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Milford chronicle., 1943-06-04
Civilian Defense Heads
Cooperate In Plans for
Prosecution If Regula-
tiOns Are Ignored;
Stress Regulations.

A uniform plan of procedure
against violators of the dimout
regulations has been adopted by
all defense councils of Kent cOun-
ty, under the leadership of Mayor
]. Wallace WOodford, county civil
ian defense coordinator, following
a meeting addressed by Colonel Ed
ward B. Towns of the Second Ser
vice Command, in Dover last Fri
day night.
w. B. McKendrick, Jr., acting
superintendent of state police, as
sured at the meeting that the state
police will give full cooperation to
enforcement so far as the depart
ment's curtailed personnel and nu-
merous other added duties permit,
such as checking speed and re-
porting drivers operating over 35
miles an hour and cooperating fur
ther with the 0PA in the reporting
of unofficial driving.
Colonel John p. LeFevre, state
dimout director, stressed that full
compliance is the responsibility of
the individual. Deputy Attorney
General Henry j. Ridgely advised
the more than 100 civilian defense
workers, police representatives and
magistrates that the new civilian
defense law has overcome previous
obstacles of prosecution and as
sured that all violators arrested in
the future will be prosecuted.
Dimout, Colonel Towns explain
ed, not only prevents a glow help
full to enemy submarines but also
avoids the prevalence of a "bea-
con" for enemy airplanes if raid
were attempted, and further. makes
IL possible to assume a complete
blackOut more speedily and eff
fectively. A locality providing a
beacon effect by not being dimmed
and perceptible from a far greater
distance would enable the Oneom-
ing enemy planes to correct any
errors Of f..Rayigation he added
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Milford chronicle., 1943-06-04
Child browns In
Silver Lake, Dover
Body OF Shirley Reed. Age 13,
Recovered By Firemen

Shirley Reed. 13 years old,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
Reed. North Little Greek Road,
near Dover. was drowned last
Thursday evening while bathing
in Silver Lake. 1t is believed the
girl stepped into a hole as she dis
appeared suddenly from view while
wading out from shore. her COM
paniOns told police.
Robbins Hose Company firemen
responded to the alarm and Clar-
ence Dyer and William Behen. sec
ond class petty officer, U. S. Navy,
began diving in the lake. Behen
finally recovered the body but fire.
mems efforts at resuscitation were
futile. Coroner William NJ. Broad
way conducted an inquiry last Fri
day evening at the Torbert Fune-
raj Home where the body was tax
en-.
The girls companions included
Mrs. Marian Reed, her sister-in-
law; Isabelle Bitter, Betty Maris,
Kenneth Reed, the girls brother.
Milford chronicle., 1943-06-04
First Kent Co. C. 0. p.
Treasurer In Office
Webster Phillips Is First OF His
Party To Assume Duties

Webster Phillips on Tuesday be-
came the first Republican ever to
be county treasurer and collector
of taxes by election in Kent county
assuming Office as an outcome OF
the election last November.
While other elective officials of
Kent county take office the first
Tuesday in January. the county
treasurer and receiver Of taxes
does not take office until the first
Tuesday in June.
Phillips. former motor vehicle
Inspector and for the past two
years and half assistant state
property custodian. was sworn in
by Resident Judge Charles l..
Terry. Jr.
While about 16 years ago. Re-
publican was appointed to the Of
flee to serve an unexpired term, the
new treasurer and collector is the
first Republican to be elected.
Milford chronicle., 1943-06-04
Commencement
For Nurses w as
Held Tuesday
Rev. Willard G. Purdy of
Wilmington, Was The
Guest Speaker; Six
Diplomas Awarded.

The graduating exercises of the
Milford Memorial Hospital School
of Nursing for the class of 1943
were held in Avenue Methodist
Church on Tuesday evening, June
1, at $50 o'clock.
The program was as follows:
Professional, organ.
Invocation. Rev. John Jackson
Brown. Jr.
Music.
Glass History, Miss Julia Fran
ces Hurd.
Song, Miss jeanette Larsen.
Address. THE Nurses Code ,'
Rev. Willard Glenn Purdy.
Presentation of diplomas. DR.. G..
Layton Grier.
Presentation of pins, Mrs. Ra-
mona Breese.
Florence Nightingale Pledge,
graduating class with Mrs. Alice
Stevenson.
BenedictiOn, Rev Frank HersOn.
RecessiOnal.
Class ROll-Ann Wilson Hugg,
Julia Frances Hurd. jeanette Lar
sen, Agnes Hill Salmons, Betty
May Stevenson, Josephine Gather
inc Hudson.
Officers-Betty Stevenson, presi-
dent; Jeanette Larsen, vice presi-
dent; Agnes Salmons, secretary;
Josephine Hudson. secretary.
Class Flower-Red Carnation.
Glass COlors-Red and White.
Glass HistOrian-Julia Frances
Hurd.
Class SpOnsor-Mabel W. Har-
ringtOn.
Milford chronicle., 1943-06-04
u. S. Jury Indicts
Five Poultry Raisers
Attorney Says Chickens We're Sold
In Violation OF OPA Ceilings

Vielaiions of 0PA ceiling prices
on chickens are specified in indict-
ments returned in L. S. District
Court, Wilmington. on Tuesday of
this week against Miller Johnson
of ROxana. Harry G. Burton. Sr..
Milford; Oliver Hickman, of Mil
ford, Joseph StOeckel of Milford
and Harry Warrington of George
town.
Robert c. Barab. Jr., special as
sistant district attorney. said the
growers sold above ceiling prices
to a Milford processing plant.
Norman c. Baker of Selbyville,
was indicted on a charge of max
ing false statements to the jury
during its probe of the alleged
chicken black market.
The jury also indicted James A.
Lee of Wilmington on charge of
evading the Selective Service Act.
U. S. District Attorney Stewart
Lynch asked Judge Paul Leahy to
continue the present March term
grand jury through the June term.
or until present business of the
jury is completed.
Milford chronicle., 1943-06-04
Drive Against Jap
Beetles Is Launched
Treat Ground Against Pest In New
Castle And Sussex -.

About 25O square miles in New
Castle and Sussex counties will be
treated with 500 pounds of milky
white disease, as a protective mea-
sure against Japanese beetles.
DIR. j. Fenton Daugherty of the
University of Delaware faculty is
in charge of the field work in
southern New Castle county. He is
also conducting a survey to de-
termine the effect of previous in
oculations that have been made
during the past two years.
He will be joined later by Fred
C. Daigh in distributing the disease
dust in northern Sussex county.
Northern New Castle county and
Kent were treated last year with
the middle county getting a double
dose because of the heavy infesta-
tiOn.
Also assisting in this work that
is contributing to the control of
the Jap beetle are Paul Rice, head
of the entomology department, I'm
iversity of Delaware and Harvey
l.. Chada of the department.
Milford chronicle., 1943-06-04
Notices For To Dedicate
Second TaxFOrt Miles
Payment Out Chapel In July
Constructed Of Sand
stone Blocks 1t Is 100
Feet Long And 20 Feet
Wide, High Elevation.

The new Army post chapel being
built on the highest elevation over
looking the 1010-acre government
reservation of Fort Miles is expect
ed to be ready for dedication July
4.
The new chapel will be the cen
ter for all religious services on the
post, which, since the fort was
established have been held in the
ss0st theatre.
Constructed OF sandstone blocks,
il is 100 feet long and 20 feet wide
and conforms in general appear
ance to other post buildings, but
for the two wooden crosses I'M
bedded in the sandstone blocks on
each side of the entrance. A church
steeple and cross may be placed
on the gable above the doorway
There will be a fully equipped al
tar at the far end. behind which
will be an Office for the chaplains.
At the dedicatOry services ten
tatively set for the first week in
July. the post engineer, Captain
Justus B. NaylOr. will turn the
chapel over to Colonel Robert +.
Phillips. commanding officer Of the
HarbOr Defenses of Delaware. who
will turn it over to the post chap
lains. Captain James H. Bishop.
Protestant chaplain Chaplain
William B. Foley. Catholic. and
Private Abraham Katz. acting for
the Jewish contingent of service
men.
Chaplain Samuel Miller of the
First Army. at Governors Island.
will be invited to attend the cere-
mony and make the dedicatOry ad-
dress. The three-fold dedication
planned includes a Jewish service
on July =, and a Protestant service
on July 4 at $3.50 a. m, with a ded-
icatOrv Catholic mass at IL a. m.
Milford chronicle., 1943-06-04
Are Being Sent To APP
prOximately Sixty-six
Thousand Individuals
And Corporations.

Notices calling for payment OF
the second installment of the fed
eral income tax, due June Is. are
being sent to approximately $4,000
individuals and corporations from
the Delaware District office, Bu-
reau of Internal Revenue.
James H. Latchum, collector for
the Delaware District, said this
week no income tax legislation now
pending in Congress provides a
legitimate excuse for those liable
not to pay the installment.
Mr. Latchum pointed out that
the pending compromise tax mea-
sure specifically requires the June
Is installment to be paid
THE legislation pending affect
ing the taxpayers liability" Mr.
Latchum said. will not be in eff
feet until after payment of the
June installment." Mr. Latchum
explained the bills being forward
ed contain the name and address
of the taxpayer and indicate the
unpaid balance, as shown on the
uoOhS vi IGCOiu III llt NOllGClUl
office
Taxpayers must forward the pOr-
tion of the tax statement on which
the unpaid balance is shown and
which has blanks for the name and
address. in order that they will re-
ceive proper credit.
Those forwarding remittance by
mail can retain their portion of the
statement on which their name and
address is printed. The portion.
with blanks for name and address
es. should be forwarded with the
and should indicate
clearly the name, address, and
forwarded.
Those taxpayers who wish TO
pay in cash must bring the state
ment forwarded to the bureau Office
in the Federal Building. Whining
ton, with them at the time of max
ing payment in order to record
the proper receipt.
Milford chronicle., 1943-06-04
Paul r. Halfen
Is ataIIy
HurtByTractOr
Lincoln Youth Dies Of
Injuries Received Last
Saturday While Work
ing On Farm.

Paul Robert Halfen, 16 years old
died Wednesday of this week in
the Milford Memorial Hospital of
injuries suffered last Saturday
when he was run over by a tractor
at the farm of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Ralfen, near Lincoln.
The youth, who was working in
the fields with the tractor, lost his
balance and fell in the path of the
heavy wheels which passed over
his body.
In addition to his parents. he is
survived by three sisters: Florence
and Kathryn. Lincoln, and Mrs.
Mildred Walker, Wilmington; nine
brothers. Corporal Peter Halfen,
Jr.. Seattle. Wash; Private William
Halfen, Tulsa, Okla; John, Ralph.
and Harry of Lincoln, and Charles,
Harvey, Walter. and Marvin Hal
fen of Wilmington.
The funeral will be held this
Sunday afternoon at o'clock from
the home. in charge of the Rev.
Thomas Brinton. Friends may call
at the home Saturday evening.
Milford chronicle., 1943-06-04
Strawberry Crop
Now At Its Height
5000 Crates Shipped To City Mar
kets On Monday Alone

The strawberry crop throughout
lower Delaware is now said to be
at its height. On Monday approx
imately 5000 craes were shipped.
Receipts were light and demands
moderate. with the market re-
ported to be somewhat weaker.
Various varieties, mostly Blake
mores. some Uuptons, few others
$500 to $500 per crate. with a few
higher. Poorer grades brought
$3.50 to $3.50 per crate. Approxi-
mately 10000 crates were shipped
from the Eastern Shore of Mary
land with demands moderate. The
prices ranged about the same as
those for lower Delaware berries.
Milford chronicle., 1943-06-04
Services At Historic
Sussex Church June IS
Christ Episcopal Church, Near
Laurel, Will Be Opened To Public

The old historic Episcopal
Church Christ Church, Broad
Greek Hundred. on Chipman's Mill
Pond near Laurel. is sending out
its usual notice to all its friends
on the Delmarva Peninsula an
nouncing the annual service on
Whit Sunday, June 13. at p. m,
and while il realizes all the prob
lens of gas and tires it is still
hoping that many of its friends
will do their best to come and
worship in the old church, which
recalls for all many of the hard
ships our ancestors put up with to
worship and enjoy the great free
dom of religion. The old church
was built in 1771 and today it
stands as one of Delaware's his
toric spots which ought to be pre-
served and made accessible to the
general public. One of the great
problems is fpkeep because it
lacks an endowment. so the only
source of income is the offering at
the service or the membership
dues which its friends pay of one
dollar per year. Daniel X. Short,
who has been very active in car
ing for the old church is now in
the Army and for the time being E.
N. Carvel, Laurel, is acting trea-
surer under the instructions of the
vestry of st. Philips and any one
who will renew his or her MEM
bership can mail a check to Mr..
Carvel.
The bishop has always preached
at this service but this year he
has asked the Rev. John Ellis
Large, rector of st. Andrews, Will
to be the preacher and as
this will be his first visit to this
old church it is hoped that all who
can will come and give Father
Large a hearty welcome.
Milford chronicle., 1943-06-04
Petit Jurors
Selected In
Sussex County
III. ID. Bennett, Mrs. Pearl
Watson, Mrs. Helen T.
Lynn And J. HI. Humes
Chosen In First Dist.

The following petit Jurors have
been drawn by the jury commits
sioners of Sussex county for the
June term of Superior Court and
Court of General Sessions, in and
for Sussex county, beginning June
%:
Representative District No. l -
Harry ID. Bennett, Mrs. Pearl G.
Watson, Mrs. Helen T. Lynn, James
E. Humes, all of Milford.
Representative District No. 2 -
Mrs. Olevia w. Willen, William ].
Newton, James N. Russell. James
E. Cannon, all Of Bridgeville.
Representative District No. 3 -
Edwin w. Higgins, Reuben A.
Stewart. Norris Tull, Ira Wright,
all of Seaford
Representative District No. 4 -
Elsy J. Cordrey, Bethel; Dallas G.
Gordy, Ernest l.. Chapman. Laurel.
Representative District No. 5 -
Mrs. Catherine ID. Hastings, Del
mar; Charles J. Williams. Frank
GOrdy, Howard Z. Russell, Laurel.
Representative District No. -
Samuel w. Layton, FrankfOrd; Eva
Hickman. j. Otis West, Millsboro;
Carl Richards, FrankfOrd, r. d.
Representative District No. -
Vance Lynch, Frankford; Mrs
Matte Dukes, Millville; David
Quillen. Dagsboro; William Dalton
Blades, Selbyville.
Representative District No. s -
John w. Phillips, Raymond E.
TimmOns, MillsbOrO, r. D.; John
G. Ash, Lewes, r. ID.
Representative District No. 8 -
John Ewell Calhoun, Charles B.
Stevenson, Sr., Harry K. Hudson,
Georgetown.
Representative District No. 10
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Milford chronicle., 1943-06-04
Extension Service
Staff Changes Listed
J. +. iOrdy, Former Sussex Agent,
Heads State Farm Labor Group

Heads State Farm Labor Group
Director G. l.. Schuster has an
nOunced the appointment of ].
Franklin Gordy, formerly Sussex
county agricultural agent, as state
supervisor of emergency farm la
Dor. The National Emergency Farm
Labor Act passed recently assigns
responsibilities for recruitment and
placement of labor within the state
to the Delaware Agricultural Ex-
tension Service.
William Henderson. assistant
agent in Sussex county. has been
promoted to acting county agent
to replace Mr.. GOrdy. and Samuel
VI. Sloan. graduate of the class of
1882 from the University of Della
ware and for several years agri-
cultural instructor in the vocation
al agricultural schools of the state,
has been appointed assistant cOun-
ty agricultural agent in Sussex
county to replace Mr.. Henderson.
George NJ. WOrrilOw. acting as
sociate director of the Extension
Service. will have general super
vision of the Farm Labor Program.
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Milford chronicle., 1943-06-04
Demonstrations Of
Canning Are Planned
Hope To Encourage Town Women
To Put Up Food In Kent County

To encourage town women to do
more home canning of foods this
summer, series of canning dem
onstratiOns will be given in Kent
county during the month of June.
These meetings are to be sponsor
ed jointly by the Victory Garden
Committee and the Extension Ser
vice. The demonstration will be
given by Miss Florence L. Yetter,
home demonstration agent. All ap-
proved methods of canning will be
demonstrated or discussed.
The first canning meeting will
be given in Houston. Mrs. Harold
A. Lynch as chairman of Houston
Victory Gardens is arranging for
this meeting. The demonstration
will be held in the fire house on
Tuesday. June s. at 2 o'clock.
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Milford chronicle., 1943-06-04
Uniform Procedure
against Dim-ont
ViOldtOrs Promised
LOCAL RED CROSS
TO HOLD ANNUAL
MEETING JUNE II

The annual meeting of the
local branch of the Red
Cross will take place on
Thursday. June II. 1t will
be held in the L. ID. Caulk
Auditorium at eight o'clock
in the evening. G. Frank
NAPLES, chairman. will pre-
side at the meeting which
is for the purpose of elect
ing officers and directors
for the ensuing year. All
members of the Milford
Houston Branch are entitled
to attend and to vote.
Milford chronicle., 1943-06-04
More Milford Men
Leave For Army
Alex CjvarOsy, TheO. B. Wilson,
whitley Jewell Left On Tuesday

Draft Board No. located at
Georgetown. and comprising the
First. Seventh, Eeighth, Ninth and
Tenth Representative District of
Sussex county, has accepted the
following for service in the armed
forces and they were inducted on
June l; Army-Thomas B. Atkins,
Floyd Martin Johnson, Jr.. Sterling
+. SimOns, Walter E. McCandless,
Georgetown; William Henry Post
ley, John Howard Burbage. Harry
Cullen, Chester Arthur Hudson,
Raymond Nathaniel Magee, Ralph
E. Quillen, Selbyville; John Pret-
lyman. Harley Albert Rogers. Will
liam Lanis Walker, Arthur Edward
Williams. Glendale; Henry Ed
ward Atkins. William Short Mar
vel, John Burton Massey, Milton;
Hugh Timothy Collins, East
Orange. N. j.; Elias Bennett Hill,
Harold William Savage. Rehoboth;
Donald David Nelson, Ocean View;
Wilson Hall Porter. Chester. Pa;
Percy William Schmierer. Willard
Jess Shockley, Oscar Vernon Tarr,
Lewes; William Raymond Taylor,
Millsboro; Alex Ujvarosy, Jr.. The
Odore Benjamin Wilson Milford;
Harley Thomas Wilkerson, Ches-
ter, Pa.
Navy-F'red Edison johnson,
Harry Ellingsworth, Millsboro;
William Thomas Best, Rehoboth;
Joseph Noah Galloway. Clifford
Donald Taylor Steen.
Ralph Whitley Jewell, Mil
ford; Herman P. Littleton. Selby-
vile; Hugh Allen Stephens, Frank
ford.
Marine Corps-William James
Galloway, Georgetown.
Milford chronicle., 1943-06-04
Many Local Stores
Plan Wed. Closing
Merchants Hope To Close
Stores At 1 O'clock Dur
ing June, July, August

AS the Chronicle prepared for
press a movement was afoot to
have the majority of the stores in
the city close at 1 o'clock on We'd
nesdays during the months of
June, July and August.
The barber shops and hardware
stores have already agreed to the
early Wednesday closing, and it is
expected that many more of the
local merchants will follow suit.
Milford chronicle., 1943-06-04
Pre-SchOOE Examinations
Scheduled To Be Changed

Due to the shortage of doctors
and nurses for carrying on State
Board of Health ROrk the boards
pre-schOol health examination
schedules are being radically
changed this year. Instead of car
rying on examinations in most
schools in the state. as has here
tofore been the custom. parents
are urged to take their youngsters
to the boards Well Child Confer
ences wherever such conferences
Milford chronicle., 1943-06-04

are regularly held. Parent-Teach-
er Association health chairmen are
urged to work through the summer
on health problems in their own
communities.
In Kent county, DR.. +. F. Smith.
health officer, announces that he
will concentrate on physical exam
nations to be held in the first
grade Of all Kent county schools
in the autumn rather than carry
ing on a program this summer.
Milford chronicle., 1943-06-04
Poultry Is Greatest
Meat Producer
Fowl WIN Produce More Meat Per
Lb. OF Feed Than Other Livestock

The case for the use OF poultry
to convert grain products into
meat has been fortified by data re-
Gently compiled by A. e. Tomhave,
head of the department of poultry
and animal industry at the Uni
versity of Delaware. This infor-
nation compares the relative eff
cheney of the various farm animals
in terms of pounds of feed re-
quired TO produce pound OF grain.
Two-pound broilers required
only 1925 pounds of feed per pound
OF gain. while 200-pound hogs used
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Milford chronicle., 1943-06-04
Weekly Weather
Report For Milford
From Wednesday, May 9s, To
Tuesday, June 1, Inclusive

Charles ]. Holzmueller. weather
recorder for Milford, reports the
following thermometer readings for
Milford, from Wednesday, May
26, to Tuesday, June /, Inclusive:
Temperature
Evening star., 1943-10-03

vii he visited ~ regular Intervals
by these trucks ana ares SPONSOR
will be credited with the money
realized from their sale
Dates for collection are a. follow
Northeast nfst Saturday. north
west, second Saturday, southeast
third Saturday. and southwest,
fourth Saturday.
Householders are reminded that
all papers, magazines, cartons. etc
are to be tied In secure bundles and
left at front doorsteps by IN. on
collection DAYS.
The plan as set up seems an en-
tirely workable one and should result
In mutual benefit to the prosecution
of the war and to local parent
teacher associations Washington
residents are urged to welcome these
school children who will call upon
them and TO cooperate by saving
their old papers, metals and rubber.
They will not only be assisting in
getting the salvage into the proper
channels, but will be encouraging
children to assume civic RESPONSE =
bility and to feel that they also are
contributing their bit to the prose-
cution Of the war.
The second leaders conference
will be held Tuesday at 1890 am.
in the N. E. A. Building.
Evening star., 1943-10-03
Evening School Opens
AT Howard Tuesday

Inc autumn quarter OF the How
ard University evening school will
begin in the graduate school, the
college of liberal arts and the school
Of music on Tuesday.
In addition to the usual courses
which meet the needs of candidates
for the degrees. the university has
introduced courses designed to train
students for work in Government
agencies. Other innovations are
courses to develop an understanding
OF the issues of the war and the
problems Of reconstruction.
These problems will be studied in
the following courses: The history of
the Far East since 1899, DR.. Diosdado
Yap; the Negro in America, Prof. E..
Franklin Frazier: social and eco
nomic aspects of housing, DR.. Julius
Mailer; postwar world organization,
DR.. John Herr, and the history of
nationalism by DR.. Rajaram Gogate.
OF particular interest to Govern
ment workers are courses of intra-
duction to statistical analysis, Prof
Edward Lewis, and principles Of
public administration, Prof, Geddes
w. Rutherford.
Also offered will be organic chem
istry, DR.. Victor Tulane; studies in
American literature, exclusive of the
drama. Prof, Sterling Brown: funda-
mentals of journalism, DR.. Max
Lekus; courses in piano, voice and
organ; elementary courses in
French, German and Spanish; gen.
eral psychology, DR.. Max Meenes,
and courses in machine shorthand,
Gregg shorthand. secretarial prac-
tices and typing.