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Milford chronicle., 1944-02-11
MILLVILLE

The Womens Society for Chris
tian Service of the Methodist
I Church .will hold a covered dish
luncheon in the church hall on
Monday evening, Feb. IA. at $3.50
1 A covered dish and 80 cents will
insure you a good supper. All are
cordially invited to attend and
make this st. Valentines supper u
success.
This will be local Sunday at the
Methodist Church. The Church
School will be at the usual time.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Townsend and
Mrs. Myrtle Hickman spent part
of last week in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vance Lynch, Of
Blackwater, called on their aunt,
Mrs. Clara Ellis, at Clarksville, on
Sunday afternoon.
Elmer Murray. of Philadelphia,
was home with his family for the
weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everrette West en-
tertained at a duck dinner on Sun
day, their father. Charles West, and
sister, Mrs. Clara Ellis. Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Murray. Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Holt and grandson, Rich
ard.
Howard p. Derrickson, of Baltic.
Conn. spent a few days with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Steele.
He left for home Tuesday morning,
accompanied by his mother. who
will spend several days with her
son and family.
Mrs. G. Carl Richards and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Woodrow Murray. and
Mrs. VIM. II. Murray spent few
days with relatives and friends in
Philadelphia.
After a lingering illness, Eugene
AdOlphus West, aged SO. passed
away at his home here. Monday.
January 81. He leaves to mourn
his loss three nieces and their
husbands. Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. l..
Richards of RehOboth Mrs. Clara
Setman and Mr.. and Mrs. J. Ray
mOnd Belts. of this place. Rela-
tives from a distance who attended
the funeral held in the Methodist
Church here, Thursday. were MIR.
Robert Setman and Mr.. and Mrs.
Homer James of Philadelphia; Mr..
and Mrs. Henry HUFF and Mr.. VIM.
L. Richards. Jr.. of Wilmington;
Mrs. Jean Hines of SeafOrd; Mrs.
John TOrbert of Dover; Mrs. Dele
ma Simpler. Mrs. Margaret Ben
nett, and Mr.. and Mrs. Lou Darby
of Milton and Mrs. Alberta God
frey of MillsbOrO. The interment
was at st. Georges cemetery.
ClarksviIle. Rev. C. +. Davis Off
ciated.
WAn DONTDS b"v them and Lets
Win This War"
Milford chronicle., 1944-02-11

The tenant house of H. A. God
win caught fire from an over-heat-
ed chimney Sunday evening about
10. SelbyvilIe and Frankford fire
companies were called and very
promptly responded, and soon had
the fire extinguished causing but
little damage.
Mrs. Dorothy Calhoun is a pa
tient in the Beebe Hospital.
Corp. Clifton Bennett has return
ed to duty. He is now stationed in
Louisiana. His wife is spending
some time with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Harley Bennett. Corp.
and Mrs. Bennett have been at Fort
Washington for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. S. Holder, of
Connecticut. are now managing the
general store of Norman Lynch at
Bayard. which he purchased from
A. NJ. Lynch. Mrs. Holder is the
former Brenda Lynch. brother of
Mr.. Lynch. The name of the bus
mess is Holder & Lynch. Mr.. and
Mrs. Vance Lynch, who have man.
aged the store for "a years, are
occupying a home near Clarksville.
WAR BONDS vital Investments FOR
future Free World.
Milford chronicle., 1944-02-11

Mayor and Mrs. ]. d. Robbins
were dinner guests on Sunday of
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Robbins in
Milford.
The employees of the Graves gar
ment factory. of Milton. attended
the funeral services held for Mr..
William e. Graves in Lewes on
Friday afternoon. Mr.. Graves was
the father of Milton r.. Graves, Op-
orator of the local plant and was
well beloved by employees for his
consideration of them.
William Wyatt. of Georgetown.
was a Sunday visitor of relatives in
Milton. He was a dinner guest of
his niece. Mrs. Lester E. Clendaniel
and family.
Calvin Clifton and Gene Cannon.
of the Navy, after spending the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Clifton. returned on Monday to
their base in Mississippi.
Mrs. Harry Draper, Mrs. David
ShivelhOOd and Mrs. David Dutton,
Jr. spent few days this week
with their husbands in New York
City.
Mrs. Harry Draper spent the past
weekend in New York City with
her husband. who is in the Mer-
chant Marines. stationed at Sleeps
head Bay, N. Y.
Mrs. G. Robert Pittard and Miss
Martha Jane Wilson were guests of
their sister and husband. Capt. and
Mrs. N. II. Brazier, at Fort BelvOir.
Va. and spent a few days in Wash
ington. d. c., the past week.
Milford chronicle., 1944-02-11
IN MgmoRIAm

In memory of Frances Mulhollanc
Hopkins. who died February 9th. 1888,
and Delma Mulholland. March 5thi
1881. and father. James Tatman. Feb
ruary 27th. 1893:
Nothing hut memories as we journey
ON.
Longing for smile from loved ones
gone.
A bitter grief and shock severe.
To part from ones we loved so dear.
Sadly missed by Father. Mother,
Brothers. Sisters and Daughter. 1tp
Milford chronicle., 1944-02-11
Can you
Drive a Car?

XXIHEN YOU were a Kid,
w did you always poster
TO ego along" ON every ride!
And now, do you get a kick
out OF handling the wheel
like a man!
Women with mechanical
ability are needed in the
WAC at once. Other SkillS
are needed too. and un-
trained women can learn
skllIs that will be useful all
their lives. 239 types OF Army
jobs need Wacs TO fill them.
M-S Get full details at the
nearest U. s. Army Recruit.
ing Station (yOur local post
office will give you the adj
dress). Or write: The Adj
iutant-GeneraI, Room 4l15,
Munitions Building, Washing
ton, ID. {.
Milford chronicle., 1944-02-11

With the present coal shortage
so acute. good seasoned wood is
bringing high prices.
Milford chronicle., 1944-02-11
FAULTY HEARTS CAUSE GREATEST DEATH TOLL
tcontinusd from frst page
Deaths by Age Groups

In 1912 the death
mong the various follows contasd with 1922
Milford chronicle., 1944-02-11

The Kent-Sussex Fair will be
held July 1928,
Milford chronicle., 1944-02-11

WAR BONDS vital Investments FOR
future Free World.
Milford chronicle., 1944-02-11

WAn DONDS h"v them and Let's
Win This War"
Milford chronicle., 1944-02-11
HERE ARE THE RULES

After studying these eight puzzles carefully,
send in your answers on the official entry blank.
Please write or print your name and address
plainly
Prizes will be awarded for the best solution
with NEATNESS, CORRECTNESS and ORI-
GINALITY all taken into consideration.
Solutions may be worked out in any unique
form the contestant desires such carving, en-
brOidefy or artistic cleverness.
Contest Closes at Midnight February 26, 1914
In case of ties duplicate awards will be given
All entries become the property of Miller
Brothers and the decision of the newspaper
judges will be final.
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OFFICIAL ENTRY BLANK
Date Observation-Disclosures.

Please accept this official entry in Great Events
In American History Contest to abide by fe deci
sOn OF the judges, Which shall be final.
Evening star., 1944-09-13
voting for President, Vice President
Senator or House Member.

from Information furnished By the
Republican State Committee In and
for the District and the Womens Di-
mittee. Additional information can
be obtained at the Republican Alb
sentee Voters Bureau, Room 239, Ma
cratic Y Absentee Voters = Bureau. Room
219. Democratic National Committee
headquarters, Maynower Hotel.)
Evening star., 1944-09-13
Guide for Absentee Voters
State Bullot Lows TX to M Summarized:
Questions and Answers on Registration

H This Is the third In a series OF
summaries OF State laws on reg
istr1tion and Doting to be pub
HsNed daily in The Star for the
\ benefit OF Uoters from these
States Dho are noU in the Dis
trict.
KENTUCKY-Residence require
ments: State, year; county, 6
months: precinct, go days Absen-
tee voting permitted for President
Vice President, Senate or House
member. Request registration in
formation with request for ballot
application to Secretary Of State
Return ballot to Secretary of State
in time for him to transmit to
county court clerk before Novem-
ber Z.
Observation-Disclosures require
ments: State, 2 years; parish. year; !;
precinct, 3 months. No civilian alb
sentee voting outside State. Regis
ter in person through October Z.
New registration to be required every
four years, beginning in 194l. Alb
sentee votes can be cast by the
voter In person In the parish Of
his registration between October 28
and November S.
MAINE-Residence requirements: !:
State, 6 months. Absentee voting
permitted. Register in person un-
less name is carried forward from
assessors list. Registration varies
according to size of city or town.
Request absentee ballot application
from clerk and return the ballot by
registered mail in time to be counted
on election day.
MARYLAND: Residence require
ments: State, l year; county, 6
months. Civilian absentee voting
not permitted. Registration re-
quired in person. If not registered
permanently, register through Sep
tember 23 in Montgomery and
Washington Counties and in Balti-
more City; in other counties, regis
ter on October and October 10.
A qualified voter not born in the
state must have declared his in
tentions to be a voter in the State
Of Maryland" one year or more be-
fore offering to vote in 1914. County
boards Of registry should be con-
suited If voter is in doubt about his
right to vote in Maryland. Most
counties are exacting about the 6
months continuous residence before
the election.
MASSACHUSETTS: Residence re-
quirements: Commonwealth, year;
city or town, 6 months. Absentee
voting permitted. Registration re-
quired In person but is permanent
If name is continued on true list"
made from January through March.
Registration dates vary, but all reg
istration books are closed October
Evening star., 1944-09-13

Is. Request ballot application after
October 8 and return ballot in time
to be counted on election day.
MICHIGAN: Residence require
ments: State. 6 months: county and
city or township. 20 days. Absentee
voting permitted. Register in per-
son or by mail through October IS.
Request absentee ballot through No
vember 4. Return voted ballot for
delivery before polls close. ~
MINNESOTA-Residence require
ments: State, months; election
district, 30 days. Absentee voting
permitted. Register by mail or in
person through October Is. Re-
quest ballot application from county
auditor after October and return
application with IS cents postage.
Ballot must reach precinct on No.
vomber Z.
Questions and Answers.
@. Are there any exceptions In
Maryland to requirements for dec
laration Of intent to become a citi-
zen OF the State by voter who is
not q native?
A. The declaration need not be
made by women who have been
continuous residents since August
26, 1920. or by persons who have not
moved out of the State since hecom-
ing OF age and have resided there
continuously one year prior to the
election.
@. Can a person register in Michi-
gan after October l8?
A. A voter can register in Michi-
gan in person on election day.
@. Could a person vote by alb
sentee ballot in Kentucky in the last
general election?
A. Kentucky changed her laws
this year to permit absentee civilian
Evening star., 1944-09-13

find II Z pleasure TO 80 to the dent
ist. They win be treated by 1t.
Alice Tweed, Tucson, Ariz., first
Wave dentist Sassigned to the Pa
cific Coast.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-11
RdtiOnIeSS Food
SubjettofDrdma

A quest challenging the inge-
uity Of American homemakers
be- the theme Of FRONT PAc-
DRAMA 10 be sponsored by tn,
Detroit Sunday Times over Sta
ton WJLB at 12l5 p. m. to
morrow.
To help all American familcj
through wartime rauonlng. read
ers Of The American Weekly
great weekly magazine whIc.
comes with the Sunday Times
We're asked 10 submit recipes fol
lOw-pont dinners.
The enthusiastic pons'
proved conclusively that a house
wife has a wide variety OF non
rauoned ingredients with which
10 prepare tasty nourishIng and
wholly satisfactory meals
Tune in WJLB tomorrow fol
FRONT PAGE DRAMA
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-11
BACK FkeOM HE'LL By BMsTiS Jenkins .IT.
7 Hits Scored
on Jap Worship
Yank FoiIs Death

NT1t-75 tbat NIGHT IT, Wharton
4 Of Newport and Harvard
sst7tts az a aal in thy plotUng
room seven feet under the water
line Of the Il s destroyer puneaH.
The dial Indicates q Jap force
al 10000 yards out in the dark
ness behind the island and clos
iag fast.
It is sunday oct H.
Tn The unvenrIatcd plotting
room the heat grows oppressive.
Eight men bcS1rics the lieutenant
SIT az phones and Instruments,
silent and tense as the needle on
The dial moves from 10000 10
$1,000 % 10000 20 5000 &c..
BfG MOMENT ARRIVES
This moment thinks It. Dich-
ard T. Wharton. has been a long
time coming since he lett his
scat on the Stock Exchange in
March OF ian inevitable mo-
ment since the American task
force began the -maneuYers over
these waters few days ago in
a chess game TO trap the Japs.
It's "chcck-matc' now-onc way
or the other
At 1855 the dial hand touches
-3.SQn Nerves and heat fft-tlfr
plotting room stretch 10 an un-
hearablc tension which suddenly
and completely snaps with the
broadcast words from the bridge
electrifying words that sound
on the Duncan for the first time
IN feT six months OF life Com
-#eRee firing"
From end 10 end the ship trem-
pies with Salvos of all guns and
over The inteTphOneS 1t Wharton
as assistant gunnery officer, can
hear running commentary from
the bridge as the four cruisers
san Francisco Boise. Helena and
Salt Lake City and five DESTROY
crs. including the Duncan, Let 80
with everything
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-11
HIT BY SINGH SHE'LL

To the men in the plotting room
the battle overhead is somehow
far off and impcrsonal With
automatic precision they 90 about
their duties only half identified.
themselves, with the news that
drifts down from above the water
line We are now engaging a
1O.0OO-ton enemy cruiser and
then they feel the impact Of an
S-iHeh- shell exploding IN -the-for-
ward engine room. Snufflng II out
Still the Indicators on the dial
show the Duncan closing on the
t-tttt-7t-r trrrtTtt-trTC TTrTT!tC- yyJVTTS- = :
=. 800 yards and, though he doesn (
know 1t for sure, it's at this point
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-11

another shell hole He can see
water in the hole below, lie tries
10 get up 10 the bridge, but the
outside ladders are a mass OF
debris
Tho ship is still doing about p
knots but as iar AS 1t Wharton
can discover there is no one alive
~ her until hc meets three sailors
coming down from the wreckage
of the bridge one of them, with
am arm and legs hopeleSSly man
gied is being held up by two
others. The sailors report that
tho captain has long ago ordered
abandon ship They all climb the
ladder up the mast 10 the next
q a. H. Somehow 1t. Wharton
manages 10 open his clasp knife,
using his wounded left hand
something / couldn't do with il
now D but is unable TO cut loose
q life raft.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-11
ORDERS MEN TO JUMP

TTe orders the. three mon 10
Jump advising them 10 dive fat
10 escape The propeilcrS. Wharton
follows quickly goes down about
20 feet and hears the grinding
sound Of tine propellcrS a few feet
away. Tie comes up IN two sec
onds. the propollcrS safely past
and thinks now what? '
$50 far ho hasn't inflated his
l5ebclt which doesn't worry him.
Hes done lot ~ swimming
SINCE hc can remember" He
calmly initiates and tightcns the
belt tncn >wins after the sailors
who wear kapok ifc-iackctS. He
gets them AN together and they
take Commute turns holding up
the sailor who has lost his leg
and arm.
Us p.tCh-aark. but they can see
the battle continuing a mile or so
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-11

that Dick Wharton'S best friend
Ensign Robert Fowler III. Har-
ward 10 tn another part of the
ship is giving the order 10 fire
three torpedoes al the Jap cruiser
and earn Tor himself, postum
moHsly tho @Navy Cross. Only
when the report reaches 1t.
Wharton that the Jap cruiser is
struck and sinking from three
torpedo bullseyes can he guess
that his pal Bob Fowler, as tor
pedo officer, is responsible.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-11
COMMUNICATIONS HIT

About midnight the last word
comes from the bridge seven
hits scored on enemy destroyer
and then the phones 70 dead. A
blasting explosion from A Jap s.
inch shell has swept the Duncan S
bridge, killing 35 men md Off
GERS.
Instantly all communication in
the plotting room terminates
phones, machinery and apparatus
completely knocked out-and two
minutes later an S-inch shell
bursts through the plotting room
itself, ricochetS off the machinery,
glanceS of the overhead and eX-
plodeS, plunging the ship in dark
ness and wounding every man in
the ShambleS of the compartment.
To 1t. Wharton the noise is like
4 waiter dropping SIX trays OF
dishes on a metal floor two inches
from your ear" and the stencil of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-11
CLIMBS TO RADIO ROOM

The big man doesn't move.
stareS straight ahead. 1t Whay-
ton, slight and why crawlS past
him and climbs the ladder 20 the
radio room.
The water-tght door is iammcd
but fortunately a shell hole is big
enough 10 squeeze through.
Dick Wharton is now t. feet
above the water and with his
flashlight - which, thank God.
never fails me!"-workS hls way
UP through the smoke and flames
past the DECIDING room where his
flaShlight reveals an officer sit
ting at his desk without a head.
In the radio shack everybody is
dead, some with hands still on the
keys.
To reach the fo'c'sle deck, IT.
Wharton has 10 crawn through
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-11
UsE JACkET rs RAIT

Once a searchlghf flashes over
them from some ship. but It.
Wharton doesn't dare S O s with
ms flaShlght for fear us an
enemy ship.
As dawn comes. planes Ny over
too high for Identification one
OF them dcSCcnds 10 circle do
stroyer now visible a few mules
away.
AT 9 a. m the badly wounded
sailor dies They remove his life
Jacket and with muitcrcd
prayer, let him go. They use has
jacket as a raft
Before noon a plane flies over
their heads revealing the most
glorious sight / ever saw "A big
white star" Soon mon are pull
ing them aboard the L. S. de-
stroyer, which all night has risked
destruction 10 pick up survivors
and Dick Wharton finds himself
in the bunk Of warm Stateroom
fairly comfortable from the min
iStrations Of three navy doctors
until he hears the news that in
the Stateroom opposite lies his
friend Bob Fowler dying.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-11
JUST HEARD ABOUT son

Before he dies Dick crawls over
10 him, but Bob doesn't recognize
his friends voice It's some con-
ISOLATION TO know that a few DAYS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-11

away. Then the lights fade sud
denly and darkness covers them.
Somewhere about SIX miles away
1T. Wharton sees the deeper
shadow Of land lie directs The
men 10 head upstream against the
strong current and keep swim
ming toward this island
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-11

ee-s3s tF2<5ft @tr-
10 MINUTE vDRrAS .@-Sss:'Sssssass:
AE SAILOR NSAO ss
Ann AA7 NES "
burning wires and high explosive
unforgettahly nauSeatng.
Cut of from superior officers,
with shrapncl flying everywhere,
his men and himself wounded and
water knee-deep n that compart-
ment, 1t, Wharton takes an
himself to abandon ship, -Hle-
doesn't know that the eaFet4lft,
who with the executive officer
is still miraculously alive, has
already given that erdorJ
UNDoG DOOR
For three minutes 1t. Wharton
and the eight enlisted men Strug-
eled to open the water-dght door.
II has become bent by the oNpIo-
sions and only with great effort
succeed in undogging the door
leading into the crews mess hall
In the large room the ships
doctor is coming toward them an
the Pickering gloom and together
they lay one of the badly wounded
sailors on a table where the doe
tor can treat him Another shell
explodes in the mess hall and 1t,
Wharton Immediately orders has
men TO get out, advising the doe
Tor 10 follow. The doctor refuses
10 leave the wounded boy An
other shell lands in the moss hail
a few seconds later It kills the
woHHded sailor and tFTC 10C~
tor
1t. Wharton sends his men 30
escape matches forward, ne hlm-
self determined 10 reach the
bridge where he can find out
what's going on
FINDS DECK ABL NE
lie climbs the hatch ladder 10
the wardroom deck TO find 10
ablaze He looks m The galley
observing a large hole yaWuuC D
the bulkhead Steam burns hlm
slightly about the legs He notice,
that his left hand is wounded
a compound fracture of the wrist
bones -but ne wasn't actually
aware Of il until now
BY illumination from the cN-
ploded No. > turret. Dick finds
he cannot reach the main deck
because of steel wrcckagc block
ing the exit lie peers through
small shell hole only flame IS
visible
Still meeting no one and yet
'for some strange reason not the
least afraid just rcacting me-
chanically' the 3A-year-old lieu-
tenant steps brlSkly into the ward
room and there for the only time
in his life sees man literally
scared 10 death. The man U.s.
standing in the doorway legs
spread and ore hand resting on
the bulkhead, frozen like a
statue" 1t Wharton speak,
sharply TO him. shakes him. and
finally kicks him in the ShinS
CLIMBS TO RADIO ROOM
The big man doesn't move
stareS straight ahead. 1t Whar-
ton, slight and why, crawlS past
him and climbs the ladder 20 the
radio room
The water-tight door is iammod
but fortunately a shell hole is big
enough 10 squeeze through.
Dick Wharton is now t. feet
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-30
Learn 10 Be Stable

We have everything that sue
cess demands except the one
basic asset-we don't know our
own minds. We haven't been
able TO make one definite choice
and see IL through in spite OF
boredom. impotence and itch
ing heels.
For that's the secret Of our
many flops-our own instability.
The projects aren't wrong IN
themselves. We might make a
success of almost any one Of
them If we'd see il through. But
we don't realize that success is
something we create within
ourselves, not something life
hands us ready-made, wrapped
in a shiny package.
staying pUt-SoundS
easy. doesn't ie? But it's the
toughest test on earth. Yet it's
the only way 10 lasting achieve
ment.
Remember the old Bible story
Of Jacob and how he wandered
lonely and sore bewildered
throughsthe desert night? And
there came 10 him a spirit with
whom he wrestled till the dawn.
But though he was hard pressed,
Jacob would not give way until
the spirit blessed him. So Jacob
triumphed and received his
blessing.
Think of Jacob when you're
tempted to move along. Hold
on. Wrestle! Win that blessing
in the dawn.