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Milford chronicle., 1944-08-25

alternate, William /. ConOway
delegate. Matthew E. Russell: al
ternate, George Conaway.
Third Representative District -
First district, delegate, Charles
league: alternate, W. c. Fleet
wood. Second district. delegate,
Neil Edgell; alternate. Garland
Hill. Third district, delegate. DR..
Charles NJ. Hollis; alternate. Ralph
5. Christ; delegate, J. Emory Will
ley; alternate, Robert B. Elliott.
Fourth Representative District
First district. delegate. Ermal ].
Cannon; alternate. James w.
Wheatley; delegate. Carlton S.
Tyndall; alternate. B. Thomas Ell
liott. Second district. delegate.
William w. TindalI; alternate,
Washington d. Hastings.
Fifth Representative District -
First district, delegate. Joseph z.
Warrington; alternate. Leonard C.
Rayne. Second district, delegate.
Pratt Cooper; alternate. Anna w.
TOmlinson. Third district. dele
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Milford chronicle., 1944-08-25
New Dealers Fear
C. o. p. Aid To Negro
Senator Buck Says Republicans
Have Always Stood By Them

The Republican Party has striv-
en- always to guarantee to Negro
citizens the basic right to vote
sand indeed TO I've under the shell
ter afforded them by the Constitu-
tion," U. S. Senator c. Douglas
Buck stated this week with refer
ence to a recent debate on the
George Reconversion Bill.
Referring to the leader ship of
the Republican Party in the inter-
ests of the Negro citizens. Senator
Buck added, I'VE will again. as the
majority party continue to add to
the progress which they have made
and this assistance may well be
the even worst measures which
our New Deal friends view with
alarm"
I'm the course of the recent de-
bate on recOnversion measures.
Senator Buck said, "a New Deal
senator took occasion to berate the
Republican Party. The following is
a quotation from the Congressional
Record. Friday, August IL. 1914, on
page 1868:
"When they 1.-THE Republicans)
control the federal government, we
have men like Thaddeus Stevens.
When they control the federal gov
ernment, we have force bills, anti
iynching bills. and even worse
measures.
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Milford chronicle., 1944-08-25
Candidates Are
Selected By
Kent Co. COP.
County Office Selections,
L egis la ture, Levy
Court And Delegates
Are Made.

Republicans of Kent county Sc
lected their candidates for county
wide Offices. State Legislature, and
Levy Court. as well as delegates
and alternates for the state con-
vention to be held next Tuesday
night, at primary election We'd
nesday afternoon,
While there were no contests to
be settled and. consequently. few
votes cast. the polling places re-
manned open during the official
hours, l to Z p. m.
The Democrats last Saturday
held their county and delegate pri-
maries.
The only actual change in the
county ticket selected by the Re-
publicans Wednesday over the an
nulled primary held some time ago.
is in the candidate for coroner
For that office Norris Lee Remley.
CheswOld, replaces John T. Ben
son, Dover.
Candidates for two offices which
were open at the time of the ear
lier primaries have been filled.
William T. Ross. near FELTON,, will
be on the ballot as candidate for
state representative from the Sixth
Representative District. and Will
liam P. Jensen. Kenton. will be the
for Levy Court Commits
sioner from the Second Levy Court
District.
Milford chronicle., 1944-08-25
State Outstrips u. S.
In Motor Death Toll
Of 80 Persons Killed In 1913, $3.50
Were Pedestrians

Delaware's pedestrian death toll
last year In city and rural areas
was far above the pedestrian fata-
lities in the nation as a whole, the
Delaware Safety Council reported
this week.
Of the So persons who died as a
result of automobile accidents in
the state last year, 45.3 per cent
were pedestrians killed on city
streets. Another 7.3 per cent were
walkers struck on country roads.
National accident figures show
only 20 per cent of all deaths as
occurring to urban pedestrians, and
only three per cent to rural ones:
The proportion of drivers who
ian off straight road in Delaware
to become involved in a fatal ac-
cident was twice as great as the
national average. In this state 27.2
per cent of the years deaths were
due to this cause, all of them in
accidents outside the urban areas.
In the national statistics, only 12
per cent of rural fatalities and two
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Milford chronicle., 1944-08-25
Register Now For
Blood Donation
Mobile init VIII Be In Milford
Next Monday And Tuesday

The American Red Cross Blood
Donor Mobile Unit will be in Mil
ford on Monday and Tuesday, Au-
gust % and 29 and will carry on
the services at the community
building. On Monday the hours are
from noon until -four o'clock. On
Tuesday the hours are from ten a.
m. until three p. IN. In the mean
time registration is being contin-
ued at Plaza Theatre by volunteer
workers who have been at the
booth for the past two weeks. Many
more donors are urgently needed
and Mrs. Robert Kirby, the local
chairman. is hoping that the quota
will be filled before time for the
donating. Registering has been
steady but not as well as Mrs. Kir-
by had hoped, and the next few
.tiass must fill up the gap between
an incomplete or a full registra-
ton. Buddy" Purnell of George
town. returned wounded Ameri-
can field servicepan. spoke at the
Joint meeting of the Milford and
Harrington Rotary Clubs, guests of
the Milford Kiwanians on Tuesday
and impressed his listeners with
his sincerity of purpose in volun-
teering for service and his eager
ness to help in any way possible.
He told of the great need of plasma
and the wonderful help it had been
in life saving because of its easy
transportation to the side of the
wounded. His listeners realized
their part in the war effort when
he spoke of home negligence as a
factor to the defeat of
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Milford chronicle., 1944-08-25
Kent Firemen Favor
Fire Warden Post
Plan In Principle Endorsed BY
County Association At Farley

Kent county firemen at their
monthly meeting at FELTON, on We'd
nesday night of last week endors-
ed in principle the proposal that
the post of state fire warden be
created by an act of Legislature
William Kirk of New Castle coun-
ty explained the proposal; plan
which has won the approval OF
many of the volunteer fire compan-
les in the state.
The warden would have a full
time job and would be charged
with eliminating fire hazards in
the state as we'll as coordinating
the work of the various compan-
les.
The business session was pre-
ceded by a dinner served in the
community building by the Ladies'
Auxiliary.
II was announced the next cOun-
ty meeting will be held on Septem-
ber 13 at Smyrna, instead OF Sep
tember 20 as scheduled as the state
convention will be in session at
the Mill Greek fire hall on the lat
ter date. Vice President Harry C.
Tee reported on the Worcester
County convention last week in
Ocean City, Md.
Among the speakers were:
George Duncan. president of the
New Castle County Association;
Past State Presidents John Moore
and Howard Sheldon and Layton
Baynard, the state fire recorder.
Milford chronicle., 1944-08-25
Harry c. Holden Is
Named Magistrate
Will Fill Post Long Va
cant In North
Milford

Governor Walter w. Bacon last
Tuesday appointed Harry C. HoI-
den to be magistrate at Milford
to serve on the Kent county side
of Milford. The appointment is
effective Immediately but will be
subject to confirmation by the
State Senate. Mr.. Holden will be
the first magistrate to serve on the
Kent county side of Milford since
the death of Harry B. Thaw almost
two years ago.
Mr.. Holden is well known in Mil
ford, having for several years serv-
ed as a licensed auctioneer. At
present he is in the second hand
furniture business, having recent
ly purchased the interest in the
business, located next to the First
National Bank, from Wes Alden,
who is no longer connected with
the said business.
Milford chronicle., 1944-08-25
Service Clubs
Hear Need For
Blood Plasma a
Buddy" PurnelI Of
Georgetown, Urges RO-
tarians, Kiwanians To
Aid In Current Drive.

At an inter-city service clut
meeting, sponsored by the Milford
Kiwanis Club and attended by
nearly the entire membership OF
the Milford and Harrington Rotary
Clubs on Tuesday evening at Mil
ford Grange Hall, Buddy" Pur-
nell. son of former State Senator
and Mrs. Harold W. T. Purnell OF
Georgetown. lately returned home
to recuperate from wounds receiv-
ed while serving with the Ameri-
can Field Service, in the European
campaign. told the group of the
vital need for blood plasma. and
urged them to sign up. if they had
not done so already. and donate a
pint either next Monday or Tues
day. when the Red Cross Mobile
Blood Unit will be in Milford to
receive donations.
Buddy" introduced by Norman
{. Pratt. also of Georgetown. and
director of the drive" in the two
lower counties. who in turn was
introduced by Ford Sewell. a di-
rector of the local campaign. told
of some of the experiences of his
unit on the battlefields of Europe.
and how plasma played vital part
in aiding the Allies to victory dur
ing the bloody fighting that ensued
when the allied armies forced the
GarglianO and Rapido Rivers. and
when they established the Anzio
beachhead during the Italian CAM
paign.
The American Field Service. to
which Buddy" is attached is a
volunteer organization of men,
driving ambulances for the British
and French, and came into being
during the last World War. and
played a heroic part in caring for
the wounded during that conflict.
1t was re-established in September,
1899, at the outbreak of hostilities.
The work undertaken by the MEM
bers of the service is most danger
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Milford chronicle., 1944-08-25
Democrats Nominate
MacCounmn, Tra,nor
1T Convention Tues.
Other Places On Ticket
Go To Carvel, Cooper
And Jacobs; Plank To
Refund One Per Cent
Wage Tax Killed.

In a leisurely-paced state con-
vention the Democratic Party of
Delaware Tusday nominated its
ticket for the November election
without a single battle on the con-
vention floor, and heard U. S. Sem
atOr Samuel d. Jackson of Indiana
cite Republican precedent for not
change Presidents in war time.
The ticket follows:
For Governor: DR.. Isaac J. Mac
Collum of Wyoming. now lieuten-
ant-governor.
For U. S. Representative: Form
er U. S. Rep. Philip A. Traynor. OF
Wilmington.
For ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Elbert
n. Carvel of Laurel.
For state treasurer: Jesse s.
Cooper of Wilmington.
For auditor of accounts: Wilbur
f.. Jacobs of Harrington.
For presidential electors: Henry
7. Graham, Wilmington; John B.
Hutton, Dover; and J. Reese White,
Millsboro.
The convention also elected the
following party officials:
National committeeman: U. S.
Senator James NJ. Tunnel, George
town.
National cOmmitteewoman: Miss
Marie T. Lockwood, Middletown.
Ex-official members of the state
committee: Mrs. Anne B. Gray,
Wilmington: C. Fred Heinold,
Townsend; former Senator James
NJ. Hughes, Dover: and Mrs. Delma
B. Jones. Bridgeville.
Platform Adopted
In addition to the nominations
and the keynote address, a high
light of the convention was the
adoption of the party's platform.
The convention struck from the
platform draft Tuesday the plank
recommended Monday night by the
state committee. calling for the re-
turn to the taxpayers of funds
collected through the one per cent
war emergency income tax.
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Milford chronicle., 1944-08-25
FSA Loans Total $128,253
In Delaware During
Period Of Twelve Months

1S9 from operating loans made dur
I ing past years and $21.154 on farm
ownership loans.
AS of July /. Farm Security had
made operating loans to 374 Della
ware families with 270 still in ac-
tive status. OF the total, 476 have
been repaid in full. Farm owner
ship loans have been made to A
farm families, representing ad-
vances of $239.665. OF this, $S2 ,554
has been repaid in principal. in
terest, and advance payments.
Mr.. Leatherman declared in his
report that he "is proud to report
that we have been able to carry
on an intensive and worthwhile
program in spite of personnel re-
ductions due to lack of funds and
the necessity of training new men
to replace those now in the armed
forces"
He reported that the states per-
sonnel has been reduced from six
in 1912 to four at present.
Milford chronicle., 1944-08-25
Hunt Bros. Circus
To Show Here Sept. S
New StreamIined Show Will Pitch
On LOfland Circus Lot

Hold your hOrses-the ele-
phants are coming!" That was a
familiar cry in days of the gasless
buggy when the circus came to
town. And it comes to town again
September 5 this time in motor
caravan, as J. F. Stutzman, ad-
vance man was in town this week
making arrangements for Hunt
Brothers new streamlined circus to
exhibit at Lofland Circus Lot
opposite Kent County Motor Co.
Garage.
Charles T. Hunt. dean of all
American circusmen and starting
his Send consecutive season in
command of his show. will person
ally bring his organization to town
and will give the signal for perfOr-
manees to begin at 2:30 and S:15
D. m.. rain or shine.
More features have been assem-
bled for the 1914 season than in
the past.
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Milford chronicle., 1944-08-25
IS Graduates
Get Diplomas
At Delaware
F aith In Democratic
Professors Of Nation
Urged By DIR. J. S.
Gould At Exercises.

Faith In the nations democratic
processes and in their ultimate
achievement Of what is good" was
urged on the graduating class oi
the University of Delaware at bac-
calaureate services and commence
ment exercises last Sunday in Nit
cheil Hall.
The smallest class in many
years, IL men and A women was
urged to serve their fellow men
in addresses by Dr. Joseph S.
Gould. of the department Of eco
nomics, now on leave for service
with the government. and by the
Rev. DIR. Frank Herson, of the
Avenue Methodist Church. Milford.
The exercises started with a
parade and review staged by Army
students at the university. and
witnessed by Governor Walter w.
Bacon, Brigadier-General Paul r.
Rinard, the adjutant general. Col
onel John B. Grier, in charge of
training for the Second Service
Command, Colonel Donald NJ. Ash
bridge. commandant OF the mill
tary unit at the university, and
DR.. w. Owen Sypherd. acting pres
ident. The review was held on the
campus. in front of Wolf Hall.
In his baccalaureate sermon. DR..
Herson, who was formerly pastor
of the Newark Methodist Church,
urged the graduates to appreciate
the value of the spiritual things in
life. Taking as his text rs not the
life more than the meat. and the
body than the raiment," DR.. Her.
son said that material things
should not be spurned, but kept in
their place and made servants, not
masters.
Milford chronicle., 1944-08-25

Food production by 1877 Della
ware farm families was stimulated
in the past year by operating loans
made by the Farm Security Ad-
ministration, John ID. Leatherman,
FSA state director, reported thfs
week.
Figures covering the fiscal year
ended June 80 showed that $91.SSS
had been advanced to Delaware
growers for operating loans.
Every penny of that money went
into the purchase of seed. feed. fer
tilizer, tools, livestock. and other
production goods which will be u.s.
ed to swell the nations food out
put" Mr.. Leatherman said.
In addition to the operating
loans. FSA loaned s36,365 for the
outright purchase of farm home
steads, sraising the total advances
in the state to $12S,253, the report
shows.
Repayments totaled S90,293, $780,
Milford chronicle., 1944-08-25
Southern States
Meet At Harrington
Elmer Brown, Frank Jester Elect
ed To Advisory Board

Voting on matters of policy and
election of two members to the
Advisory board and two members
to the Farm Home Advisory COM
mittee featured a recent meeting of
members and friends of Southern
States Cooperative in Harrington.
A majority of the members
voting on the question as to
whether or not Southern States
should pay patronage refunds in
stock or cash favored payment in
stock. Also, they favored cOntinu-
ing to call voting stock at par
value 10 years from date of issu-
ance.
The two members elected to fill
the vacancies on the Advisory
board are Elmer Brown and Frank
Jester of Harrington who will
serve three-year terms. John 7.
Moore will be board chairman this
year.
The two members elected to fill
the vacancies on the Farm Home
Advisory board are: Mrs. Leila
Wright of Pennington and Mrs.
Mary Thistlewood was selected as
chairman.
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Milford chronicle., 1944-08-25
Overseas Mailing
Period Sept. 15-Qct. IS
Plan Your Shopping Now Advises
Postmaster Generalr T. G.. Wake

Save strong string and box ma
terial and start to plan shopping
Postmaster General Frank C.
Walker advises Americans in an
nouncing the rules for mailing Of
Christmas gifts for Army and Navy
personnel overseas.
This year the Christmas mailing
period for both Army and Navy
overseas forces is the same-Sep-
tember Is to October Is. After
October Is no parcel may be mail
ed to a soldier without the presen-
tatiOn of a written request from
him.
The great demands upon shipp-
ing and the need for giving prefer
ence to arms. munitions, medicine,
and food is the prime reason for
the early mailing date. Moreover,
gift parcels must travel great dis
tances to reach Arlssy and Navy
personnel who are located al re-
mote points, and frequently the
transfer of large numbers to new
stations necessitates forwarding of
the packages and additional time is
required.
The response that our people
made last year during the overseas
mailing period demonstrated that
they will cooperate in any measure
designed for the welfare of our
armed forces personnel. MIR. Walk
er said. 1T is not easy to concen-
trate on Christmas gifts in the
midst of warm weather here at
home but our people recognized
the need, and because they want
the men and women who are alb
sent from their homes to know
that they are not forgotten at
Christmas they took pains to as
sure prompt delivery of Christmas
gifts.
I know our people will observe
the overseas mailing schedule once
more this year but / do wish to
stress this fact: More care must he
taken i'll wrapping and packing
parcels securely and addressing
them Clearly and correctly.
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Milford chronicle., 1944-08-25
Drive Planned
To Stimulate
BrOiler Sales
In Delaware
Five Hundred Peninsula
Poultrymen Discuss
Surplus Problem With
VIA Officials At A
Recent Meeting.

A campaign 10 stimulate increas-
ed purchasing of chickens by the
public and also increased requi-
sitioning by the armed forces are
expected TO alleviate the 3,30O,OOO
broiier surplus ON the Del-Mar-Va
Peninsula.
c. e. Dominy of the Procure
ment and Price Support Branch of
the VIA in Washington, told ap-
proximately 500 DeI-Mar-Va poul-
trymen at a recent meeting in
Ocean City, Md. that the War Food
administration has completed
plans which are expected to help
solve the problem.
The VIA has instituted a pub
licity campaign, he said, over the
radio and in newspapers, featuring
broilers and fryers.
Major Leslie Lindell of the Army
Quartermaster General Office in
Washington outlined the proceed
ures which his organization will
use.
Increased poultry purchases by
the armed forces began last week,
and will continue to become heav-
ier as soon as the several hun
dred thousand pounds storage ca
pacity on the East Coast is free
for more storage, Major Lindell
pointed out.
He explained that the Quarter
master General purchases poultry
for the Navy and that demands
from this branch are becoming
heavier Dor barreled, ice-packed,
fresh-kilIed broilers.
Chicken is a necessity as a
morale builder to the Army boys.
he explained. "The United States
stands ready to buy all your poul-
try providing il is properly dress
ed and meets with our specifica-
tions."
He declared that the Quarter
master General had investigated
putting more poultry menus on
the diet Of soldiers, but that the
menus are planned for one month
at a time. The September menu is
already planned so that little help
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Tire Supply Situation
Is Reported Worse
Lack OF ManpOwer To
Supply All Demands Is
Given AS Cause

Autoists were warned this week
by Executive Vice President l.. X.
Jackson of the Firestone Tire and
Rubber Company that the tire
supply crisis is now more serious
than ever.
The chief causes, he said. were
the armed forces greatly increased
demand for tires as result of
the invasion of Europe, and the
fact that there is not enough man
power in tn tire industry to supply
military and civilian demands.
He praised the nations tire deal
ers for keeping vital trucks and
passenger cars moving in the face
Of tire deterioration and greatly re-
stricted supplies of new tires.
Milford chronicle., 1944-08-25
Oil StOUe Blast Burns
Fatal To Viola Boy
Youth Was Burned All
Over The Body BY
The Explosion

Francis Teap. II years old. of
Viola. died in the Kent General
Hospital. Dover. Saturday night.
August II, one hour and Is min
utes after he was admitted suffer-
ing from oil burns.
State troopers said Teap was
burned all over the body when an
oil stove in the Teap home explOd-
ed He was admitted to the hospi-
tai at $3.50 and died cat 10:4S.
Milford chronicle., 1944-08-25
Funeral Rites
For HOlcOmb
On Wednesday
Prominent New Castle
Democrat Was Strick-
en- About A Month
Ago.

Funeral services for Major
Chauncey p. Holcomb. "a, who died
at his home i'm New Castle last
Sunday, August 20. after a heart
attack suffered more than a month
ago, was held Wednesday morning
at IL o'clock in Emmanuel EpiscO-
pal Church, New Castle. Canon
Joseph H. carp Officiated.
Representatives of the Delaware
State Guard are expected to par
ticipate in the service. Burial will
follow in the Glebe Cemetery,
Major Holcomb, a leading Demo-
cfat in Delaware. was counsel for
the Senate Special Committee to
Investigate Campaign Expendi-
lures in connection with this years
election. He was cousin of Gem
eral Thomas Holcomb, retired
commandant of the U. S. Marine
Corps, who is now minister to
South Africa.
Major HOlcOmb rose to- a prom
inent position in the affairs of the
Democratic Party as early as 1901
when he was elected to the first of
five terms as state representa-
tive. He became speaker of the
House in 1913
Aide To Senator Salisbury
When U. S. Senator Willard
Salisbury took office he appointed
Major HolcOmb his secretary.
While serving in that position
Major Holcomb resumed the study
of law which he had taken up pre-
viously. He was admitted to prac-
tice in the District of Columbia
later.
Major Holcomb. after serving
several years as secretary to
Senator Salisbury. was appointed
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Milford chronicle., 1944-08-25
County Primaries
Held Last Saturday
There We're Five Contests, All For
County Posts, But One

Republican voters went to the
polls last Saturday to select nOmi-
nees for county offices and Sussex
representatives in the Legislature.
There were five Republican con-
tests, with all but one of them for
countrywide posts. The fifth was
for representative in the Tenth
District.
Results of the county contests
were: Louis V. Spencer. Milton, de-
feated William H. Bookhammer.
Lewes. and Carl Simpson, Milford,
for nomination for receiver of taves
and county treasurer; Lorenzo
Brittingham, Laurel, defeated
George T. Lynch. Georgetown. for
comptroller: Harvey Spicer defeat
ed Daniel Short for clerk of Or
phan's Court and register in chan
Gerry; and William I. Conoway, the
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List u. Of D. Men
Killed In World War II
Aviation Cadet Leroy A. wilkins,
Jr., OF Milford, Is Fifth On List

Major John Edwin Mortimer. "a
May IA, 1941.
Lieutenant Henry Stevenson Bra
dy, Jr,, "a, November 10, 1871.
Sergeant John Granville Donog-
hue. '33. April II, 1942.
Corporal Caleb Oliver Simpler,
'3S. June Is, 1912.
Aviation Cadet Leroy Alvin Will
kins. Jr, IA, July 8, 1912.
Seaman Second Glass Charles
Leonard Caulk, Jr., '35, November
IA. 1912.
Lieutenant Frank Robert Thor
oughgood, 80. December 8, 1912.
Ensign Kenneth Forthenbaker
Jones, 80. December IA. 1912
Lieutenant Robert Stapler Lip
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Milford chronicle., 1944-08-25
Kent Soil Conservation District
APplies For Drainage Assistance

Definite action in this procedure
was taken recently in Kent county
when managers of the Culbreth
Marsh Ditch Company met with
Herbert B. Hendrick, work unit
leader, and Harry Hull, drainage
engineer, for the Soil Conservation
Service, also Russell E. Wilson,
county agent, and William e. Tar
LTurn 70 Pass ,, PleassI