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Milford chronicle., 1944-01-07
Peninsula WSCS VIII
Meet At Dover Jan. Is
Delegates viii Be Registered Be.
ginning At . O'clock

The fourth annual meeting of
Peninsula Conference Women's So
ciety of Christian Service will be
held in Wesley Methodist Church,
Dover. on Thursday. January 13,
beginning at 8 a. m. Delegates will
be registered. Each society is en-
titled to one delegate. The larger
societies may send one delegate
for every fifty members or major
fraction thereof Mrs. Milton Pope
of Salisbury, Md. conference sec
retaTy of spiritual life, will have
charge of the morning meditations.
The usual order of business, re-
ports of officers, introduction of
departmental secretaries, chairmen
of standing committees and district
presidents and the report of the
nominating committee will take up
the morning session and will con-
stitute the morning program. The
afternoon session will begin at lis
when the report of the election and
the installation of officers will take
place. The speaker for the after
noon will be Mrs. Albert E. Beebe
of Brooklyn, N. Y, vice president
of the Women's Division of Chris
tian Service and in charge of the
department of work in foreign
fields. The Wesley Junior College
choir is expected to sing under the
direction of Mrs William E. Story.
Those attending this meeting are
asked TO bring a box lunch. tea and 4
dessert will be provided by the la
dies of the host church.
Milford chronicle., 1944-01-07
Tax Receipts
Up S2,2OO,OOO
In Il Months
New Sources Yield ST.
8O4,755 For Period
Ending Oct. 1; Ciga-
rettes Produce $3O3,913

An increase of almost $4,000. .OOC
is reported by State Tax Commits.
siOner James P. TRUSS in the col
lections of the State Tax Depart
ment during the 12 months ending
October 81. compared with the cor
responding preceding period.
OF this increase $1.904.755 is at
tributed to new sources of revenue
the cigarette tax and the one per
cent war emergency tax on gross
income.
The cigarette tax of two cents
per pack of 20 which became effec-
tive June |. last year. brought in
S3O3,9l3, or about $15O,OOO more
than had been anticipated.
The war emergency tax on gross
incomes produced $l.6OO.S42, with
one more quarter remaining to be
paid.
The tax department collections
for the l2 months period totaIled
S7,255,943, compared with $5.)59,-
246 in the preceding period.
Collections in 1941 were $5.210.-
$50 and in 1910. S5.57S.49
Franchise Tax on
The greatest source of income,
as i'm previous years. was from the
franchise tax. which produced S3.-
O39,S5S, slightly lower from the
amount of former years.
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Milford chronicle., 1944-01-07
Here Are Some Dates 1t Will
Pay You To Keep In Mind

spare now points purchase
of fresh pork and through January 15 NOt good
smoked cured pork
Period for fuel oil. good through March IA.
c. Fl
for meats and fats valid
January Start using brown T stamps.
January 15Last day Book No for five
points in purchase of fresh pork and sausage.
Last 30
January l6Start using brown U stamps.
Start using No 80 book five of good
through March.
2OLast day
January 23-Start using brown stamps
January 29Last brown s. and
January 30-Start using brown w stamps.
February Start using brown
February 7Last day Period for fuel OIL
February S-Last AS gasoline
February 13-Start using brown
February 20-Start using brown stamps.
Last day G, H and green stamps
February 27Start AS BIS CS red for
and fats. Each worth 10 points expires
49, Ration tokens will be given where change"
qured
Start ASS BS CS DIS ELS blue
foods good for 10 points each expiring May 90
March using DIS ES and FS red which expire
May 90
March l4-Last day to use Period fuel oil
March 2OLast day brown and in Book and
X l. nj stamps A.
(Shoes Book stamp Is and book airplane sheet
good indefinitely
Milford chronicle., 1944-01-07
Drop Reported In
Marriage Licenses
Total OF 4O5 Licenses We're
Issued During The
Past Year

While fewer marriage licenses
were issued in Kent county during
1943 than during the record yeaI
of 1912, the number exceeded the
marriages of 1871. records of the
office of Clerk of the Peace John
r. Leverage show.
A total of 405 licenses were is
sued the past year, 49 less than the
asa issued last year, the greatest
number of marriages recorded in
the county for any yeaE However,
this years marriages exceeded by
% the 1888 of 1871. The figures by
months for the past year follow:
January, SO; February, "a;
March. 26; April, 80; May. 81; June,
35; July. Al; August. 80; Septem-
ber, 30; October, AZ: November,
40 December. 32. Totals. 405.
While marriages declined slight
ly. divorces granted numbered AZ
the past year as compared with 3S
in 1912.
Milford chronicle., 1944-01-07
KiwaniansCp. Al. Wright
Dance WasSWrites From
Columbia, S. C..
Cheerful Missive To Mrs.
G. NJ. Townsend, WAC
Recruiting Head, Re-
ceived This Week.

A letter from Milford's eontribu-
ton to the war effort through wo-
man power is written in cheerful
vein and tells of the work that goes
increasingly on. Corporal Wright
is a fine example of what women
are doing to replace men for COM
bat duty. Her letter follows in
part:
Army Air Forces
Columbia, S. c.
Pear Mrs. Townsends
Regret to say at this writing
that I'm sick in the hospital with
flu. but il will be only a few days
and then I'll be back to work. for
which I'll be glad. as I'm useless
to this war in the hospital.
First, let me tell you all about
our Christmas here at camp. Yes,
we had trees decorated with lights
and there was caroling. Each COM
pany had tree in front of its
barracks and every night the lights
were turned on. There was also a
large one in the circle in front of
the church. Yesterday the differ
ent companies had all the little
orphans out from town for dinner
and each one was presented with a
gift from Santa Claus. l couldn't
It myself. but the girls told
me about it. After dinner the chill
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Milford chronicle., 1944-01-07
Mrs. Lillian Martin
To Budget $1O,OOO,OOO
First Woman To Hold This Respon-
sible Position; Was Deputy Treas.

A woman now holds one of the
most responsible positions in Della
wares state government.
She IS Mrs. Lillian !. Martin OF
Dover. budget accountant for the
State, Budget Commission, and her
duties involve the ALLEGATION of
about $10,OO0.000 of state funds
each year
Mrs. Martin had served until re-
Gently as Delaware,s first woman
deputy state treasurer and has Just
been named by the budget commits
sion, of which Governor Walter w.
Bacon is chairman, as its budget
aIy accountant-the most respon-
sible position involved in that body's
work.
In addition to studying the bud
gets of the various state depart
ments and institutions, Mrs. Mar
tin has the task of submitting rec
concentrations both in connection
with their budgets and in the state
accounting system, as well as su-
pervising audits.
Accounts of all state agencies are
audited under her direction and she
submits them to the Budget Com
mission.
She will submit reports to the
Budget Commission from time to
time and will play an important
role in the preparation of the states
budget proposal for the biennium
July l. 1945.
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Milford chronicle., 1944-01-07
Citizens Will
Hold Annual
Meeting Here
On January q
Election Will Be Held
Following Monday, All
Candidates Must File
Ten Days Prior To The
Meeting.

Milford citizens will hold their
annual city meeting at the Milford
Community Building, Friday eve
ming, January 81, at 1880 o'clock.
to discuss matters of civic interest
and hear the reading of reports
relative to financial condition of
the city. These reports will be
made by City Manager Charles Z.
Banning and City Secretary-Trea-
surer Alphonso E. Humes, and the
city auditors and will include a
simplified statement of the city's
receipts and expenditures for the
past year.
Following the reading of the re-
ports, the meeting will be turned
into a public forum and all tax
payers present will be given an
opportunity to enter into the dis
cussion of municipal affairs. At
any time during the discussion the
auditors will be available to ex-
plain or answer questions regard
ing the financial status of the city
and City Manager Banning will out
line the program for the ensuing
year.
Following the discussion period,
the slate will be made up for the
annual municipal election to be
held Monday. January "a, at the
Grange Hall, between the hours of
II o'clock noon and 6 p. m. Cam
will be selected from those
filing their names ten days prior
to the city meeting or by midnight,
January 10.
Milford chronicle., 1944-01-07
Plan Sunday Raid
Test For January
Drill Probably Will Be
Called During After
noon Hours

The January air raid test will
be called on a Sunday, probably
during the afternoon so as not to
interfere with morning or evening
religious worship, Gerrish Gassa-
way. executive vice chairman of
the State Council of Defense, said
this week.
The last drill in Delaware, under
the councils one-practice-a-month
program, was held during the NOR
ming of Friday. December 3, for
the purpose of testing the safety
measures used by schools through
out the state.
This test followed a month, No
vember, during which there were
no tests for the first time since
June. 1912. when the council be-
gan a program p educate the pub
lie in the air-Faid rules and to
assist with the training Of the
thousands of civilian defense vol
unteers.
Milford chronicle., 1944-01-07
Approve Inspection
Dates For Guard
Cox Geo. RHhlen, Fort dupont
COmmandant, VIII Conduct Review

! The Second Service Command
F, has approved dates for the annual
( inspection of the Delaware State
/ Guard, it was announced this week
/ by Colonel J. Paul Heinel, COM
manding officer of the State Guard,
at the weekly drill at the State
Armory in Wilmington.
Colonel George Ruhlen, as COM
manding officer of the Sixth Mill
tary District, will conduct the in
spections, which will start Mon
day. April 3. at the State Armory,
Tenth and DUPONT streets, Will
mington. with inspection of Com
panies A and F, the Headquarters
Company and band. the Grenadier
Platoon. and the Medical Detach-
ment
Other inspections will be con-
Quoted as follows: Tuesday, April
4. Company f, Van Dyke Armory.
New Castle; Monday. April 10,
Company B, Armory, Dover; Tues
day, April IL. Company d, st. An
drew's School. Middletown; Mon
day, April II, Company G, Armory.
Newark; Wednesday. April 10.
Company c. Armory, Milford
Milford chronicle., 1944-01-07
DELAWARE Awaits u.
S. Service VoteAction
Governor Walter w. Bacon Says Action Which VIII
Be Taken By State Depends On Neir Lat0;
Sound Policy Is Urged

Strongly advocating legislation
to guarantee American service men
and women the right to vote, Gov
ernor Walter w. Bacon said this
week that Delaware's course Ia
protecting their ballot rights will
depend largely upon congressional
action.
This statement was made by the
Governor when questioned about
the possibility of a special session
of the Legislature to change the
absentee ballot law enacted dur
ing the 1943 session of the General
Assembly.
May Request Ballots
(Under the existing absentee
ballot law in Delaware. a quail
fed voter may request an official
ballot from the clerk of the peace
not more than 30 days nor less
than three days, or if made in
person, not later than the regular
Milford chronicle., 1944-01-07
More Men Inducted
By Harrington Board
Several Local Married Men Are In
cluded In Group Leaving Jan. II

Men recently inducted from LO
cal Board No. ., Kent county. IIar'
rington. follow:
Benjamin Burton Belts, Freder-
lea.
Ralph Lester Jump. Jr., Houston
John Anthony Disalvo. r. F. D.
No. l. Wyoming.
Nelson Cooper COverdale, r. F
d.. Pennington.
William Arlen Wilson. 500 North
Walnut street. Milford.
Frank Green. Center street. IIar-
rington.
Alva Granville Snyder. / East
9Th street. Milford.
Herbert Charles Glanden, Box Il,
St. Georges.
Josiah Marvel Parvis. Houston.
John Henry Ellingsworth. r. F.
ID. No. ?. Milford.
Alton Brooks Parker. Bowers.
Burton Davidson Willis. r. F. D.
No. 2, Milford.
Randall Christensen, Milford.
Raymond Medford Cook. r. F. d..
Rising Sun.
Charles Nolan Short, r. F. D.,
Dover.
Lindsley Evans Brinkley. Cam
den.
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Milford chronicle., 1944-01-07
Head OF State
.Masons Will
Visit Milford
w. w. HynsOn And Staff
Will Attend First 1914
Communication AT LO-
cal Lodge January ID.

Tall Cedars from all parts of the
Peninsula will converge on Mil
ford. Friday evening, January IA
as the guests OF Temple Lodge No
3. A. F. and A. M. This is the
first regular communication of the
new year and the 129th anniver-
sary of the founding of the lodge.
Due to the war and its restrictions
a formal celebration has been dis
pensed with. Nevertheless, the en-
tertainment committee, headed by
Past Master NJ. Haswell Pierce, has
arranged a short program COM
memorating the occasion.
Highlighting the evening will be
a distinct honor conferred upon
District Representative Warren T.
Moore of the Supreme Forest of
the United States, Tall Cedars of
Lebanon. Mr. Moore OF Harrington.
a former state treasurer of Del
aware. is a past master of Temple
Lodge and has been selected by
Fred S. Bailey, worshipful master
of Temple Lodge. to preside and
raise his son, Charles Warren
to the degree Of Master
Mason. This honor is conferred
upon Past Master Moore in recog-
milton of his many activities in the
Masonic fraternity.
This event will mark the gather
ing of a large number of promi-
nent Masons, including the Most
Grand Master Walter
W. Hynson, and members of his
official family of the Grand Lodge
Of Delaware. A. F. and A. NJ. Rev.
Robert Green, grand chaplain of
he Grand Lodge and former pas
or of Asbury Methodist Church of
will present the new
y made Master Mason with a Ma
sonic Bible on behalf of Temple
Lodge.
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Milford chronicle., 1944-01-07
Tighter Gas Ration
Predicted For Spring
Allied Invasion OF Europe
Expected To Bring
Some Reductions

With the wars most extensive
military operations scheduled for
1914. the nations motorists are
faced with the prospect of new
year with less gasoline than ever.
Petroleum Administrator officials
see no possibility of increasing cur
rently low allotments for civilians.
Their most optimistic prediction is
there will be no cut during the
first three months of the year"
Over all hangs the ever-present
possibility OF emergency curtail-
ment Of home front driving to meet
military demands for the expected
Allied invasion of Europe officials.
believe however. there will be no
recurrence of the emergency ban
on pleasure driving and stiff ra-
tion cuts that followed the inva-
sion of North Africa in 1912.
Milford chronicle., 1944-01-07
DericksOn'S S
Are All Out
For Victory
Three Sons In Army, Fa-
ther Aids OPA, Mother
Red Cross, Dog With
Coast Guard.

Total war means just that to the
Derickson family of Ocean View.
With three sons in the family
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Horace Derickson
Sr., have a perfect score with all OF
them serving in various branches
of the Army, two of whom are cap
tains.
Mr.. Derickson, who operates a
small farm near Ocean View, do
mates a part of his time on the
gasoline panel of the War Price
and Rationing Board while his
wife, Florence, helps the Red Cross
by wrapping bandages and doing
other volunteer war work.
To climax the all-out effort, Mr.
Derickson lent his pet Chesapeake
Bay dog, Brownie" to the Coast
Guard at Rehoboth Beach for the
duration to assist with the patrol
of the sand dunes in that area.
The first son to decide he wanted
to be in the Army was Allen B.
Derickson, 81 years old. the oldest
of the three.
He enlisted as a private more
than two years ago and worked his
way up through the ranks until he
was named a captain last Novem-
Der 27. At the present time he is
associated with the Insurance De-
partment of the Army and is serv-
ing in Washington, d. C.
A short time later his brother.
John H. Derickson, Jr., 35 years
old, applied for and received a
as second lieutenant.
He is stationed with the Ordnance
Department in Philadelphia and
was promoted to captain on De-
18.
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Milford chronicle., 1944-01-07
Health Resolutions
To Be Made For 1914
Good Physical Condition Is Best
Asset For The New Year

The beginning Of a new year is.
traditionally, a time for taking
stock and the State Board of
Health reminds you that your phys
ical condition is the most impor-
tant item to consider in your pri-
vate inventory. A resolution made
and kept to improve ones liv-
ing habits may well be one of the
most important resolutions of 1914
from the point of view of the per-
sons health and happiness.
The human body is not per-
petual motion machine. 1t needs
daily care to insure its running
smoothly and if one denies it the
needed fresh air and exercise. the
eight hours of sleep a night re-
quired, pampers it by eating pal
ate-teasing rather than body-build-
ing foods, and neglects the simple
rules of health the results will not
be a high degree of physical eff
flciency.
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Milford chronicle., 1944-01-07
Shell-Fish Group
Reports Progress
Plans For Ensuing Year Discussed
At Meeting This Week

At the regular monthly meeting
of the Delaware Commission OF
Shell Fisheries, held at Dover,
Wednesday, January 5, John w.
Wilcutts. president. reported that
10.195 bushels of marketable oys-
ters have been taken from Broad
kiln River the past season, from
October to December 81, 1943.
The oysters sold on the market for
S100 to $1.50 per bushel. most of
them going to shucking houses in
Delaware and Maryland. Last
June the commission planted 5000
bushels of seed oysters in Broad
kiln River. These oysters will be
harvested next fall, at which time
yield of from 10000 to 10000
bushels is expected The policy of
the commission at this time is to
plant seed oysters in Broadlxiln
River each year. this being the
only river in Delaware where mar
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closing hour of the day prior to
the election. The clerk of the peace
is required to mail the ballot TO
the applicant in not more than 20
days nor less than three days prior
to the general election. 1t was
pointed out by election officials that
any change in the absentee ballot
law will have TO await congressiOn-
al action for various reasons. in
cluding among others the possible
necessity of using a lighter paper
and envelope than now provided for
i'm mailings to overseas points, as
well as other techniealities).
Governor Bacon asserted that a
soldier vote law must be one, the
cOnstitutionality of which cannot
be questioned and which will abso-
lutely guarantee a nOn-partisan
election. at the same time assuring
the individual states of their
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Milford chronicle., 1944-01-07
Tax Forms Are
Mailed By State
Returns Must BE Made On Or
Before January 81

The State Tax Department has
mailed 5000 war emergency tax
returns. form WE-2O1 (green
form). to individuals and fiduciar-
les and 4.S41 war emergency tax
forms for the fourth quarterly per-
iod ended December 81.
The returns are required on or
before January 81. and must be
accompanied by a remittance for
the full amount of the tax shown
on the return.
The green forms were mailed to
individuals and fiduciaries who fill
ed returns on the actual basis.
1t is pointed out that those per-
sons who have elected to file on
the actual basis must file a return
on the same basis for the quarterly
period from October l to Decem-
ber 81. 1943, on or before January
81, 1914. if they had during that
period any income on which the
War Emergency ak had not been
withheld.
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Milford chronicle., 1944-01-07
Affair Proved To Be
One Of Outstanding
Social Events OF The
Season.

On Saturday evening last a good
ly number of Milford folks and
nearby visitors enjoyed a very
lovely evening of dancing to the
music of Bob Cummins and his
orchestra of Wilmington.
The dance, which was held in
the beautifully decorated auditor
ium of the new Milford Armory,
was the first to be sponsored by the
Milford Kiwanis Club. The affair
proved to be one of the outstanS
ing social events of the year in
Milford and was a complete sue
cess.
The proceeds from this dance
will be used by the sponsoring club
for local projects only of civic
and charitable nature.
The Kiwanis Club appreciates
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Milford chronicle., 1944-01-07
Rationing Changes
Affecting Farmers
Important New Regulations Are
Explained BY War Board Chairman

Several changes in rationing
regulations affecting farmers were
announced this week by Hylon c.
Smith, Sussex War Board chair
man.
1t is no longer necessary to Sc
cure purchase certificates in order
to obtain pressure cookers. House.
wives wishing to purchase cook
er have only to locate one and may
deal directly with the merchant.
The second change, according to
Mr.. Smith has TO do with copper
wire. Farmers who are classed as
new users may now secure up to
rs pounds Of wire If they have the
necessary animal units. while far
mers classed as old users. may Sc
cure up to so pounds.
The main changes in that regu-
lation pertains to the use OF the
wire in farm dwellings and the
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First 1914 Auto
Crash Victim Soldier
Pfc. Doyle Suttle Killed When Car
Hits Tree Near Harbes0n


The first highway fatality of the
year was recorded last Saturday
night with the death of Pfc. Doyle
Suttle, 23 years old, of Jonesville
Va, when the car in which he was
riding crashed into a tree near
Harbeson. The soldier. who was
killed instantly. was attached to
the motor pool at Fort Miles.
Fort Miles police said details of
the accident are lacking as Sut-
ties two companions are in the
Beebe Hospital at Lewes suffering
from shock and have not been
questioned. They are: Pfc. Harry
B. Meyers of Clifton Ford, Va, and
Technician Charles l.. Wingate, of
Bridgeville. both stationed at Fort
Miles.
The accident occurred near the
home of Harry II. Hamilton. who
notified state police.
The body of Pfc. Suttle was sent
to the home of his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Suttle. of Pennington.
Va.
Milford chronicle., 1944-01-07
Youth Killed, 3 Others
Hurt; Car Hits Pole
Fatal MiShap Occurred On The
ClarksVille-DagsbOrO Highway

Paul West. II years old, son of
Mrs. Sarah West, living near
Springfield Cross Roads, was killed
and three other youths were injur-
ed last Friday night when the car
he was driving crashed into a tele-
phone pole as he was attempting
to make the turn on the Clarks-
ville-Dagsboro highway.
Losing control of the car, he is
said to have opened the door and
attempted to jump. He was caught
between the door and the Telephone
pole and sustained a broken neck,
dying almost instantly.
With him were Layton Johnson,
Clinton Workman and Charles
Tingle, all living at Georgetown.
They were given treatment in the
Beebe Hospital at Lewes and re-
turned home last Saturday.
The boys are said to have been
on their way home from Fenwick's
Island. Young West had a brother.
Norman. killed a few years ago
when a truck load of timber be
came involved in an accident.