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Milford chronicle., 1944-02-25
George Duncan, First
Aid Head, Gave Dem
OnstratiOn; Group Will
Meet Here In March.

The ladies of the Clayton New
Century Club served a turkey din
ner to over one hundred delegates
and guests as the preview to the
regular meeting of the Kent Coun-
ty Firemen's Association. The Rev.
Fl. B. Kelso offered the invocation
at the dinner. w. w. Pettyjohn pre-
sided over the meeting, opening
with a word of welcome from Oil
yer Pryor Caleb w. Johnson re-
spOnded The business session fol-
lowed the dinner and was held on
Wednesday night. One of the high
lights of the meeting was a motion
picture on Safety" by George
Duncan, head of the First Aid Com
mittee of the firemen. Ladies of the
Clayton Motor Corps. in uniform,
were guests while the picture was
being shown. The picture was halt
ed few minutes by a commotion
in the room. Ira Smith, a fireman
from Talleyville, suddenly tainted
and rolled from his seat to the
floor but old Doc" Duncan with
his little first aid kit soon had the
fireman on his feet and then re-
sumed the picture.
All officers and directors were
present except John M. Roe, the
secretary, who was reported on the
sick list. First Vice President Harry
c. Tee served as secretary.
The board of directors faVOrably
considered the application for mem
bership of the Mary-Del Volunteer
Fire Company. 1t was pointed out
that this town straddles the Della
ware and Maryland line. that their
fire house is in Maryland but on
occasions they fight
fires in Delaware and assist the
Delaware companies in upper Kent
county. They hope to receive a lit
tie assistance from Delaware tax
payers.
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Milford chronicle., 1944-02-25
Indict DR.. Krygier
In Fatal Accident
Driver Of Second Auto In
Crash That Killed Girl Is
Freed By Dover Jury

DIR. S. James Krygier, Dover den.
tist, was indicted on a charge oi
manslaughter by the Kent County
Grand Jury this week in connection
with an automobile accident on
January 9. in which Betty Ann Els
enbrey, Is years old, was fatally
injured.
A similar bill of indictment
against Willard Long. Marydel
driver of the second car which fig
ured in the collision, was ignored
by the jury.
The collision occurred at the in
tersection of State and Division
streets, Dover, shortly before l a.
mi The girl, according to allega-
tions. had been attending the Krys
gier children in the parents alb
sence during the evening and was
being driven to her home by the
dentist when, 1t is charged, the lat
ter struck the Long car.
Milford chronicle., 1944-02-25
Ration-Token
Benefits Cited,
Abuses Feared
By Authorities
Public Attitude On PIas-
tic Units Awaited Af-
ter They Go Into Use
Throughout The Ma
tiOn Next Week.

The distribution of ration tokens
to the public beginning Sunday next
is likely to introduce a number ol
new factors into restrictions oil
food and other articles. Some oi
them, government officials hope
will be beneficial to the public, and
some of them, according to pessi-
mists, have the makings of wide
spread abuse by dishonest persons.
Banks of the country which have
received the new currency of the
Office of Price Administration and
which are distributing the plastic
tokens to merchants expect that
their administrative problems of
rationing will be lightened. Ex-
perts assert that the token program
is likely to reduce by so per cent
the number of ration stamps now
in circulation. The verificatiOn of
the coupon contents of envelopes
deposited with financial institutions
will thus mean less work.
AS new series of stamps for pro-
cessed food and fats become valid,
the OPA is expected to announce
that they will be worth just one de-
nomination of points, regardless of
the number printed on their face,
and they will entitled holders to
purchases over longer periods than
heretofore.
Since tokens have no expiration
date, the urge to buy goods before
the coins become worthless will be
eliminated This played a large
part in unnecessary public buying
of scarce victuals while the cou-
pom system was in existence.
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Milford chronicle., 1944-02-25
81, $3.50 900 For State
Included In Road Plan
Sum Is Part Of Proposed
Federal Aid For High
way Building

In the proposed federal highway
development plan. drawn up by the
Special Committee on Postwar
Economic Policy and Planning of
the Senate and recently presented
Delaware would receive $4,8S0,000
of the annual federal appropriation
of $1,O00.000,O0O.
The state appropriations are de-
termined according to one-half pop
uation, one-fourth area and one
fourth postroads. None of the high
way projects is to begin until after
the war.
The total rural road mileage in
Delaware at the end of 1941 was
1858 miles. There are 5S2 miles of
city streets and alleys in the state
and Sc miles of extra-lane high
ways.
Delaware's future debt service re-
quirements for highways, compiled
for the calendar year 1914 from re-
ports of the state authorities, are
$685. sos.
Milford chronicle., 1944-02-25
Reject Draft Plan
For Boys Seventeen
House Members Urg e
Better Utilization Of
ManpOwer Now Exist
ing; Says Boys Are
Too Young.

Flatly rejecting suggestions
that the draft age be lowered from
Is to II, members of the House
military committee called this
week for better utilization of exist
ing manpower resources before
considering any changes in the Sc
lective service act.
AS an alternative to dropping the
age to II should some new action
become necessary. Chairman May
(D-Ky) said he believed it would be
better to raise it "and take in some
of the non-fathers between 3S and
As who are now classified over age. "
No Legislation Needed
1T would be better to use these
men than to take fathers in their
late thirties." he declared. mo leg
islation would be necessary be-
cause the present law permits the
induction of men up to As. The
armed services just are not taking
men over 49,"
Both May and Representative
Harness of Indiana. a high ranking
Republican member of the commit
tee, said they could see no reason
to drop the minimum induction age
below Is, as had been suggested re-
Gently in some quarters.
Il don't think we should lower
the draft age or raise it," Harness
said. Il do not believe the manpow-
er situation is bad enough to war
rant it. What We need is better util-
ization of the men we now have
and a eulling out of the thousands
of draft age men on the government
payroll"
Harness claimed the War De-
partment alone has admitted it has
about 100000 draft eligible men,
many of them pre-war fathers, on
its civilian payroll and has not
asked for their deferment.
Says Boys, II, Too Young
If there are that many men in
A single government agency then
our manpower situation isn't so
bad; it just isn't being handled
he added.
May said he knew of nothing
that would convince me it would
be right to draft 17-year-old boys
even If the armed forces agreed to-
keep them out of combat until they
are 49,"
"They are just too young and
that is all there is to it," he declar-
ed.
Milford chronicle., 1944-02-25
Sell Hotel Henlopen
At Rehoboth Beach
Resorts Largest HOstelry Is Sold
To Syndicate

The Hotel Henlopen, the largest
at the resort, has been sold by the
Wilmington Trust Company and
Marshall w. Hall. trustees of the
William Coyne estate. to a syndi-
cate which will operate the hostelry
after making extensive improve
ments
The purchasers are the Henlopen
Hotel and Surf Club, Inc, the Off
GERS of which are: President, Sid
ney Banks; vice president, Ralph
Hewlett, and secretary-treasure
Lee Insley. The new owners ex-
pect to reopen the hotel on May 20
and also plan to establish a surf
club on the grounds which front ON
the boardwalk and ocean on the
northern end of the resort.
The Hotel Henlopen dates back
to 1880. The present building was
constructed the latter part of 1926
and the early part of 1927 by Will
liam Coyne Of Wilmington, who
prior to his death in 1888 was vice
president and director OF the du-
Pont Company.
Milford chronicle., 1944-02-25
Rev. Marion Marine
Dies At Hospital
Dover Pastor Served Many PENN
SuIa Churches

The Rev. Marion w. Na-i1es Hss-
tor of Wesley Methodist Church
died early last Friday morning
February Is, in Kent General Hos
pital, Dover. for a check-up.
His condition was not considered
serious, but he was stricken while
a nurse was in the room making
her rounds, and died almost in
stantly.
For five years he served as pastor
of Harrison Street Methodist
Church in Wilmington. of which
former Governor Richard C.. Nc
Mullen, who also died last Friday,
was a lay leader.
Invited To Return
At the fourth quarterly confer
ence of Wesley Church, conducted
last Friday night by the Rev. Dr.
w. A. Hearn, Dover district super
intendent, Mr.. Marine was invited
to return as pastor of the church.
Mr.. Marine was admitted to the
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Milford chronicle., 1944-02-25
Tax Assessors Are
Selected By Council
Men Picked To Conduct
Survey; $4,000 In War
Bonds Purchased

This is the year for general as
sessment of the property and per-
sonal tax of Milford, and the City
Council has appointed men in each
ward for the work. Those named
were: First Ward. John B. NAPLES;
Second Ward, Z. C. Wood; Third
Ward. Wilbur Bennett; Fourth
Ward. Curtis Vinyard. The pres
ent tax rate for Milford has been
continued.
A committee from City Council
composed of Clarence Welch. Frank
r. Grier. William Burke and Mayor
E. C. Evans. has been named to
meet with representatives of the
Carlisle Fire Company of Milford,
to consider their appropriation.
The council gave Remsen Bar
nard. a retiring member, a stand
ing vote of thanks for his past
services.
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Milford chronicle., 1944-02-25
Colored C. 0. P. Club
Has Ladies Night
Over 200 Present To Enjoy FestiV-
tiles Tuesday Night

The Young CoIored Mems Repub-
lican Club of Milford held their
annual Ladies Night in their club
room on Church avenue on Tues
day evening. Over 200 attended.
Reports regarding the financial
condition of the club were read and
approved by unanimous vote. The
reports were made by w. Marshall
Bell. club president.
The sum of s2S.0O was subscrib-
ed in less than five minutes to
procure a service flag to honor
those who are serving their coun-
try in the armed forces.
Several talks were made during
the course OF. the evening, both by
club members and visitors present
from Harrington, Houston, Lewes
and Philadelphia.
1t was the concensus of opinion
that the affair was one of the most
outstanding ever held by the club.
Refreshments were served.
Milford chronicle., 1944-02-25
Local Presbyterians
Observe Birthday
Special Service Held Tuesday Eve
ming COmmemOrating Anniversary

The First Presbyterian Sunday
school observed its 9th anniver-
sary on Tuesday at 1880 p. m. in
the church. The event commemor-
ated the founding of the Sunday
school by Miss Hester Angelina
McColley, later Mrs. William Mar
shall, in 1S47. The present school
has an enrolment of 170.
The Sunday school anniversary
this year was observed in the ira
ditional manner with representa-
tives from each class participating.
The outline of the program fol-
lows: Flag salute, intermediate
boys; prayer. the Rev. John De-
Chant; selection, beginners; piano
solo, Marlyn Jamison; selections,
primary group, accordion solo,
Clydia McGinnis; historical skit,
intermediate girls; reading, George
Marshall; vocal duet, Mrs. Wright
and Mrs. Gordon; Our Circulating
Library" Miss Edna Barker;
award of attendance pins and bars,
Mrs. Fookss address. the pastor.
A social hour followed the pro-
gram during which refreshments
were served by the adult classes.
Milford chronicle., 1944-02-25
Here Are Some Dates 1t viii
Pay You To Keep In Mind

stamps valid for
February 26-Last day stamps
Stamp No in Book points
February 27-Sart AS BIS stamps
and fats Each worth 10 points and expires May 20
will change" required
AS, BIS, C-S
good for 10 points each and expiring May 90
March 12-Start using E-S F-S stamps,
points and fats.
March 18-Last day Period 3 fuel oil
March 2O-Last day to and brown stamps, and X,
and green stamps
March sl-Las day stamp pounds
sugar.
(Sh0es-Book stamp Is and book stamp "arplane"
sheet good indefinitely.
Milford chronicle., 1944-02-25
Educators Rites
Held Last Sunday
Prof. 5. l.. COnweIl Was Member OF
State College Faculty For 80 Years

EVts os As NOMWCu was 4hCMDCA vi
State College Faculty For 80 Years
Funeral services for Professor
Samuel L. Conwell.. IS years old, a
member of the faculty of the State
College for Colored Students for
so years, were held in Whatcoats
NJ. (. Church at Dover at 1890
o'clock last Sunday afternoon. In
terment was made at Slaughter
Neck, where he was born.
When the state decided to estab-
lish the college, the first board of
trustees. headed by the late Chief
Justice Charles B. Lore. chose Con-
well, a graduate of Lincoln Univer-
sity. oxford, Pa, as a member of
the first faculty in 1892. He worked
faithfully with Professor Wesley
Webb. the first president, but it
was as vice president. with the late
Dr. w. C. Jason as president, that
his services we're best known.
Surviving Conwell are his wife,
Mrs. Rhoda Conwell; a niece, Mrs
Cora Shockley Henry, who lived
with them; a niece. Mrs. Leola
Davis. Slaughter Neck. and two
nephews. Alonzo ShOckley. Milford,
and Leon Laws, near Boston.
The educator died at his home at
State College Settlement, north of
Dover on Tuesday, February Is.
Milford chronicle., 1944-02-25
Business Girls To
Chance Off Bond
Some Lucky Person VIII Be Award
ed Same On March 90

A dinner meeting was held al
Derrickson's Restaurant by men,
bers of the Milford Business and
Professional Girls Club on last
Monday evening. A few matters OF
business were brought up by the
president, Grace Sharp. Three new
members were introduced to the
club. They are Miss Ann Hugg,
Mrs. Margaret Boan, and Mrs. Kay
Clendaniel.
The girls decided to give a war
bond to some lucky person on
March 20. with committee of two
girls, Anne Townsend and Sara
Barcus in charge. Each individual
donation will entitle the donor to
consideration.
The program committee for
March was appointed and includes
Lydia Belle Toadvine, Vickie Hur-
ley and Marian Williamson. The
next meeting will be March g..
Milford chronicle., 1944-02-25
c. HOlzmueller
Passed Away In
Philadelphia
Well Known Milford Res
ident Had Been In
Poor Health For Some
Time.

Charles Jacob HOlzmueller. age
81 years. beloved resident of this
community for well over fifty years.
passed away at the home of his
daughter. Mrs. Theodore Miller. at
Drexel Hill. Pa. last Friday, Feb
ruary IS, 1914, after a long illness.
While in failing health for the past
two years. Mr.. Holzmueller went to
Drexel Hill to spend the winter
months early in November. and
was the guest of honor at family
dinner Thanksgiving Day. but since
then had been seriously i'll.
Mr.. HOlzmueller was born in
Germany. and came to America
when he was young man. He ap-
piled for his naturalization papers
shortly after his arrival and re-
ceived them in the due course of
time.
A lover of the rural scene. MIR.
HOlzmueller selected Milford as the
ideal place to live his full rich life
He operated successfully for a
number of years a select barber
shop in the Humes Building on
North Walnut street. and number
ed among his clients practically
all the leading citizens of the COM
He later sold this busi-
ness to one of his employees and
went into the insurance business.
making a decided success out of
this venture.
He was particularly interested in
the affairs of the First Presbyter-
ian Church of Milford. and for
years sang in the choir. He also
served as a member of the official
board and clerk of the Church Ses-
sion. A church annual. published
a few years ago. was dedicated to
him for his outstanding work in
the church and Sunday school.
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Milford chronicle., 1944-02-25
Rural Sussex Folk
Aided Bond Drive
Every Community COOperated To
Put Drive Over

The following letter has been
sent to all rural bond drive leaders
and is self-explanatory:
Dear Neighborhood Leader:
Congratulations on job we'll
done.
The Fourth War Loan Drive was
completed on February 15, and,
thanks to you and approximately
800 other leaders like yourself.
most of the people in rural Sussex
were contacted personally for their
pledge to. buy bonds.
You win be interested, / am sure,
in the results of our campaign in
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Milford chronicle., 1944-02-25
Ex-Goy. McMuUen Is
Heart attack Victim
Former Chief Executive
Fatally Stricken Last
Friday Morning; Fu-
neral Services Were
Held On Monday.

Richard Cam McMullen, aged n
years, who rose from farm boy, tC
be chief executive of Delaware, died
suddenly last Friday morning, Feb
ruary 1S, 1914, at his home, 1907
North Rodney street, Wilmington
of heart attack.
Delaware's only Democratic Gov
ernor in the past 4S years, Mr.. Nc
Mullen suffered the attack around
6:45 a. m. He had spent the prev
ious day at his Office at the Allied
Kid Company and did not COM
plain of illness until that night.
Funeral services were held at the
Yeatman Funeral Home, S19 Wash
ington street. Monday afternoon at
2 o'clock with the Rev. Earl M.
Shockley, pastor of Harrison
Street Methodist Church, officiating.
Interment in Riverview cemetery.
Leader In Church Work
The former Governor started his
business career as a timekeeper in
a leather manufacturing plant so
years ago, and at the time OF his
death was vice president and direc-
tor of the Allied Kid Company.
He was also director of the In
dustrial Trust Company and for
years was one Of the leaders and
an official of the Harrison Street
Methodist Church.
The American flag on the legisla-
tive building in Dover, was placed
at half mast as a mark of respect
to Mr.. McMullen.
Mr.. McMullen, who was elected
to office in November, 1886, was in
augurated January 10. 1887, and
served until January. 1941.
He was a candidate to succeed
himself in 1910 but illness compell-
ed him to withdraw and Josiah Mar
vel, Jr., then secretary of state, be-
came the party's candidate for the
office. Mr.. Marvel was defeated by
Governor Bacon.
The former governor was born on
January 2, 1868 at Porters, son of
the late James and Sarah Louisa
McMullen.
When he was is years of age, his
father, the son of an Irish immi-
grant, died. and since he was one
of 1S children he had to stop his
education and begin earning his
own living. He hired out as a farm
hand. saved his money until he
had enough to pay for a course at
Goldey College, and obtained time
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Milford chronicle., 1944-02-25
Sergt. Lamb Dies
At Police Post
Veteran OF II Years On Highway
Police Was Expert Shot

Thomas H. Lamb, Smyrna, SER
geant of state police station No.
at Dover and veteran of II years
with the police organization, was
stricken with heart attack while
ON duty at the Dover station on
Tuesday morning and died before
a physician arrived.
Sergeant Lamb was in the wash
room of the station when he suf-
fered the attack. The sound of his
falling attracted the attention of
three other officers, Private Fred
erick X. Lamb. Smyrna, a brother
of the sergeant, and Corporal James
E. Turner, a brother-in-law and
Private Eden F. Jones. He was pro-
nounced dead by DR.. Franklin r.
Everett.
Survived Earlier Attack
The police officer had suffered
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Milford chronicle., 1944-02-25
Delaware Ali Club Boy Produces
Record Corn On Demonstration

Last year Delbert Cain of Har-
rington topped all previous corn
yields recorded for Delaware with
1911 bushels per acre on his All
club hybrid demonstration project.
In addition he won the Funk Seed
Company's $25 War Bond award
for the best report on his demon
stration in competition with thirty
four other state club members who
demonstrated hybrids, according to
c. E. McCauley, county club agent
supervisor for the Delaware Agri-
cultural Extension Service.
These demonstration projects
serve to show the club members not
Milford chronicle., 1944-02-25
Acquit Negro, In
Manslaughter Case
Many Other Offenders Are Fined
And Sentenced In Sussex Court

Monroe Robinson, colored, aged
s4 years, Indicted for manslaugh-
ter, was tried in the Court of Oyer
and Terminer at Georgetown and
acquitted for stabbing Frank Jack
son, 49 years old, also colored, with
a knife in Cedar Creek Hundred on
October II, last year.
Robinson proved that Jackson,
under influence of liquor. tried to
stab him with knife and in so
doing cut him on the hand and a
finger. Robinson managed to grab
Jackson's hand after he had been
cut twice and pulled his own
knife and stabbed Jackson three
times. Robinson was trapped in a
hallway and had no means of es-
cape.
Charles Edward Williams, Days
boro Hundred, indicted for poss-
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Milford chronicle., 1944-02-25
Bridgeville Gamers
Get Coveted Award
II. p. Cannon And Son, Inc, First
In State To Receive "A"

The first "A" award ever grant.
ed in Delaware and one of the first
in the United States. was presented
to H. P. Cannon and Son, Inc. al
Bridgeville. on Wednesday at 2:3G
p. m. The "A" award carries the
same significance for food process
ing as the "E" does for war pro-
ducts. 1t is given for quality, for
increased production under diff
culties and overcoming shortages,
as well as close cooperation with
government buying agencies.
Virgil Wiley, principal of the
Bridgeville High School. was mas
ter of ceremonies and Captain c.
c. Mayo of the Fourth Naval Dis
trict, Philadelphia, presented the
award with the raising of the "a"
flag.
A pin citation was made by Barr
A. Washburn, deputy regional di-
rector of the War Food Admins
tration. and accepted for the man
agement by Harry L. Cannon, COM
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Milford chronicle., 1944-02-25

only the value of hybrids but also
the varieties of hybrid corn best
adapted to their own particular
communities. In most cases com
parisons were made by planting
both hybrid and open-pollinated
corn in the same field. Not all of
the hybrids produced good yields;
however, fairly satisfactory yields
of small ears were produced from
hybrids even in areas where open
pollinated corn gave almost no
yield at all. Seed for the demon
strations was donated by the De-
Kabl and Funk Seed companies.
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Milford chronicle., 1944-02-25
'Ag' Program Outlined
In Kent For 1914
Production OF More Food Is Main
Feature OF This Years Set.Up

Production of essential war
foods and livestock feeds. conser-
vation of soil fertility and other re-
sources, and assisting in the ad-
justment of farming practices in
accord with the wartime program
are the chief projects included in
the 1914 agricultural extension
program for Kent county which
has been prepared by County Agent
Russell E. Wilson.
For the duration of the war, as
we'll as for sometime afterward,
there will be an urgent need for
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Milford chronicle., 1944-02-25
VIII Name New Draft
Panel For Appeals
Second OF Type To Be Appointed
In Near Future

A second panel to the board OF
appeals of the Delaware Selective
Service System will be appointed
shortly. it was learned this week.
The first panel. headed by Leon
ard Hagner. assistant city solicitor
of Wilmington. was added to the
Board of Appeals recently when a
large number of appeal cases arose
suddenly because of Congressional
action. Congress ruled, in an
amendment to the Selective Train
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w. D. Boyce Heads
Kent Democrats
Dover Man Elected To Succeed
Peter =. Collins OF Magnolia

Willard d. Boyce, Dover. was
elected chairman of the Kent Coun-
ty Democratic Committee to sue
ceed former State Treasurer Peter
S Collins. Magnolia, at a recent
meeting of the committee.
In letter of resignation, Collins
assured the committee that the
cause of the Democratic party will
always have his whole-hearted CO.
operation and support and that he
relinquished the post only because
he believed the chairman should be
of the immediate Dover area and
that the reins of the party in Kent
county should be in the hands of a
younger man.
Boyce is in Florida. Until he re-
turns about March Is, Howard Z.
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