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Milford chronicle., 1943-03-05
Measles Start With
Cold And Chills
Is Very Contagious And Danger
Gus To Infants And Tots

B Measles, says the State Board OF
Health, is very contagious dis
ease especially dangerous for in
fants and young children. Last
year there were 216 cases of meas
les reported in the state and this
year, so far, there have been 81,
but 1871 was an epidemic year with
9.0003 cases reported IN Deiaware.
Measles is to be feared chiefly
/ because of the complications from
other infections. most often of
which are Inflammation of the
middle ear and broncopneumonia.
1t is during the early period that
measles is most contagious. At
first the child may appear to have
only a cold but the mother who
sends her child to school or allows
him to play in the street at this
time is helping to spread the dis
ease to other children.
The virus which causes measles
is present in the nose and throat
discharges of the sick person and
is easily spread to others by cough
ing and sneeZing-even by talking.
Recognizing Measles
A slight fever is usually the first
definite sign of measles. 1t COM
monty appears about 10 days after
exposure. Next, the child's eyes
become red and watery, with puff
ness of the lower lids. Within a
day or so the usual signs of a
cold with sneezing, running nose,
and a tight hacking cough are
present.
The rash does not, usually, start
to break out until or 4 days after
the child has appeared ill. Then
red spots appear usually first be-
hind the ears, on the forehead, or
on the cheeks, and then spread
down the body. The spots collect
in large red blotches and usually
itch. This lasts about 5 days, and
when it disappears, the skin of the
face and body begin to peel in fine
branrlike flakes.
Dangers From Measles
Bronchopneumonia is present in
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Milford chronicle., 1943-03-05
Dover College Head
viii Be HonOred
DIR. Walter Hearn viii
Be In Charge Of The
Reception To Be Given
To Rev. o. A. BARLEY
And Family.

The board of trustees of Wesley
Junior College wifi hold recep-
ton for the Rev. Oler A. Barley
who recently assumed the presi-
dency of the institution. and his
family in Holt Chapel at the col
lege, Wednesday evening. March
10. A cordial invitation is extend
ed to the public to attend this re-
ception.
The Rev. DR.. Walter A. Hearn,
superintendent of the Dover Dis
trict of the Peninsula Methodist
Conference, is chairman of the
committee arranging the affair and
he will be master of ceremonies.
Assisting DR.. Hearn are the Rev.
M. w. Marine. pastor of Wesley
Methodist Church, and the Rev.
Richard M. Green, executive sec
retary of the Peninsula Conference
Board of Education.
Among those expected to attend
are: Bishop Adna Wright Leonard
of the Washington Area of the
Methodist Church. Washington, D.
c.; Governor Walter w. Bacon,
Mayor J. Wallace Woodford, Secre-
tary of State William j. Storey, Ell
wood F. Nelson, Wilmington, pres
ident of the board; the Rev. J. B.
Dickerson, president of the PENN
sula Conference Board of Educa-
-tion; the Rev. DR.. Oliver J. Collins,
superintendent of the Wilmington
District; the Rev. Ralph c. Jones,
superintendent of the Salisbury
District; the Rev. Roscoe F. Metz
ger, president of the Dover Min
isterial Association: T. Blair Ely.
Wilmington, conference director of
lay activities; ]. Hobson Davis,
president of the conference wo-
mems Society of Christian Service.
and Miss Edythe Stafford, confer
.ence director of youth.
Music will be furnished by the
college choir under the direction
of Mrs. William J. Storey.
Mr.. BARLEY was born in Cape
Charles, Va, attended schools
there and later went to Randolph
Macon College at Ashland, Va. He
received his A. B. and NJ. A. de-
grees at the University of Dela-
ware and was a member of the
Phi Kappa Phi honorary society
and the Chi Beta Phi scientific hon
orary society. He is married to the
former Miss Frances Holland of
Richmond. Va. There are two chill
dren, Frances and AmmOn Bart
ley.
Mr.. Bartley recently came to
the college from the pastorate of
the Newark Methodist Church, sue
ceeding the Rev. DR.. Arthur J.
Jackson, who resigned. After be-
ginning his career as a teacher in
Virginia he entered the ministry
and has served several pastorates
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Milford chronicle., 1943-03-05
With 1892 Registering
On Last Day Less Than
5000 Are Without Cop
les Of War Ration
Book Two.

A total of 267,1l3 Delawareans
registered for War Ration Book No.
2 at the 152 centers in the state
during the four day enrolment per-
iod which ended last Friday.
OPA officials. who said the fig
ures were subject to some revision,
estimated that less than 5000 per-
sons failed to get copies of the book.
They will not be able to get them
until after March Is, when the To-
cal rationing boards will start is
suing them to persons who did not
register.
In Wilmington the registration
totalled 120,272, while in New Cas-
tie county as whole the total was
1898 for the four days. In Kent
county 3O.77O books were handed
out. while in Sussex county the
number was 52,430
Throughout the state total of
33,762 books were distributed last
Friday to wind up the registration.
154,6O6 Excess Cans
Excess cans declared in Della
ware totalled 154,606 for the full
registration period.
James l.. Luke. Jr.. state OPA
director. expressed his apprecia-
ton to the school teachers and
officials and other individuals
numbering about 1000. who volun-
teered their services in the regis
tration. They have done the peo-
pie of this state a great service by
doing this work" he said.
Milford chronicle., 1943-03-05
Safety Day
Observed At
Century Club
Mrs. Walter X. Barrett
Was The Chairman for
The Day; Banning and
WOOdfOrd Spoke.

Safety Day at the Milford New
Century Club on Monday was a
very interesting one for the mem
berss Mrs. Walter X. Barrett, whose
interest in safety is known all over
the state, was chairman for the
day. Mrs. Barrett is serving the
local club as well as the State
Federation in this capacity. She
spoke on safety in the home before
presenting City Manager Charles
+. Banning, who in turn introduc-
ed Wallace WOodford, mayor of
Dover, who spoke. Mayor Edward
c. Evans. who had planned to be
present was detained at home be-
cause of. "a severe cold. Mr.. Wood
ford gave credit 10 the women OF
the country who have done much
in civilian defense and have pro-
NOTED safety by teaching children
at home. He spoke of the intOxi-
Gated driver whose judgment is
not good for the time. of safety in
factories where loss of production
is caused through accidents. Unity
of thought in safety should be in
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Milford chronicle., 1943-03-05
Men-Women Needed
For Govt. Posts
Those Experienced In Agriculture
Study Especially Sought

Men and women who have had z
to 4 years of technical experience
or college study in agriculture are
sought for government work in
Washington. d. c., and in ether
parts of the country, Earl X. Will
Iiams. local secretary for the Uni
ted States Civil Service Commits
sion announced today. Persons em-
ployed in war work of equal skill
are requested not to apply.
AS agricultural aids, they will
set up laboratory apparatus, run
laboratory tests, do control work,
make control studies, surveys, and
Investigations designed to further
the effective utilization of agricul-
tural resources.
Salaries for aids are from $3.50
to $2,433 a year. These salaries in
clude overtime pay for the present
4S-hour week.
The heavy demand in Federal
agencies for photostat. and blue
print operators has caused the
commission to liberalize require
ments for these jobs, it was also
announced. Persons who have had
three months appropriate expert
ence or so hours appropriate train
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Milford chronicle., 1943-03-05
Housewives Warned
On Price OF Butter
Best Grades Should Not
Cost More Than SIC
OPA Says

Delaware housewives should pay
no more than 81 cents per pound
for the best grades of butter. the
0PA announced today. This new
ceiling price is the maximum re-
tail selling price for 92 and 93 score
butter, packed in one-pound car
tons of quarter pound pieces. Prices
have been similarly set for cheaper
grades.
At the same time. dollar and
cents ceiling prices were specified
for butter sales at every stage of
distribution from the time it leaves
the creamery until its purchase by
the ultimate consumer. This reg
ulation will enable the OPA to
keep a closer check on black mar
kets than would otherwise be pos
sible.
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Milford chronicle., 1943-03-05
Many Men Inducted
By Kent Board No. 2
Large Group Left For Camp Last
Saturday

Men recently inducted from
Board No. at Harrington, Kent
county, are:
Leland Elwood Spayd. William
Joseph Fox. Harry Samuel Raugh-
ley, Douglas Eugene Lynch. Frank
lin Howard KOOntz, William Rob
ert Stubbs, Gordon COunselman
Belts. Curley Hutchins, William
Minner Muncey, James Franklin
Pearson, Alfred Charles Anderson,
Oscar Terrell Roberts. Jr., William
Edward Hearn. Edgar Thomas
Moore, Edward Kirby, Leonard
John Horleman, William Ernest
Griffith, Richard Egerton Eckel.
James Sipple Webb, Benjamin Hol-
loway, Harold Cain. William Lyn-
wood Biddle, Harry otto Felty,
Russell James Moore. Alvin Ber-
nard Moore, Howard Breeding. Ar
mour Purcell. Martin Ford ALA
band, Jr., Wallace Paul Wootten.
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Milford chronicle., 1943-03-05
Rotarians S 1t. |. NJ. Hayes
Entertained OF The WAACS
By First Head Visits Milford
Membership We're The
Guests OF ''Buck" Der
ricksOn On Monday
Evening.

The entire membership of the
Milford Rotary Club were the
guests of r. A. Buck Derrickson
at dinner on Monday evening of
this week. The occasion was the
celebration of Bucks" birthday.
The affair was held in the Varney
auditorium of the community build
ing. with the fire company catering.
under the direction of c. ID. Holz-
mueller and Charles E. Varney.
After a delicious and bountiful
repast, President c. Van Nuis Will
kerson turned the Rotary Bell and
gavel over to Buck" who was the
first president of the club. Buck"
presiding, told of some of the early
experiences of the club, and how
down through the years, the Or
ganization has always taken a lead
ing part in fostering movements
calculated to develop the city.
City Manager Charles Z. Ban
ming. the guest speaker, spoke
briefly on cooperative buying, as
a means of increasing buying pow
er and revenue. MIR. Banning also
said that at the present time there
are 5000 people gainfully employ
ed in this city earning apprOxi-
mately 100000 per week.
Music for the affair was furnish
ed by group of young music stu
dents under the direction of Mrs.
Florence II. Johnston.
AS a special treat. Lieutenant
Emil Kielbasa was induced to at
tend the dinner and give a brief re-
sumo of his activities while serv-
ing as a fighter pilot on the North
African front.
Milford chronicle., 1943-03-05
Auxiliary A
Police Are
Doing Fine
Patrol. Job
Captain Moore And Ser
geant Sherwood State
Work Is Forward Step
In Protection Of Pub
lie During Emergency.

Patroling the streets of Milford
by the Milford Auxiliary Police is
still being voted a successful inno-
walton.
Last Saturday night there were
eleven men doing this extra police
work; Sunday evening eight were
on duty, and Monday eleven again
were policing the dimly-lighted
streets.
These men are all sworn officers
with full police power. They can
be distinguished by their arm
bands and badges
Police Captain Wilson Moore and
Sergeant Norris Sherwood have
stated that this work is a step for
ward in police protection during
the present emergency.
Before going on duty each man
is required to register at police
headquarters, and is then handed
equipment. The time they leave
headquarters is checked, and they
are required to report every half
hour from a police call box in the
sector they are patroling.
They are required to report any
unusual occurrence that comes to
their attention while on duty; to
check dim-out violations; keep or
der. and offer protection to per-
sons of the streets.
If required the police patrol
wagon is at their call, and with
full powers to make an arrest they
may place call for the wagon,
and regular police assistance from
any phone, or call box in this city.
Those who are doing this extra
duty are volunteers and are serv-
ing without compensation, but are
willingly giving their time and
services to a need that is made im-
perative by wartime. conditions.
Milford chronicle., 1943-03-05
Ceilings For
Beef, Pork Are
n OW Being
Set TheOPA
Fats, Butter, Cheese Due
For RatiOning On
April First; Quota For
Meat May Be l 3-4
Pounds.

Uniform. dollar-and-cents price
ceilings on beef and pork for every
meat market in each community
are being worked out, it was dis
closed this week, together with a
license system for all slaughterers
in program to combat black mar
kets.
Price Administrator Prentiss
Brown advised a Senate agriculture
subcommittee that the New York
ceilings would go into effect in a
few days and be followed a short
while later by new beef ceilings.
Later, he told a press conference
that the Agriculture Department is
working out the license system to
extend down to every slaughterer
of meat for sale, including individ-
ual farmers.
From other sources, not willing
to be quoted by name, it was re-
ported that meats, cheese, butter,
cooking fats and oils will be ra-
toned beginning April /, with ev-
cry person limited to about IL
pounds of meat a week.
Brown declined at his press con-
ference to confirm these reports,
but did say that when meat ration
ing begins the allowance per per-
son will have to be less than the
21s pounds a week originally esti-
mated by government food authori-
ties.
The establishment of uniform
beef and pork price ceilings
throughout each community will
mean higher prices for some retail
ers and lower ones for, others
Brown said. Present ceilings are
the highest price that the retailer
charged last March.
The OPA fixed two ceilings for
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Milford chronicle., 1943-03-05
Help For Farmers
On Income Tax
Assistance Will Be Avail
able All Next Week
In Sussex County

During the week of March S-12,
assistance will be available to
Sussex. county farm people with
their income tax records, through
the cooperation of the Delaware
Extension Service. Because so
many farmers are confronted with
the problem of filing income tax
returns this year. this practice has
been inaugurated as a special SER
vice to farmers. In addition to
aiding with the preparation of
records for the 1912 tax form. aid
is being given in starting a simple
system of farm accounts for 1943,
which should prove to be of great
help in filing tax returns year
from now.
Below is a schedule where rep
resentatives of the Extension Ser
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Milford chronicle., 1943-03-05
Scout Troop 100 Is
Registered For 1943
Marvin Calls Is SeOutmaStef Of
Troop Rotary Club Sponsors

Beginning March /, the Milford
Boy Scout Troop No. 100 of the
Delmarva Council begins another
year of activity.
The annual charter expired Feb
ruary 2S and scouts, leaders, and
troop committeeman must re-reg-
lister each year upon the rolls at
National Scout Headquarters.
Troop No. 100 will begin its new
year with thirty-One boys in the
regular troop and three boys in
the sea scout patrol.
Those registering include James
Peterman, George Marshall. Burton
Coverdale, Frank Reedy. Jr., Her.
schel Deputy. Thomas Pierce. Mar
tin Coverdale, Joseph McFaul,
Jack Tease. Sonny Mccoy, William
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Milford chronicle., 1943-03-05
Recruiting Officer For
Delaware Spoke At
Several Places While
In This City.

Lieutenant Ida May Hayes of the
Delaware recruiting office for the
WOmen's Army Auxiliary Corps,
was in town Tuesday and Wednes-
day making appearances at several
places and addressing those assem-
bled. Lieutenant Hayes. very sim
cere in her work, says it is a sim
pie problem in arithmetic. The
Women's Army is needed to take
the place of men who will be used
for combat duty. and the full
strength of 100000 is needed. She
spoke while in Milford to the mem
bers of the Kiwanis Club, the Girl
Reserve and Business Girls group,
at Plaza Theatre, and at the high
school assembly. Interested per-
sons talked to her personally while
she was in town. The following
question and answer quiz. tells the
story of the WAACS and will give
the reading public the desired in
formation:
First of all, is the WAAC really
needed?
AAtIlfiidAANtAtAg YES 4AHtduN AitN TVS
ident has authorized the Corps to eX-
pand from $4,000 to 100000 The Air
Forces and Signal Corps have asked
for thousands OF WAAC members to
help with vital duties. Both Ground
Forces and the Services of Supply are
asking for thousands more. Members
Of the WAAC may he assigned to
duty with the Army anywhere-sOme
are already in Africa and England.
Can the WAAC really help win
the war?
The whole idea of the WAAC is to
replace trained soldiers needed at the
front. II American women pitch i'm
now to help our Army las women in
Britain, Russia and China dO). we
can hasten NictOry-and peace.
But can l live comfortably on
WAAC pay?
There are few civilian jobs in which
you could earn clear income. as WAAC
members do. of $50 to Sl3S a
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Milford chronicle., 1943-03-05
267,113DeIawareans
Get RatiOns Books
TORONTO BALL Club
NOT COMING HERE

Word has been received
this week by Frank r. Grier,
business manager of the
Milford Giants, that the To-
rOnto, Canada. baseball club.
leading International League
contenders, have cancelled
plans that would have
brought them to Milford for
their spring training. Bur-
leigh Grimes is the mentor
of the Maple Leaf Nine.
War conditions are believ-
ed to have decided the
change in the scheduled
spring training plans of the
Leafs" for club officials
previously expressed salts
faction with the Milford
grounds and set-up.
Milford chronicle., 1943-03-05
Harry Glasco To
Address Boy Scouts
Phone Company Employee win
Speak On Communications

Harry Glaseo of the Diamond
State Telephone Company, will be
the guest speaker Friday. March 5,
at the regular meeting of Boy
Scout Troop No. 102.
The boys are very much inter-
ested in signaling and communica-
tions at this time because it is part
of their requirements to become
second class scouts.
Mr. Glasco has planned to tell
the boys something of the history
of the telephone and also explain
some of the working parts. He has
some very fine old pieces of tele-
phone equipment to show and dem
onstrate.
Scouts of Troop No. 100 will al
so be guests of Troop No. 102 at
this meeting.
Milford chronicle., 1943-03-05

part of the National Home Food
Supply for Victory campaign from
March ! to 20.
All families are being urged to
plan to be as self-sufficient as pos
sible this year, to figure out now
what they will need and how they
can produce it.
Home demonstration agents in
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Milford chronicle., 1943-03-05
Farmers VIII Meet
At State College
Instructive Session Will Be Held
All bay Tomorrow

Delaware State College is ready
for its Farmers Greater Produc-
ton Conference which will con-
vene in Dover on March 6. Agri-
cultural experts from both Wash
ington and Delaware have accept
ed invitations to participate on the
program designed to gear each far
mer into utilizing every available
space to raise food products dur
ing this year The afternoon ses-
siOns will include discussion per-
iods and a fellowship luncheon
will be served at p. m. using
products from the schools farm.
In an open letter to farmers,
President Howard d. Gregg said:
Il am sure you are vitality inter-
ested in the program of our gov
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Milford chronicle., 1943-03-05
Oil-Drum. Fire Here
Destroys Garage
Children Playing With Matches Be-
lieVed Responsible For BIaza

Fire, thought to have originated
from children playing with
matches, destroyed the garage of
Howard White at the corner of
North Washington and Fifth
streets, late Monday afternoon. to-
gether with one of two drums fill
ed with fuel oil. The drum explo-
sion caused a third alarm.
Great clouds of smoke filled that
section of the city, caused by the
tar roof and burning oil. There
was no car I'M the garage at the
time of the fire, which was ex-
tinguished by the Carlisle Fire
Company.
The property is owned by James
Wilson. proprietor of Wilson's Mill
this city.
Milford chronicle., 1943-03-05
Save Calves By Using
Improved Practices
A. L. TOmhaVe Warns Against
Over Eating Danger

Control of scours in newborn
calves. one good step toward pro-
lection of future supplies of milk
and other dairy products. can be
taken care of largely by prevention
of Overfeeding. according to A. E.
Tomhave. head of the department
of animal and poultry industry,
University of Delaware.
The calf is likely to overeat ii
left with the COW continuously for
a day or so after birth. a common
practice. AS a result the calf may
die Of indigestion. particularly If
the udder contains large amount
of milk shortly after calying.
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Milford chronicle., 1943-03-05
State Housewives Make Pledge
NO Produce More Food At Home

This week more than 1900 Della
ware women-members of so home
demonstration clubs-are being
asked to sign pledge that they
will produce and conserve just as
much of their home food supply as
possible. This work is being car
ried on by the Delaware Agricul-
tural Extension Service through
club home production chairmen as
Milford chronicle., 1943-03-05
Extension Service Now offers
Full Information On Gardening

Extension Service.
Mr.. Brasher has given the twelve
basic steps necessary to producing
a successful vegetable garden with
plenty of food to preserve for win
ter use. The material is carefully
explained for the benefit of begin
ming gardeners. and contains much
information for the experienced
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Milford chronicle., 1943-03-05
Creadick Interests
Have Been Sold
Harrington Lumber And Supply
Go. VIII Operate Lumber Interests

Announcement has been made
that the large lumber and piling
business of the late Alfred Cook
man Creadick has been sold by
the administrator to the Harring-
ton Lumber and Supply Company.
who recently purchased the hold
ings there of the l. ID. Short LIm-
ber Company. Fulton Downing,
formerly of Milford, is head of the
lumber company and will contin-
ue to manage the additional busi-
ress. Mr.. Downing said his pilr-
chase included five tracts of tim
Der. saw mill besides numerous
trucks and tractors. The force of
employees working in the woods
and driving the rolling stock, will
probably continue in tho new firm.
The price consideration is private.
Milford chronicle., 1943-03-05

A new folder, Vegetable Gard
ening for Victory" is being distri-
buted to all farm families in Del
aware, and copies are available for
urban gardeners through the State
Victory Garden Committee. This
publication, Wartime Extension
Folder No. 5, has been prepared by
e. p Brasher, truck crop special
ist of the Delaware Agricultural
Milford chronicle., 1943-03-05
Population OF State
Rises 3.8 Pct. In AZ
Delaware As OF 1912 Has 275,47s
Persons; Kent Declines

Delaware, due largely to expand
ing war industries, showed an in
crease in civilian population of 3.S
per cent from April /. 1910, to May
l, 1912, the Bureau OF Census esti-
mates.
The population jumped from
265.343 in 1910 to 374.47S in 1912
an increase OF 10,135.
The metropolitan area of Will
mington and New Castle county
for the same period showed a jump
OF 40 per cent with an additional
7,165 persons.
Kent county declined from 34,441
to 31,304, while Sussex county
scared from 52,4l9 to 5S,526.
Milford chronicle., 1943-03-05
Weekly Weather
Report For Milford
From Wednesday, February "a, TO
Tuesday, March 2, Inclusive

Charles j. Holzmueller, weather
recorder for Milford, reports the
following thermometer readings for
Milford from Wednesday, February
"a, to Tuesday, March 2, inclusive:
Temperature