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Milford chronicle., 1944-11-17
Adventists VIII
Observe Prayer Week
Harrington Church Plans Sessions
In The Homes

The Annual Week of Prayer will
be observed from November 1875
in the Harrington Seventh-day Ad-
ventist Church, it was announced
Saturday.
This great call to prayer, in be-
half of the worldwide mission pro-
gram, for the boys serving in the
armed forces, and for the speedy
close of the war. is being observed
by all of the 9,212 churches in the
world.
World history has no parallel
for what has taken place among
the nations in the year that is now
drawing TO a close. At such a time
the Church in all lands answer
with reverence the call to prayer
and reconsecration."
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Milford chronicle., 1944-11-17
To Insure Their Delivery Mail
Gift Parcels By December 1st

To insure delivery of all gift par
cells in time for Christmas be sure
and send them by December l at
the latest.
That important reminder came
yesterday from Melvin R. Greene,
Regional Director of the Office of
Defense Transportation at Phila-
delphia.
Transportation facilities are now
Milford chronicle., 1944-11-17
Guard Lieutenants
Are Named Captains
Laurence Lapetina, Milford; J. G.
Wells, Jr., Wilmington; Advanced

Two first lieutenants of the Del
aware State Guard have been pro-
NOTED to the rank of captain, and
will become company commanders
it was announced Monday night.
They are: Capt. Jonathan G.
Wells, Jr.. Company "a" Whining
ton. and Capt. Lawrence c. Lape-
tina, Company &C" Milford. They
will advance to the posts vacated
by the former company command
ers, Mai. Walter NJ. Deputy, and
Mai. Joseph H. Prettyman, promot-
ed to their present ranks a few
days ago, and made battalion COM
manders under a reorganization.
The new battalion commanders
attended a staff meeting held Mon
day night in the Wilmington Armo-
ny, where plans for training the
state guards were discussed with
Mai. J. F. Kelleher. plans and
training officer at Fort DUPONT,
and Lieutenant A. ]. Harworth, al
so of Fort DUPONT.
Milford chronicle., 1944-11-17
Name Prof. T. A. Baker
Acting College Dean
Appointment Due To ILL.,
ness Of Dean r. L. Spencer
Who Is Granted Leave

Prof. T. A. Baker has been APP
pointed acting dean of Delaware
College and of the School of Arts
and Sciences of the University of
Delaware because of the illness of
Dean Robert l.. Spencer. is was an
nounced this week by DR.. W. o.
Sypherd. acting president of the
university.
DR.. Sypherd said. effective Mon
day, Dean Spencer had been grant
ed leave of absence until January
l. He is expected to be fully recov-
cred soon. Earlier it was announc-
ed Dean Spencer's duties as dean
of the School of Engineering were
being carried out by Prof. Howard
X. Preston.
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Milford chronicle., 1944-11-17

so overburdened, Mr.. Greene point
ed out, that Delivery in time for
the Yule holiday can be guaranteed
only if the December l deadline is
met.
And, the ODT official declared,
you get better selection and better
service at local stores when you
shop early.
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Milford chronicle., 1944-11-17

Legislative Hall. Dover.
People should remember that all
of us at times have symptoms Of
emotional disorders and. IL we re-
member that, we will not act supe-
rior when talking to a person who
is mentally upset and thus make
him feel different or inferior.
Returning war veterans and
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Milford chronicle., 1944-11-17
Mental Hygiene Institute Held
By The State Board Of Health

The need to recognize and admit
mental illness the same as we now
do physical illness II we are to be
able to help mental patients sue
cessfully. was stressed by DR.. F..
w. Dershimer, psychiatrist of the
Medical Division of the dupont
Company, in his talk at the Mental
Hygiene fpstitute held by the State
Board of Health on Friday in
Milford chronicle., 1944-11-17
William Pennewill
Passes At Dover
Former Business Man Fatally
Stricken With Heart Attack

William Pennewill, 70, New York,
a former resident of the Dover
section, died suddenly last Sunday
morning from a heart attack at the
home of a son-in-law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard E. Lynch, Jr.
Dover. where he was visiting for
the weekend.
Mr.. Pennewill formerly operated
a lumber and canning business in
this section. and rs years ago NOV
ed to New York to enter the cann-
ed goods brokerage business. He
was well known in Delaware. He
was a cousin of the late Gov. Sine
one S. Pennewill and Chief Justice
James S. Pennewill.
Surviving him are: His wife. the
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Milford chronicle., 1944-11-17
CHRONICLE WILL GO
TO PRESS A DAY
EARLIER NEXT WEEK

Because of the Thanks
giving holiday the Milford
Chronicle will be published
on Wednesday instead of
Thursday. Persons desiring
to place advertising must
have same in the Chronicle
office not later than noon on
Tuesday. November 81, to in
sure publication of the same.
This also applies to news
items. The plant and bust
ness Office will be closed all
day Thanksgiving Day, re-
opening early Friday morn
ing. All public sale posters
completed and not called for
by Wednesday noon will be
placed in the mails.
Milford chronicle., 1944-11-17
Car Stolen From
Private Garage Here
Vehicle Owned By Vim. II. Reinecke
Removed From Locked Building

An automobile containing nearly
all the clothing of Mr.. and Mrs.
William H. Reinecke was stolen
from North Walnut street garage.
this city. Sunday night. Mr.. Rein
ecke is a salesman. and a large
quantity of his merchandise was
in the car. The machine bore Penn
sylvania license 1910. State po-
lice have been notified as well as
the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton.
The garage in which the car
was stored. was locked and the
car itself was locked.
The police have been tracking
down clues and hope to break the
case shortly
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-16
Self EndeavOr and the Post War Era

Frankly all this talk about postwar plans confuses us. Perhaps, it is because, by nature we have somewhat Skeptical turn of mind which prohibits our believ- ing in it being fact that enunciation of even the highest principles guarantees attainment Of objectives. Such a belief is not in accord with the tenets of many of the gentlemen now engroSSed in the formulation of postwar plans and be- cause of this we do not feel it right to just sit back, on our part, and let them do all the work. They are bound to get us and themselves into mischief of some sort.
 Somehow we feel that the returning CT Joe retains similar opinions. So many aspirants have attempted to jump on the serviceman's bandwagon by means of lip-service to the standards he has borne that today he has come to appear a~ some species of humanity set aside from the rest of the world. As expressed by one serviceman: "I sure wish they would get this talk over with, whatever it is about. It makes us feel like guinea pigs.
 Certainly better than some untried plan for the postwar era would be the assurance of guarantee of free enter prise for all, tempered with protective social rights which combined would tend to create a field of endeavor toward which a nerviceman might strive.
 CT Joe will be a mighty self-reliant fellow when he returns. He has had to acquire that quality while in service and it Is going to remain with him afterWard. He will not seek job from a silver plat ter, but rather will ask only that an open, fair competitive field be in existence to- ward which he may apply those sell reliant qualities.
 Among the best of postwar plans we have yet heard was that expressed by service man who said: When get home I hope to get a job, settle down, live a quiet peaceful life best I can and mlnd my business, best can; and hope that will be setting an example for the rest oe the world.
 Merely q cursory study of that state ment makes you realize how unadulter' ated is the thinking of the man who uttered 1t. He has come up with shln- ing nugget that has retained It's lusLre for generations preceding his time; the average American dream-and no Ied- eral bureaus. agencies. subsidies can ever hope to match the artistry of the man who attains such finished portrait py his own, personal endeayor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-16
Oil Companies Are Slipping

A few days ago pact was signed by the United States and Great Britain to handle certain international problems affecting the two governments and max ing possible exploration, development, production, and distribution Of world oil resources to the two nations, on an agreed basis. This arrangement followed the formula of other executive admin lstratlon" decisions by the two countries, The State Department describes the pact as "preliminary" to a world petroleum conference of oil producing and eonsum, ing nations to negotiate "multl-lateral' international oil agreement, and the ar rangement is to go into effect when the two countries have notified each otner oi readiness to make it operative" Ihe deal is made subject to cancellation untll it is superseded by broader internatlonal agreement. Whether the pact will be suD- nlltted to the United States Senate TOT ratification has not yet been determined --Iikely not
 n the background there is a sketchy and confused story that relates to tne stEeu0us attempts of American oil conn panleg to gain control of some Of tnese same oil fields, for the purpose Of opef' ating them for their own benefit, some people think that the big American oll ecnlpanies are taking orders, lying down, from Washington, That may be an ln' correct assumption, The probability IS that the big oll companies are asleep at the sWiteb"-the switch having been turned off by Standard Of New Jersey when they surrendered their rights, and Host their shirts" in Mexico few years ago,
 There never was any evidence to sup port the broadside charges made by Mexl' % that American oil eompenDes were put ting over raw deals on the Latins, As a matter Of fact, the Standard and other companies backed out of Mexico because our own State Department abandoned it's original position that appropriation with out compensation was eonflscation. IL wag exactly that: but our own State De. pertinent abandoned the text. and ap- parently helped to arrange the final set. Element for a nlggardly sum that was a mere fraction Of what the properties were worth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-16
Intelligent Action at Last

When the government started its pro. gram of building giant dams throughout the United States for the purpose of flood control, irrigation, navigation, etc, the public was given to understand that cleo. trio power development would be a by. product, and largely sold to existing pri- vate electric transmission systems for dis tribution to consumers at equitable rates to be established by the government.
 Actually, Federal power agencies fol- lowed an opposite policy. The dams have been used primarily for power purposes to compete with private enterprise, thus destroying taxable assets, while them selves remaining tax exempt. The result has been hundreds of millions of dollars of unnecessary public expenditures load ed onto the backs of already grooming taxpayers.
 In California, however, an example of how Federal dams can be operated according to the original program, has been witnessed Under contract with the Federal Bureau of Reclamation, power from the gerat Shasta dam, which will in fact provide irrigation water to many California farms, is being sold to the Pa cific Gas and Electric Company which serves Northern California. Beginning January 1, l945, the company will pay the government a minimum of $2,700,000 a year for the output of the dam, and payments may exceed $3,00O,000 year millions which the government may ap- ply to operating costs and to reducing the cost of water to the farmers of the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys.
 How much better is such policy than for Federal agencies to start duplicating the distribution facilities of private power companies, thereby destroying taxpaying business. This constructive policy should be adopted in other areas where tax exempt Federal dams are being used for political purposes to cripple or destroy private power companies in furtherance of an out and out program to socialize the electric industry
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-16
What's Cooking?

Congress isn't doing much business outside of keeping trusted groups on guard - good deal like old "Horatio at the Bridge"
 Issues that involve the questions ot reconversion legislation are debated, and tentative agreements reached as to what will-or maybe done with plans offered by Senators George, Murray and Kilgore, and others
 War Mobilization Director Byrnes has authorized the War Manpower Commis- sion to exercise veto powers over recon version measures. This is expected to keep reconversion machinery dull Tor another ninety days, while the war pro- gram heads to November peak
 As might be expected there is plenty of politics in reconversion, and Republl- can candidate Dewey is insisting that the Administration has no constructive conversion plans. He also charges that the Executive branch of Government IS incapable of planning for the major ob- iectives.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-16
Views Of The Press

princess all right. but whether sine will be unhsrned is another story.
 If by a miracle Paris should be spared. the details that comprise her charm will not be lost oD Zoe. pFce- tieal though he is, Like her previous admirers. he will delight tn the eamaFaderie of her sidewalk cafes on the Boulevard st. Michel. He will enjoy her gayety on the Champs ElyEees, and he viii be ayed by her mysterious beauty at night as he looks down at her from the height Of MontmartFe. On Sunday he will see her in the garden of the Fuller les and imagine the concerts which there used to be heard on the sums meT afternoon.
 Not until he reaches the Place de la Coneorde, however, will he diss cover the source of the 6ity's charm, Perhaps the most impressive spot of all, the Place de Ia ConeoTde is the center Of the city, the Place of Peace,
 Paris has suffered the wounds and shocks of the wars Of nearly two thousand gears, yet always arises gayer than ever, smiles and sticks another bright flogeT in her hair
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-16

go up oyer those mountains and down the other side, The result Is that one now has views which would never have been possible 70 the old days,
 It set me 10 thinking about the change which comes in ones outlook whe one Teally-t0 uGe Q haekneyed eEpTessl0n--'gets religion Those ghe have sincerely resigned them, selves 10 It's bene1eIent effect and yielded their wills to God, re. nouneed evil habits, sought recon. eilistl0n wlth thelF enemies, and put their complete trust ln those divine realities which they formerly l00ks cd upon With indifference or con, tempt-these people have R new outlook upon lie indeed, Before, they lived ln the valleys, nov they live on the mountain tops, They have constructed neW highways which nog take them over what was fOFmaFly lnsuFnounlable,
 Christianity has from the begln- ming been called ''The Way" BlAss- cd. Indeed, are they that walk therein.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-16
THEY ALSO SERVE
fNew York Times)

fNew York TlnieS)
 Among the iittle-slpg heroineS of this and every other war since time began are the wives and widowed mothers of the soldiers. sailors and marines who stay at home and keep the family together while their men are away at battle. Although better provided for now than ever before. many of them still must undergo hardships that would not have been imposed witb their menf0lks at home.
 Theirs not to do and die but to stay home and wait. walt for the re- turn, or for the notice from the Government which means there will be no homecoming ever again, only long years of Loneliness and heart- ache and burdens. For every Molly Pitcher, who has the opportunity to man Q gun, or Mrs, Kelly who, for a day, wears her first orchid e0rs sage to welcome home heg hero son, MtEtE htE WAftHkNNo " WtahohttAa whose names are never ip the pa- pers, who day after day are doing the uDheroie jobs Of dusting and sweeping, tending a garden and moving the yard and writing cheer ful letters to APO addresses, from France and Italy to the Pacific is' lands,
 It probably will he small comfort 10 the service wives and mothers waiting so anKiously these days for the coming Of peace, but they have had distinguished company in their misery. Ip the archives Of the Pens sylyania Historical Society IS letr Ter written iD l7be by Mary Washing ton, widowed mother Of 2 young brlgadieT who had been fighting lFlv termlttently since l752 against the French and Indians elong the then western borders 0f the seab0aFd British colonies, The letter Was ads dressed to her brother, ' have known Q great deal Of trouble since ! see you" she grots, There Was no end 10 my trouble while George was ln the aTmy,"
 Milton said "They also serve Whe only stand RD dwalt,s He might have added that the waiting s0llles times Is the harder part
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-16

noon you will find a group of boys going through FBI head. quarters. getting points on crime detection. If he is not too busy, Hoover himself will take time to say hello.
 Hoover has spent much time studying children. feels that healthy younger generation is the best insurance against crime. once even wrote a magazine article. "If ' had a Son."
 Here is some of the advice he he gave: "If [ had a son, I'd probably be frightened. I've never feared criminals. bat f ! Here . husband and father might be afraid. So much would depend sn me.
 ''If had B son. I'd do one thing. I'd tell him the truth. I'd never let him catch me in a lie. And in return I'd insist that he tell the truth. When children go astray 1t isn't the fault Of the children but of their parents. |. A spoiled boy grows into spoiled man. I'd try to be a pal to my boy. I'd encourage him to join the Boy Scouts and boys clubs, but before he joined I'd make a point Of getting acquaint- cd with the leader of the troop .. I'd have my son go to church. Whats more. I'd go with him. But above everything else. I'd try to understand my son. For if ! didn't I'd be a failure as a dad" sTALBN-CBURcHILL
 C0RDHALHTY
 Those who have watched the diplomatic wheels go round from
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-16

The drought situation is such in many sections of the country that crops and woodlands are and will suffer Woods up in Maine have been officially closed since fires are raging in some sections Some relief is expected. however since an unprecedented heat wave weeks long is about to break any minute, has per- haps broken as we write. We expect and hope for rain in abundance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-16

the closeup inside. report that Stalin and Churchill are now get- ting along falnously.
 This is important because it was not the case at Teheran. where Roosevelt and Stalin did the getting along and Churchill didn't. That was when the present Second Front in France was the topic of considerable argument and when Churchill. bidding fare- well to Stalin. said:
 "SGen. gOed-bye. Marshall. G'll see yoB in Berlin
 "Yes." replied stain; ''I in a tank and yoB in a PBllmaD car."
 Churchili's friends point out that at Teheran he was in the early stages Of a very severe ill- ness and definitely not himself.
 Since then. Churchill seems to have got over any complexes re- garding Stalin, and Stalin takes a like position toward Churchill. There has been complete team work between the two for some time,
 Both British and American di- plomats also pay tribute to the cooperation of the RussiaEs in recent months on most subjects, even including Poland. The gen- eral view in diplomatic circles is that Stalin has been reasonable regarding Poland. and that Polish problems will work out satisfae- torily in the end. despite oecasion- al fireworks from the eXiled Polish press.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-16
Selected Poem

HONE William N, Schuyler in The New York Times The world is at my door,
 l need not walk abroad To seek a richer store
 Of meTeies from my Godl The sky is bright above me, Below is hallowed land Here are th lse who love me Ard friends who understand, Here are grass and flowers None so green and fair, Here are hooks and bowers, And memories everywhere Here are sacred moments The past has wrought for me To take ghsn ] go hence Into eteFDityl The world b at my door, ! need not walk ahfoRd, Nor may ask for more Than these sweet gitts from dodl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-16
PENALTY. TWO YEARS oR slOsO

Two hundred Sixty-nine people out of a thousand in all sections ot this country. rural. urban. metro. politan. think enough of their teeth tO visit a dentist in tlae course of a year. according Co a survey mace hg the Q. s. Public Health Service. These 3es persons who visit the dentist are apparnily not ampclled to 6o SO by superior intelligence oe wise comprehension of the vital nns portance of saving their teeth. That Is painfully evident in the facts ellcited by the survey: For each oE the 269 persons in this cross section of the entire population in the course of the year there were sJ1 nliines. 2ae extractions. ie bridges. l7 crowns. l2 plates and
 This is the funny part!
 -oniy los cleanings os the teeth.
 Think Of it-only slightly more than one in each ten persons ta these benightes states has his or her teeth properly cleaned once a year. This burns me up when I think os all the childish sneeFs obscure den. tists have levelled at me for my teachings that brushing does not save the teeth. If you wish to keep your teeth clean you simply must have them cleaned. scaled and poe lishe6 at least once a year by your dentist. There is just one alternaS tive-exclude from your diet all dee naturized pap-refined white -four, refined white sugar. and the uaou- sand and one sissy items made from them. To do what you'll require a pretty rugged character.
 The longer ] enjoy my tlaarty-tEo teeth tmost of 'em are mine. some of them were. till ! paid the last installment. my dentist'sl and the more [ see Of the sad consequences of health Of loss Of teeth. the stronger is my conviction that for every tooth lost and not imBledi- ately replaced by a functionally efficient denture one must deduct from ones life expectancy from one to two years. On that basis ! say every tooth is worth a thousand dollars.
 IL is a source of endless wonder ment why so many people. even people with a fair common school or high school education and people who can apparently afford the ne- cessities and some Of the luxufjes of life. seem content to limp along for the few short years remaining to them. with ircm orc to half 6 dozen or more teeth missing. Worse still. many Of them seem to think that if only back teeth are missing they can conceal their crippled state by the way they hold their mouth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-16
Current Comment

Equality Of opportunity in the United States iD large part has been founded upon the proposition that each child and y0uth shall have eer cess t0 educational facilities Wbleb would permit him 10 develop such talents Rs he possessed, We have failed WissEably iD tnlfilDlng this proposition,
 -Pyof. John x, Morton 0f cOlum,
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 There are many who seem to think it the duty 0f Q pHe-inyasl0D h0mbaFdment to knock out Rll de- lending personnel, guns and ems placements 90 completely that the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-16

This week for many reasons it looks as though the end might be in sight - meaning the end of the war. First off there was the announcement that many household and utility articles will again be manufactured. Looking over the list seems like old times and gives the house. wife now busy in the factory an urge to go on clothes pin buying spree.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-16

Of its uD usua beauty, When he vas a boy, tbeFe were no roads "a tell tops Of the mountains save D a ' ' o " diFt Toa ds, passable only for well built wagons, But during the past
 dozen years the
 has built beaulir ful roads which