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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1944-10-13
Kent Homemakers To
Hear Gertrude Dieken
dupont Economist VIII Tell Group
OF Research Results

Recent developments in the fields
Of rayon. nylon, plastics. textile
finishes, paints. food packaging.
and other results of research in the
chemical laboratory. particularly
of interest for the American home,
will be discussed on Thursday,
October rs, 1914 by Miss Gertrude
Dieken, dupont home economics
cOnsultant. before the Kent County
Home Demonstration Clubs at
their annual Achievement Day Pro-
gram in the Peoples Church, Dover.
Because many basic chemicals
are under military priority, the
speaker will describe how certain
of the things which the consumer
is foregoing are contributing to the
war.
Products appearing on the mar
ket to take the place OF pre-war
civilian goods will be illustrated.
Miss Dieken also will tell about
improvements and discoveries be-
ing made by the chemical industry
under the pressures Of a war
quickened' tempo which may affect
postwar homes.
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1944-10-13

Trojan horses are at the Ameri-
can gates-filled with unAmerican
thoughts and unAmerican habits to
invade American minds"
This was the essence of a warn
ing by Henry J. Taylor, author.
economist and analyst of world
affairs. on. Tuesday, when he spoke
at major Republican Party
luncheon rally in the Hotel Dupont
Wilmington, sponsored by the
speakers bureau Of the Delaware
Republican Party.
Mr.. Taylor with considerable
emphasis, declared that Americans
must not browse at the gates while
these Trojan horses" seek to in
cite discomfort. SOW the dragons
teeth of special privilege and form
and maintain Overwhelming alli-
ances on which their continuance
in office must depend, at this
solemn hour for us and for the
world"
Assails Alliance
Attacking Sidney Hillman and
his European technique" AIR. Tay-
Tor flayed the political alliance of
Hillman and President Roosevelt.
The speaker, who was introduced
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1944-10-13
OPA Will Register
Cars For A Books
More Than 10000 Will Be Listed
At ~ Places In State Nov. 1873. 4

AT meeting of the board chair.
men of the War Price and Ration.
ing Boards of the State of Della
ware. held Wednesday evening, DC.
tober 4. in Dover. a plan was ap-
proved for the distribution of the
Basic A flor passenger automo-
biles) Gasoline Rations.
As convenience to the public il
was decided to issue them through
the War Price and RatiOning Boards
and also temporary board sites.
In addition to the main boards,
temporary sites will be establish
ed as follows:
Wilmington Board Claymont,
Bellefonte, Talleyville, Richardson
Park, Newport. Greenville.
New Castle Board-Delawar
City.
Dover Board-Hartly. Camden.
Smyrna Board-Kenton.
Harrington Board-Felton. Fred
erica.
Newark Board-H ockessin, Glas-
gov.
Milford Board GreenwoOd. FL
lendale. Bridgeville.
Georgetown Milton. Re-
hoboth, Lewes.
Seaford Board-Laurel. Delmar.
Middletown Board Blackbird,
Odessa.
Frankford Millville, Sell
byville. Millsboro.
The exact locations of temporary
board sites will be publicized Octo-
Der Is.
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1944-10-13
Penn Tercentenary
Group Is Appointed
4. Paul BurkhOlder Is Chairman
I Of Committee Named By Governor


Governor Walter w. Bacon APP
pointed a committee to serve on the
part of Delaware in the William
Penn Tercentenary observance.
f. Paul Burkholder of Dover,
School Supervisor, was named
Chairman. and Shermer Stradley of
Wilmington, President of City
Council was named Vice-Chairman.
The other members of the Com
mittee are Mayor Albert James.
Charles w. Bush, Frederick L.
Stone. Harlan A. Carpenter, WHY
NJ. Billings, Wilmot Jones. .Reve-
rend John J. Shelby, all of Will
mingtOn, the Reverend Howard
Davis of Lewes, and Mrs. Kathryn
Gallery of New Castle.
October cath is the three humid
redth anniversary of the birth of
William Penn. and suitable recog-
milton of this fact is being planned
in all churches. schools and civic
clubs in Pennsylvania. New Jersey,
and Delaware on that date. The
celebration will be climaxed with
a meeting in the Academy of
Music in Philadelphia at $3.50 P. NJ.
at which the Federal Government
and the States of Pennsylvania.
New Jersey. and Delaware will be
represented by high officials. Lord
Halifax. the British Ambassador
will be the main speaker.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1944-10-13
Bacon FOLLOLCs u. S.
LGtU On Thanksgiving
With 80 Others Observing
Decision Will Place State
Fourth Thursday

Governor Walter w. Bacon will
adhere TO the national law and pro-
claim the fourth Thursday of No
vember, November %. for obser-
vance of Thanksgiving in Delaware
placing this state among 80 states
which will confine their celebra-
ton of the holiday to that date.
The Governor in disclosing his
intention this week, pointed out
that he had made survey of the
states and that in addition to the
overwhelming majority of states
which will abide by the federal
law. all of the states adjacent to
Delaware with the exception of
Virginia, will have their Thanks
giving on November %.
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First Fall District
Meeting OF w. S. c. S.
Sessions VIII BE Held In Denton,
POcOmOke And MiddletOwn

The fall district meetings of the
Women's Society of Christian Ser
vice will be held in Denton, Mary
land, MiddletOwn, and Pocomoke,
Maryland on November l. 2 and 3
respectively. These meetings will
represent Easton. Dover. and Sails
bury Districts of the Peninsula
Methodist Conference. Mrs. Ray
mond Archer. who was a mission
AIRY in Halaya for twenty-seven
years and who returned to America
after experiencing fifty-one bomb
ings at the hands of the Japanese,
will be the afternoon speaker.
There will be two sessions. the
morning one beginning at ten o.
clock. Luncheon will be served by
the host churches. This fall meet
ing will inaugurate, in many in
tances, the work of the societies.
in the local churches.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1944-10-13
Rotarians Enjoy
Talk By Landtroop
Dover Air Base Chaplain Was
Guest Speaker Monday Night

Chaplain Captain Earle Land
troop from the Dover Army Air
Base was the guest speaker at the
weekly dinner meeting OF the Mil
ford Rotary club on Monday even
ing
Chaplain LandtrOOp is well
known in Milford having spoken
here before at a memorial service
honOring George |. Jester, who was
killed in France.
In. developing his talk the Chap
lain told of his early life in his ma
tive Texas. riding the Range. sleep
ing under the Stars, and preparing
himself for the ministry at an age
when most men have long been
settled into career.
Especially touching was his APP
peal for the people back home to
he kind to the soldiers when they
return home from War and do all
in their power to assist them to be-
come reOriented into civilian pur-
suits.
When the Chaplain concluded his
address there were few dry eyes in
the audience, so touching and elo-
quent was the message brought by
this man of God.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1944-10-13
Dewey Warns
Electorate
OF Roosevelt
Plans For L. S.
G. o. p. Candidate In
sists President Soft
Pedaled His Repudia-
ton Of Reds In Speech
Last Thursday.

Governor Thomas E. Dewey last
Saturday night charged in an ad-
dress prepared for delivery at
Charleston. West Virginia. that the
reelection of President Roosevelt
was admittedly essential. to Com
munist aims in the United States,
and that the New Deal was seek
ing to establish a "Governor-owned
America"
The Republican Presidential can
didate. before a cheering crowd in
the Municipal Auditorium. cited the
record to back up his challenge of
Mr. Roosevelt's disclaimer of Com
munist support.
"In his speech of last Thursday
night" Governor Dewey said, my
opponent softly denies that he
welcomes the support of any per-
son or group committed to Commu-
nism of Fascism'
Now that is news, but doesn't
this soft disclaimer come a trifle
late?
"Only last week in Madison
Square Garden, Earl Browder. the
head of the Communist Party in
America, proclaimed to $1,000
cheering adherents that the elect
ion of my opponent was essential
to- his aims.
This is the same Earl BrOwder,
now such a patriot, who was con-
victed as a draft dodger in the last
war. convicted again as a perjurer
and pardoned by Franklin Roose-
welt in time to organize the cam
paign for his fourth term. The soft
disclaimer does come a little late"
Following his established tech
nique of quoting from the record OF
the Roosevelt Administration to
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1944-10-13
Century Club Held
First Meet Monday
Mrs. John W. Fry Presided At Ses-
sion; October Program Listed

Mrs. John w. Fry presided at the
first fall meeting of the Milford
New Century Club at its meeting
on Monday. Mrs. Fry greeted the
members and hoped they would
help in the fulfillment of the clubs
theme cooperation" Elected to
membership for this year were
Mrs. Robert Kessler, Mrs. Frank II.
Grier, Mrs. Eugene Murphy, Mrs.
Rex Thames, Mrs. George Linden
kohl and Mrs. Edwin Messick, Mrs.
Elizabeth Riggs. chairman of pro-
gram presented the calendar for
the year. which includes many in
teresting days for the members. A
minute of silence was observed for
Mrs. Oscar d. Alderman. long
time member of the club, whose
death occurred recently. Interesting
reports OF the annual State fedora
ton meeting in Wilmington, held
in June, were given by Mrs. NJ.
Haswell Pierce and Mrs. Joseph j.
Pearce. During the business part
of the meeting $40 was donated to
the War Fund. An activity for this
fall will be bake and food sale on
October 20, with Mrs. Herman
Phillips as chairman. Mrs. Ray
Warren and Mrs. Edward Salevan
were hostesses for the first meet
ing.
The calendar for the month of
October reads:
October 16-Talk by Reverend
John DeChant. soloist, Mr.. John d.
Tooker.
October 23-Echoes from the
New York Herald-Tribune Forum.
October 30-Citizenship-Dr. NJ.
Dalema Draper. Soloist; Mrs. Diss-
ton w. Jacobs of Rehoboth.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1944-10-13
Noble Grand Laura Da-
wilson And Staff Are
Installed By Assembly
President.

Thursday night of last week
marked the completion of a term
and the beginning of one when
Julia Hover. president of the Re-
bekah Assembly of Delaware. and
her staff came to Milford and in
stalled the newly-elected officers of
the Margaret c. Pyle Rebekah
Lodge.
Laura Davidson was installed as
Noble Grand. Elsie Steiner as Vice
Grand. Ella Rogers as recording
secretary, Helen Lynn as assist
ant secretary, Alice Brown as trea-
surer. Louise Higman will be in
stalled as financial secretary at a
later date by Nettie F. Jester. vice
president of the Rebekah Assembly
OF Delaware. who is also a mem
Der of the Margaret Pyle Lodge.
AppOintive officers installed were
Warden. Jennie Salevan; conduct
or, Mary A. Cannon; musician. Mar
garet Tease: chaplain. Virginia
Kirby; X. S. ~ g.. Ella Stevenson:
l.. S. N. c.. Hulda Willis; r. S. v.
c.. Nettie F. Jester; l.. S. V. c..
Bessie Smith; inside guardian,
Mary Swain; outside guardian, Ell
sic Nellie; right altar bearer. Ma
mic Haggett: left altar bearer, Sa-
die Allen; color bearer. Christine
NJ. Derrickson.
Upon completion of the installa
ton ceremonies a social hour fol-
lowed devoted largely to the intro
duction of distinguished visitors
who made short informal address
es.
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C. ofC.Banquet
Honoring Coo
State Guard
On October 70
Fete Will Be Combined
With Annual Dinner
For The Membership;
Colonel John B. Grier
Will Be The Speaker,

The fourth annual membership
banquet of the Milford Chamber OF
Commerce will be held next Friday
evening, October 20, at 1880 O'Clock
in the Milford Community Build
ing, honoring the enlisted person
mel and staff of Company c, Della
ware State Guard, this city. ac-
cording to information released
today by the committee, which is
comprised of Mayor Edward C.
Evans, chairman; George r. Sheaf-
fer, Edwin L. Fisher, Clarence M.
WEIGH, Jr., Raymond Masten and
Senator Robert H. Yerkes.
Colonel John B. Grier, attached
to the staff of General T. A. Terry,
Commanding General of the Sec
ond Service Command, Governors
Island, New York, will be the prin-
cipal speaker. He will be introduc-
ed by the Adjutant General of
Delaware, Brigadier-G General Paul
r. Rinard. Other distinguished
guests will include Governor Wal
ter w. Bacon, who as chief execu-
tive of the state is honorary Com
mander-in-Chief of the State
Guard; Colonel Paul Heinel, COM
manding officer of the State Guard
and staff; the Commandments from
Forts dupont and Salisbury, the
Commanding officer and Chaplain
from the Dover Air Base, and mem
bers of Milford City Council.
NJ. Haswell Pierce, a past presi-
dent of the Chamber, will serve as
POSTMASTER.
The address of welcome will be
given by Mayor Evans, who will
also introduce Governor Bacon.
Group singing will be led by
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1944-10-13
Vinal E. Bennett
Heads Kiwanis Club
Prominent Feed Company Operator
Succeeds Edgar +. Isaacs, Jr.


Succeeds Edgar +. Isaacs, Jr.
The Kiwanis Club of this city al
their regular meeting on Tuesday
evening elected officers for 1945 as
follows: President, Vinal E. Ben.
nett; vice president, Joseph Dare
treasurer, F. Perry Ragains. The
directors for 1915 are: A. E.
Humes. Logan Grier. William r
Burke. Laurence Lapetina, George
Lindenkohl. Edmund F. Steiner and
Robert G. Wollters. with Edgar F.
Isaacs, Jr., serving in the import
ant advisory post of immediate past
president
The newly-elected president, Mr..
Bennett. is married, father of a
daughter and proprietor of the Mil
ford Feed Company; one of the
largest and most prosperous es-
adjustments of its kind in Sussex
county.
Delegates just returned from
the annual Kiwanis Capital Dis
trict Convention held i'm Balti-
more, reported that the convention
carried out under a limited war
time program was a great success
and inspiration for those who at
tended.
One of the prime considerations.
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Conservation Board
Plans Dairyrnen Aid
EIght.POlnt Program Is Being Con.
sldered For Delaware

Preliminary plans for the 1916
eight-point dairy and livestock
conservation program in Delaware
will be developed at a special
meeting of the Delaware Dairy
Production and Livestock Conser-
walton Committee called by G. NJ.
Worrilow. secretary of the commit
tee and acting associate director Of
the Delaware Agricultural Extern
sion Service, in the State Board of
Agricultural Building in Dover on
Friday. October Is. at 10 o'clock.
DR.. Fred Leinbach of Chicago,
director of the national livestock
conservation program, will be on
hand to discuss the program not
only from the standpoint Of its
immediate effect on war food pro-
duction, but also the possible in
fluence OF a well-planned programs
ON postwar agriculture.
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State Board Of Health Aduses
Special Care For Premature Babies

pounds or less is considered a pre-
mature infant and needs special
care to insure its life and help it
grow into a normal. well developed
child. This care is needed from the
moment a premature is born and
includes such things as warmth,
very clean surroundings, handling
as little as possible and then only
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FBI Needs Several
Office Employees
Representative Will Be In
Dover, Oct. IL; Georgetown
Oct. 10, For Interviews

Although she may not be Mata
IIari. or a pistol-packin' mama. for
j. Edgar Hoover, director, has a
settled policy against female oper-
atives, Miss Betty Phillips, Della
warean. does hold an important
clerical position at the headquart-
ers of the Federal Bureau of In
vestigation. No kidnaper or murd-
erer has been lured into a trap by
an exciting blond, still there are
many who have contributed equally
to the successful detection of bank
robbers. kidnapers, murderers, and
other criminals from behind the
scenes in the FBI headquarters.
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1944-10-13
Religious Crusade
Sweeps Harrington
Final Service This Sunday At
Trinity Methodist Church

The famous gospel singers, the
"Berge Sister" of Baltimore, will
hold their final gospel service In
song, with trumpet and accordion
next Sunday evening, October Is,
at the Trinity Methodist Church In
Harrington.
The Rev. Thomas C. Jones. the
pastor evangelist, will bring the
message at each service.
Delegations have come as far
north as Smyrna. and from the
south as far as Lewes. Crowds are
attending these remarkable SER
vices. Many ministers are in the
services each night.
The Berge Sisters will go from
Harrington for a religious cam
paign at Pocomoke City, Md, next
week.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1944-10-13
Sidney Schwach Is
Elected Legion Head
Several Veterans OF World War ii
Elected Officers

At a meeting held this week al
the Milford Armory. the following
officers were elected to serve Mil
ford Post, No. 3. American Legion
for the year 1944-45: Commander,
Sidney Schwach; vice command
er. Reese Jester; service officer,
August F. Fax; adjutant. George
P. Vineyard; finance officer, w.
Paynter Sharp; chaplain. Colonel
w. f. Lank; ergeant-at-arms,
Walter J. Hontz; historian, Mrs.
Nina Hall Watson. Officers re-
elected were Messrs. Schwach,
Faix, Sharp, Lank and Mrs. Wat
son.
The newly-elected officers will
be installed by the State Command
er and staff at the Armory on No
vember II.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1944-10-13

Prematurity was the out-stand-
ing cause of death among Delaware
babies last year says DIR. Edwin
Cameron, executive secretary of
the State Board of Health, who
states that of the 273 deaths of in
fants less than / year of age. 81
died because they were born too
soon.
Any baby born weighing S
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1944-10-13
Republican Rally
Here Next Thursday
Meeting viii Be Held In Bethel
A. VI. Y. Church; Quartet To Sing

Plans are being completed this
week by the Young Colored Mems
Republican Club of Milford for a
big party rally to be held next
Thursday evening. October 10. at
o'clock in Bethel A. NJ. E. Church.
There will be addresses by the
various local candidates, Republi-
cans. of both races.
An interesting feature of the
meeting will be the appearance of
the famous Nightingale Quartet of
Cambridge. Md This group of sing
ers are no strangers to the city
and have always been well receiv-
ed.
The Young Colored Mems Repub-
lican Club issues an invitation to
all interested Republicans of both
races to attend this meeting. Re-
freshments will be served.
Washington Journal., 1944-03-24

Citizens Of German blood IN this
war;, as in every other war in which
the United States have had a part,
certainly should not let themselves be
out-done by other groups. We are
all American citizens and we stand
as one in the defense Of our nation.
Washington Journal., 1944-03-24

Unsere Regierung hat die Wehr-
macht unseres Landes yum Schutze
ihrer Rechte und Freiheiten aufge-
boten. ALE Amerikaner ohne Inter
schied der Geburt und Herkunft,
darunter die Landesbirger deutschen
Blutes, stehen IN diesem Kriege elm
mitig hinter ihrer Regierung. Anne
rika list unser Land, das Land unse-
rer Kinder, das zu schutzen jetzt
unsere h0chste Aufgabe ist.
Washington Journal., 1944-03-24
We Are All Americans

We hold all wars to be
deplorable. Once a nation
is drawn into war, however,
unless an honorable peace
may be secured betimes, it
would be disastrous to be
beaten in that war. There
fore we hold it the duty Of
all loyal American citizens
to do all in their power to
help our country, the United
States of America, to win
its present war.
Washington Journal., 1944-03-24
Wir sind allie Amerikaner

Wiz betrachten ale Krie-
ge ais bedauerlich. Aber,
wenn elm Volk NIT Krieg
iberzogen wird und bis es
einen ehrenhaften Frieden
erringen mag, ware es YER
heerend, zu unterliegen. d.
her halten wir es fur die
Pficht aller treuen ameri-
kanischen Burger, allies in
ihrer Macht zu tun, unserem
Lande, den Vereinigten
Staten Won
yum Siege zu verhelfen,
Washington Journal., 1944-03-24

- 4uf Der Sagb na9 bem Slid
bcben Die @enigIten = Sagbgliid.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-07
YoIe-T oWneS
Blank ScoviIIiteS

Before a crowd OF 200 sunday AT
Brass Mill diamonds, the Yale and
TONNES softball team of Stamford
proved why they are the talk OF
Conecticut's softball world. With the
states leading hurler, Whitley Lepo'
in magnificent form, the State
Champions defeated the Scrappy
Scovill Dusty League team by a
score of 30.
Lepo famed eighteen of the
Scovill batters, and had a no hit
game going into the eighth inning.
Joe Joyce, Scovill shortstop, singled
in that stanza, which also saw
Lepo issue his only pass OF the
game.
Lepo also starred at bat for the
champs, sharing honor with Stoorza
each Citing thre safeties.
Art Ghetto and Ed Sabis eXcelled
on defense for Manager Tom Dill
Ions cohorast, who put up a very
hard struggle throughout.
Plans are being made to bring
back the Yale-Townes team at e
future date, todays contest prov
ing them to be such an excellent
attraction. Score by innings:
Yale TONNES .. 100 302 0l2-9 IL 0
Scovills ...... 900 900 000-0 l 2
Lepo and Tanali, Mueller and
Chieffo. Umpire, Roy Murphy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-07
New England Net
Meet Starts

Hartford, Conn, June 7-CUP)-
Al Slit of Boston, seeded number
one. was matched with N. Chaplin
of Longmeadow, Mass, today in the
opening round of the mems singles
as the 4lst New England tennis
championship tournament opened
at Hartford golf club.
H. F. Rowbotham, Brookline,
Mass. seeded number two. faced
George Westbrook, Hartford, while
John Cow of Simsbury, seeded num-
Der three, was opposed by Jack
Byrne Of Wesleyan A. Doyle, of
Woodhaven, L. l.. seeded number
four, went against N. Webster Of
Watertown.
Mrs. Helen Peterson Rihbany Of
New York. seeded number one in
the women's division, faced Miss B.
Weise, Hartford, Mrs. Nora Tanbele
Barber Of New York, seeded number
two. opposed Miss J. Scanterbury Of
Hartford; Miss Argyll Rice of Hart
ford, seeded number three, was
matched with Mrs. G. Poench Of
New York, while P. Cummings Of
Westfield, Mass, seeded number
four, went against Miss D. Swea-