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Milford chronicle., 1944-03-03
Coal Committee
Slated In State
Local Group Would Assist STA In
Combating Future Shortage

A Delaware committee. cOmpos-
ed of men serving without pay, coal
dealers for the most part. is likely
to be set up soon by the Solid
Fuels Administration (SFA) to
fight the domestic coal shortages
next winter.
This will be in line with ma
tional plan under consideration by
Interior Secretary Ickes who is also
head of the STA.
They will help the STA build up
stocks of coal and coke in spring
and summer, and when cold wea-
ther returns will mobilize" dis
tribution facilities when necessary
in order TO insure that distressing
shortages won't be caused by mall
distribution
The committees will:
A. Arrange with the STA for
emergency shipments to avoid
threatening shortages.
2. Ascertain which dealers or
consumers are actually in need of
preferential deliveries to avoid dis
tress.
3. Maintain headquarters through
which consumers who cannot OBJ
tain solid fuels from normal sup
pliers may get emergency relief
until permanent arrangements can
he made.
Milford chronicle., 1944-03-03
Car Accidents On
Increase In State
Ten Deaths Outside Will
mingtOn In January Top
1913 Toll BY Seven

Sharp increases in auto accidents
and highway injuries and deaths
in Delaware outside of Wilmington
are shown. in the report of the
State Police for January, this year.
Comparisons with January. 1913,
statistics are made. 50
The report shows that last month
there were 122 accidents. 10 per-
sons killed and 6S injured. In jan
uary. 1943, there were SO accidents,
three persons killed and 80 injured.
A report form, approved by Su-
perintendent Paul w. Haviland and
used under direction of Lieutenant
Edgar F. Isaacs, head of the state
police trac bureau, is used this year
for the first time.
The report shows in table form
the numbers of accidents, injuries,
deaths, and the number of accidents
resulting in property damage, the
age, sex, and locations of accidents
of persons injured and killed. All
accidents in the state except those
in Wilmington are tabulated.
Milford chronicle., 1944-03-03
Girl Scout Troop
Entertains Kiwanis
Service Club Guests OF PrOtegeS
ON Tuesday Evening

~ At the weekly meeting on Tues
day evening the members of the
Milford Kiwanis Club were enter
tanned by Troop No. Girl Scouts
which troop is sponsored by the
club under the leadership of Mrs,
David B. Greene, assisted by Mrs.
Hallett Vinyard and Miss Sara Bar
Gus.
The troop, which was formed a
few months ago, now has 25 men,
bers and they presented the pro-
gram in such a manner that each
one was afforded the opportunity
to participate, thus giving the XII
wanians a concise idea of what they
are doing
The projects now under develop
ment by the troop includes music,
handicraft, art, metal work, dra-
matics, wood work, etc
Their weekly meetings are held
in the Episcopal Parish House and
attendance is good.
The girls have in the short per-
iOd since their organization and
chartering, raised through their
own activities enough money to
completely equip themselves with
uniforms and other necessary items
and supplies.
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Milford chronicle., 1944-03-03
Report Whale In
Canal At RehObOth
Bridge Tender Warrington
Says Baby Was Headed
For Beach

A small whale is believed to have
been seen last Friday in the Lewes-
RehOboth Canal.
John Warrington. tender on the
bridge spanning the canal. said he
saw what he identified as baby
whale swimming in the canal going
toward Rehoboth Beach. He said
it was several feet long. about two
feet broad. and spouting water.
After spotting the mammal, War
rington stopped passing motorists
who left their cars to view the un-
usual spectacle. Veteran fishermen
said the whale was probably un-
able to swim against the strong
tide that prevailed one day last
week due to an unusually strong
wind.
Boat pilots have on a number of
occasions reported whales in the
channel. but none is believed to
have been seen in the canal before.
Milford chronicle., 1944-03-03
Houston School Gets
Bond-Drive Citation
Community Children Sold Over
$1,000 Worth OF "E" Bonds

The following letter. received
last week by Harold A. Lynch, prin-
cipal of Houston Public School,
from Eta J. Wilson of the Della
ware War Finance Committee, tells
the story of how even the young
est Houstonians have gone all out
for victory in 1914. by promoting
the sale of War Bonds and Stamps.
Houston community as a whole pur-
chased nearly S7O.00O.0O worth of
bonds during the Fourth War Loan
Drive. AT a special rally, attended
by Governor Walter w. Bacon.
S65, 100000 in bonds were sold. Sem
ator Robert H. Yerkes is chairman
of the Houston War Finance Com
mittee.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Delaware War Finance Committee
February 81, 1914
Mr.. Harold A. Lynch, Principal
Houston School
Houston, Delaware
My dear Mr.. Lynch:
We are delighted to hear of the
splendid record made by the HOus-
ton School during the Fourth War
Loan Drive. The citation for a fly
ing jeep will be in the mail today.
In regard to the one which was
not delivered last year, we are
adding red star to this years ci-
tation (the red star means $1,165
jeep. the gold star a $4,000 flying
jeepJ. 1t seemed to us that this
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Milford chronicle., 1944-03-03
Century Club
Entertained At
High School
American Homes Day Is
Celebrated With Mem
bers Guests Of Home
Economics Department

The Home Economics Depart.
ment of the high school entertain
ed the members of the Milford New
Century Club on Monday at the reg
ular weekly meeting. For a num-
ber of years the members have been
the guests of the department on
American Homes Day of the club
calendar. This week the meeting
was called at two with a large num-
ber in attendance. Mrs. George T.
Maeklin was chairman for the day
and presented the instructors. Mrs.
Mildred Wells and Mrs. Alma Smith,
A fashion show. arranged by the in
structors and members of the tenth
grade girls, was presented. Doris
Wilkerson was the narrator for the
show. Girls appeared in dresses,
blouses and skirts of various de-
signing, while the narrator told of
the material and cost of the same.
Tea and cake were served after the
show during which time Helen
Rumpstich and Ruth Anne Lank
poured. The eleventh and eighth
girls assisted.
Next week will be Legislation
Day with Mrs. Clement H. Nutter
as chairman. The guest speakers
will be Representative Earle Will
ey of Washington and E. Paul Burk-
holder of Dover. The meeting will
be open to the public and Mrs. Nut
ter hopes it will be well attended
by men as we'll as women. There
will be music for the day as well
as refreshments. 1t will be an OPP
for local constituents to
see and hear their representative in
Congress.
Milford chronicle., 1944-03-03
Your REQ CROSS is 1t his sids
Milford Milk Tests
Clean In Report
Analysis From State Board OF
Health Shows bacteria, Fat, Etc.

The following milk analysis
from the State Board of Health
dated February %. 1914. discloses
some interesting facts about the
local milk supply.
Silver Hill. bacteria per cent,
1900; fat per cent, 4.45; sediment
test. clean.
Geyers. bacteria per cent, 4,5OO;
fat per cent. S.S5; sediment test
clean.
H. W. Sharp. bacteria per cent.
1880; fat per cent, AS; sediment
test csean.
Douglas Fry, bacteria per cent,
4S7 500; fat per cent. Al; sediment
test. clean.
Lindale Coverdale. bacteria per
cent. unsatisfactory; fat per cent,
405; sediment test. clean.
Geo Haas. bacteria per cent
250.000; fat per cent, So; sediment
test, fairly clean.
S. J. Peterson. bacteria per cent,
100; fat per cent, SO; sediment
test. clean.
Clarence Hammond. bacteria per
cent, 1880; fat per cent, Al; sed-
iment test. clean.
H. W. Vinyard. bacteria per cent.
242.500; fat per cent, 4.3; sediment
test. clean.
Milford chronicle., 1944-03-03
Big Stage Show
At Plaza March 9
Revue Of Tomorrow viii Be Fea-
tured Attraction On That Date

The Revue of Tomorrow" gen.
orally regarded as one of the out
standing stage presentations today
will be presented by Harry Clark
at the Plaza Theatre. Milford, next
Thursday evening. March 9. The
screen attraction is THE Falcon
and the Co-Eds."
The Revue of Tomorrow" ac-
cording to Manager E. {. Evans, is
not the show that was booked for
February II. but is an entirely new
show. That show was broken up
when the cast was involved in an
accident in the south and one mem
Der of the cast was killed and sew
eral were injured.
The lineup for the show fol-
lows:
The Debutantes. gorgeous bevy
of beautiful girls.
Jack and Betty Blainer, a laugh
provoking novelty.
The Rubyettes. sensational aero
batic offering.
Sherry Marsh, Earl Carroll dane
ing star.
Dan Exams. the black crow.
Don Ricardo and his Information
al Orchestra.
Milford chronicle., 1944-03-03
Wesley Church, Dover
Sponsoring Concert
Varied Program VIII Be Given
This Sunday Evening

To those who enjoy music. the
members of Wesley Methodist
Church. Dover. Delaware extend d
cordial invitation to attend a varied
program of music ON Sunday eve
ming. March 5. 1904. at 1880 p. III
Those participating will be:
Mrs. r. T. Anderson. 0rganist.
Senior Choir.
Junior Choir.
Male Quartette.
Instrumental and Vocal SOloists.
The program in entirety is as
follows:
Organ Prelude. 7:15-7:3O, Mrs.
r. T. Anderson.
Lords Prayer" Chanted. Senior
Choir.
Mountains Rasback-Aslanoff.
Senior Choir.
The Rosary" Nevin. Chas. X.
Stoneburg.
"A Perfect Day" Nevin, Saw
Duet. Glen Moser, Frank Willis.
"Ain't Gwine Study War No
More" Spiritual, First State Quar-
tette.
Kentucky Babe" Geibel.
standing In the Need OF Pray
er," Spiritual: first tenor. c. An
derson; second tenor, c. Stoneburg;
baritone. c. Breme: bass, N. Ward.
'Impromptu." Schubert, piano
solo. Nancy Sterling.
THE King of Love My Shepherd
Is" Shelley. Senior Choir.
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Milford chronicle., 1944-03-03
Odd Fellows Planning
An Active Season
Degree Team Under W. +. MeFaul
Has Been Called Together

Crystal Fount Lodge. No. 10. l.
o. o. F.. of Milford, again sets the
pace. This time Notwithstanding
the heavy demands made on it by
the war in which it has lost practi-
cally all of it's younger members to
the armed forces, the past grands
and older members are launching
out in a progressive campaign that
looks like it will hold over as a
postwar program to advance the
interests of the fraternity.
Many times it has been sad that
the lodge activities. were finished
until after the war. So far this
statement has proven untrue. Fur
thermore. greater enthusiasm was
shown by the membership at last
weeks meeting than has been man
ifest in a long time when the No
Bile Grand announced that the de-
gree team would be called together
with Past Grand Wallace F. Nc
Faul as degree master who would
be assisted in that work by Repre-
sentative George A. Swain, for
,mer degree master OF Crystal Fount
who retired from that work several
years ago. At this writing it is
planned to confer the iniatory de-
gree next Monday evening at eight
o'clock. Crystal Fount Lodge has
proudly supported a degree team
for the last fifty years.
A challenge accepted some time
ago from the FELTON, odd Fellows
TO a game of five hundred was
fought to finish last week when
the FELTON, boys invaded Crystal
Fount Temple to defeat the crack
players of the Milford Lodge by a
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Milford chronicle., 1944-03-03
State Leads Nation
In Steel Scrap Drive
State Reaches 1888 Per
Cent Of Its Quota, Sal
wage Committee Told

Delaware leads the United States
in the collection of iron and steel
scrap. according to figures received
this week by the Delaware Salvage
Committee.
This state, it was revealed, reach
ed 1888 per cent of its quota for
the second six months of 1943. Sec
ond was Oregon, with 109 per cent
of quota, and Washington came in
third, with 104 per cent.
Delaware's quota for the six
months was $4,000 tons and the
amount collected was 32,18S tons.
The figures are obtained from re-
ports sent by scrap dealers to the
Bureau of Mines, and are for actual
shipments from the scrap yards OF
the state.
During the first half of the year,
Delaware came in third although
the state made its quota of 10000
tons. The quota was increased here
for the second. half year.
Milford chronicle., 1944-03-03
C. 0. P. Committee
In State To Meet
Will Shape Plans, Select Date And
Location For Convention

Members of the Republican State
Committee were notified this week
by Isaac r. Brown. Jr.. chairman
of a meeting to be held in the club
room of the Hotel DUPONT on We'd
nesday evening, March Is. to begin
shaping plans for the party's spring
convention.
The committee will select date
for the delegate elections and also
will name a time and place for the
convention.
The convention will name nine
delegates and nine alternates to the
Republican National Convention to
be held in Chicago, starting June
26.
Dates during the middle of April
are being discussed for the Repub-
lical State Convention.
Each party will hold two state
conventions this year, the first to
name the national delegates and
alternates and the second in late
summer to select state tickets.
Milford chronicle., 1944-03-03
ng
For The WACS
Still Goes On
State Has Stepped Up
Recruiting Momentum
Until 1t Is Now In
Fifth Place In Nation.

Recruiting for the Women's Army
Corps goes on and is increasing in
momentum all the time. At a re-
cent reckoning Delaware was in
fifth place for recruiting. Captain
Elaine Monroe, in charge of the
recruiting Office in Wilmington. is
very proud of that place and hopes
to maintain it in the months to
come. Impetus has been given by
the fact that recruits may select
their branch of the service for
which they are best fitted and they
may designate the part of the coun-
try in which they want to serve.
There is great need for qualified
women to serve in the Women's
Army in New York, New Jersey and
Delaware. Immediately after the
basic training the new members
may be returned to the service
command which includes the above
states. General clerks. clerk typ
lists. stenOgraphers. and light truck
drivers are urgently needed and a
plea is now made for persons who
can fill these positions. These can
be filled by women not doing war
work. and while they are perform
ing Army duties with satisfaction,
they also may be near their homes.
Shortages exist in the above nam
ed types of work. and the work may
be accomplished without special
technical training. OF course tech
nically trained women will find
special place at once. for they are
also needed. Call the local recruit
ing officer and offer yourself for
the biggest job yet. She will direct
you in the proper course to take
to be a member of the Women's
Army Corps in short order.
Milford chronicle., 1944-03-03
Responsibility Of Hand
ling Messages Is Taken
Over By Highway De-
partment; All VOlun-
teers Are Notified.

The State Highway Department
has assumed the responsibility for
the reception and transmission of
air raid warning messages from the
Philadelphia filter center.
The action was taken at the de-
partment's weekly meeting in Dover
last Friday and was necessitated, a
spokesman for the State Council of
Defense said. because of the diff
Guilty of manning the three warning
centers in Delaware with volunteer
personnel"
The new plan, which will relieve
more than 400 warning center vol
unteers from their duties as soon
as they are officially notified by
their supervisors, provides for the
reception of warning messages at
one state police station. In turn, the
messages will be famed out by ra-
dio or telephone to other transmits
sion stations.
"The State Police" a defense
council statement said, believe
they are in position to assume this
duty and in all probability put it
into effect early in March.
Follow Army Suggested
"Since we believe" the statement
continued, this change in opera
tiOn will give efficient and adequate
service to the communities of Della
ware and since it is in line with the
policy of the Eastern Defense Com
mand to streamline all warning
service. we feel that this plan fol-
lows the pattern suggested some
ago by the Army but which,
at that time, could not be put into
effect"
The statement then said: THE
action taken today by the State
Department authorizing
this service to be established will
be submitted to Army authorities
by the State Council of Defense for
and ratification. The de-
tail of the tanning out to the 81
control centers of messages receiv-
ed will be announced shortly. .
Letters to warning center person
mel thanking them for their services
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Milford chronicle., 1944-03-03
Rotary Club
Il Entertains S
WI bers Of
Scout Troop
Clarence Weber, OF Mid
dletOwn Was Guest
Speaker At Banquet
On Monday Evening
In Community Bldg.

Scoutmaster Marvin Calls, his
assistants, ]. Herbert Nichols and
Charles Sharman, the members OF
Troop No. 100 and the Dover Dis
trict field executive, Harry Yarger
were the guests of honor at a BAN
quet given by the Milford Rotary
Club, sponsors of Troop 100 in the
community building on Monday
evening of this week.
Clarence Weber, prominent Mid
dletown banker and scout leader,
was the guest speaker. Mr.. Weber,
who has been active in state scout
ing circles for over thirty years,
told of his many enjoyable exper-
fences with scouts during those
years Rejecting, Mr.. Weber told
of the many activities in which
scouts took an active part during
the last great war, and the splendid
job they were doing on the home
front today. He urged the Rotar-
ians to become better acquainted
with the boys and go camping and
hiking with them.
The members of the troop were
introduced individually and many
of those present were in full scout
regalia.
The response to the program was
made by George T. Maeklin, while
program chairman, Edwin F. Fish
er, acted as toastmaster. ~
The members of the Rotary scout
committee, which arranged for the
banquet are: Chairman, Remsen C..
Barnard; vice chairman, William
A. Berry; secretary-treasurer. Ma
jor Anthony Summers; superinten-
dent of Milford Schools, Robert E..
Shilling, George T. Macklin, George
w. Perry. ]. H. Nichols and Senator
Robert H. Yerkes1
Milford chronicle., 1944-03-03
.OPA Director
Explains Gas
Rations Plan
Outlines Procedure For
Farmers In Making
Application For New
Supply.

Charles W. Hardesty, district di-
rector of Delaware OPA, announces
that the members of the County
Farm Transportation Committees
are cooperating with all local OPA
boards throughout the state in the
issuance of rations for gasoline for
farm use. This does not mean.
however. that farmers should apply
to any AAA offices for any rations
or for any aid or complaint on ra-
tions as the County Farm Transpor-
tatiOn Committees are acting only
in an advisory capacity. Any ques-
tiOns on such rations should be
made of the farmers local OPA ra-
tiOn board.
Last year, due to the lack of
necessary information on the crops.
acreage, ETC., of each farm. most
farmers were allowed rations in ex-
cess of their needs. 1t is hoped
that with the cooperation of County
Farm Transportation Committees
affording the use of such necessary
information, local OPA boards will
be able to issue an accurate ration
for the farmers.
Commercial custom workers will
be issued rations on monthly ba-
sis as it is impossible for such
workers to know in advance just
how much work they will be able to
accomplish during a season, or on
how many farms they will be able
to work.
Farmer applicants will not re-
ceive the entire amount of rations
that is allowed them by local OPA
ration board. There will be a GER
tain portion of this allowed ration
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Milford chronicle., 1944-03-03
Livestock Value Is
Up $537,OOO In Year
$4,000 Milk Cows Set All Time
Record For Delaware

The value of Delaware livestock,
turkeys. and chickens. not includ-
ing broilers. jumped S537,O00 from
January /. 1913, until January 1
of this year to reach an estimated
total of $10,692 900, according to a
survey made by the Delaware Crop
Reporting Service.
The January l estimate repre-
sents a FIVE per cent increase over
the $1O,155 900 reported on January
1 of last year. The inventory show
ed large increases in the number
of cattle. hogs. and chickens but
showed decreases in the number of
horses, mules. and turkeys.
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Milford chronicle., 1944-03-03
Dean Dutton Passes
At Newark Home
Delaware College Official Was 81
Years Old; Funeral Today

George Elliott Dutton. dean OF
Delaware College. University OF
Delaware. died last Tuesday after
noon at his home. 1873 West Main
street. Newark. The 62-year-old
widely known educator also was
professor of English and registrar
at the college.
Dean Dutton had been a member
of the university faculty for more
than 80 years and was active in his
work until stricken about a month
ago. At that time he was removed
to the Wilmington General Hospi-
tai, remaining for about two weeks.
After showing improvement he
was returned to his home again.
His son. Lieutenant ii. g. George
E. Dutton. Jr., stationed at Lake
hurst, N. j., arrived home on emer-
gency leave Sunday.
Funeral Friday
Funeral services will be held
Friday morning from the Main
street home at IL o'clock. Inter-
ment will be made in the family
burial plot at Seaford. The family
has requested that flowers be
omitted.
Milford chronicle., 1944-03-03
Seine Fishermen
Prepare For Herring
Some Have Already Been Caught In
Indian And BrOadkiln Rivers

Fishermen in Indian and Broad
kiln Rivers are catching a few her.
ring. due to the spring-like days
that have prevailed within the past
two weeks and have caused them to
make their way up the streams.
During April and May they will be
plentiful. This year. more than
ever possibly in the history of
lower Delaware. Sussex folk will
buy them and salt them for use
next winter because of the scar
city and high prices of meat pro-
ducts. Within the next eight weeks,
thousands will be caught and sold
in the Sussex county markets. Dur
ing the height of the season. in for
mer years. they have been known
to retail as low as eight and ten
cents per hundred.
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Milford chronicle., 1944-03-03
State 4-H Club Gardeners Plan To
Beat Their 1913 Record Production

that gardens returned better profits
per acre than any other Delaware
crop. according to c. E. McCauley,
county club agent supervisor for
the Delaware Agricultural Exten-
sion Service.
Outstanding among these youth
full gardeners in 1943 were Jack
Frazier and Robert Richter of Fell
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Milford chronicle., 1944-03-03
Hughes Must
Pay Walker
Court Rules
Former Kent COmptrOll-
er Loses Pay From
January Z, 1941 To
April 1, 1943.

A former Kent county cOmptrol-
Ter, ousted from his position be-
cause he had been elected with the
aid of soldier votes. will have to
pay his successor, $4,397.63, the
salary he made while in office, as
the result of Superior Court opin-
ion disclosed this week.
Franklin P. Walker, of Harring-
ton. present comptroller of the
county, started suit against Elijah
S. Hughes. of FELTON,, former comp
trOller. last spring in the New Cas-
tie County Superior Court. seeking
the $4,397.63 which he averred that
Hughes received as pay from Janu-
airy Z. 1941. to April 1, 1943.
Hughes. through his attorneys,
U. S. District Attorney Stewart
Lynch and Howard Z. Lynch. of
Dover. pleaded that he had been
duly elected and that he was en-
titled to the salary because Walker
did not enter the post until March
Is. 1943. after the Superior Court of
Kent county had recanvassed the
election of November 5, 1910, and
declared Walker the winner.
Walker, through his attorneys.
Secretary of State William j. Stor-
ey and Common Pleas Judge P.
Warren Green. demurred generally
to Hughes pleadings and the opin-
ion of the New Castle County Su-
perior Court. written by Chief JUS
tice Daniel J. Layton. who sat in
the case with Judges Richard S.
Rodney and Charles L. Terry. Jr..
sustains Walker.
The history of the case. briefed
by Chief Justice Layton, shows that
on March II. 1913. the Superior
Court of Kent county recanvassed
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