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Milford chronicle., 1943-12-24
University Of
Delaware Gave
Degrees Last
Sunday To 6l
Wartime Speed-up At
College Results In
Graduating Class Sew
eraI Months Ahead Of
: Regular Schedule.

A wartime, note was sounded
throughout the program as the
University of Delaware held it's
second commencement exercises
for 1913 at Mitchell Hall on the
campus ON Sunday.
Those receiving diplomas were
originally scheduled to graduate
next June. The accelerated
courses resulted in the advancing
of graduating date.
Honorary degrees as doctor of
law went to Major-General Thomas
A. Terry, commander of the Sec
Ond Service Command. and to
Lieutenant-Generai Hugh A. Drum,
recently retired, former command
er of the First Army. An honorary
degree of doctor of science was
awarded to Thomas A. Chiffon. di-
rector of the technical division,
engineering department of the du-
POnt Company. A member of the
National Defense Research Com
mittee, Mr.. ChiltOn's research was
largely responsible for the pro-
NNoo VI uidhitlS uiliiC dClu lIOlu ALL
monia." one of the important con-
tributiOns to explosives, accord
ing TO DIR. W. o. Sypherd. who act
ed as orator.
81 Bachelor Degrees
OF the 81 students who received
their bachelors degrees. only Is
were men, and of these. three were
awarded their degrees i'm absentia,
as they are with the armed forces,
and another was already i'm uni
form.
The students who were graduat-
ing early in the wartime accelerat-
cd program of the university. and
four who received masters de-
grees, were reminded of the re-
spOnsibility they must bear in maxi
ing this a free world by the Rev.
DIR, Henry Smith Lieper OF New
York city. secretary of the Coun-
Gil of Churches Of Christ in Ann
erica and American secretary of
the World Council of Churches.
ITum TO Page g. Pleaset
Milford chronicle., 1943-12-24
Restaurants Face
Revised RGtiORs
Only Bona Eide Eating
Places Will Receive
Full Shares

Chester BOwles, price admins
traitor. has outlined a new OPA
ralioning program for more than
100000 commercial and institu-
tional eating places in 1914, which
will mean larger ratlons Of meat
and processed foods for those who
eat at home.
Chief factor in the new plan.
Bowles said. is change in the
base OF computing an establish
ment's food ration from the num-
ber of persons served. regardless
of their order. to the number of
persons actually served food.
;Tura IN raEe J, Pleased
Milford chronicle., 1943-12-24
Court Is Studying
Mayoralty Case
Supreme Court Hears Argument
On Appeal From Decision

The State Supreme Court this
week heard argument on the APP
peal from the decision of the Su-
perior Court which ordered War
rem w. buckingham ousted as may
or of Middletown and after the
completion of the argument the
court took the question under ad-
visement.
Although the Supreme Court was
adjourned until January 90 it was
not definitely indicated that the
courts decision would be handed
down at that time and meanwhile
the stay of execution in the ous-
ter. issued by the Supreme Court
earlier this month. automatically
remains i'm effect and permits
Buckingham TO retain the mayors
office.
Judge =. Warren Green. counsel
for Buckingham. argued that the
statute under which the decision of
the Superior Court was reached is
unconstitutional. He also raised the
question concerning the applicable
ity of the statute TO the Office of
mayor of a municipal corporation
and also argued on the possibility
of placing separate constructions
on the statute.
William II. FOulk. who was as
sOciated with Howard +. Lynch.
JT.. in the proceedings. argued
that the Legislature did not vio-
late any constitutional provisions
in passing the statute in question
and that the provision during
term is TO prevent members of the
judiciary from actually becoming
while the provision af-
ter term is to prevent members of
rFlirn Ie PsEs a. plsasrl
Milford chronicle., 1943-12-24
Dr.. BartIey
breaches Here
This Sunday
Wesley Junior College
President Will Address
Congregation Of First
Presbyterian Church.

An especially interesting Christ
mas service is being planned for
Sunday morning. December &c, at
the First Presbyterian Church. DR..
Oler A. Bartley. president of Wes-
ley Junior College of Dover, is to
be the minister
DIR. Bartley is recognized as a
particularly capable preacher and
hence his sermon, the Christmas
Story. will be an inspiring mess
age.
Special Christmas music will be
rendered by the choir and sDlO-
lists.
A special vesper service will he
held at the church on Sunday af-
ternoOn at Rve o'clock under the
direction of the choir director. Mr..
Nichols. This service will be fea-
tured by special music and there
fore it will be quite worth while
to attend it. The public is cordi-
ally invited
Milford chronicle., 1943-12-24
Guard Dance
Will Be Held.
Monday Night.
Plans Are Complete For
Most Gala Affair Of
The Holiday Season In
This Vicinity.

With the advance sale OF tickets
we'll received, everything is in
readiness for the gala holiday
dance, sponsored by Company G,
Delaware State Guard. which will
be held in the beautiful new Mil
ford ArmOry on North Walnut
street, next Monday evening. De-
cember 81.
The cO-chairmen, First Sergeant
William Dean Kimmel and Corpor-
al Carson Ward. together with
their committees have been busy
this week decorating and prepar-
ing the armOry for the fete.
Otis Jester, son of the late II.
W. Jester of Ellendale, now resid-
ing at Salisbury. Md. will bring
his all-star orchestra to Milford
for the dance. Mr.. Jester is rec
Ognized as one of the outstanding
band leaders on the Eastern Shore
and many of his orchestra MEM
bers have worked with some of
the nations leading name bands. A
vocalist will accompany the or
chestra to Milford.
For the information of those who
have not as yet secured tickets.
they may obtain them from any
member of the local company. at
PettyjOhn's Pharmacy and Ragains
Drug Store, or from Captain J.
Holland Prettyman. They may also
be purchased at the door the night
of the dance. Price $1.1O each, in
cluding tax.
Refreshments will he available
any time during the dance at the
downstairs commissary Proceeds
from the sale of tickets will be us
ed TO purchase equipment not pro-
vided by the state.
Milford chronicle., 1943-12-24
State WAC Recruiting
Record Is Improved
Has Climbed From Last
Place In Second Service
Command To First

Dclawarc's WAC recruiting rec
ord has climbed from last to first
place in the Second Service COM
mand, Captain Elaine +. Monroe.
state recruiting officer, announced
this week.
AT conclusion of the all-states
campaign for WAC recruits Della
ware has made a higher percentage
of filling its goal than either New
York or New Jersey.
The Second Service Command.
which must recruit its WACS from
critical labor areas. stood high
among the nine participating
the United States.
Milford chronicle., 1943-12-24
To Investigate
Of
School Buses
Superintendent Holloway
To Investigate Reports
Some Carriers Are Be
ing Overloaded.

An investigating to determine
whether certain school buses are
being overloaded. as reported, was
authorized last Friday by the State
Board of Education.
The probe will be conducted by
DR.. II. V. Holloway, state superin-
tendent of public instruction and
secretary of the board.
A. complete report showing the
capacity and present loads hauled
by all school buses in the state was
presented to the board and the in
vestigatiOn was authorized follow
ing its examination.
On the question as to whether a
shortened school year should affect
the teachers salaries. the board ex-
pressed the opinion that the school
year should remain at $50 days and
children who are needed for work
should be excused.
Plans For Next Year
In cases where the school year is
shortened for a few days, teachers
should be paid for full year i'm ac-
cordance with their contract, the
board said. adding that next year
if such shortening of the school
year. is contemplated, contracts
should be made in accordance with
such shortened year.
DIR. Holloway stated that the
board considered the matter of Civ
ing instructors now in the military
service credit for that time OIL their
teaching experience and took the
action:
Persons i'm the military service
should be given credit for expert
ence as if they were teaching but
salary increases allowed must re-
main within the present salary
Milford chronicle., 1943-12-24
Moulinie Sentencing
Postponed Last Week
Absence Of Presiding Judge Terry
Holding Up Court Action

Due to the absence of one of the
presiding judges who is out of the
state, Carl Joseph MOulinie. Fort
Miles warrant officer, convicted of
maFsiaughter In the
death of his fellow warrant officer.
John w. WoFthiHgton. was not SEN
fenced last Saturday in the Sussex
Court of Oyer and Terminer.
Chief Justice Daniel j. Layton
said that the absence of Judge
Charles l.. Terry. Jr.. one of the
presiding jurists. has caused the
pOstponement until sometime this
week.
MOuline was found guilty Decem-
ber 3 following a twO-day trial. The
state alleged he shot and killed
WorthingtOn in the latter's home
on November .. following an ar
gument with WOrthingtOn over his
wife.
Milford chronicle., 1943-12-24
Cut In Paper Size
Is Ordered For "a
Magazines Also Must Reduce, WPB
Says; Books Will BE Affected

Newspapers and magazines will
be simmer or smaller in 1884 un-
der a War Production Board order
this week which drastically curtails
use Of paper in all printing opera
tiOns.
II. NJ. Bitner, director of the
WPB printing and publishing di-
vision, said the order would force
magazines and newspapers into
fewer pages or reduced page sizes,
since all other economies were
utilized 70 meet !. 1913 paper e-sTs
tailmeht orders.
Paper tonnage allOcated TO all
graphic arts industries in 1914 is
roughly IS per cent of 1g4l con-
sumption, the WPB said. and will
result i'm a scheduled annual saw
ing of 1.250.000 tons of paper.
Follow Recommendation
The cuts exactly follow recon-
made by industry adj
vistOry committees when the short
age of paper became acute.
Paper consumption has been
running far ahead of war-reduced
pulp production. the WPB said.
The curtailment orders will bring
in line with estimated
production and preserve inventory
reserves. which the WPB reported
at dangerously low levels.
NewspTint available to newspa-
per publishers in the first quarter
of 1914 will be 23.6 per cent under
the S69.296 tons consumed in the
first quarter of 1871. the WPB es-
timated. Newsprint quotas will be
based on tonnages required to print
net paid circulatiOns in the cOrre-
spending quarters of 1871.
Fixed Sliding Scale
The order fixed sliding scale
Of use reductions, with the larger
papers required to make the deep
est cuts. as recommended by the
Turn to rage .. Pleasel
Milford chronicle., 1943-12-24
Alcohol Tax Unit Wdnfs
Citizens To Report Tioldtors

The United States Government
is in need of revenue in these per-
ilous times. The Alcohol Tax Unit,
Bureau of Internal Revenue, is
very desirous of having citizens
report the activities Of liquor
bootleggers in Delaware localities.
Everyone knows that huge sums
of revenue are lost by the oper-
alton of an Illicit distillery. Con-
Milford chronicle., 1943-12-24
OPA Grants Extra
Pork Ration Points
Validates Stamp No. 1 In Book 4
For Meat Buying For Next 10 Days

The Office of Price Administra-
tiOn declared a pork chop dividend
Tuesday night.
1t designated spare ration stamp
No. 1 in Ration Book Number A.,
as good for an extra five points in
the purchase of pork.
The order. effective at midnight
Tuesday. was issued to meet rap
idly-mounting pressure on the hog
markets and storage facilities
where swine and meat were piling
up without enough takers.
'Fhe extra points are good only
until midnight Sunday, January ?.
OPA said the temporary valida-
ton of a special stamp for extra
pork provided "the simplest and
most effective manner for getting
the unexpectedly large civilian
supply of pork into the hands of
the housewife" Chester Bowles,
OPA administrator. said the house
wife may use the spare stamp only
for the purchase of pork.
Milford chronicle., 1943-12-24

coctions are placed on the market
which are detrimental to the health
of the persons who consume them.
As to fraud on the revenue, re-
Gently there was an illicit alcohol
distillery seized in New Jersey that
defrauded the Uaited States Gov
ernment of s11.520.00 in taxes
daily. This amount Of money in
lrum b rase >. Fisasef
Milford chronicle., 1943-12-24
500 Volunteers To
Get OPA Award
Chester BOWIes Praises Those Who
Assisted Price, RatIOnIng Boards


More than 500 volunteers who
have assisted the IL OPA war price
and rationing boards in Delaware
will be eligible to apply for war
service award certificates to be
presented by the OPA, Charles w.
Hardesty,. state OPA director, said
this week.
Announcement was made by the
OPA that nearly 100000 volunteers
throughout the country who have
contributed 100 hours or more of
service to the nations war price
and ratiOning boards will receive
such awards.
The awards will be made to mark
the second anniversary on January
) Of organization of the boards.
The OPA plans TO present the war
service award certificates to all
10O-hOur volunteers. Later special
certificates will be awarded board
members.
Turn to FaEc 8. Pleased
Milford chronicle., 1943-12-24
Col. Albert S. Foreman Is
Nor Acting State Draft Chief

followed the recommendation.
Under the Selective Training and
Service Act of 1910. any person APP
pointed. assigned. or detailed to
position in the selective service
system with a salary in excess of
$4,000 must be appointed. assign
ed or detailed by and with the
advice and consent Of the Senate"
ITum TO Page O.. Pleased
Milford chronicle., 1943-12-24

Colonel Albert S, Foreman is
acting state director of Selective
Service, ii was stated at state head
quarters in Wilmington this week
Colonel Foreman was recently
recommended for the position by
Governor Walter W. Bacon, but his
status was not clear when the time
came for him to assume the post
because no official appointment had
Milford chronicle., 1943-12-24
Weekly Weather
Report For Milford
From Wednesday, December l5, To
Tuesday, December 81, Inclusive

Charles ]. Holzmueller, weather
recorder for Milford. reports the
following thermometer readings for
Milford. from Wednesday. Decem-
Der Is, to Tuesday, December 21,
inclusive:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-08
1~A aad.

Ten illustrations BY Frank c. Pare
APPEAR IN the picture leaflet, AFRlCAs
copy. send ii seif-Addressed envelope
bearing .. Scent Stsmu. to Uncle Ray
in care Of The Evening star.
Read Uncle Ray in The Junior Sta,
EUery Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-08
Uncle Roy's Corner

II you were asked to name tho
longest-lived animals in the world"
you might say elephants, or you
might speak of certain turtles which
have been known to live 200 years
or more.
Elephants and several kinds of
turtles are indeed long-lived, but
have you thought Of the age Of the
amoeba? That tiny animal has
perhaps the best claim to being
the oldest on earth.
The name Is pronounced "uh-ME-
buh." It comes from a Greek word
meaning change"
Amoebas live in water and as
long as they have water they are
likely to keep on existing. Instead
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-08

Vests psychic bid didn't keep the
opponents out OF game, but 1t did
steer them out Of three no-trump,
which. If played by North, would
have been easy against an opening
Of the club king.
West opened the six of clubs.
Dummy ducked and East won with
the jack and returned the seven.
Dummy's ace won and the heart
king was led. East took the ace
and returned the club king, which
dummy ruffed. South came to his
hand with the diamond ace, led a
low spade and finessed dummy's ten.
East took the trick with his jack
and led back his club queen, forcing
dummy to ruff with the spade king.
South got back to his hand with
the diamond queen, cashed the spade
ace. dropping Vests queen, then
led his last heart to dummy's jack.
When the heart queen was led,
East was couped. South had the
spade eight-six back of East's seven
five. If East ruffed the heart queen,
South would overruff, pick up East's
last trump and win the last trick
with dummy's king of diamonds. If
East discarded, he was merely post
poning the inevitable. South would
discard his diamond and East's
trumps would be couped on the next
lead.
SATURDAY. WY Vxyara m, s-LA
ner's partner and, with both sides
vulnerable, you held:
40
y AQJ74
8 AQ10 s.#.
4 A j 1O2
The bidding:
schenken You Jacoby Lightner
Pass ~ Pass ~
Pass CD
Answer-Three clubs. Although
partners response has limited his
strength, 1t does not entirely elini-
nate the possibility Of a slam.
Three clubs is forcing and gives
your partner chance to tell his
Pstrength and perhaps his distribu-
| ton,
Score 100 per cent for three clubs,
80 per cent for four clubs, 60 per
cent for four hearts, 40 per cent for
three hearts.
Question No. 1927.
Today you have the same hand
and the bidding continues:
| Schenkeu YoNs Jacobv Idphtner
PaA 10 Pass Az
81 Pass 80
Pass CD Atzh "a. u
What do you bid? (Answer to-
| morroW.)
released by the Bell Syndicate, 1nc)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-08

Of dying, they split In two. Where
there was single animal one min
ute, there are two animals q little
later!
Some amoebas are so small that
100 would need to be lined up side
by side to make one inch! Others
are bit larger. but In general they
can be seen only with the help Of
microscope.
A spoonful OF muddy water from
pond contains scores of amoebas.
Many Of them live on the bottoms Of
ponds, lakes and rivers, but some
kinds are found in the ocean.
When I spoke of Ginning up" 100
ahoebas, it was with the idea Of
pointing out their small size. Any
one who could line up 100 live
amoebas in a free space one inch
wide would have to be q magician
or something better. They keep
changing their shape and do not
care to stay where they are put.
An amoeba has only one cell. It
Is without legs but can walk In q
certain sense From the edge Of
its body 1t sends out parts which
have been given a name meaning
false feet"
The false feet hold on fairly well
and the rest Of the body is pulled
after them. Then the outstretched
parts come right back into the bodyl
Finding bit Of food, the amoe-
ba walks or rolls over it, then waits
until the food passes through the
thin coat around its body.
Scientists believe that annoebas
were the first form Of animal life
on earth. Some estimate that they
first lived from 10000 900 to 50,-
DOC, 900 years ago. II they have
been dividing ever since, all COM
ing from the first stock, those alive
today must be many millions Of
years old!
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-09

Gilbert, Betty Bender and Clar-
en- Putnam displayed great YER
satility, and Phyllis Moffett, in an
acrobatic darce, awed spectators
with her contortions. The mixed
choir of 66 voices beautifully
rendered a classic number
Prayer from Haensel and Gre
tel, and the Negro spiritual
Joshua Fit de Battle OBJ Jerico."
Dorothy Cummings was the SOLO
list of the second number. The
band and choir rendered "All
Out America" and the closing
number was beautiful climax
TO an enjoyable evening.
The curtains parted display
ing an inspiring tableaux. Do
iores Rick, elected to the honor,
was posed as the Statue of Lib
erty surrounded BY Selfridgc
5ofdicrs|Sceats an5Epurscs-a and
as the National anthem was
played, American flags were
lowered from above The stage.
Over $3.50 was cleared and the
proceeds will be turned over TO
the music tund Of the club.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-09
Large Audience Enjoys
Music Review at Utico
Program Called Finest Of It's
Kind Ever Given in Community

out any one number for especial
merit. each che being outstand-
ing.
Little Jack Yeske as Master OF
Ceremonies, the program opened
with numbers by the band. The
voices of Doris White, Dorothy
Cummings and Lenora Russell
blended beautifully in trio, and
the dance orchestra, new or
ganization, played the next
numbers with Helen Marie Muir
ply and Doris White as soloists.
The Corn Huskers were a fine
rube assembly, brought great
applause for their laughable
stunts. Boys of this group were
Bill Knight, Jack Ream, Richard
SaWicki, James Bier, Dayton
Ziehm, Robert DeNeen. Clarence
Grimm displayed exceptional
talent in a cornet solo and an
acrObatic- dance Betty Ben
der, a musical reading by Don
ma Lou Slusher, music by the
Grade School Chorus and band
numbers concluded part one of
the program.
Part two opened with the
Girls Chorus presenting two
lovely numbers Glow Worm"
by Lincke, and When Day Is
Done by Katscher. The boys
4uartette was a we'll balanced
group members being Earl
Kraft, Don Klaus, Jack Yeske
and Herbert Schwartz. The an
tics of the Dutch Band were
particularly amusing. Jess Ben
nett, Russ Aller, Bob Bertram,
Clarence Grimm anc Bill Aller.
Three girl tap dancers Peggy
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-09
Senators Eye
African Jauni
Ignore Charges
Of Absenteeisn

WASHINGTON, April O. up
- Undeterred by Majority Lead
er Barkley's criticism Of "ab-
senteeism" in Congress, mem
bers of rival committees maneuv-
cred today toward a two-front
senatorial invasion of North
Africa.
Senator Chandler (D-Ky.) told
reporters he planned to move a
military subcommittee into the
battle zone - las soon as the
War Department can make ar
rangements" - to look things
over at first hand.
That was "okay" with Chair
man Truman (D-Mo.) of the
Senate war investigating COM
mittee whose subcommittee of
four is all set to 60 ahead with
its own inspection tour within a
matter of days.
Efforts to agree on joint
delegation fell through earlier
in the week.
Meanwhile other senator's
pondered remarks made by Sem
ator Barley, Chambers Ken
lucky colleague, on the floor
yesterday. Said Barkley:
1T has got to be a habit that
senator's are on one mission or
another all over the United
States, if not all over the world.
They are anywhere except here
in the Senate where they were
chosen to serve"
Reminding his colleagues of
criticism of "absenteeism" in in
dustry, he added, 1.-The first thing
we know there will be criticism
centered on the Senate of the
United States"
Barley spoke out after OBJ
lection was raised to consider
alton of a government overtime
pay bill next Monday on the
ground that some senators could
not be present then.
Chandler said he and Sen
ators O'Mahoney (D-Wyo.) and
Lodge (R-Mass.) of his sub-com-
mittee conferred for an hour
yesterday with Gen. George
Marshall, chief Of staff, on how
we can best inspect army install
lations, troops and other phases
of the military program with
the least possible interference
with the prosecution of the war"