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Milford chronicle., 1944-02-04
Venereal Disease Is
War Health Problem
DOwn-State Clinics Treat Hundreds
OF Victims Each Year

"Venereal disease is an outstand-
ing health problem during war
time" according to DIR. Edwin
Cameron. executive secretary of the
State Board of Health, who calls
attention to the fact that National
Social Hygiene Day is being cele-
brated all over the country this
week. under the slogan; Unite the
Whole Community Against Vener-
cal Disease-VD Delays Victory"
Effective action" according to the
executive secretary, ''is best
achieved when everyone unites in
the effort to stamp out syphilis and
gonorrhea and this concerted ac-
ton should include the doctor.
pharmacist. health officer. police
official, mayor. business man. labor
leader. minister. teacher, youth
leader. and parent"
1T Can't Happen Here!" That is
what many thousands of compla-
cent people have thought about
venereal disease in their own COM
the facts are that in
Delaware last year 1921 treat
ments for syphilis were given to
1873 persons at the Is clinics of
the State Board of Health. Many
more were treated by private ply
sicians and numerous others had
none of the needed treatment at all.
In Kent county there were 235
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Milford chronicle., 1944-02-04
Rep. Wiley Hits
PROPOSAL For Blank
Ballots For Soldiers
JOHN E. MAYHEM is
RECOMMENDED FOR
POSTMASTER HERE

John E. Mayhem, who has
served for the past nine
years as postmaster of the
local postoffice, received word
on Tuesday, January 25.
from United States Senator
James NJ. Tunnel that his
name was being sent to the
Postoffice Department on that
day with the Senator's rec
ommendation that he. Mr..
Mayhem, be reappointed post
master at Milford. Senator
Tunnel extended his con-
gratulations to Mr.. Mayhem
and wished him continued
health and happiness.
Milford chronicle., 1944-02-04
State Guard
Will Discard
It's Shotguns
Shipment OF 80 Calibre
Enfield Rifles Is Eag-
erly Awaited By Della
ware Contingent.

The Delaware State Guard will
soon stack its shotguns and 525
calibre 80 Enfield rifles will be
issued.
AS soon as the Enfields are re-
ceived-no definite date has yet
been set-each of the infantry COM
panies will start training in the
sighting of the new weapons, ac-
cording to Colonel J. Paul Heinel,
battalion commander.
1t is expected, that when the
rifles are received, the shotguns
now assigned to the battalion will
be called in by the government.
The federal inspection of the nat
TALON, to start April 3 in Whining
ton, the summer encampment, and
the training program for the year
will be discussed at a meeting of
State Guard officers at l o'clock
Sunday afternoon, February 13. in
the State Armory, Tenth and du-
POnt streets, Wilmington. Colonel
Heinel will preside.
Monday night an informal in
spection of Company B. Dover. COM
manded by Captain Dewey Quillen.
was conducted in the ArmOry at
Dover by Colonel Heinel, Major
Ralph Buckalew, Major Raymond
A. Lynch and Captain Charles L.
Allen.
Other units will be inspected
from time to time.
Milford chronicle., 1944-02-04
Revenue Men To
Assist Taxpayers
Schedule Is Set Up For
Sussex County
Towns

Representatives of the Office of
Collector of Internal Revenue have
been assigned to the following
towns ON the following dates to
assist taxpayers in the preparation
of their final federal income tax re-
turns for the year 1943.
Sussex County (Eastern)
WagamOn and Two Revenue Agents
Milford-Post Office
Feb. 5, Z, %. "a. rs. 29; Mar. l.
Lewes-Post Office-Feb. s. 9, 25,
and 26.
Milton-Fire House-Feb. 10, IL;
March 2.
Rehoboth = Post Office - Feb. 12
and March 3.
MillsbOro : Post Office = Feb. IA
and March 4. 6.
Dagsboro = National Bank-Feb.
Is and March z.
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are planning to make an official
inspection of homes throughout
Milford and vicinity to determine
the percentage of homes displaying
the official Fourth War Loan
sticker (these stickers signify that
the home displaying them have
bought an extra war bond during
the present drive). Following this
tour of inspection by the corps. an
intensive drive will be launched
to sell bonds to those who have
not as yet won the right to dis
play one of these stickers.
The committee has been working
hard to make this drive a success,
it is not for glory they strive, it is
for safety they work. Safety from
tyrants who have enthalled most
of the world, and who would and
still will If we don't back up our
fighting men, destroy everything
you and hold dear Dig down and
buy and buy and buy. Let us show
our boys who are cropping and slid
ing through the mist and mud of
Italy and the South Pacific, that
we back home are worth fighting
and dying for.
Milford chronicle., 1944-02-04
Many Local Men
Recently Inducted
Boards At Harrington And George
town Release Names OF Those Sent

The following men were recent
ly inducted into the armed forces
from Local Board No. 2, Kent coun
ty, Harrington:
Army
Willard Herschel Harrington, 504
North Washington street, Milford
William o. Glanden, Box 81, r
F. d. 2. Milford.
Marshall w. Culver. Camden.
Enos NJ. Langrell. 13O Delaware
avenue, Harrington.
James Albert Miller, 210 East
Fourth street, Milford
Norman W. Morgan, Railroad
street, Harrington.
Edgar F. Biles, Harrington.
Orville B. Myers, 1907 King
street. Wilmington.
John Robert Schabinger. FELTON,.
DUPONT Harris, So South Kirk
wood street. Dover.
Elmer Crapper, 2O9 East Second
street, Milford.
Leslie Helm Taylor, 30S North
street, Milford.
Kenneth Dewitt Fountain, SIS
Church street, Milford.
John w. Cooper, Houston.
Morris L. Skinner, Weiner ave-
nue.. Harrington.
Marion G. Jester. Camden.
Melvin Lee Brown, r. F. ID. 3,
Harrington.
Joseph Makovee. R. F. D. 3. Har-
rington.
Thorold d. Link. Harrington.
Britten E. Hollinger. Bowers.
Alfred Stanley Cahall, Green
wood.
List of men inducted by Local
Board No. /, Georgetown on jan
uary 20, follows:
Army
Emanuel Beckett, R. D., Lincoln.
Leon Oscar Birmingham, Mills
boro.
Martin Luther Burton, Nassau.
Edward Cropper, Selbyville.
Robert Louis Daniels, Frank
ford.
Huriah Thomas Fitzgerald, Jr.,
Lincoln.
Russell Norman Franklin, R. F.
d. 4, Millsboro.
Lesion Aaron Harmon, Mills
boro.
William Thomas Harmon. Reho-
both,
Leo George Hudson, Frankford.
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Milford chronicle., 1944-02-04
WAC Visitors VIII
Be Here Next Week
Cpl. Corr, Pvt. Sherman Hope To
Increase EnIistments

On Tuesday of next week Corpor-
al Frances Corr and Private Thelma
Sherman of the Women's Army
Corps will be in town to give added
momentum to recruiting for the
Army. Corporal Corr comes from
Richmond. Va. and is an X-ray
technician, stationed with the Med
ical Corps at Camp Dix. Private
Sherman claims Denver, Colorado,
as her home where she was a
school teacher. Both are on tenn
pOrary duty in Delaware and both
interested in having Milford con-
tribute more women to the Corps.
AS an incentive to those interested
the advantage of doing the things
that suit the recruits capabilities
has been offered and If she desires
training along a new line of work,
that will be given. AS near as
possible her base may be chosen
and when the first training is fin
ished she may be located, as far as
is possible, near her home. ii ii is
her desire. These new plans are
it possible for a number of
women to join at once. Corporal
Corr and Private Sherman will aid
in the bond rally at Houston on
evening when Governor
Walter W. Bacon will be present.
They will remain until Saturday.
During that time they will answer
speak at any meeting,
and continue the recruiting. Mrs.
G. Marshall Townsend will arrange
for their public appearances until
their arrival next week.
Milford chronicle., 1944-02-04
Trucker, Soldier
Killed In Mishaps
y. {. Elliott Victim OF Piling Crash,
Pvt. L. H. Brown Killed By Truck

During the fog last Friday morn
ing Norman Clifford Elliott. II
years old. of Millsboro. was killed
instantly when a load of piling on
the truck he was driving slid for
ford, crushing the cab of the We
hicle. The accident occurred on the
Governor Printz Boulevard near
Bellevue about $3.50 o'clock.
State police said Elliott apparent
" applied the brakes of the truck
suddenly for some unknown reason
causing the timbers to shift. The
youth suffered internal injuries and
died instantly
Elliott was proceeding north on
the boulevard at the time and fol-
lowing the accident more than half
an hour was required to remove the
pilings and lift his body from the
crushed cab.
The truck. damaged to the eX-
tent of 5000. is owned by Granville
H. James of Georgetown. Deputy
Coroner G. Everett Kelley assisted
the police with the investigation.
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Milford chronicle., 1944-02-04
A. @. H. Crier C.M. Welch, Jr.
Heads Editors New Member Of
OF Del-Mar-Va City Council
Young Executive Is Ap-
pointed By City COun-
ell To Replace r. c.
Barnard, Resigned.

Clarence NJ. Welch. Jr.. treasur-
er of the John H. Mulholland Com
pany, this city. has been appointed
a member of City Council, repre-
senting the First Ward by City
Council, to fill the vacancy created
by the resignation OF Remsen c.
Barnard. Mr.. Barnard, who is win
tering in Florida, has been in poor
health for some time.
Mr.. WeIch is a graduate of the
Milford High School. class of 1929.
and has been associated with the
]. H. Mulholland Company since
before his graduation. He is vice
president and a director of the Mil
ford Chamber of Commerce.
The new councilman is married.
the father of two children and re-
sides on South Walnut street.
Milford chronicle., 1944-02-04
Scout Program Not
Curtailed By War
ReSOurcefulness Taught In Scout
ing Aids Boys In Later Life

Although Boy Scouts are help
ing to win the war. no part of the
normal program of activities has
been suspended for the duration,
according to Senator Robert H.
Yerkes, chairman of Troop No.
100. of Milford.
1.-The basic fundamentals of
Scouting are health-physical, mem
tai and moral-and good citizen
ship" Senator Yerkes said.
Nothing in the Boy Scout Oath
and Law is any less valuable dur
ing peace than it is during war
Patriotism, faith in God. clean liv-
ing, doing a good turn daily-all
of these will be needed more than
ever when peace comes.
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Milford chronicle., 1944-02-04
Will Observe
Natl Boy Scout
w eek Here
Many Functions Are Be
ing Planned For Local
Troops During Week
Of February S-14.

The Boy Scouts of America are
celebrating the week of February
8 to IA as National Boy Scout Week.
Store windows will be decorated
showing some of the things that
make scouting interesting and help
to make the boys of our cOmmun-
ity better citizens.
Troop 1O2 has planned numerous
activities to celebrate this week.
II is planned to start the week
with a visit to their sponsors. the
Kiwanis. on Tuesday evening, Feb
ruary 8.
On Wednesday it is planned to
take the boys of both troops 100
and 102 to the theatre to see Hap
py Land" a picture recommended
for scouts.
The regular meeting will take
place Thursday night at their new
quarters the OCD building of the
Third Ward. which has been made
available through the courtesy of
the 0CD officials as a permanent
meeting place.
The newly organized Girl Scout
Troop of Milford, sponsored by the
Kiwanis. is having party Friday
evening at the high school for the
scouts of troop 102.
Saturday afternoon the scouts of
both troops will continue to col
lect scrap metal and papers as they
have been doing for the past num-
Der of months. They go on trucks
furnished by the City of Milford and
in charge of the Motor Corps.
On Sunday. February Is. they
will attend the Presbyterian
Church in a group. The Rev. ]. NJ.
DeChant has planned a special SER
vice for the scouts which will also
be of interest to any who might
wish to attend.
A demonstration will be given at
2 p. m. Sunday, the 18th. on the
lot on North Walnut street, OppO-
site their meeting place. A regu-
lar camp will be set up by the boys
of both troops with some pitching
tents. some building fires of differ
ent types, others cooking. Rope, ty-
ing. signalling and other activities
will be shown.
The event which a number of
boys always look forward TO. will
be the Court of Honor to be held
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Milford chronicle., 1944-02-04
Here Are Some Dates 1t viii
Pay Yo" To Keep In Mind

W stamps valid for and fats
K l. and green good for prOcessed foods.
for pounds of canning is
valid will be good for 13 months
February 6-Sart using brown X
February Last Period for fuel oil
February S-Last day AS gasoline coupons.
First day Period for fuel oil
February Start using A-9 gasoline coupons.
February 13-SaTt using brown
February 20-Star using brown stamps.
day H and green stamps
February 26-Last brown and brown stamps
February AS BIS and CS red stamps for meats
stamp worth 10 expires May 90
where change" is required
using AS BIS CS and Els blue stamps for processed
food good points each and expiring May 20.
March 18-Last day Period 8 fuel oil
March 20-Last day and brown stamps and X,
an
slLast day for five pounds of
sugar.
(ShOes-Book 1 stamp stamp "airpane~
sheet good indefinitely.
Milford chronicle., 1944-02-04
E. E. Willkie Elected
Director of Libby's
Brother OF Former Presidential
Candidate Frequent Houston Visitor

Edward z. Willkie has been
elected a director of Libby, Mcneil
Libby, food Gamers.
Mr., Willkie has been an ep-
ployee of Libby, McNeill & Libby
for 20 years. After early training
in Libby's evaporated milk busi-
ness, he was sent abroad to SUI
,perintend condenseries in Europe.
Subsequently, he became manager
OF Libby. McNelll & Libby-S. A.
Antwerp, Belgium. He returned to
Chicago In 1888 and was elected
vice president in 1889.
In addition to plant operations in
the Eastern Division. Mr.. Willkie
has charge of Libby's Milk and
Salmon Divisions
Mr.. Willkie frequently visits the
large Libby plant at Houston. He
is brother of Wendell Willkie.
Milford chronicle., 1944-02-04
Nary Eier Killed
When Plane Crashes
Near ThompsonuUe
Kenneth w. WinseIl, Age
30 Years, Of Kansas
City, Mo-, Victim Of
Fog Crash Near Clar-
ence E. TESTERS.

Kenneth W. wensell, age 30
years, aviation pilot first class, of
Kansas City, Mo-. was killed early
last Friday night when his plane
crashed in one of the worst winter
fogs in years-a fog that en-
shrouded the entire state and then
suddenly lifted a little after mid
night as the temperature declined
The pilot was trying to land on
the farm of Clarence Jester at
Thompsonville. near Milford.
Had machine-gun ammunition in
his plane not exploded after he cut
the tops of about $50 trees while at
tempting to land, the fiier might
have been saved through the eff
forts of Edward Jester, neighbor of
Clarence Jester, but mo relation,
and Thomas Webb.
Jester said he was in his house
when he heard the plane pass over
head at low altitude. Going out
side, he saw the plane circling over
the home of Clarence Jester, seek
ing clearing in which to land.
hC AO5 wac fCiy uCdNy anu
doubt that he could even see the
tops of the trees" Jester said. After
circling over the house twice again,
Jester said the plane then started
seyering tree tops and it finally fell
into a meadow and caught fire.
When the plane crashed. Jester
and Webb ran to the scene but
were prevented from getting close
to the plane because of the heat
and because machine gun bullets
were exploding all around them.
Jester and Webb lay on the ground
to escape being hit After the ex-
plosiOns stopped they returned
home and Webb's mother notified
authorities.
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Milford chronicle., 1944-02-04
Fuel Piles Lessen
AS Cold Increases
Insulation Is Answer To Question
BOthering HOmemakers

Practically every Milford home
owner or renter is familiar with
the old saying, when the days
begin to lengthen. then the cold
begins to strengthen" but few of
them realize how much winter is
left to do the strengthening, says
George T. Macklin.
Actually the winter is only 30
per cent gone as of January 10,
since the latest U. S. Weather Bu-
reau statistics compiled by Joel
Dean, director of the Fuel Ration
ing Division of the OPA, shows that
Milford has had only 30 per cent
of its winter coldness, as measur-
ed in degree-days. When the mean
outdoor temperature is below 65 F.
the number of degrees below 60 is
described by the heating engineer
as so many degree days. Fuel con-
sumption varies directly in accord
ance with the number of degree
days, and also total number of de-
gree-days accurately measures the
average winter in each locality.
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Milford chronicle., 1944-02-04
Several Fires Kept
Local Company Busy
Draper Bros. At Frederick Suffered
Light Loss In One Blaze

Beginning with a fire at the end
of a workers shack at the Draper
Brothers Cannery at Frederick ear
ly Monday evening, which fire was
extinguished with a loss of about
$500 to $500 the members of the
Carlisle Fire Company have been
busy all this week.
Tuesday they answered two calls
in the North Milford section, one
of which lightly damaged a dwell
ing on North street.
Tuesday night they were called
to the shoe hospital operated by
John Handges on South Walnut
street, where a stubborn fire was
burning under the floor Prompt
action here prevented a most SER
ious blaze.
Milford chronicle., 1944-02-04
Pulpwood Prices
Are Announced
Low Ceiling Set By OPA VIII Not
Appeal To State Lumbermen

The pulpwood ceiling prices an
nounced last Saturday by the State
OPA office establishing prices of
$3.50 per cord for rough pulpwood
and $3.50 per cord for peeled
pulpwood (. o. b. cars is interpreted
as $1,000 and $1,000 respectively
for the 100 cubic foot unit usually
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Milford chronicle., 1944-02-04
War Board Meets
At Newark Today
Will Discuss 1914 AAA Plan, War
Food Goals. Etc.

Mobilization of Delaware agri-
culture for the all-out production
of war foods this year will be
planned by the Delaware United
States Department War Board at a
meeting in the University of Della
ware. Recitation Hall. Newark, Fri
day morning at 10 o'clock.
War food goals, farm machinery,
farm labor. soil conservation. the
1914 Agricultural Adjustment
Agency farm plan and other phases
of war food production will be dis
cussed.
Clarence E. 0cheltree. War Board
chairman. will preside. Other MEM
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Milford chronicle., 1944-02-04
Soil Conservation
Board Has Meeting
Progress OF Work One OF Main
Items Approved At Kent Session

Several important matters in
connection with the objectives and
operations of the soil conservation
district in Kent county were con-
sidered at recent meeting Of the
county board of district supervis-
ors held in Dover when plans were
formulated for starting farm drain
age and soil conservation work as
soon as weather and ground con-
ditions are favorable.
One OF the main items approx
ed was the program of work which
was submitted by Lyndon ID. Caulk
and Isaac Thomas, members of
the board: Russell E. Wilson.
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Milford chronicle., 1944-02-04
Sussex Farmers Visit
Md. Soil District
Caroline County Set-Up Is Observ-
ed BY Representative Group

A committee of farmers repre-
senting the newly organized Sus-
sex County Soil Conservation Dis
trict visited Caroline County, Mary
land, on Thursday, January 27, to
view the work being done by that
district and to talk with their SUI
pervisors regarding the procedures
they have followed in the organiza-
tion and operation of their district.
Harry Reick, Preston, Md, chair
man of the Board of Supervisors for
Caroline county, outlined the steps
they had taken in organizing, and
distributed copies of the program
of work they had prepared to guide
them in their drainage and other
soil conservation practices. Mr..
Reick stressed the Importance of
farmers interest, as well as inter-
est on the part of various agencies
who could help with the program.
He praised the cooperation that
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Milford chronicle., 1944-02-04
Weekly Weather
Report For Milford
From Wednesday, January 10, TO
Tuesday, February l, Inclusive

Charles j. Holzmueller, weather
recorder for Milford, reports the
following thermometer readings for
the period, Wednesday, January
10 to Tuesday, February /, inclu-
sive:
The Nome nugget., 1944-10-30

Oct. 13, 20, 27; Nov. 3.
The Nome nugget., 1944-10-30

Seattle and Don Gretzer for Fairbanks.
 Alaska Airlines
 Pilot Mckenzie, with Co-Pilot Hola flew to Anchorage Saturday with Mrs. Metcaf and two children, William Hakala, A. A. Stroner James Daly w. J. Gordon, Alvin Polet and Phil Senour.
 Pilot Weaver flew to Kotzebue and Deering with Percy Ipalook, Downey, for Kotzebue; and Cor dovado for Deering.
 Wien Alaska Airlines
 Pilot Peterson flew to Solomon Moses Pt. and White Mt. Friday with C. R. Roberts for Solomon and John Oscar for Moses Pt. Rev. Gordon was a round trip passenger to White Mt
 Saturday, Pilot Peterson flew to Golovin, Moses Pit. and Koyuk,
The Nome nugget., 1944-10-30
PLANE TALK
U Rowland Busslan =

To power the attack against the ehemy the United States will pro- duce ten times as many planes in l944 as the Axis total, and seven- teen times as many aircraft n Germany will make, and more than twenty-two times the Japanese air. craft production, according to avail able estimates.
 If the present rate of production continues, it is believed that at the end of this year the American air craft industry will turn out over 100000 planes to Armed forces, bringing to 100000 the grand total produced since January l940.
The Nome nugget., 1944-10-30
MONDAY, OTCOBER 30, 1s44.

Chamber of Commerce protesting against the strict censorship of steamer saliings in Southeastern Alaska and asking for the SUD- port of this Chamber in bringing this matter before the Defense Command, was read, and upon motion duly made, seconded and passed unanimously, the secre- tary was directed to write to the Alaska Defense Command at An chorage, asking that the censor ship of sails in Southeastern Alaska be lifted as much as pos- sible consistent with defense regulations.
 H. l.. Faulkner brought to the attention of the members of the Board the question as to whether or not this Chamber should pre- pare a protest against the propos- ed Indian reservations, for pub- ication in the special edition of the Ketchikan Chronicle cover ing the proposed Indian reserva- tions in Southeastern Alaska and the claims of various Indian tribes to vast areas in the Territory based on purported aboriginal rights claimed by them never to have been extinguished. Since a majority of the member Cham bers had already submitted pro- tests against these reservations, individually to Judge Richard Hanna, who presided at the hearings held at Hydaburg, Kla- wock, Rake and Ketchikan, in September the Board felt it was not necessary to submit this mat ter to a referendum vote, and it was unanimously voted to auth orwise the expenditure of $100. .00 for the publication of the protest expense of telegrams, etc, the cost of a one-haH page article in the Ketchikan Chronicle Special Edition being $80.o0, or s160.00 for a ful1-page.
The Nome nugget., 1944-10-30
AIRWAYS
Pan American Aixways

A Pan American Airways plane came in Saturday with Capt. John
 Olsen and First Officer Giesy as it's crew. Passengers were Roy w. Swanon, Warren Steel. Mail and express was carried. The plane departed shortly later with MT. and Mrs. Andrew Ner- land for Seattle A. A. Daue for
The Nome nugget., 1944-10-30
DIRECTORS IN MEETING AT JUNEAU

A called meeting of the Board of Managers of the Alaska Ter ritorial Chamber of Commerce was held in Juneau on October 9th, with the following members present:
 Juneau: Curtis Shattuck liar old B. Foss Charles w. Carter, H. L. Faulkner, Robert Sheldon, Martha Vending, executive sec retary.
 Douglas-Arne Shudshift.
 Petersburg: Dr. J. o. Rude.
 Nome: Russell Maynard.
 Valdez: William Meals.
 Seward: Joe Werner.
 A letter from the Wrangell
The Nome nugget., 1944-10-30

returning with Al Anderson and J. w. Nicholson from Moses Pt. and Thelma Jorgenson and Clara Jorgenson from Koyuk.
 C. R. Roberts, Larry Amuktoo- lik, Bob Henry and Fred Paul come in from Solomon Sunday.