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Milford chronicle., 1944-12-01
THE PUBLIC PAYS

3 The price stabilization laws hav,
been made to protect the purchas
ing power of the public. On th'
whole, the o. .ce of Price Admins
tration. in administering price con,
troll. has done highly satisfactor,
job. The price level has been held
remarkably steady since the star
of the war.
From time to time. however, the
Office of Price Administration. In
carrying out its war job. has be-
come a victim of it's own ambition
In its attempt to hold prices down
il has been so inflexible that it has
I driven many merchandise lines
( from the market because manufac-
/ lures are no longer able to make
them. When the cost of labor and
materials keeps going up. the man.
ufacnrer eventually goes into the
red and is forced to abandon pro-
duction of certain lines.
To OPA the operation has been
a success, but the patient is dying.
What good is il when OPA success
fully blocks price adjustments in
medium and low-priced merchan-
disc If. by doing so. ii merely drives
these products from the market and
forces the public to buy higher
priced merchandise? Such policy
is bound TO hurt most those who
can least afford to be hurt because
their incomes have remained at or
near the pre-war level. Moreover,
it will reduce the total volume of
merchandise available to the pub
lie and thus at least indirectly in
vite runs on scarce. goods. That is
playing with dynamite.
Take the present shortage of un-
derwear, for instance. Since the
underwear price ceilings were fix
ed. yarn prices that the mills must
pay have increased some 20 per
cent and their labor costs 3S per
cent. Overhead expenditures are
much higher too. About half of the
yarn price increase happened at
one stroke recently when Congress
passed the Sterilization Extension
Act guaranteeing cotton farmers
idi pdiity DiGcS lOIs tiletl pIO-
duct. Naturally, cotton yarn prices
rose sharply. and thus increased
the cost for all cotton textile mills.
In some cases OPA has recogniz-
ed the need for raising the ceiling
prices of textile products. In
others it has refused to do so.
Thus, ii is now permitting manu-
facturers of heavyweight fall and
winter underwear to raise their
ceiling prices to compensate for
the latest increase in yarn costs,
but for some obscure reason mills
making lightweight underwear are
forced to absorb these higher
costs.
The underwear industry. through
its. spokesman. has told 0PA re-
peatedly what will happen if OPA
Milford chronicle., 1944-12-01
Future Farmers
Exhibit Tonight
CCOntlnued from First Pagel

ALL exhibits must be i'm by 4
O'clock Thursday. November 30
except poultry, rabbits and dairy
calves. These must be in by IL
o'clock a. m, December !.
2-Anyone in the Milford School
District is eligible to exhibit.
3-The decision of the judges is
final.
4-Five dollars is sweepstake
prize and will be awarded TO the
boy or girl getting the highest
number of points in the contest.
First. second and third place
ribbons will be awarded for each
division.
Exhibits must be removed by
Saturday, December =. at II o'clock.
noon.
Entry list and classification for
exhibits
Glass A-Corn-Open Pollinated.
Best single ear, white; best single
ear, yellow; u ears, white; - ears.
yellow.
Glass B-Hybrid or Calico Corn,
any cOlors: Best single ear. twelve
ears.
Glass Cone peck wheat, rye,
barley, oats, soy beans (Black or
Yellow.
Glass D-Best six ears (white)
Drown, best six turnips. best six
onions.
Glass E-Largest turnip. sweet
potato, Irish potato, pumpkin.
Glass F-Best 20 sweet potatoes.
best 20 white potatoes, best 20 red
potatoes.
Glass G-Poultry. Best Barred
Rock pullet, best Barred Rock cock
erel. Barred Rock hen. Leghorn
pullet. Leghorn cockerel. Leghorn
hen, New Hampshire pullet. New
Hampshire cockerel, New Hamp-
shire hen, turkeys. ducks (any
breed. any other standard breed or
variety.
Glass H-Bantams. pigeons.
Glass / Rabbits: Flemish
Giants, New Zealand White, Chin
ella, any other breed.
Class Nuts: Best plate Eng
lish Walnuts, best plate Black Wal
nuts.
Glass K-Hay: Best inch bundle
Legume. best 3 inch bundle Grass,
best inch bundle Mixed Hay.
Glass best dairy calf, arr
breed; best pure bred calf, any
breed.
Milford chronicle., 1944-12-01
THE COMFORTER
Rr T. 4. HaN. Milford. Del.

BY T. 4. Hall, Milford, Del.
1t seems that life sometime is hard.
1t could be worse | guess;
Suppose we didn't have the Lord
To comfort us and bless.
Almighty God in mercy sent
His Son from up on high
And Jesus came on mercy bent
To suffer, bleed. and die.
We're hid in Him from heavens
wrath
Gods wrath against all sin,
For Jesus blazed a narrow path
Wide enough for you and Him.
And when He died they laid Him
there
In a tomb and rolled a stone
Against the door with almost care
And then left Him alone.
He laid there just three days and
nights
Then an angel rolled away
That stone and let in the heavens
light.
Light of a new born day.
He then ascended up on high
And God sent the Comforter
To bless and comfort you and
And I'm telling you He's here.
So when life's burden gets too hard
Just take that Precious Book:
The Book that tells us of our Lord,
And thru its pages look.
And / am sure that very day
You'll find just what you need
II you are willing to obey
And to its teachings heed.
Milford chronicle., 1944-12-01
SIX NEW ATTORNEYS
ADMITTED BY COURT

Six new attorneys were admitted
to the practice of law in Delaware
at the session of the State Supreme
Court in Dover on Monday with
Chancellor w. w. Harrington ad-
dressing them on their obligations
and responsibilities as lawyers.
They are: William f. Taylor. Jr..
JAIL Van Buren Street, Whining
ton; p. Otis Zwissler, Claymont
Gardens; William A. Smith, 81
Cecil Road, Wilmington; Charles
Clifford Cammons, Westover Hills;
Sidney Schwach, Milford, and Har-
ry NJ. Gordon, 713 Bellevue Road,
Wilmington.
All the jutices of the Supreme
Court were on the bench at the
time.
Milford chronicle., 1944-12-01
SET IP WAR FOOD
GOALS FOR NEXT YEAR
(continued from First Page,

NON~N~--~N@ -
The 1915 livestock goals and es-
timated 1914 production were: Cat
tie and calves $4,000 and $1,000;
Beef cows, 20O0 and 2000; Sheep
and lambs. 200O and 2000; Hens
and pullets on January !, 1907 600
and l.O95.O00 this years goal to be
cut to S50.000 by March ] Horses
and mules. $4,000 and $4,000; Milk
cows, 81, 900 and $4,000 Milk pro-
duction, 1853 million pounds and
1852 million pounds; SOws to far
row. 1000 and 5000; Chickens rails
ed, 2.300,000 and 2,417,000; Eggs
produced, $500 thousand dozen and
1904 thousand dozen; BrOilers. so
million and so million; Turkeys
$4,000 and 10000; and Wool pro-
duced, 13 thousand pounds and l3
thousand pounds.
These goals established repre-
sent Jew deviatiOns from those
suggested by the War Food Admin
istratiOn or from last years pro-
ductiOn. Major changes called for
tsuppOrt price has been reduced to
encourage this reduction; general
reduction in egg production,
though in Delaware total produc-
ton, will he reduced less and later
than the national recommendation
in order to build up our Matching
egg supply; increased production
of crimson clover and red clover
for seed to meet anticipated local
seed shortages; reduction Of the
rye goal from 1914 production, as
last years goal was exceeded; and
increased hay production to meet
needs for livestock feed.
Special committees studying
some of the problems involved in
meeting this production gave the
following recommendations:
The emergency labor program
should be carried on as nearly as
possible as il had been in 1914.
with training of workers and eff
cheney in use of labor intensified
and improved. War prisoners
should be used earlier in the year
if possible. and in smaller groups.
Transportation for poultry and
udlIH BIOuutlS were ltlN " bt SUI
ficient, and the situation on cooler
space for perishable foods should
be fairly good. However, difficult
ties are anticipated in late summer
when many perishable crops are
ready for market all over the pc
at the same time and the
committee recommended that dur
ing this time farmers make every
effort to use local markets and to
l,lan well in advance.
Fertilizer was felt to be adequate
if used well-slightly less nitrogen
and phosphate. but more potash.
are expected to be available in
l945. The committee strongly re-
early ordering and ac-
ceptance of delivery to allow man
lfacturers to produce as much as
possible.
During the conference, emphasis
vas given the point that produc-
ion should be as nearly in line
with the goals as possible. neither
lbOve nor below, since adequate
quantities had been allowed to
meet needs in the goals, and over
might cause difficulties.
Milford chronicle., 1944-12-01
First Baptist Church
mot 20 be Ministered Unto. But 10 Minister
Rev. Leon c. Nelson. Pastor
Sunday. December 3

10 Il. m.-Bible School. Topic.
World Wide Christian Fellowship"
II a. m.-Morning Worship. Mess
age. The Meaning Of Christ's Birth
and Coming"
$50 p. m.-Junior High and Senior
High School Young Peoples Groups
meet in the church.
1880 p. m.-lnfOrmal Song Service
and Evening Worship. Message,
Gods Way OF Giving" This is The
first in series of messages leading
up to the white gift service on Mon
day. December 25.
Monday, s p. m.-The Bible School
teachers and officers will meet at the
home of Grace Clark.
Wednesday. y. m.-'rayer and
Bible Study Hour. We will study He
brews l3.
Thursday, s y. m.-The deacOnesses
will meet at the parsonage.
Sunday. December lO-There will he
IA special service in honor Of service
men. and Chaplain Earl Landtroop
from the Dover Air Base will bring
the message. Plan TO attend.
Milford chronicle., 1944-12-01
GEORGETOWN

William Wyatt. Mrs. Ruth Wyatt
Wilgus, Miss Mary Frances Wyatt,
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard r. Dickerson
and daughter. Elaine. and Reynolds
Minner, of Georgetown, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold w. Hudson and chill
dren. Marshall and Barbara of
Dagsboro, and Miss Ruth john
son of Millsboro, Mrs. Roland d.
Walls and sons. Kelly and Billy of
Salisbury, Md. William A. Condor,
Jr., of Wilmington, spent Thanks
giving Day with Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
ry Lindenburg and daughter Shir-
ley and Mr.. and Mrs. Walter C..
Wyatt at their homes in Essington,
Pa. Seven of Mr.. Wyatt's eight
children being present at this fam
lily reunion.
Milford chronicle., 1944-12-01
P. S. Collins Named
To Education Board
CONTINUED from First Page)

Board of Education has been Gre
ated by the death last night of
Howard L. Seaman. who was presi-
dent of the board.
The other board members are:
DR.. James Beebe. Lewes, vice
president and Jacob H. Speicher,
New Castle. whose terms expire in
1915; Mayor J. Wallace WOodford,
Dover, whose term expires in 1916;
and Howard w. Bramhall, George
town. whose term expires in 1947.
The next meeting of the board will
be on Friday, December Is.
Milford chronicle., 1944-12-01
See II. H. MulholIand
AS Senate Leader
CONTINUED from First Pase)

Representative Johnson was re-
elected November Z and it is be-
lieved that his record during the
last session will assure him of
first consideration for the post if
he wants it again.
In the event that Mr. Johnson
does not want the nomination it is
understood Rep Samuel B. Bird. of
Centerville. reelected November Z
from the Seventh Representative
District of New Castle County, will
be favored.
Milford chronicle., 1944-12-01
Need For Metal
Scrap, Paper Acute
oficiai U. S. Navy Photograph
Continued from First Page)

kinds has become very acute, and
every bit. especially paper is need
ed to alleviate the shortages and
bring victory closer.
The waste paper is made into
cartons, which are used to pack
shells. medicine. food. etc. that is
being shipped in such enormous
quantities to the various fighting
fronts.
Milford chronicle., 1944-12-01
CHURCHES In MILFORD
The Avenue Methodist Church
1.-THE House of Happiness"
Rev. Frank Herson, D. o., Minister
Sunday. December 3

SuHday. DecenDef
9:ij n. m.-Session of the CHURCH
School. Closely graded school with
rooms and classes for all ages.
1900 a. m.-MOrning Worship and
Sermon. First Sunday in the Advent
Season. Subject. God. Our Comfort
er." Seasonal music by the. chancel
choirs.
G:30 p. m.-Methodist Youth Service
Topic. Personality Snags." Leader.
Jean wilkins.
7:30 p. m.-Evening Worship and
Sermon; Subject. The Scornful
Laugh" Sixty minutes OF informal
worship We will b. glad to welcome
you.
Woman's Society Of Christian Ser
vice Wednesday afternoon at 2:3O o.
clock.
Midweek Church Service Thursday
evening at 7:30 o'clock.
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Calvary Methodist Church
"The Church Of a Warm Spirit"
Rev. M. Eugene HungeTford. Minlste

Sunday. December 3
n. m.-Class Meeting. Harry EN-
ory. leader
10 a. m.-Church School. Superin-
tendent. John Wilkins.
IL a. m.-NO. . A. +. and a. NJ. Tenn
pie Lodge of Milford will attend the
service and guest speaker will he
Captain Earle I.andtrOOp of Dover Air
Ease. Special singing by Mems Quar-
tet.
6:3O p. MN. Y. +. under the
leadership of Gilbert Wilkins. Leader.
Tommy Baxter.
1880 p. m.-Evening Worship and
Message.
Thursday. 1880 p. m.-Prayer Meet
ing
Milford chronicle., 1944-12-01

continues to refuse relief for un-
derwear mills. Underwear short
ages will become even more acute
than they are now. Many more
medium and low-priced merchan-
disc lines will be driven off the
market. When this happens the
public will place the blame where
Milford chronicle., 1944-12-01
SERVICE
SLANTS
News of Our Boys and Girls in Uniform

Pfc. Robert Cordray, son of Mrs
Ella Cordray, Pennington, has beer
awarded the Good Conduct Medal
He has been in the South Pacific
Just one year. He trained at Camp
McQuaide. Calf, and Camp Hulen
Texas. ? 81
Private Charles Warrington. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Warrington,
of Milton, has completed training
and has been graduated from the
Chanute Field. ILL.,, School of Army
Air Forces Training Command.
While attending this Army Air
Forces Training Command School
he received instruction in the Elec-
tronics Course, and i'm various tech
nical operations vital to the main
tenance of the cOuntry's fighting
planes.
The South Pacific
November 10. 1914
Dear Friends:
Today / received my third copy
of the Milford Chronicle. 1t was
dated September %. but most of
the news was brand new to me as
my wife sends me the Service
Slants and other clippings that
hold some particular interest for
me. But when ! receive a whole
paper | just take time out" until
it has been read from the first to
the last page. 1t certainly does look
good to me. and ! wish to thank
you all for your interest in our
home town boys and for sending
the paper to them all. ! have been
out here" for few months now
and the news from home means
so much to us all.
Say hello to Bob Yerkes, Sara
Grier and all the rest of the staff
of the Milford Chronicle. ! hope to
be home soon.
Sincerely yours.
r. Norton Leverage
Az
November 16, 1914
Dear Sir:
] want to thank you for sending
me the Chronicle. | enjoyed it so
much when l was home but still
more since | am so far away.
| have been reading several ar
ticles where the change in the liv-
ing standards of civilians has been
very hard on them. | can readily
this because my stand
ards of living have also changed.
1t is too bad that they have TO
work so many hours a day at a
defense plant. l have to work
nights as well as days which
know is just a bit more rugged
than at home.
1t is too bad that there are so
many strikes and walkouts and
complaints of waiting in the rain
for transportation. l have to wait
in the rain on watch. transporta-
tion uncertain. and my destination
may be death.
1t is too bad they are being paid
so little for working so. long and
hard. | only get a small part of
tnelr pay.
Winning this war is hard on all
of us. They work long hours and
so do l. | only have four hours out
of twenty-four for sleep.
But during those long working
hours we boys get shot at. DO ALL
YOU FOLKS UNDERSTAND THAT
BACK HOME. If so. stop striking.
get busy and send on the material
so we all can get this job over
with and come back home and en-
Joy it with you. REMEMBER.
COUNT. NOT STRIKES.
Tell Sara, Bud. Earle. Roma and
al the rest | wish them Happy
Thanksgiving.
Thanks again.
Sincerely yours,
Fred Roe Harrington F pc
Milford chronicle., 1944-12-01
The Presbyterian Church
''The Church on the Plaza"
Rev. John M. Dechant. Minister
Sunday. December 3

9:45 a. m.-Sunday School. Mrs. j
III. Gordon. superinte ndcnt.
1l:C0 u. m.-Worship and Sermon
Topic, Salvation Drawing Near"
600 p. m.-IuniOr Society.
GAS p. m.-Young Peoples Society.
Thursday. 1880 p. m.-prayer Meet
ing.
Milford chronicle., 1944-12-01

it properly belongs-on the door
step OF OPA, not OF the mills.
which are straining every effort to
supply the military services and
the civilian population with essen
tial underwear.
Milford chronicle., 1944-12-01

Pfc. Gale G. Grove has just re-
ceived his Aerial Gunners Wings
and is spending a furlough with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
f. Grove.
Edward L. Maxwell, aviation
machinist mate, third class, of u.
S. Naval Air Station. Ottumwa,
Iowa, spent the weekend with Miss
Doris Marvel of Houston.
4 u
Mrs. Henry T. Warren of Lin
coin has recently received word
from her son, Pfc. Asa p. Warren
that he has arrived safely in Eng
land. He is in an Engineer Battal-
ion.
Warrant Radio Officer Bill Den
ney returned to active duty in the
Merchant Marines last Monday af-
ter spending a months leave with
his mother, Mrs. Frances Denney
of Milford.
Private Chester CLANCY is spend
ing Today furlough with his mo-
ther. Mrs. Chester CLANCY of Mil
ford. Private CLANCY is in the
Marines and is stationed at Camp
Lejuene, n. G.
Mrs. LinwoOd Banning and Mrs.
Lester Morgan left on Thursday
mdrning for HOpkinsville, Ken
lucky. where they will visit Ser
geant William L. Morgan. of the
33rd Cavalry Squadron. who is sta
toned at Camp Campbell. Ken
tucky.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard p. Rey-
nOlds of Lincoln have received
word that their son, Sergeant Rich
ard j. Reynolds has been prOmot-
ed to staff sergeant. Staff Sergeant
Reynolds is stationed somewhere
in France with the Third Army. ser
wing with General Patton.
4 &T
Word has been received from the
War Department by Miss Mary Jane
Swiggett. that her brother. Kenneth
Swiggett. Seaman 2/c, has been
wounded in action while serving
with the United States Navy in the
South Pacific. He was on the de-
stroyer escort. U. S. S. Samuel +.
Roberts.
Private John Capehart of Lin
coin, who has been with the NJ. p.
Department in England for the past
IS months and was wounded on
Invasion Day in France. is now
back with his old outfit. Private
Capehart was returned to England
after he was wounded and spent
five months in a hospital before be
ing sent back to France.
Technical Sergeant Joseph c.
Marvel of Fort Benning, Georgia,
who has been spending a two week
furlough with his parents. Mr.. and !
Mrs. Harvey"J. Marvel ''Of Houston. I
returned to Fort Benning on
Thanksgiving Day. His brother.
Staff Sergeant Harvey Marvel. a
radio operator of the Air Transport !
Command at New Castle Air Base, .
also spent few days at home with !
his parents.
AZ
Mrs. Charles L. Gill and son.
Charles Edward. Jr.. age S months.
received word that her husband is
now in France near Paris. after
spending seven months abroad
somewhere in England Private
Gill has served 2S months as an
infantry soldier in the U. S. Army
and months overseas. attached TO
the Ordnance Base Auto Mainte-
nance. Mrs. Gill will be remember
ed by her friends as the former
Miss isabelle brown
Milford chronicle., 1944-12-01

Bur WAR BoSDs.
Milford chronicle., 1944-12-01

Buy WAR BONDS.
Milford chronicle., 1944-12-01

Private John Capehart of Lin
coin, who has been with the NJ. p.
Department in England for the past
Is months and was wounded on
Invasion Day in France, is now
back with his old outfit. Private
Capehart was returned to England
after he was wounded and spent
five months in a hospital before be-
ing sent back to France.
Milford chronicle., 1944-12-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Richard p. Rey-
nOlds of Lincoln have received
word that their son. Sergeant Rich
ard J. Reynolds has been prOmot-
ed to staff sergeant. Staff Sergeant
Reynolds is stationed somewhere
in France with the Third Army, ser
wing with General Patton.
Milford chronicle., 1944-12-01

Word has been received from the
War Department by Miss Mary Jane
Swiggett. that her brother. Kenneth
Swiggett. Seaman 2/c, has been
wounded in action while serving
with the United States Navy in the
South Pacific. He was on the de-
stroyer escort, U. S. S. Samuel Il.
Roberts.
Evening star., 1944-06-01

Down Stoirs Store:
Misses coots and Roineouts ga-. ],
-. 81
Junior Misses ApporeI
Girls Dresses and Blouses
Infonts. Juveniles Apparel
Misses Royon Crepe Dresses
Evening star., 1944-06-01

",
Fordham Law School, all in New
York City.
GUADALCANAL.-Miss Beatrice
Keegin, 2432 Twentieth street NV,
Is one of the first women Red Gross
workers assigned to duty with the
Navy here. Serving at a naval hos
pital, she assists in the recreational
activities for the sick and wounded
men. A former children's librarian
at the Washington Public Library,
she has been serving with Red
Cross units in the South Pacific
almost year.
SAN DIEGO, Calf Pfc. Helen
l.. Saunders, Marine Corps Women's
Reserve, who is on duty here at
the base depot as driver in the
Motor Transport Section, recently
was home on furlough visiting her
father, Haywood N. Saunders, 1852
Van Buren street NV. A graduate
of Roosevelt High School, she was
employed as an assistant chief clerk
for the selective service system of
the District before entering the
service last september.
PATTERSON FIELD Ohio.-First
1t. Nancy P. Julia, daughter of MFR.
and Mrs Robert A. Julia, 4617 Rose
dale avenue, Bethesda, Md, has been
promoted to captain here, where she
is administrative assistant of the
military personnel section, Air Serv-
ice Command headquarters. Capt.
Julia. who attended the University
of Maryland, was commissioned a
second lieutenant at Fort Des
Moines, Iowa, in September, 1943.
FORT MONMOUTH, N. J.-Pfc.
Eileen G. O'Rourke, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. G. w. ORourke, 742 South
Bend drive Sc, has been promoted
to technician. fifth grade, here,
where she is a laboratory tech
nician in the Eastern Signal Corps
Photographic laboratories. Corpl.
O'Rourke, who enlisted in the WAC
in March. l943, received her basic
training at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.
She was formerly stationed at Fort
Myer, Va.
FORT DIX, N. J.-Miss Mona Z.
Washington, technician, fourth
grade, daughter of Mrs. Sylvia Sims,
1709 Thirteenth street NV, is on
duty here as a pharmacist in the
station hospital. A graduate of
Howard University, she wears the
WAC Service Ribbon and Good Con-
duct Medal.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla. - Rhoda
Evening star., 1944-06-01

j. Thompson. aviation machinists
mate, third class, daughter of Col
and Mrs. r. F. Thompson, 4127 Har-
rison street NV. has been promoted
to aviation machinist's mate, second
class, at the Naval Air Station here,
where she Is an inspector in Sub
assembly of engine overhaul in the
assembly and repair department.
Enlisting in the WAVES In Decem-
Der, 1912. she formerly served at the
Naval Air Technical Training Ceys-
ter, Norman, Okla.
Dolores A. Carr, seaman, first
class, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. How
ard A. Carr, 35 East Ridge road,
Evening star., 1944-06-01

Greenbelt, Md, has been promoted
to aviation machinist's mate, third
class, here, where she is attached to
the assembly and repair department
of the Naval Air Station. Enlisting
in the WAVES In November, 1912,
she received her basic training at
Cedar Falls, Iowa.
PROMOTIONS-Second 1t. Ruth
Ann Saltzman, 1889 South Dakota
Evening star., 1944-06-01

arrived here for
duty with the
Red Cross as a
h o spit a | staff
aide. Prior to en-
tering the Red
Gross, M / S S
Glennon was as
sistant U nj t e d
States attorney,
southern dis
trict of N e W
York. She is a
gra d u ate of
Barnard School
for Girls, Col
lege of Mount
80