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Milford chronicle., 1943-09-24
Hunts S New Circus
Showing Here Today
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and Blanche. they swing a brand
new version of the Congo line.
There will be performing wild ami
mails. housekeeping high school
horses. Shetland ponies executing
militarized drill formotions; Bin
go's Dogs in a fantastic perform
ance In the Dog House," DEATH
defying aerialists; feats of skill,
nerve and Drawn by famed aero
bats and an enlarged crew of
clowns who have worked out SEN
sationally new routines.
Milford chronicle., 1943-09-24
Milford Grange Notes

Grange meeting Saturday even
ing was well attended and Miss
Barker and her committee pre-
sented most interesting pro-
gram.
Saturday evening. September 25,
will be Boosters Night" Plan to
attend this meeting.
Milford chronicle., 1943-09-24

Harry Mulhofland, son of Sem
ator and Mrs. Harry MulhOl-
land. broke both bones in his
right forearm which necessi-
tated his removal to Brooklyn
Navy Hospital, where he will
be for the next several weeks.
Harry is a Navy Reserve,
studying at Princeton Univer-
isty.
Milford chronicle., 1943-09-24
COURT FIXES BAIL

Lewis Booker. of Bowers. is at
liberty under $1,50O bail fixed by
Magistrate W. d. Burton. pending
hearing in Court of Common Pleas
on a charge of attemped felonious
assault on Mrs. Minnie Wilson.
State police arrested the man
on complaint that he attacked the
woman in her home.
Milford chronicle., 1943-09-24
HARRINGTON BOARD
INDCCTS MANY MEN
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Dover; David Benson. R. d. l,
Wyoming; Booker Taliferra Bell
Second street. Milford; James Ar
thur Prattis. Wyoming; Nathan
Sampson Cousins. Houston; How
ard Reynolds Abram. R. F. d. l,
Dover; Brooks Thomas Woolford
Wyoming; Ernest Henry Davis.
FELTON,; James Lofland Kemp. r.
+. d.. Frederica.
Milford chronicle., 1943-09-24

Mrs. Ray Warren. chairman
of radio for the Milford New
Century Club, announces that
the State Federation program
is being continued each Mon
day morning from $3.50 to 9:45
over Station WDEL, the mate
rial of which is interesting to
all club women. The speaker
this week was Mrs. Leonard
FOssett, who reviewed the
book MY America and My In
die" The speaker on Monday
will be Mrs. William F. Johns,
Jr.
Milford chronicle., 1943-09-24

Mr.. S. Willis Hammond an
nounces the marriage of his
daughter. Margaret Louisa. to
Private Frank Vincent Mira.
of Fort Miles, Delaware. which
took place on Wednesday. Sep
tember Is, at Wilmington. Del
aware.
Milford chronicle., 1943-09-24
PRESBYTERIANS NAME
GROUP TO FIND PASTOR
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Mrs. W. S. Vinyard. and Elbert F
Williams as members.
Mr.. NAPLES will he in charge OF
the weekly bulletins; Mrs. G. T.
Reed. the memorial flowers; Miss
Marianne Daugherty. the service
mems plaque; Mrs. Gordon. Coun-
Gil of Christian Education: DR..
NAPLES, music committee,
The Rev. Kenyon Leishman. son
of DR.. Leishman of Lewes, preach
ed last Sunday morning.
Milford chronicle., 1943-09-24
VADAKIN WARREN

Charles Harry Warren. son OF
Mr. and Mrs. Fred o. Warren OF
Lincoln. and Miss Edna Mae Vad-
akin, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Vadakin. of Lincoln, were
united in marriage on Sunday,
September 10. at the Avenue Meth
odist parsonage. before a company
of interested friends.
Milford chronicle., 1943-09-24
HICKMAN WARREN

Married at the Trinity Methodist
parsonage. Harrington. by Rev.
Thomas c. Jones, on Friday even
ing, Sept. II, Private Frank War
rem. Jr.. of Camp Hood, Texas. and
Elizabeth Mariah Hickman. of Mil
ford
Milford chronicle., 1943-09-24

Mrs. Elizabeth d. Riggs gave
a family party at her home on
East Front street on Tuesday
evening hOnOring her mother.
Mrs. Clara G. Deputy on her
birthday.
Milford chronicle., 1943-09-24

II i..lIIlzIl TOMORROW, Satur-
day. September 25.
Miss Margaret Holz-
mueller, daughter of
- Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
DOnnan Holzmueller, will be-
come the bride of Major George
Vanderslice Beamon. Coast
Guard Artillery, U. S. Army,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. William S.
Beamon, of Suffolk, Va. The
ceremony. to be performed by
DR.. Frank Herson. will take
place at one at the home of the
brides parents on Lake View
avenue. Only the families and
close friends will attend. Miss
HOlZmueller will be attended
by her sister. Mrs. L. Opie
Chancellor of Arlington, Va.
as matrOn of honor. The groom
elect will have his brother, Mr..
William S. BeamOn, Jr., of Suf-
folk, as his best man. Out-of-
town guests for the wedding
will be Mr.. and Mrs. William S.
Beamon, Mr.. and Mrs. William
S. Beamon, Jr., Mrs. Gordon
Edwards of Evanston. ILL.,, sis
ter of Major BeamOn, Major L.
Opie Chancellor, Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul V. Mckay of Montgomery,
Va, and Mr.. and Mrs. Theo-
dOre Miller of Philadelphia.
Miss Demetra Jones and Mrs.
Herbert Klein of Rehoboth,
entertained for Miss Holz-
mueller. giving a beach party
and miscellaneous show at that
resort. She has been honored
by several wedding par
ties and showers.
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Mrs. William P. Richards
entertained on Thursday after
noon of last week for her niece
and house guest. Mrs. David
Wallace of Harrisburg, Pa.
Friends were invited for lun-
cheon and bridge. Those in at
tendance were Mrs. l. d. Short.
Mrs. Elmer Williams. Mrs. Del
la Hall Deakyne. Miss Edith
Simpson, Mrs. A. Donnell
Marshall. Mrs. J. Lynn Pratt,
Mrs. Harry L. Grier. Miss Bur-
della Davis, Mrs. S. NJ. d. Mar
shall and Mrs. NJ. Haswell
Pierce. Several friends enter
'tained for Mrs. Wallace dur
ing her visit.
g
Tuesday of last week while
going over an obstacle course,
Milford chronicle., 1943-09-24
ANDERSON
FREAR

William Dewitt Frear. 75 years
old. retired farmer. died at the
home of his nieces. the Misses Nora
and Blanche Jarvis. on Friday,
September II. at FELTON,. The fu-
neral took place from the Berry
funeral home Monday morning at
IL o'clock. Interment was made in
Odd Fellows Cemetery. Camden.
Milford chronicle., 1943-09-24
THIRTY YEARS AGO
TAKEN FROM THE 1918 FILES OF
THE MILFORD CHRONICLE

Marvel Wilson is attending
Georgetown High School.
William Smith, who has been on
a business trip which included ev-
cry state in the United States, re-
turned home last Sunday evening.
Miss Helen Tatman of Milford,
has received an appointment as
teacher of English and German in
the high school at Aberdeen, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Burn were
rendered a reception by their many
friends on Wednesday evening, the
affair being the occasion of their
third wedding anniversary. The
couple received many useful pres
ents.
Miss Sara Banning will leave on
Saturday for an extended visit to
Philadelphia. Washington, d. c.,
Richmond and Alexandria, Va. She
will visit other places of interest.
In vitatiOn to attend their fif-
tieth wedding anniversary on Tues
day. October Z, 1913, have been sent
out by Mr.. and Mrs. John ]. Rosa,
who reside just beyond the limits
of the town of Milford in Kent
county, on their handsome farm,
which for the past thirty years
has been one of the show places for
visitors to Milford. For forty years
Mr.. and Mrs. Rosa have been prom
inent in the affairs of the Grange
and with their church. He has been
statistician for the United States
Government as to agricultural mat
ters for this part of Delaware, and
his experiments in truck farming,
dairying, in poultry and in growing
alfalfa, and other grasses have all
been beneficial to the community
and to the farming interests of
Delaware. as well as to his own
interests. With his father he came
to Delaware about forty-five years
ago from New York State. and was
one of the largest evapOrators of
peaches during the height of that
business. They have one daughter,
Miss Ida M. Rosa. and two sons.
Alexander L. Rosa, who is with
the L. D. Caulk Company and ia
cob H. Rosa. who has succeeded to
the management of the large farm
ing interests of his parents.
The milk dealers and dairymen
of Milford raised the price of milk
in this town last Monday to Sc per
quart. to take effect October 1.
This is the highest price ever paid
for milk in this part of Delaware,
an dthe demand exceeds the sup
ply at this figure.
Milford chronicle., 1943-09-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Burn were
rendered a reception by their many
friends on Wednesday evening, the
affair being the occasion of their
third wedding anniversary. The
couple received many useful pres
ents.
Milford chronicle., 1943-09-24

Miss Sara Banning will leave on
Saturday for an extended visit to
Philadelphia, Washington. d. c.,
Richmond and Alexandria, Va. She
will visit other places of interest.
Milford chronicle., 1943-09-24

Miss Helen Tatman of Milford,
has received an appointment as
teacher of English and German in
the high school at Aberdeen, Md.
Milford chronicle., 1943-09-24

Tuesday of last week while
going over an obstacle course,
Milford chronicle., 1943-09-24

William Smith, who has been on
a business trip which included ev-
cry state in the United States, re-
turned home last Sunday evening.
Milford chronicle., 1943-09-24

oMORROW. Satur-
day, September 25.
Miss Margaret Holz-
mueller, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs Charlas
Milford chronicle., 1943-06-04
What's Good for The Country

A very significant statement ap-
peared In the Geenral Motor an
nual report for 1912. The report
has received wide attention for
the manner in which il takes cog
nizance of increased public inter-
est in the country's corporations,
interest that has advanced greatly
in this time OF war, but the state
ment that struck us as being of
particular significance was this:
1T is a part of the organiza-
tion's operating philosophy that
what is good for the country is
good for General Motors and what
is not good for the country is not
good fol, General Motors"
This is very sound thinking that
could well be adopted by all Am
erican enterprises. There is no
question but that the high esteem
in which the automobile industry
is held stems not only from its
magnificent performance in war
production but also from the poll
cies of this corporation whose
consciousness of social RESPONSE
bility is so well represented by the
above quotation. 1t is not difficult
to see that the widespread adOp-
tion of this philosophy would bene-
fit the country at large and indus
try in particular. AS one comment
on the Corporations annual re-
port put it:
Such a policy. conscientiOusly
carried out, might well become
Magma Charta of American indus
try in the transition period ahead.
Its acceptance would put industry
in an interchangeable position.
Indeed. with this as the Operat-
ing philosophy of all organizations
and individuals our nations
strength in this war would be un-
challengeable and we would have
an excellent theme for the march
into the postwar world.
Milford chronicle., 1943-06-04
AFTER THE WAR is OVER

1t is a part of the wishfuI think
ing TO look ahead to the end of
this glObal war. and plan for 're-
conversion" of our financial. eco
nOmic, manufacturing. chemical,
social and peace time activities
In a general sort of a way most
of us know that scientists. inven-
tors. industrial leaders and chem
lists are prepared to furnish us
with at least seven new wonders
for our own L. S. A. The produc-
ton of passenger automobiles and
trucks will pass through the re-
construction processes within TO
5 months when peace is declared
and the probabilities are that there
will be full production of autOmO-
biles three months later. There will
be millions of new jobs that do not
now exist. New materials will be
used to build houses. and the sky
will be full of privately owned air
planes Recently we have been told
that the helicOpter type of plane
will make it practical for a busi-
ness man to live so or 100 miles
away from his Office and use the
roofs Of buildings for landing and
taking off.
II would be impossible to over
look the fact that wars and post
wars are breeders for bOoms. and
depressiOns. We had both kinds
after World War l. But the Cap
tains of American industry are
right in warning the public that
we may expect that men who are
now wearing their cOuntry's uni
form will come back home and face
revolutionary changes. They may
find teIevisiOn replacing radio. fab
ricated materials used in place of
steel and iron. Some people view
these changes as following closely
upon the cessation of hOstilities. /
Others reason that more time will
pass before we see the effects of
the changes going on in labOrator-
les and in mems minds. But of one
thing we can be sure: the changes
will come.
Milford chronicle., 1943-06-04
THIS MEANS ME

The Office of Defense TTanspOr-
tatiOn advises that non-essential
travel for other than vacation pur-
poses must be wholly eliminated,
and that vacations should be spent
at home or as near home as pOss-
ible. Director Eastman of the ODT
asks the public to "avOid over
night trips. travel on day coaches.
and carry box lunches on the
trains, so as not to add to the
strain on Pullman and dinging car
facilities carry as little baggage
as possible. 90. Be prepared TO eX-
pect delayed arrivals. crowded con-
ditions and lack of the usual travel
comforts. The cooperation of en-
plOyers and of individuals in .
minimizing vacation travel D..
is urgently necessary
There is no pleasure in giving
such advice as this. and | know
that many will find it difficult to
realize that there is need for il.
If they will think for moment of
what the induction, training. and
of servicemen means in the way
of IA load upon our railroads and
busses. combined with the cOntin-
ued travel of these men on fur
Tough and leave, of service women.
and of relatives and friends, plus
the extraordinary business travel
which the tremendous productive
activity of the country requires.
and if they will also bear in mind
that the railroads and bus lines
have been given practically no new
equipment and have lost the help
of the private automobile. think
they will understand what We are
up against.
Many will approve the advice as
good for the other fellow. hut will
regard personal pleasure trip
now and then as harmless eNcep-
tion. The advice will do no good
unless everyone will realize that
il means me- and applies today as
well as tomorrow"
Milford chronicle., 1943-06-04
DANGERS OF HEAVY SPENDING

A new concept held by some gov
ernment officials, and now coming
into the public eye, is one which
considers continuous deficit spend
ing by the government essential to
the economic security of the ma
ton.
In an appraisal of this concept
which both explains and refutes it,
Harold G. MOulton, president of the
BrOokings Institution, warns us
that if the United States chooses
the path of deficit spending we can
avoid disastrous imitation only by
regulation and control amounting
to complete RECOMMENDATION of our
economic life.
His study. "The New Philosophy
of Public Debt" cites advocates of
the new conception" as contending
that "every cent expended, private
and public, becomes income for
members of our own society" and
that IAN internal debt is so differ
ent from what we commonly think
of as debt that it should scarcely
be called a debt at ALL" These
people argue that the American
economy is a mature one, that
there are fewer outlets for private
capital investment. and therefore
the nation itself must spend to
keep employment and national in
come up.
Completely ignored in this theory
is the experience we are now gain
ing in the war. For one thing. the
war is showing us vast new fields
for investment. in synthetic fibres,
textiles. plastics. television. cleo
tronics. etc. Furthermore. tn e
is now spending far in
excess of what it has ever spent
before. and as a consequence. we
see that imitation has to be guarded
against with such measures as ra-
tiOning. production control, and
general RECOMMENDATION.
AS Mr.. Moulton says. "NO COM
promise or halfway measures can
adjust the difficulties. The choice
is between RECOMMENDATION and in
fiatiOn." Unless deficit spending is
as a postwar policy. pri-
vate investment and capital expan-
sion will be hampered by uncer-
tainty. Unemployment will return
and with it the drift toward col
Iectivism because of the continuing
need for public assistance.
Milford chronicle., 1943-06-04
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8 CLASHES !
FROM 81
Observation Posts
IN THE ~
Milford Area
POST 3-B
= B. I. HOlcOmb, C. o.

The log at this post is full of jot-
tings about nature. 1t is lovely
spot and the greenness of the trees,
the fields and the color of flowers
have all come in for their share of
admiration. Even the hoot-Owl had
a line or two devoted to him.
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Sky-writing above this post has
caused two people to send in a red
flash to the filter center. There
have only been about three such
messages reported in all the time
of its being.
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C. o. and Mrs. Banksom HOlcOmb
enjoyed a rest at Rehoboth recent
ly. Last week. Mrs. HOlcOmb was
busy with peOnies, dozens of which
she sold to Milfordians.
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Frederica spoilers. who have so
willingly cOoperated with the man
ming of this post. have almost filled
the roster. And were they well
coined!
Recent night-spOtters have en-
joyed the moon and reported the
same in the log.
xox
B. B. Belts, of Fredcrica, Boy
Scout master. left his troupe, which
was camping out for the night. long
enough to take his two hours at
this post.
Leone Kelley, a graduate. from
Frederica. served with her father,
Leon Kelley, on his recent night
watch and filled in the time by
writing her class history. 1t was
8 O'Clock in the morning, too.
kc*
Spoilers have been enjoying their
new surroundings for the post has
been painted and freshened up gen
orally.
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A spirit of cooperation has been
carried on by some husbands and
wives. Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Holleger
and Mr.. and Mrs. +. ]. Salevan have /
turned around the hours for each /.
other, making the time more salts /
factory for the other half.
Milford chronicle., 1943-06-04
LACK OF BALANCE

Washington has been suffering
from gas famine. a lack of pOta-
toes. shortage of rubber. high
prices of food, and the inability of
the food-price division of the Gov
ernment to regulate the supplies
or prices.
Manpower Chief McNutt hasn't
convinced anybody that he will he
able to strike a balance in the dis
tributiOn. and locating of men in
different kinds of employment. I'm
ion labor is showing dangerous dis
content. Parcelling-out authority
in all directions has not worked
successfully. The war news is ia
vorable. and that's why there is so
little criticism-no one wants to
throw monkey-wrenches into the
war machinery.
Milford chronicle., 1943-06-04
FaIlacy of Growing Deficit

The theory of running the gov
ernment with permanent deficit
was apparently adopted by Presi-
dent Roosevelt when he set up the
New Deal in Washington. Individ-
udls business men and corpora
tiOns have always failed to make
that philosophy work. While this
is no time to talk about economy
with reference to the war program
the subject may he considered in
its relation to civilian affairs. The
Washington Government has in
vented all kinds of schemes TO
avert imitation 1t has not tried the
old and honOred remedy called
domestic economy" Efforts to
avoid strikes and labor troubles
have not been successful. The ra-
tioning plans and many of the
methods to control civilian life
have been questionable expert
mcnts. Initiation has tOe-hold and
seems likely to crash the gate.
Wasteful spending and permanent
deficits are largely responsible for
the smess the government is in.
Milford chronicle., 1943-06-04
vHoT' AT HOT SPRINGS

The strange secrecy imposed
upon proceedings of the United
Nations Food Conference at Hot
Springs, Virginia, may defeat most
of the aims of the United Nations
in their efforts to get to the core
of food problems that will become
questions of relief from starvation
after the war. 1t is said that plans
are being made at the Virginia re-
sort to set up permanent machin-
cry and organizations to finance
crop production on a tremendous
scale in various countries
throughout the world. The United
States would have to put up most
of the money.
Just how far the United States
can go in financing the old World
seems already to have become a
very critical question. President
Roosevelt has stated that Lend
Lease aid during little more than
two years has cost more than IL
billion dollars. of which more than
billion dollars has gone to So
Wet Russia.
Milford chronicle., 1943-06-04
SETTLEMENTS BY
RENEGOTIATI0NS

The Government is spending bill
lions of dollars on war production
and it is also getting back amaz-
ing sums of money from the con-
tractors. That's how "renegotia-
tions" of contracts operate. The
War and Navy Departments and
the Maritime Commission recently
reported refunds and recoveries
from these contracts amounting to
81. .539 100000. When these con-
tracts were made the Government
and the contractors were Obliged TO
depend upon estimates. Speed was
one of the requirements and pro-
curement of material was none too
certain. Contracts had to be made
i'm a hurry. an dthese undertakings
involved the manufacture of new
products from new materials, with
newly developed tools and facili-
ties.
The contracts for war products
are generally on fixed price bas-
is. In order, TO protect both the
Government and the concerns hav-
ing war contracts it is agreed that
all contracts are subject to can
collation.. This plan has proved
to be fair to the Government and
the contractors. Adjustments of
these contracts during one year
1855. 100000 of actual
refunds by contractors. and ST.
$50 100000 reductions in contract
prices.
A statement issued on behalf of
two Government Departments and
the Maritime Commission explains
that maximum output is essential
in the production of war materials.
and that the system has worked so
that there has been
very little waste of money, man
power. or natural resources. The
decision to enact renegotiatiOn leg
was based largely on ex-
perience of World War l.
Milford chronicle., 1943-06-04
Bomb VS.. Fire Destruction

According to polls of public Opin-
ion on fire insurance, a majority
of people think that reimburse
ment in case of fire is the sole SER
vice rendered by fire insurance
companies. Actually, hundreds of
capital stock fire insurance COM
panies work constantly to prevent
fire. and pass the savings on to the
public in the form of lower in
surance rates. In the last thirty
years they have helped reduce
both the rate of fire losses and the
average cost of fire insurance, by
more than 40 per cent.
What do these percentages mean
in terms of lives and property?
Enemy bombs and shells destroy
ed a total of 100000. 900 worth of
property in England during the
first two years of war An army of
fire prevention experts maintained
by capital stock fire insurance
companies saved an equal amount
of American property from fire
during the same period. In other
MOl uos IL NllC Va nv Ao'o Nhpt
obtained thirty years ago still eX-
listed. our normal" losses would
be couple of hundred million
dollars greater each year than they
actually are. And each year this
army saves thousands of lives from
fire. In peace and war this army
helps discover and correct fire
hazards. and sees that materials
and equipment that go into our
homes are as safe as men can make
them. 1t helps authorities track
down arsonists and sabOteurs. 1t
recommends safeguards for vital
war industries and materials. 1t
maps better ways of protecting
homes and businesses against
loss by fire.
Thus on one hand the capital /
stock fire insurance companies in
sure against financial loss from :
fire. On the other hand, they seek
to prevent fire tragedies before
they occur. The full value of the .
latter service cannot be measured
in dollars and cents.
Milford chronicle., 1943-06-04
Easing Up On Communism

The action by Soviet Russia
about Communism has straighten-
ed out about all the questions. and
doubts. regarding the reliability
and stability of Russia as war
partner. The Stain Government
has disbanded the so-called Conf
tern. The importance of this de-
cision has brought a statement
from Congressman Martin Dies
that the Committee bearing his
name will likely discontinue in
vestigations of subversive alien ac-
tivities in this country.
More tina ma year ago Averell
Hartman reported to the Wash
ington Government and the Am
erican people regarding political
conditions in Russia, as he had
studied them when he and Lord
Beaverbrook were sent by the
heads of the United States and
British Governments to Soviet
Russia. Hartman stated positive
ly that Russia had lost interest in
saving the world with Communism,
and was devoting its efforts solely
to saving Russia and nobody else.