 bond issue for this work
was defeated.
The bond issues required more
than a majority vote while the COM
panion bills did not
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Milford chronicle., 1943-04-16
100000 In War Bonds
Sold Down-State
Rally At Georgetown Tops $780, 900
Mark; Local Goal $4O0,OO0

The captured two-man Japanese
submarine-silent but super bond
salesman that netted nearly $780,
900 in band and stamps sales on
Tuesday in Kent and Sussex coun-
ties on the basis of incomplete re-
ports-concluded it's Delaware tour
in Wilmington on Wednesday.
One of the suicide undersea
maruders captured at Pearl Har-
Dor in the December Z sneak at
tack. the submarine is expected to
exert its salesmanship to the ut
most for the Second War Loan
Drive.
Sussex county went over the half
million mark set as its goal for
the Georgetown exhibition of the
submarine. The committee. headed
by Clarence Welch, Milford. stop
ped tabulating the days returns
when total of $780, 900 was reach
ed at $3.50 p. M, Tuesday.
$S7, 900 Lewes Sales
Georgetown alone sold more than
100000 in stamps and bonds dur
ing the morning and afternoon and
the remainder was reported by
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Milford chronicle., 1943-04-16
Lyons Resigns As
Budget Bd. Secretary
BellefOnte Man Is Succeed
ed BY Lawrence BrOkate
OF Newark

The Permanent Budget Commits
sion, meeting in Dover on Tuesday
named Lawrence Brokate. of Is
Haynes street, Newark. secretary
to succeed Desmond A. Lyons, OF
1915 Talley Road. Bellefonte. who
has resigned to accept the posi-
ton of comptroller for an industrial
corporation.
Mr.. Brokate, who will begin his
duties next Monday at the State
Tax Department offices in the Saw
ings Fund Building, Ninth and
King streets. Wilmington, since
1889 has been economic analyst for
the Bureau of Economic and Busi-
ness Research at the University of
Delaware. His work has been in
the field of income connected with
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Milford chronicle., 1943-04-16
Synthetic Insecticides
Hope For '43 Vegetables

If U. S. farms this summer es-
cape an insect scourge that not
only would balk the necessary 3095
increase in vegetable crops but
might well cut our food supply far
below normal years-we can thank
American chemists for their fore
sight and determination.
For this summer the stage is set
for an invasion of bean beetles, pea
Milford chronicle., 1943-04-16
Delaware Farmers fire Given More
Protection By Mem Seed Legislation

ture welfare of our basic industry
agriculture.
The definition of agricultural
seeds has been broadened to in
clude seeds of all grasses. cereals,
legumes, forage and fibre crops
and all other kinds of seed COM
monty recognized within the state
as agricultural or field seeds and
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Milford chronicle., 1943-04-16

aphids, cabbage loopers, leap hop
pers, worms, soldier-bugs and Wee
wills which can devastate far more
than the billion dollars worth Of
vegetable crops destroyed in nor
NAL years. The stage setting con-
sists of a serious shortage of ro-
tenone-the toxic ingredient in inn
ported derris or cube root which
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The legislature has amended the
Delaware Seed Law and brought it
up to date by passing House Bill
No 92.
According to John L. Clough,
seed analyst. the legislature in re-
yising the Seed Law has taken ev-
cry precaution to protect the farm
ers and other citizens of Delaware
and 10 further safeguard the fu-
Milford chronicle., 1943-04-16
DR.. Joseph Mach Is
Promoted To Captain
Milford Dentist Takes Part In The
Citation Exercises At Aberdeen

Lieutenant Joseph S. c. Mach,
formerly a dentist of Milford. was
promoted to the rank of captain in
the United States Army at Aber-
deem. Md. last week.
Captain Mach also took part in
the citation exercise at Aberdeen
last week, at which time each man
was presented a citation by GEN
eral Harris. The Winter Detach-
ment, of which Captain Mach was
the dental man. brayed fifty below
zero conditions to test ordinance.
The detachment left November l
and returned the last of March from
Manitoba. Canada.
Mrs. Mach, the former Miss Tru-
lit. of Bridgeville. and son. Steven.
are going to live in Charleston, Md.
with Captain Mach for the summer.
They plan to move this week.
Milford chronicle., 1943-04-16
Colored Man Is
On Sussex Jury
John Foreman, Greenwood. First
Member OF Race To Serve On Panel

John Foreman. GREENWOOD. FlrSt
Member OF Race To Serve On Panel
For the first time in the history
of Sussex county. a negro has been
drawn for jury duty. John Foreman.
living at Greenwood. was empan-
elled to try the first degree murder
case of Otis Billingsley, of Frank
ford. charged with numbering Isaac
Harry Williams. at Antioch camp
ground. on August 9, last year. by
stabbing him with a knife in the
chest.
When the state had concluded its
case. move was made on the part
of counsel for the defendant to have
binding instructions given 10 the
jury to return a verdict of not
guilty on the ground of insufficient
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Milford chronicle., 1943-04-16
Weekly Weather
Report For Milford
From Wednesday, April Z, To
Tuesday, April 13. Inclusive

Charles ]. Holzmueller, weather
recorder for Milford, reports the
following thermometer readings for
Milford from Wednesday. April
7, to Tuesday, April Is, inclusive:
Temperature
Nogales international., 1943-01-22
War Not To
Stop High
School Sports

CHICAGO, Jan. 21-(SpeciaD-
American high school officials feel
It is their patriotic duty to continue
interscholastic sports for the dura-
ton and that football, basketball,
track and other sports will have
their places in the 1943 picture, cur
tailed only by transportation limi-
tations.
This opinion was expressed Tues
day by H. v. Porter, executive Sec
retary of the National Federation
of State High School Athletic AS
sociations, who declared that sur
veys recently conducted by his Of
flee show that schools in tie A.
states which are members of the
association feel tha0 sports will be
emphasized, rathtl than de-empha-
sized in 1943.
All these 40 states, will The ex-
ception of four, he said, will hold
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