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Milford chronicle., 1944-10-20
President IS
Out OF Tune
With People
Representative Frank
Fellows of Maine, Says
Roosevelt Fails To OBJ
tain Unity.

Accusing President Roosevelt of
experimenting with our govern
ment and our Constitution during
the past ~ years." U. S. Represen-
tative Frank Fellows. of Maine,
told a Republican rally at George
town last Friday night that 1.-The
present administration has plenty
of checks. but no balance"
Congressman Fellows, reelected
10 the House last month, was the
principal speaker at the first large
campaign rally, held in the George
town High School.
The President "Is out of tune
with the American people. He can
not obtain the unity that is neces-
sary to the making of fair. just
and enduring peace. The distrust
of his leadership evidenced by his
own party. added to the tone of his
speech to the Transfers Union and
the secrecy with which he sur
rounds the sessions of the peace
planning bodies show his lack OF
confidence in the American system.
"If we are to formulate and i'm
plement plan to keep the peace
to keep our boys and girls from
again offering their lives on for
eign battlefields-the people of this
republic must know what the plan
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Milford chronicle., 1944-10-20
Presbyterians Plan
Program For Year
Special Emphasis Is Placed On
Attendance Goal

officers and leaders of the Pres
byterian Church met recently in a
planning conference to work out a
program of goals and special OBJ
seryances for the year 4 supper
was served by a committee OF the
Council of Christian Education in
GLIDING Mrs. J. /. Bowman. Mrs.
J. II. Gordon, Mrs. David Greene.
Mrs. COrrine FoOks and Mrs. Sadie
Wright. c. d. Abbott addressed
words Of thanks to the ladies for
the excellent meal. A weekly at
tendance goal of 200 was set. The
church will try to secure rs new
members during the year.
Thanksgiving Sunday, NOvem-
Der 70. Eilf @BeS War Time Service
Fund Day. when the church will
raise its quota of s30OOO for Chris
tian projects made necessary by
the war. December 10 will be OBJ
served as Universal Bible Sunday.
A Christmas Eve program will be
planned by the choir director, J.
Herbert Nichols. A holiday party
will be held for students who will
be home from college between
Christmas and New Year. A Watch
Night service will be held on New
Years Eve. January % will be
Young Peoples Day. and February
IL, Race Relations Sunday.
The minister. Rev. John NJ. De
Chant. presided and spoke briefly
on the text, Exodus 1875. Mrs. J.
II. Gordon acted as secretary and
Elder S. {. Evans closed the meet
ing with prayer.
Milford chronicle., 1944-10-20
Date Changed For
InlmunizGtiOn Here
Diphtheria And Smallpox
Protection Will Be Offer
ed Free October rs

That diphtheria and smallpox
vaccinations will be offered in the
Milford School next Thursday, Oc-
tober rs, is announced by DIR. Err
nest +. Smith. Kent county health
officer. DIR. Smith and his public
health nurse will be at the Milford
Colored School at 1915 o'clock
next Thursday morning and at the
Milford White School at one o.
clock in the afternoon.
This health protection is offered
to all children in the first, second
and third grades, whose parents
request il, unless the children are
already protected. Youngsters who
have already had two doses of
toxOid do not need more at this
early age to protect them against
diphtheria. nor do they need vacci-
nation If they have already had
this treatment against smallpox,
says DR.. Smith.
'Pre-school children whose par
ents request it, may also receive
this protection at the schools.
Milford chronicle., 1944-10-20
Missionary To Speak
Before WSCS Groups
Mrs. Raymond Archer. Will Be
Guest Speaker

Mrs. Raymond Archer. a return
ed missionary from Malaga PENN
sula. will be the guest speaker at
the fall meetings of three districts
of Peninsula Conference Women's
Society of Christian Service. Mrs.
Archer will speak in First Metho-
dist Church. Denton November /,
in bethesda Methodist Church in
Middlet0wn, November 2. and in
Bethany Methodist Church in PO-
cemoke City on November 3. She
was in Asia q years and expert
enced 81 bombings from the Jap
anese before being evacuated from
Singapore. An exchange prisoner
who arrived home on the Gripsolm.
Her story is interesting and her
knowledge of missions is varied
and first hand.
Luncheon will be served during
the recesses and two sessions will
he conducted by Mrs. Granville
Hooper. Mrs. G. Marshall Town
send. and Mrs. r. Leslie Barker,
presidents of the three districts.
These meetings will be attended
by interested women from all parts
of the conference.
Milford chronicle., 1944-10-20
KiwGniGRS To Hold
Farm Festival Oct. 30
Second Annual Fete Will
Be Held At Milford
ArmOry

Put on your old clothes and pre-
pare to swing your partner. catch
the jig, and indulge in a score OF
other rustic pleasures, Halloween,
Monday, October 80, at the second
annual Kiwanis Farm Festival,
which will be held in the Milford
ArmOry on that date.
There will be plenty of music.
furnished by Lew START and his
famous "Swingsters" and Cousin
Lee and his Hill Billy artists de-
luxe.
You can also make your visit
pay if you are fortunate enough to
win one OF the valuable prizes. War
Bonds. nylon stockings, or even
Mr. Pig, himself.
Come early bring the family and
have a good time. and remember
the proceeds are used to help the
Kinwanis underprivileged childrcn's
fund.
Milford chronicle., 1944-10-20
Local Legion Names
Important Committee
Group Will Investigate Feasibility
OF Vocational School For Veterans

At a recent meeting of Milford
Post. No. 3, American Legion, a
resolution was passed that a COM
mittee be appointed to investigate
the feasibility of obtaining a vO-
caticnal school for World War
Veterans in Milford. The new G. /.
Bill of Rights passed by Congress
grants veterans the right TO edn-
cation or training or a refresher or
retaining course at an approved
educational or training institu-
ton, for a period of one year or
such lesser time as may be re-
quired or chosen by him.
Upon satisfactory completion of
such course of education or train
ing. such person shall he entitled
TO an additional period not to ex-
coed the time such veteran was in
active service on or after Septem-
Der 16. 1910. and before the ter
minatiOn of the war.
Any veteran who was not over
IS years of age at the time he en-
tered the service shall be deemed
ed have had his education imped
ed, delayed. interrupted or inter-
ferred with. The veteran may not
expend more than $4,000 for any
school year for tuition. In addi-
ton a veteran may apply and will
be paid a subsistence allowance of
$4,000 per month if single and
without dependents or $1,000 per
month if he has Il dependent or
Disabled veterans receive great
er benefits under the law.
Milford chronicle., 1944-10-20
Sussex Field Trial
To Be Held Sunday
Semi-Annual Event Will
BE Held Near
Glendale

The semi-annual field trial of the
Sussex County Shooting Dog Asso-
citation will be held on land owned
by ex-sheriff Robert Clendaniel
next Sunday, October 22.
To reach the trial grounds, turn
east from route 113 half way be-
tween Glendale and Lincoln; fol-
low arrows to trial ground.
There will be three stakes. First
the shooting dog stake for all Sus-
sex County dogs except the three
dogs which placed in the same
stake last spring. The winners Of
first, second and third places will
be eligible to compete in the state
winners stake to be held at Peters
burg, Delaware, Sunday, October
20. 1914. The drawing for this stake
will be held at the home Of the
president, Thomas II. Purnell. West
Market Street, Georgetown, Satur-
day evening October II, at nine o.
clock. All entries for the shooting
dog stake must be in the hands OF
the secretary, Chester II. Stroup,
by nine o'clock Saturday evening.
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Milford chronicle., 1944-10-20
Avenue Methodists
To Remodel Church
Old Section Under Present Plans
Would Be War Memorial

The official board of the Avenue
Methodist Church, at a meeting on
Monday, decided to inaugurate a
campaign to raise a fund for re-
modelling the old church building.
When the structure is completed it
will be dedicated to men and wO-
men in the armed service, ito the
memory of the valiant dead, and
the glory of God"
When the new Avenue Church
was built 1t was connected with an
extension to the old church. and
the old church has since been used
for social purposes.
Would Change Exterior
The new edifice is constructed
with an exterior of grey stone
which is something of an unhar-
mOnious contrast to the red brick
of the old church. II is intended to
cover the old building with a grey
stone surface so that the entire
church structure will present
similar appearance in the form of
"U."
II is intended to begin raising
the fund now. but the actual work
of reconstruction will not be begun
until material and labor can be OBJ
tanned.
Milford chronicle., 1944-10-20
Republican Standar d
Bearer Quotes White
House On DemObiliza-
ton Delay; Cites New
Deal Failures.

Governor Thomas Z. Dewey Mon
day night in St. Louis cited official
documents made public by the
White House itself as authority for
J his accusation that the Roosevelt
Administration plans to hold men
in the armed services longer than
necessary because. under the New
Deal, there would be no peace-time
jobs available.
The Republican Presidential can
/ didate was answering the charge of
classification" hurled at him by
President Roosevelt in the latter's
/ Transfers Union speech, after Mr..
I Dewey at Philadelphia had quoted
Major General Lewis B. Hershey,
director of Selective Service, as
saying it would be as cheap to set
/ up an agency TO care for them at
home. Mr.. ROosevelt's charge Of
/ Justification" Mr.. Dewey said, now
comes home to haunt hon."
Further, said Mr.. Dewey in his
address, the idea of holding UP de-
mobilization had been submitted
from mfr. RoOsevelt's own uncle,
Frederick A. Delano. chairman of
the National Resources Planning
Board" long before General Her
shey mentioned it. He then quoted
Mr.. Delano's report as saying:
Rapid rehabilitation might
throw into the labor market large
numbers of men just at the time
when the industries might be least
able to absorb them. II might Gre
ate unemployment and depression"
The Republican nominee, enun-
ciating a 10-point pledge for a
more effective administration, call
ed the New Deal the most specta-
cular collection of incompetent
people who ever held public office"
Declaring that American repre-
sentation lin the vital areas abroad
is on the brink of chaos" the Gov
ernor made these main points in
his speech:
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Milford chronicle., 1944-10-20
All Club Contests
Are Open To Public
Dress Style Revue, Dairy Foods
Demonstrations Are Listed

UEcs> otyN htfutf buTg EVOu1
Demonstrations Are Listed
Delaware people will have an OPP
portunity to see some outstanding
All club work this week. c. E. Nc
Cauley. county All club agent
supervisor for the Delaware Agri-
cultural Extension Service, has an
nOunced that the State All Dress
style Revue and State Dairy Foods
Demonstration contests. scheduled
for Friday, October 20, at the Gaze
sar Rodney School near Camden,
will be open to the public.
Keen competition is expected in
the dairy foods demonstrations for
War Bond awards amounting to
$500. A $50 Bond will go to each of
the two highest ranking individual
demonstrators. and $50 Bond to
each member of the two highest
ranking teams. The contest is
sponsored by the Kraft Cheese
Company, of Chicago to encourage
club members to learn the value of
dairy products to the health of the
individual, to know how to use
them, and to gain experience In
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Milford chronicle., 1944-10-20
Soldiers From
Or ee n w O O q
Like Chronicle
Master Sgt. Ebe T. Rey-
nOlds and Tech. Sgt. E.
T. O'Bier Read Paper
At Weekly Meetings.

Master Sergeant Ebe T. Reynolds
and Technician Sergeant Earl I
Obier grew up together in Green
wood, Delaware, went to high
school together. joined the army
almost together, and now they're
still together with weekly meetings
over in Italy, where they read and
enjoy each issue of their favorite
paper, the Milford Chronicle.
Members of neighboring B-24
Liberator bOmbardment groups, the
two take turns hitch-hiking to
their alternate bases.
Sergeant Reynolds is crew
chief servicing Liberator bOmbers,
and Sergeant Obier is assigned to
his groups photo section.
Their first army reunion was in
the States, when they took over
seas furloughs at the same time.
Later, a few days before Sergeant
Obier left for a port of embarka-
ton, Sergeant Reynolds was ship
ped to the same base for final
phase training.
The two arrived in Italy a few
weeks apart. and an exchange of
letters brought them together.
They've decided 1t takes more than
the war to waylay a good friend
ship
Sergeant Reynolds wife. Mrs.
Helen Reynolds, and his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. T. Reynolds. live
in Greenwood. as does Sergeant
Oilers mother. Mrs. Catherine
0bier.
Sergeant Reynolds entered the
army on October 10. 1912, Sergeant
Obier on October II, 1872.
Milford chronicle., 1944-10-20
Dewe, Says That
President Roosevelt
Fears Job Crisis
SO THE PEOPLE
MIGHT KNOW

With the permission of the
Sunday Star the Chronicle
reprints the following arti-
Gle appearing in that paper
last week:
"One of the most ridiculous
arguments of the campaign is
the attempt to condemn the
Republican state administra-
ton because there is no pro-
vision for absentee registra-
ton. when such a law would
be strictly against the pro-
visions of the state constitu-
ton.
"Over and over again. OPP
ponents of the state admins
tration. well aware of the
constitutional provision re-
quiring personal registration
and familiar with the fact il
requires the approval of two
consecutive legislatures 10
change it. continue to shout
because there is no absentee
registration here.
In case they are not aware
of it. they should know that
the administration of Cover
nor Walter w. Bacon was re-
spOnsible for making il pos
sible for those in the armed
services to register at any
time when they are in Della
ware and to vote-not only
for the national candidates.
but the state and county NOM
mess. as well. And. if the
Constitution would have made
il possible. you can rest as
sured there would have been
provision for those unable to
come back here. TO be enroll
ed.
1.-THE Governor who is elect
ed on November I i'm Della
ware will be called upon to
make many very important
appointments
Milford chronicle., 1944-10-20
Local C. OF C.
4 terrain ms
20 mpany L
Here Tonight
Annual Membership Dim
ner Has Been Dedicat-
ed To Local Guard Co.;
Governor Bacon Will
Be Present.

The enlisted personnel and staff
Of Company &C" Delaware State
Guard of Milford, will be the guests
of honor tonight, Friday, October
20, at the Fourth Annual member
ship banquet Of the Milford Cham
Der of Commerce, which will be
held in the Varney auditorium,
Community building, at 1880 o.
clock.
The committee on arrangements
is comprised of Mayor Edward C..
Evans, Chairman; George r. Sheaf-
fer; Edwin L. Fisher, Clarence NJ.
WEIGH, Jr., Raymond W. Masten
and State Senator Robert II.
Yerkes.
Colonel John d. Grier, attached
TO the staff of General T. A. Terry,
commanding general of the Second
Service Command. Governors Is
land, New York, will be the princi-
pal speaker. He will be introduced
by Colonel J. Paul Heinel. COM
handing officer of the Delaware
State Guard.
Other guests will include Cover
nor Walter w. Bacon. who will al
SO briefly address. the group, the
members of Colonel Helmets staff,
the Communicates from Fort Du-
POnt and Salisbury, the command
ing officer and Chaplain from the
Dover Air Base, and members of
City Council.
The program as arranged fol-
lows.
Toastmaster, Mr.. NJ. Haswell
Pierce
Song Leader, Charles l.. Varney
Music, BY Frank Jackson's Ram
blcrs ---.-
Song. America"
Invocation. Captain Earl Land
troop, Chaplain of the Dover Air
Base
Address of Welcome, Mayor L. c.
Evans
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Milford chronicle., 1944-10-20
One-Week Course Planned
To Give Basic Training
For Farming In Delaware

One of Delaware's postwar agri-
cultural plans will so into advance
action on January 8, 1916, when a
one-week short course in agricul-
ture will begin at the University of
Delaware. Tentative plans follow
the concentrated methods of Army
teaching-giving as much practi-
cal training as possible within a
limited period of time.
In discussing the new course
with his staff. G. l.. Schuster. dean
of the College of Agriculture and
director of the Delaware Agricult-
ural Extension Service and the
Delaware Agricultural Experiment
Station. emphasized the need for
concise presentation of informa-
ton. This will have to be a blitz-
krieg course-with all the gristle
and grind eliminated, and only the
Milford chronicle., 1944-10-20
Rebekah's Head Has
Named Committees
Group Is Selected AZ Regular
Meeting By Mrs. Dali dsOn

At the regular meeting of the
Margaret Pyle Rebekah Lodge last
/ Thursday evening. Noble Grand
Laura Davidson named the COM
mittees who will direct the activi-
ties of the fraternity during the
next six months
Elsie Steiner heads the large
ways and means committee with
the following assistants. Jennie
Salevan. Ella Stevenson, Elsie
Nellie. Mary Swain. Winnie Harder,
Maggie Derrickson. Huldah Willis.
Lulu Coffin. Olivia Abbott and Mary
Cannon, with Helen Lynn as trea-
surer.
The Hover and card committee
is headed by Huldah Willis with
Matte Greenly, Elsie Nellie and
Ella Rogers as cO-lnembers of the
committee.
Olivia Abbott is chairman of the
table cover committee.
The social committee for October
is under the direction of Sadie AL
len. with Maud Abbott, Hattie
Jensen. Olivia Abbott, Alice Brown.
Mildred BOyce. Mary Cannon. Ma
bel Clendaniel, Oranie Carey and
May Collins as her helpers. This
committee has already began its
activities and is arranging a social
to be held in the temple on OctO-
Der 20.
At the close of this meeting the
Il
mailed 3G Christmas boxes to men
in the armed forces, a large part
of whom are overseas. sons of MEM
hers of the Margaret Pyle Rehekah
Lodge
Milford chronicle., 1944-10-20
Kent C. o. P. Chief
Thanks Rally Group
Employees OF Court House Arraug'
ed Successful Affair

d. d. Wharton. chairman OF the
Kent County Republican commit
tee. has expressed the committees
thanks and commentator for the
committee which arranged the par
tvs recent opening rally here.
The rally committee arranged
what county Republicans described
as the best and most enjoyable OF
PARTY meetings, with chicken salad
platters. coffee, and ice cream SER
we'd after the meeting by men and
women employees in the courthouse
offices.
The committee comprised: Reg
lister in Chancery and Clerk of the
Orphans Court Norris B. Garrison.
chairman; Recorder of Deeds Daw-
son G.. Minner, Clerk of the Peace
John Il. Leverage. Sheriff William
w. Simpson. and County Treasurer
and Receiver of Taxes Webster
Phillips
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Milford chronicle., 1944-10-20
Milford Tagging In
United War Fund Drive
Work Is Needed To Complete
$1,000 Quota On Time

Unless more immediate interest
is shown, the current United War
Fund drive, is going to be failure,
as far as Milford is concerned. ac-
cOrding to the local committee.
With the deadline nearing, this
City has collected only $1,000 or
one fifth Of the $4,000 quota, which
is smaller than last years by s4,-
900.
The Business girls and members
Of the Red Cross Motor corps are
making the house to house collec-
tions, George r. Sheaffer, chair
man of the Merchantile section of
the Chamber of Commerce is in
charge of the Down Town district,
the Girl Scouts under the direction
of Miss Sara Barcus, are assisting
in the canvas and are doing a fine
job. the Boy Scouts, are also work
ing and doing a nice piece of work,
Clarence NJ. WEIGH, Jr., is in charge
of special donations. he is being as
sisted by Wallace F. McFaul, Miss
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Milford chronicle., 1944-10-20
Cedars Inaugurate
Fall-Winter Season
Two Hundred Members Present
For First Ceremonial

From the time the opening gavel
sounded at S:45 p. M. until II
o'clock midnight. the first ceremOn-
ial of Evergreen Forest, No. 40.
Tall Cedars of Lebanon in Milford.
last Thursday evening rolled along
i'm perfect rhythm like "A well train
ed Army division. resulting in one
of the best and most enjoyable get
tOgethers the Forest has ever stag
ed. Edward B. Green, Grand Tall
Cedar of Georgetown, presided. as
sisted by full complement of Off
GERS. Two hundred members were
present
The early part of the evening
was given over to visiting and
passing the time of day among the
members, who reside in all parts
of Kent and Sussex counties.
Evergreen Band with Chester
Stroup directing. enliyened the
evening with fifteen minutes of
martial music. Warren T. Moore,
district representative of the Su-
preme Forest. spoke briefly on a
recent conference of the Supreme
Tall Cedar and Supreme Officers he
attended. His talk was very en-
Tightening.
The election of ten Master Mas
ons into Forest membership was
loudly acclaimed. Four of the new
members were especially selected
to receive the SidiOnian degree.
The Rangers with Capt. Atkins di-
recting, administered the rites in
such hilarious manner that IL
kept the building rocking with
laughter.
Guests of the Forest were then
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Milford chronicle., 1944-10-20
People League Call
For Racial Progress
Newly Formed Group Seeks To I'M
prove Needs OF Citizens

Establishment of a standard high
school for Negroes in each county
of Delaware. employment of a Ne
gro assistant administrator of vO-
cational education. and the setting
up of an area vocational school i'm
lower Delaware are among the
moves called for in a dual plat
form recently adopted in Dover at
state convention of the Delaware
Peoples League. Inc.
The platform, aimed to promote
greater racial progress, sets out
in parallel columns the expected
sources of assistance and the self
help measures which it urges in
the fields of inter-racial coopera-
ton, economics, business. industry,
education, government. health,
housing. rural life, and recreation.
we believe in American demo-
cracy and therefore expect to gain
the support and cooperation of
those agencies which are respon-
sible for giving this democracy its
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Milford chronicle., 1944-10-20
Insurance Man
Is HOnOred
By Associates
ROtarians Afforded OPP
pOrtunity To Partici-
pate In Program Hon.
Oring Don HOlzmueller

G.. Donnan HOlzmueller. Treasur-
er of the Rotary club. and prOmi-
nent Milford insurance man. was
rendered a testimonial dinner OH
Monday evening of this week, by
his associates in the insurance
field, in honor Of his twenty-five
years of distinctive service with
the Insurance Company of North
America and its affiliates. The
members of the Milford Rotary
club were present in a body for the
dinner. and the program which
followed.
Following the delicious dinner,
Mr.. HOlzmueller was presented
with a handsome sterling silver
cigarette humidOr, engraved with
his name and the years 1919 to
1914, 25 years of perfect service,
and a handsome framed testimonial
from The Insurance Company of
North America and its affilates,
signed by John A. Demand. presi-
dent of the organization A letter
was also read from President Die
mand, conveying his and the off
GERS and directors hearty appreci-
alton TO Don, for the splendid job
he has done in Milford for their
companies during the past twenty
five years.
In addition TO The ROtarians,
members of DOn's family and bust
ness associates the following in
surance executives were present
Edgar w. Miller, asst, Sec. of In
IDENTITY Insurance company of Nor
tn America, c. W. Johnson, asst,
Sec. of the Insurance Company of
North America, and the guest
speaker. J. Weir Sargent, Marine
Engineer of Metropolitan Dept,
Paul Clark. Supt. of the Loss Dept.
of the Metropolitan Dept, Briane B.
Kane, Engineer and Special agent
for the State of Delaware.