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Milford chronicle., 1944-09-01
Firemen Will
Open Carnival
Here Monday
Many Outstanding At
fractions Will Feature
Annual Fete At Park
ing Lot.

Next Monday evening, Septem-
ber 4, the Milford firemen will open
their annual carnival at the mu-
nicipal parking lot at the foot of
Park avenue, North Milford. This
year the carnival will be different
from that of any previous year. 1t
will be different and better. The
firemen have gone to great trouble
and expense to provide entertain
ment for everyone.
While it is impossible to attempt
TO enumerate the hundreds of in
teresting and spectacular attrac-
tiOns that have been secured. there
will be an interesting show every
night. There will also be plenty of
interesting games. and rides for
young and old.
Every night will be fun night,
and remember 1t is free, there is
positively no admission charge TO
the grounds. Come out and bring
your family to the carnival each
and every night. They will enjoy it
and so will you.
David Kay. who has conducted
the concessions for the firemen for
the past several years. promises a
great carnival and Kay is famous
for his carnivals and shows.
Milford chronicle., 1944-09-01
Traffic Safety For
School Children
Plan Now To Prevent Such Aeci-
dents In This Area

will your school child be one OF
those injured or killed in a traffic
accident this year," asks the State
Board of Health. This is no idle
question since lis children between
the ages of 5 and II, who were on
foot, were either injured or killed
during the past year. according to
the reports of the Wilmington and
of the State Police.
AS might be expected, the heavy
traffic In Wilmington accounted
for "a of the injuries and 2 of the
deaths listed. while accidents to
children in the state outside of
Wilmington numbered 20.
Forty-eight children, out of the
total of lis injured, crossed streets
at places other than at the inter
sections. IS darted out behind
parked cars and were hit. while IL
were struck while playing in
streets or roadways.
In addition to those listed above,
other actions of children which led
to accidents were: crossing streets
Turn to PAGE ,. PisaseI
Milford chronicle., 1944-09-01
In
Sussex County
Pick Slate
Primary Held Last Sat-
urday Afternoon Was
Free From Any Con-
tests.

Democrats of Sussex County Sc
lected the party's ticket for county
offices at a primary election last
Saturday. There were no contests.
The ticket nominated was:
Clerk of the Orphans Court and
Register in Chancery-( 'larence B.
Johnson of Milton, the incumbent.
Receiver of Taxes and County
Treasurer-TOwnsend z. Rust,
Greenwood.
Sheriff-David A. Clements. Mil
ford.
ProthOnOtary-Mrs. Gladys Rus
sell ToEs. Lewes.
Everett VI. Evans,
Laurel.
mptroller-Charles Elwood
wilkins, Georgetown.
State Senators-SecOnd District,
Irving T. Hastings. Bethel; Fourth
District. Roland J. S. Marsh. AngO-
la.
Representative - First District,
Arthur Webb. Glendale; Second
District. Thurman G. Adams,
Bridgeville; Third District, Roy
Allen Cannon, Seaford; Fourth Dis
trict, Dale S. Holt, Blades: Fifth
District. Fred L. Ward, Laurel;
Sixth District, William ]. Rose.
MillsbOro; Seventh District. John
G. Walters, Clarkville, Eighth Dis
trict, William J. Walls, Millsboro.
r. D.; Ninth District, Howard
Abbott, Georgetown; Tenth Dis
trict. Frank L. Chase, Rehoboth
Beach.
Mrs. Toms, present deputy pro-
thonOtary, the nominee for pro-
thonotary, is the third woman to
have a place ON the ballots in this
county since women were given
the franchise.
Milford chronicle., 1944-09-01
State Get $4,000
For Pupils Lunches
Is Delaware's Share OF S50.02O, 900
Federal Aid Program

Delaware will have at least a
$4,000 share of the $50,000.00O fed
orally aided school lunch program
during the year 1944-45.
The start Of the program coin
cides with the opening of schools
on September 6.
Clifford w. Shedd. supervisor for
Delaware Office OF distribution,
War Food Administration said this
week that this is perhaps only an
initial allotment.
Last year Delaware received
$4,000 in federal funds for the
school lunch program.
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Milford chronicle., 1944-09-01
Dairymen Should
Raise Requirements
New Is The Time To Concentrate
On Thrifty Bred Calves

Essential wartime needs for
dairy products still demand full at
tention of all dairymen to the pro-
blem of reaching the highest possi-
BILE production right now. But
dairymen have to look to the
future-do a little postwar plann-
ing-at the same time in order to
be sure that they will be able to
continue to produce for peace-time
needs, and producing calves from
their own herds for replacement
stock is good insurance for that
future production.
RAISE only thrifty production
bred calves that show a better-than
average prospect Of improving the
herd" advises G. NJ. Worrilow,
secretary of the Delaware Dairy
Productions Committee and associ-
ate director Of the Delaware .Agri-
cultural Extension Service. Then
you can replace your present herd
with even better stock"
Milford chronicle., 1944-09-01
Study Is Planned
By State Guard
Course In Tactical Problems, Man.
euVerS To Be Started September s

Preparations are being made for
a course of reading and study on
tactical problems and maneuvers
for members of the staff of the
Delaware State Guard. The course
will be started on Friday of next
week, Colonel J. Paul Heinel,
commanding officers. has announc-
ed.
Captain Frank S. Carrow, intel
ligence officer of the State Guard,
is selecting material for the course.
VIII Get Training Program
Monday night members of the
battalion statf discussed further
plans for the meeting at l O'Clock
Sunday afternoon, September IL.
at st. Andrews School, near Mid
dletOwn. At that time the new
training program for the months
of October. November and Decem-
ber will be presented.
Each company of the State Guard
will practice firing 80 caliber rifles
and As caliber Thompson sub-ma-
chine guns at the State Rife Range,
below New Castle, on Sundays.
Dates OF Practice
The tentative schedule, to be sub
mitted to officers at Fort dupont,
by whom the range is administered,
is as follows: September II. Com
pany +, of Wilmington, under Cap
tain William r. Wilson; September
"a, Company C. of Milford. Captain
Joseph H. Prettyman; October 1,
Company B. of Dover, Captain Ced-
ric E. Cooper; October s, Company
d. of Middletown, Captain Walden
Pell, IL; October Is, Company G,
of Newark, Captain William Z.
Donnell; October %, Company A,
of Wilmington, Captain Walter NJ
Deputy; October 20. Company E, of
New Castle. Captain Thomas Her
lihy, Jr.
Training films will be shown
each company on drill nights this
year, Major Buckalew said. Riot
control interior guard duty, and
other subjects will be presented.
Milford chronicle., 1944-09-01
Car Kills Man
Lying In Road
II. G. McCabe OF FrankfOrd Held
In Death OF j. \. Wilson, Glendale

James S. Wilson. 80. of Glendale,
was instantly killed last Saturday
night when an automobile operated
by Harvey c. McCabe of Frankford
passed over him as he was lying in
the roadbed of Route 13 at Ellen
dale
State troopers at Georgetown
said that McCabe apparently did
not see Wilson lying on the ground
as there was another car approach
ing in the opposite direction whose
headlights evidently obscured Nc
Cabe's vision. Wilson suffered in
ternal injuries and a possible frac-
tured skull
An inquest into his death will be
conducted at Georgetown tonight
by Coroner William |. Conaway.
Wilson was single.
Milford chronicle., 1944-09-01
S7,9l4,745Wa
Paid to- State In
Taxes In 1913
Total Receipts Last Year
Show $1,634,537 In
crease Over Previous
Period.

State tax receipts for the fiscal
year ended June 80 totaied 1874. :
745, an increase of s1.634,537 over
the previous years collection OF
S6,280,2O8, State Tax Commission
er P. S. DUPONT revealed this week.
The largest source of income was
the franchise tax which produced
$3,0S1 ,527, an increase of $l1.324
over the previous year. The war
emergency tax provided S2.5S3. ACT,
and the cigarette tax brought in
1854 ,631. both well over the antici-
pated yields.
Revenue from regular income tax
sources dropped primarily because
of increased federal tax deductions.
Income taxes for the year amount
ed to $1.10S,333 as compared with
$1,205,97S in 1943. These tOtaled
$1.542,944 in 1912 and $1.559.377 in
1941.
Revenue from business licenses
increased to s303.641 as compared
with $275.763 in 1943 and $2S1,4OS
in 1912.
Inheritance taxes produced $251.-
S66 against $444.436 in 1943 and
$145,173 in 1912.
Estate taxes dropped to Sl,227
compared with $3S9.S5 in l943 and
$15,S12 in 1912.
A tabulation of the figures by
counties shows New Castle county
produced $4.124,934 of the revenue.
with $25O.143 from Kent county and
$458.130 from Sussex county.
While New Castle county fur
nished $685. in income taxes,
only $46,734 came from Kent cOun-
ty and $124,974 from Sussex cOun-
ty.
New Castle county produced 81
$3.50 in war emergency taxes.
with $l05,9S9 coming from Kent
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Milford chronicle., 1944-09-01
Bacon Given Fruit
Picked By Scouts
Chief Executive Receives 3O,0O0th
Basket OF Peaches Picked By Youth

Governor Walter W. Bacon this
week received the thirty thousandth
basket of Delaware grown peaches
picked by Boy Scouts in Sussex
county orchards.
The presentation was made by
the staff members of the victory
farm camp at Bridgeville.
On Tuesday approximately 60
Boy Scouts were given. a party by
the farmers for whom they work
ed during the summer at the clos
ing of the camp.
Phyllis Jones, daughter of Mr..
and Mrss-Malon Jones. was nam
ed Peach Queen" The boys have
picked more than 1000 bushels of
peaches and apples on her fathers
farm.
Her ''maids-of-honOr" were Nan
cy Ruos and Beatrice Adams.
Hans c. Schilling. field scout ex-
ecutive of the Delmarva Council,
reported that the scouts had har-
vested more than 100000 pounds of
asparagus. $4,000 pounds of beans.
$4,000 bushels of apples and 10000
bushels of peaches.
The twenty thousandth basket of
apples was sent to DR.. Elbert X.
Fretwell. chief scout executive of
New York City.
Mr.. Schilling also reported the
scouts had given $1,000 hours of
service and had earned more than
S22. 1000.
Milford chronicle., 1944-09-01
Riddles In Sussex
Pick Huckleberries
Crop Has Been Cut Short by Dry
TOrrld Weather

The huckleberry crop through
out lower Delaware, often referred
to as poor mans crop" is coming
to a close.
Dry weather and torrid suns pre-
vented the berries from being as
abundant as in some former years.
notwithstanding weather condi-
tions, the crop yielded many hum
dreds of dollars, to the farmers In
the southern sections OF Delaware.
This season most farmers were at
tending to broiler flocks and 1t was
left to the children to pick the ber-
ries. Nearly every farmer In the
Cypress Swamp region has enough
canned for winters use. and many
crates were placed upon the mar
kets.
Milford chronicle., 1944-09-01
Abbott Family Held
Reunion Last Sunday
Descendants OF John Wes-
ley Abbott Gathered At
Riverview Beach

Guests from Delaware, Pennsyl-
vania and New Jersey attended the
fifth annual reunion of the Abbott
family held at Riverview Beach on
Sunday.
They were the descendants of the
late John Wesley Abbott and Louisa
Johnson Abbott of Camden. There
are four children living. They are
Mrs. A. B. Donovan OF Lincoln. Mrs.
William Bennett OF Wilmington,
Mrs. p. C. HOusman Of Milford. and
John Wesley Abbott of Wyoming.
All officers were reelected. They
are: President, Mrs. Percy Haugh-
ey. of Wilmington; secretary. Mrs.
Harry S. Marker, of Wilmington;
treasurer, Mrs. Ralph Carey. OF Do
yer; chairman of committee on ar
rangements. Mrs. Harry Paris OF
Wilmington.
ITurn to Page }. PleSsel
Milford chronicle., 1944-09-01
Hunts Circus
To Show Here
Next Tuesday
Streamlined Motorized
Show Will Bring Sew
er al Specialties To
This City.

Happy Days Are Here Again"
IoR the Eastern Shore. and for the
City of Milford when the Hunt Bro
theirs Streamlined Circus will ex-
hibit here. on Tuesday, September
5, on the LOtland circus lot for an
afternoon and evening perform
ance.
The Hunt Brothers not only
brings its ten ton of elephants, hut
its one hundred and fifty perform
ers. a cOnclave of beautiful horses
and veritable city of canvas it,
self
Two rings and one stage are nee
essary to present this big motor
iZed circus performance with all
its stellar features. The Hunt Bro
theirs Circus presents such acts
as the World Famous DeRiske
Family of renowned acrobats, head
balancers, gymnasts and aerialists.
who this season are featuring the
smallest and youngest child per-
former; Kentucky bred liberty and
high school dancing horses, pranc-
ing ponies.
Then there's George Merrill.
comedy juggler. who is tops in this
department; the Small Sisters,
aerialists Incompatible: Price and
Price, sensational whirlwind ska
ters, the Misses Mildred and Millie
lead a group OF clever girl athletes
in daring iron jaw. swinging lad
der and aerial trapeze acts.
The new and enlarged menagerie
includes dancing elephants and
"Tojo." giant chimpanzee. one of
the largest apes from the Belgian
Congo ever placed on exhibition.
Llamas. bear, monkeys, lion and
zebra will also be on view.
There's two performances at
80 and Sis p. M. with the doors
TO the big show open at l and Z
n m
Milford chronicle., 1944-09-01
Blood Donations
Completed Tuesday
Fine Job OF Leadership, COOpera.
tlOn Put City cover The Top"

tIOn Put City cover The Top"
Mrs. Robert Kirby, chairman of
the Blood Donor Service that was
carried on in Milford on Monday
and Tuesday, completed a grand
job of leadership and cooperation
when the service was done on
Tuesday. For two weeks registra-
tion has been carried on down
town and with very few exceptions
all of those who registered were
present for the donating. The sur
rounding towns made a contribu-
ton as well as Milford and the
total of three hundred and twenty
six came the two days and gave
their gift for the wounded in the
war. There were a large percen-
tage of reflections caused by vari-
Gus conditions of donors but the
campaign came to a successful
close and Mrs. Kirby and her CO.
workers thank all for any help
they may have given toward that
end. The response of the Motor
Corps, the local Red Cross canteen.
the Nurses Aides, the industrial
plants, laymen and women calls
for the highest praise for each
made a fine contribution. wehther
they donated blood or were used
for some special duty. 1t can be
said that Milford again went over
the ton.
Milford chronicle., 1944-09-01
Lift Ban On Sales
OF Civilian Shells
SOC, O,0O0,OOO Shells Seen Available
For First Real Season

The ban on sale of ammunition
to hunters was lifted this week by
the War Production Board, open
ing the way for the nimrods' first
real season since the war began.
At the same time, WPB also
boosted quotas OF ammunition for
farmers and ranchers to use
against predatory animals.
Ammunition production this year
is expected to be about So per cent
of pre-war output. WPB said.
Chairman Robertson tD-Va) of the
House conservation committee, es-
iTum TO Pass ,. PIeasel
Milford chronicle., 1944-09-01

Hits Red Influence
On administration
KillOran Tells G. o. p.
Convention That New
Deal Regime Is Filled
With Communists;
Ticket Named.

President Roosevelt "can" and
Should be defeated for a fourth
term because his election would
have disastrous consequences both
in domestic and foreign policy"
Attorney-General Clair ]. Killor-
an, of Wilmington, told the Repub-
lican State Convention at Dover on
Tuesday night in Legislative Hall.
In the only formal address of an
80-minute convention, the first to
be held at night in the history of
the party, Mr.. Killoran charged
that ''the Roosevelt administration
is bloated with Communists"
His blast drew applause from the
more than $50 delegates and alter
mates who quickly nominated un-
animousIy a state ticket seeking
reelection on November z.
The state ticket follows:
For presidential and vice-presi-
Dental electors: Darlington Finn.
of Prices Corner, New Castle
county; William w. Sharp of Har-
rington, Kent county, and Frank
C. Hurley, of SeafOrd. Sussex
county.
For Representative in Congress:
Earle ID. Wiley of Dover.
For Governor: Walter W. Bacon,
of Wilmington.
For observation-disclosures: Clay
ton A. Bunting, of Selbyville.
For State Treasurer: John S,
Isaacs, of Glendale.
For State Auditor: J. Morris Har-
rington, of FELTON,.
All except the presidential cleo
tors and Mr.. Bunting, who is pres
ident pro tenn of the State Senate.
are incumbents.
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Milford chronicle., 1944-09-01
Predict 5,OO0,OW
Idle After War
Shortages In Labor Will
Turn Other Way When
Germany Is Whipped

Close to 100000 persons will be
jobless in the United States within
six months after Germany is de-
feated, the United Business Service
forecast this week.
Labor shortages will quickly
give way to surpluses after Ger
many quits" the U. B. S. said In a
post V-Day business forecast.
"Close to 5.000'000 jobless are
forecast within six months of the
end of the war in Europe. Labor
troubles will increase as unions
press for annual wages and higher
hourly rates to offset loss of over
time pay"
Milford chronicle., 1944-09-01
Excelsior Plant
Damaged By Fire
Blaze Believed Caused By Spark
From Shaving Machine

Fire late Monday afternoon dam
aged the interior of the Glendale
Excelsior. Plant at Glendale. The
blaze was fought by the Carlisle
Fire Company of Milford and the
Ellendale Fire Company,
The fire started near one of the
shaving machines from a spark
igniting some fine wood dust. In
an instant the building was filled
with smoke and flames but all the
employees managed to get out OF
the building safely.
The plant is constructed of con-
crete with a metal roof, but the in
terror was badly damaged and the
machinery damaged.
The plant is owned and operated
by David N. Sills of Milford and
Robert Clendanie1 of Ellendale,
who are unable at this time to
estimate the loss.
Mr.. Sills said Monday night that
with good luck in obtaining parts
for the damaged machinery he
thought he could begin operations
again in three weeks.
Milford chronicle., 1944-09-01
State Population Up
2O,O29 Since 1910
Census Bureau Publishes Figures
In Latest Report

The adult population of the Uni
ted States on November l, l943,
was SS.457 .606. an increase of A.
46O.977 or 5.3 per cent over the
number counted in the 1910 census,
the Census Bureau estimated this
week.
For Delaware the figure was
1877. .664 in 1943 and 177,635 in 1910.
The bureau said "a states. in
cluding the District of Columbia,
reported increases in the age
group over 21. California led the
list with an increase of about l.
100, 900. or 23.4 per cent. OF the Is
states reporting decreases. Okla
homa had the greatest loss. about
80, 1000, or 6.S per cent.
Milford chronicle., 1944-09-01
Wave Travel Board
viii Process Entire
duplication Here
OPA RAISES PRICE
OF EATING TOBACCO"

Eating tobacco" is going
to cost more.
Beginning next Monday,
the Office of Price Admins
tratiOn announced, manufac-
turers may increase their
prices of plain" chewing
tobacco by about 20 per cent,
and the "sweetened" variety
by 10 per cent. 1t means the
consumer will pay about II
instead of 10 cents for a plain
plug. and IL instead of 10
cents for a sweetened plug.
OPA explained that it's cost
ing more to make the stuff
than in March. 1912. when
prices were frozen.
Milford chronicle., 1944-09-01
48 Million
Outlay By
State Urged
Postwar Planning Unit
Urges Blue Printing of
Construction Program
For First Ten Years.

Expenditure of almost $48 8,000, 900
is recommended in the report OF
the Governors executive commit
tee of postwar planning organiza-
tion for immediate public con-
structiOn, repairs and replace
ments and also desirable public i'm
Provements within 10 years after
the cessation of hostilities.
A summary of these recommend
ed expenditures was disclosed last
Friday by DR.. NJ. A. Tarumianz,
superintendent of the Delaware
State Hospital, at the third of a
series of discussions in the Hotel
DUPONT on postwar planning,
sponsored by the Chamber of Com
merce.
While the bulk of the proposed
expenditures would be for construc-
tion, a portion of the overall sum
would be for additional staff and
personnel.
Critical Times Seen
In presenting the report. DR..
Tarumianz emphasized two points:
l. I'VE believe that the postwar
period will be one of the most cru
cial in our history. We believe that
it also will be a period of great op-
portunities. If we are to achieve a
successful postwar economic so
ciety. we must think and plan
about it now and we must not for
get to exercise adequately our in
telligence. integrity. unselfishness.
religious and moral philosophers,
respect for human rights; in short
common sense.
2. 1T is imperative to start now
in making working blue prints for
our postwar construction program
so that when the appropriate time
arrives, we will be ready to swing
into actual operations.
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Milford chronicle., 1944-09-01
Good Management Reduces
Serious Poultry Losses

good management and sanitation.
Even most rigid precautions do
not insure control of some diseases
including pullorum disease, cocei-
diosis, and avian leukosis complex.
Pullorum disease is controlled by
reactors thru blood
testing of the breeding flock and
use of approved sanitary practices
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Milford chronicle., 1944-09-01

Most baby chicks enter the world
with clean bill Of health. but ac-
cording to Earl N. Moore. research
poultry pathologist for the Della
ware Agricultural Experiment Sta
tion, few of them escape exposure
later. Many of the infections and
parasitic diseases which cause
heavy losses in laying flocks each
year can be greatly reduced thru
Milford chronicle., 1944-09-01
Special Services At
Faith Bible Church
Singers From Marcus Hook, Sails
bury, Crisfeld, Newark VIII Assist

Rev. Robert B. Nailor, pastor of
Faith Bible Holiness Church. near
Glendale. announced today that on
Sunday. September 10, there will
be special services in the church
both afternoon and evening.
The services will be in the form
of a grand old home coming and
all persons who have worshipped
at Faith Church in the past and
now live away are urged to return
for this spiritual lovefeast.
A special program has been ar
ranged by the pastor. Mr.. Nailor,
and the trustees. and includes the
famous Radio Gospel Singers from
Marcus Hook, Pa, and several
well known preachers, singers and
from Newark, Sails
bury and Crisfield, Md.
Milford chronicle., 1944-09-01
Poultry Industry
In State Growing
Production Expands Faster Than
Containers Can Be Put On Market

Delaware's important poultry in
dustry is expanding faster than the
production of egg cases or contain
ers with the result that farmers
and buyers face another season
during which egg production in
this state may exceed the supply OF
cases in which to market them.
Clarence e. Ocheltree. chairman
of the Delaware Agricultural Ad-
justment Agency, has urged pro-
ducers and buyers to place their
orders Immediately for their egg
case requirements for the 1944-45
season.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-17

New York and Miami bank funds
and a court order requiring him 10
stay in Miami-an order known as a
writ of ne exeat, which means let
him not depart" or don't scram."
These unexpected legal maneuvers
landed the surprised Mr.. Scharf in
Jail and kept him there for seven
hours-since the ne eXeat order re-
quired posting of $1,000 bond and
the millionaire couldn't raise II be-
cause of the fund.freeZing order.
And that wasn't the only time,
Scharf testified, that his vivacious
young bride made his heart stand
still He recalled an incident on the
beach. She went into the surf with
a French woman companion, he said,
and both vanished. Scharf ran up and
down the beach calling for help and
collapsed just as they emerged drip
ping and joking from the water.
He also charged this same French
woman with responsibility for his
wife's first violations of the hour pro-
visions of the marriage contract.