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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1944-09-15
81 Motorists To Come
First On More Gas
Supply Expected To Increase
When Reich Falls

"B" motorists and commercial We
hicles were assumed this week of
reaping the first benefits of the in
creased civilian gasoline supply eX-
pected to be available upon the de-
feat of Germany.
In lengthy report on the United
States petroleum picture, the Office
of War Information stated;
IF more gasoline becomes avail
able for civilians, it would be used
to provide increased rations for
truchs and buses. When more gaso-
line is available for passenger auto
mobiles il is intended to equalize
the b ceiling in the different parts
of the country.
"A's may expect no Increases I'M
til all b drivers are allowed ra-
lions sufficient to permit them to
engage in the full amount of essen
tial driving their business war
rants"
OWN Director James F. Byrnes
already has forecast an increased
gasoline supply after We Day (vic-
tory in Europe), although adding
that 1t probably will not be possible
to discontinue rationing. Privately,
officials believe the increase will be
great enough to spill over into the
tanks of the lowly "a" motorists.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1944-09-15
Willard Hall
Outlines Some
Postwar Plans
To Kiwanians
Acting City Manager Of
Milford Points Gu t
The Great Need For
Additional Civic, I'M
prOvements.

At a recent meeting of the Mil
ford Kiwanis Club, when the pro-
gram was in charge of Past Presi-
dent Edmund Steiner, he presented
as the speaker of the evening Act
ing City Manager Willard Hall
who talked on postwar activities
for Milford.
Mr.. Hall presented a very en-
tightening discourse pointing out
the needs of the city for additional
light, water, sewer, street, side
walk and curb improvements to
meet the postwar demands.
No definite plans having been
made by City Council at this time
Mr.. Hall gave the following prob
able improvements to be- made to
take care of postwar demands.
1. The purchase and installation
of additional generating equipment
for the municipality owned power
plant, which is now taxed to the
limit. Mr.. Hall stated that should
the present equipment become in
volved in a break down, there is
not sufficient auxiliary equipment
to take on the additional load I'M
til repairs could be made. So the
need for additional equipment is
very evident and is justifiable con-
sidering the annual returns from
this operation.
2. The construction of addition
al storm sewers, sanitary sewers
and pumping station. With the
present system the storm sewers
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1944-09-15
Woman Killed, Son
Hurt At Crossing
Mrs. Annie E. GOrdy, 60
Years Old, SeafOrd, Vic
tim OF Freight Train

An elderly woman was killed and
her son injured when the automO-
bile in which they were riding was
struck by a freight train at the
Greenwood crossing of the Penn
sylvania Railroad last Thursday
night.
Mrs. Annie L. GOrdy, 60. SeafOrd,
died instantly and her son, Arnold
Rudolph GOrdy. -. also of Seaford,
driver of the automobile, sustained
Il fractured right arm, bruises and
decorations of the face and body.
rhe automobile was demolished.
GOrdy was taken to the Milford
Memorial Hospital. His condition
is fair. Troopers said J. f. Powell,
Blue Rock Manor, Wilmington. was
engineer, of the train and A. b.
Townsend, 105 West Eighth Street.
conductor.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1944-09-15
State Above
National Pace
In Bond Sales
In County Break Down,
Kent Raised $50 OF
Quota, New Castle S94O
And Sussex 803o.

While Delaware during the past
month did not make her August
war bond quota, the sales in this
ssate were among the highest in the
country on a ratio basis and ex-
ceeded the national percentage
The quota for Delaware was ST.
100000 and credited to the state is
1864. 1893 or SO per cent of its goal
The national sales were sc per
cent of hOped-for sales
Sussex County Lowest
In county breakdown, Kent
raised % per cent of its quota; New
Castle County. SO per cent, and Sus-
sex, 80 per cent.
Nationally. the August goal was
500. 100000 and total sales were
$602 900, 900.
At the same time. the Delaware
War Finance Committee announced
that the same quotas had been as
signed by the Treasury Department
to Delaware for September.
The quota for counties follows:
New Castle. $1.530,OOO; Kent, $12O.-
zoo, and Sussex. $25O.OOO.
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1944-09-15
Lewes Filler First To
Use New Type Take OFF
Comm. Leroy C. Simpler Pioneers
Jet Propulsion Devices

Commander Leroy c. Simpler OF
Lewes, who commanded Fighting
Squadron 5 in the early days of the
GuadaIcana1 attack, has pioneered
in amajor naval aviation improve
ment, the Navy disclosed this week
in Washington.
The Navy said that carrier-based
planes have reduced takeoff runs
as much as 60 per cent, and great
~ Increased loads, by the use Of jet
propulsion devices attached to the
wings. Commander Simpler, deco
rated three times for his exploits
in the SOlomons, made the first
such takeOff from a carrier.
Navy Carriers can use more
deck space for the planes and get
more planes, more heavily loaded,
into the air sooner" the Navy said
ut means that the planes can
rendezvous more quickly to attack
or defend, and 1t means safer take
offs" Big flying boats also can
make use of the units, known as
''jatos."
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1944-09-15
Sussex Board Lists
Several Local Men
Local Youths Are Indicted BY
Georgetown Draft Board

The following comprises a list
of men recently indicted by Local
Board No. l, located at George
town:
Fountain Henry Baker, Selby-
Yille.-
Charles Willard Banks. Frank
ford.
William Alexander Beckett,
Frankfort.
Sterling Purnell Bryan. 419, State
street, Lewes.
Thomas Washington Bush. Lew
es.
Samuel Joseph Campbell, Mil
ton.
Charles George Carter. Jr., Mil
ford
Clarence Albert Edgens, Jr.,
Lewes,
Joseph Hildren Green, Jr.,
Georgetown.
Robert Alton Kitchens. George
town.
Everett Walter Hudson, Ocean
View.
Robert William Hurd, Milford.
Hall Andrew Macklin, Jr., Lin
coin.
Arthur Preston Moore, George
town.
Lemuel Albert Palmer, Seaford.
Henry Junior Robbins, Selbyville.
Harry Samuel Rust, Milford.
Rufus Leslie Scott, Selbyville.
James C. Sipple. Jr., Milford.
Willis Thomas, Wilmington.
James Alton Timmons. Glendale.
Harold Darwin Adkins, Selby-
Vile.
Clifton Otis Birmingham, Har-
beson.
James Edward Hayes, Milford.
James Junior Hudson, Frank
ford.
Milton Archie McCabe, Selbyville.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1944-09-15
Mortgage Is Euendal e
Burned At Forest Fire
St. Paul's HereIs Checked
Bishop A. P. Shaw Deliv-
cred Sermon At I'M
preSsive Services Last
Sunday.

Sunday, September 10, was a
great day with st. PauIs Metho-
dist Church, Milford. Mortgage
burning services were held there
at 8 o'clock with Bishop A. P.
Shaw delivering the sermon.
The program for the day was as
follows:
10 a. m.-Class meeting, conduct
ed by Bros. Edward Draine and
Robert HOWE.
IL a. m.-Sermon by the pastor
Rev. ]. A. Fassett. Text, II will
fear no evil for Thou art with me. -
Psalm 90. verse 4.
p. m.-Church school.
3 p. m.-Mortgage burning OBJ
seryance. Bishop A. P. Shaw de-
livered the message from Genesis
4:16. Subject, Walking from God"
The mortgage was presented to the
trustees by Wallace F. McFaul,
cashier of the First National Bank
and Trust Company. The bishop,
officials and pastor gathered around
the altar and James Purnell, the
Oldest official member, applied the
match to the mortgage while the
congregation Joined in singing
Praise God from Whom All Bless
ings Flow" Music was furnished
by the Young Peoples Choir and
the Gospel Chorus. This mortgage
burning was made possible by a
Calendar Rally sponsored by Mrs.
Fassett. The months reporting as
follows: January, Mrs. Rintha LOT
land, $S6.75; February, Mrs. Thel-
ma Brown, $1,000; March, William
Henry, $3.50; April. Clarence Polk,
$27. so; May, Arthur Lofland, $4,000;
June, Bernard Young, 5000; July.
Garfield Mcdowell, $500; August.
Lawrence Hicks, $26.70; Septem-
Der, Mrs. Dorothy COnOver, 5000;
October, Mrs. Bessie Groves,
$13O.5O; November, Mrs. Olivia
Draine, $9O23; December. Mrs.
Eva Hicks, $7775.
Besides the calendar report, sew
eral of our white friends donated
to this worthy cause, some as much
as $500 and we take this Oppor-
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1944-09-15
Anniversary Service
1T Barratt's Chapel
ReU. F. M. VOIk, OF Wilmington, viii Deliver The
Sermon At The I64th Anniversary OF The His
tOric Shrine; Many Visitors Are Expected.

Historic Barratt's Chapel. one
mile above Frederick, will be the
mecca for Methodists from all parts
of the country. Sunday, September
"a. at o'clock, on its 164th ami
versary. The chapel is known
throughout the country as the
Cradle of MethOdism in Ameri-
ca"
This year the official board is
planning for an extensive cele-
bratiOn, a feature of which will be
an address by the Rev. F. M. Volk
of Wilmington.
Many people often wonder why
the chapel is called the Cradle of
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1944-09-15
To Preserve Historic
Happenings In Sound
Future Important Events VIII Be
Recorded for POsterity's EdificatiOn

Future important and historical
events in Delaware will be preser-
we'd in sound for pOsterity under
an objective of the Public Archives
Commission, State Archivist Leon
deValinger, Jr., disclosed this week.
The shrek of "Wailing Willie,
Wilmington's air raid siren atop
the DUPONT Building, and the TAX
ing of the oath of office by Gov.
Walter w. Bacon in January, 1941
form the nucleus of the proposed
collection. The Archieves Commits
sion has received the discs record
ing the siren and the Governors
oath of the office from ]. German
Walsh, manager of Radio Station
WDEL, Wilmington.
Ii was in announcing receipt of
the recordings that Mr.. deValinger
explained that the Public Archives
Commission plans, if possible, to
have its own equipment to record
in sound all major events, and that
the commission is already looking
into various types of equipment
available.
Of particular appeal is the metal
ribbon type of recording as used by
the Army, a method of recording
which, MIR. deValinger expressed
belief as of the present time, will
be the one most likely to be adopt
ed.
With the receipt of the record
ings of "Wailing Willie" and the
administering of the oath of office
to Governor Bacon, sound record
ings now rest with documents and
photographs as historical posse
sions of the archives for perma-
nent retention for future genera
tons SO that not only words and
pictures, but voice, may be recalled.
The paper documents were the
first of the collection Of the arch
ives commission, and then about a
year ago collection of photographs
was started.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1944-09-15
Jury Panels Are
Drawn In Sussex
G. d. HolzmaeTIer Served As Com
missioner In II. V. Lyons Absence

Joseph B. NAPLES. Jr.. jury com
missioner of Georgetown. ana
Charles DOnnan Holzmueller. OF
Milford, acting jury commissioner
in place of Captain II. v Lyons
have drawn the following petit
jurors, including nine women. IL
serve at the October term of Su-
perior Court and Court OF General
Sessions which will convene Octo-
Der 2:
First Representative District --
Irene Nelson. Jennie e. Marshall,
William X. Murphy. Milford; Isaac
Webster Warren. Glendale.
Second-James +. Cannon. ThOs.
C. Curry. Bridgeville: Townsend +.
Rust, Myrtle b. Warrington. Green
wood.
Third-Oscar c. James. Laurel.
r. d.; Leroy C. LongfellOw. Albert
j. Lank. Francis J. Bennett. Sea-
ford.
FOurth-John Carlton Hearn. AL
bert f. Culver. Harry J. Otwell.
Laurel. r. d.
Fifth-Otho c. Beach, Delmar;
Harrison " Wright. Lille NJ
James, Arthur b. Bryan, Laurel.
Sixth-Alice IluXford Gum. John
ID. Furman, frankfort; Joseph A.
Kollock. DagsbOro; Henry B. Nit
chell. Millsboro.
Seventh-Lemuel Wingate, Ocean
View; Elisha f. Long, Selbyville;
Harry f. Wilgus, Roxana.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1944-09-15
Volunteer Fighters, Thir-
ty Wardens Finally
Successful After Two
Day Battle.

Five volunteer fire companies
and 80 forest fire wardens assisted
by farmers brought a twO-day for
est fire, near Glendale, under con-
troll early last Friday. Nearly 4OO
acres of largely new growth were
burned over at a loss of about 81
900, according to State Forester w
S. Taber.
Farm Homes Threatened
During the course of the fire two
farm homes, those of John Hirsh
and Harry Fithian, near Glendale
were threatened.
Fire wardens and Glendale and
Milton Fire Companies checked the
fire before it could reach the
homes. They also soaked the two
houses with water.
Crews of the Milton and Ellen
dale Companies worked under the
direction of Fire Wardens Vic Spen-
Ger of Milton and w. l. Pase OF
Harbeson. The Carlisle Fire Com
pany of Milford extinguished one of
the field fires resulting from the
woods fire. Greenwood and George
town companies stood by.
Mr.. Taber and B. d. Goodrich,
assistant state forester, directed the
80 forest fire wardens. Milford
brought its own apparatus and al
so two of the towns OCD trailer
bumpers.
Using line that was thrown
about the lee. or east, side of the
fire by use of a tractor. the Car
Isle Fire Company of Milford stop
ped the fire which was reaching the
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1944-09-15
OPA Sets DeGdLine
For Blue Tokens
Housewives Are Asked To
Use Them Up By
October /

OPA Chief Chester Bowles APP
pealed to the nations housewives
this week to use their blue ration
tokens before they are taken out of
operation October l.
Bowles announced that the blue
tokens would be discontinued be-
cause of the removal of practically
all canned and bottled vegetables
and fruit spreads from rationing'
ON September IL.
Future processed food point
values will be set in such a way
that most items will have point
values in multiples of ten, enabling
housewives to use their ten-point
blue stamps for processed foods
without point change being needed.
After September 16, points will be
required only for canned fruits,
canned juices. canned tomatoes,
catsup and chilli sauce.
The token system was instituted
last February.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1944-09-15
Late Apple Harvest
Started By Growers
Crop Is Largest In Years, Fruit
Is Only Fair In Size

Lower Delaware orchardists have
started to harvest the late apple
crop. which is one of the largest
In many years. Owing to the long
continued drought, covering a per-
iod'Of almost five months, the fruit
is only fair In size.
Had there been rains of suffi-
cient quantity during June. July
and August, causing the fruit to
reach normal size, the trees would
not have been able to bare up
under the heavy crop. Two of the
most extensive orchards in the
eastern section of lower Delaware
are the Chandler and Isaacs Or
chards. located near Milton.
Many thousands of hampers will
be picked within the next 10 days.
Many of them will be stored until
about the middle of this fall when
they win begin to make their way
TO the city markets. Many hundreds
of hampers are now being shipped
to the Northern markets.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1944-09-15
Washington College
To Begin 163rd Year
Luncheon For 100 First Year Stu
dents Sept. %, Opening Feature

Washington College will open
for its l63rd consecutive year on
Monday, September IS. Approx
mately 100 freshman are expected
to register for the 1944-45 school
year when the college registrar, DR..
William R. Howell. opens his office
at 2 p. m. on Wednesday, Septem-
Der 20. Girl students will no doubt
be. in the majority as practically
all males of college age are either
in the armed forces or preparing
to enter some branch of service.
DR.. F. G. Livingood, dean in
charge, announces the period from
Wednesday, September 20, to Sun
day, September "a, has been desig-
mated as Freshman Week and dur
ing that time the "Frosh" will be
dined and entertained as well as
initiated into the ways of college
and dormitory life.
Freshman Week will begin with
a luncheon for the freshman and
their parents. Following the regis
tration period on the same after
noon the first-year students will
find little spare time on their
hands.
Various types of background
tests will be given, talks by student
leaders from the upper classes; ex-
PLANTATION of the student govern
ment system; a movie party follow
ed by refreshments, and an infor-
nal dance in honor of the Fresh
man class are included on the pro-
gram just released.
On Saturday at 9 a. m. DR.. Gill
bert w. Mead, president of WASH
ington College, will address the
freshman assembly his subject be-
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1944-09-15

Methodism." 1t is SO called be-
cause 1t was within its walls that
on November IA, 1884. Bishop
Thomas Coke, sent by the Rev.
John Wesley, met the Rev. Francis
Asbury. who was Mr.. Wesley's ap-
pointed leader in the Colonies.
Bishop Coke's consultation with
Mr.. Asbury resulted in the fOrma-
ton of the Methodist Church.
The chapel derived its name from
Philip Barratt, who gave the land
and large means for Its building
in 1880. The Lords Supper was
first administered by a regularly
ordained Methodist preacher in the
chapel.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1944-09-15
Fuemen
WWCl0se CarniyaI
Next MondayNight
4, ) OIL COUPONS
GOOD ALL THE YEAR

Period 4 and fuel oil
coupons, scheduled to expire
September 80, will be good
throughout the coming heat
ing year, the Office of Price
Administration said this
week.
Definite value coupons left
over from this Years ration
will also be good for the new
extension, OPA stated.
Extending validity of the
coupons will avoid necessity
for making coupon exchanges
at local ration boards dur
ing October. OPA explained.
OPA also said that each
dealer who has a customers
ration on deposit should no
tify the customer by mail
between September 80 and
October 10 of the gallonage
value of period 4 and and
definite value coupons not yet
detached from the custom
er's coupon sheet.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1944-09-15
Boards Tuberculosis Case-Finding
Program Has Been Intensified

An intensified program of case
finding is one of the reasons by the
State Board of Health for the fact
that 1874 cases of tuberculosis have
been located in Delaware so far
this year as compared to S5 last
year.
Though the tuberculosis cases
reported last year by As. the Board
does not feel that the disease has
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1944-09-15
Firemen In City
Respond To 2 Calls
Main Street Cafe, Field Fire Elk.
tinguiShed Without Damage

The Carlisle Fire Company of
Milford responded to two calls last
Saturday. The first was at the res
taurant and cafe of Edward Wilson
on Walnut street, where a fare
from an oil stove set fire to the
woodwork in the kitchen. The fire
was eXtinguished with slight dam
age.
When a brush fire near the home
of Conrad Travers in South Mil
ford spread to a nearby field and
got out of control. the company
vas called. The fire was extin-
guished without damage to nearby
property.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1944-09-15
Says
Younger Men
Will Supply
Draft Calls
Selective Service Head
Is Sure la Lists And
New Eighteen Year =
Olds Will Fill Needs
For This Year.

Selective service said last Fri
day that men already i'm class la
and new IL year-olds can more than
supply the needs of the armed
forces for the rest of 1914.
Draft Director Lewis Il. Hershey
estimated that $4,000 physically
able men would be available for in
ductiOn from those sources alone,
compared with estimated needs of
100000.
His estimates were in a letter to
all draft board members giving the
supply-and-demand picture up to
next January l.
The expected Surplus" of 10000
available men might be left over"
for 1916, a draft official said.
Class Ia Schedule
Glass la as It stood July l is
furnishing by far the bulk of the
"availables." From that group, said
Hershey, after allowing for rejec-
tions and deferments. men are ex-
pected to be available for Undue
ton in this proportion:
1925 age group. $4,000.
1928 age group, 10000.
3O-37 age group. $4,000.
That totals 100000. and to this is
added 100000 youths expected to be
indicted from those becoming 10
years old $4,000 month for the
six months beginning July - The
total is thus $4,000.
Redistribution
Although Hershey said nothing
about men being reclassified from
PA and 2-B, other draft officials
were emphatic in saying such men
will be reclassified into la when
ever their reason for Occupational
deferments ceases to exist.
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1944-09-15
Miller Jailed In
Sapp Accident
Is Given Nine Months, Fined 800
BY Judge Z. v. Keith

Sentence of nine months impris-
onment with fine of 800 and costs
was imposed by Judge Ernest V.
Keith in Court of Common Pleas
last Wednesday on George Miller.
43 years old, near Frederick, on a
charge of leaving the scene of an
accident after having caused per-
sonal injuries.
Miller. who pleaded guilty. was
the driver of an automobile which
struck and seriously injured Hazel
Sapp. 16 years old. Of Houston,
while she was riding a bicycle near
Houston OH the night of August 5.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1944-09-15
Peach Crop
In Delaware
Is Greatest
In IS Years
Yield Is Estimated At
Six Hundred Thousand
Bushels; COOrdinated
Labor Made Bumper
Crop Possible.

/ Delaware peaches-Once the prime
fruit of the state-made an en-
couraging comeback this year with
the best harvest since 1909, accord
ing to the University of Delaware
Agriculture Extension Service.
The 1914 crop is estimated at
more than 100000 bushels of mar
ketable peaches from more than O.
600 acres of orchards.
Last year the crop was less than
100000 bushels.
The 1881 harvest netted a little
better than a half million bushels
and the 10-year average from 1888
to 1914 was $4,000 bushels.
In the hey-day of the Delaware
peach, Kent County alone raised
one million bushels in one season.
That was back in 1870-the same
year when the entire Del-Mar-Va
Peninsula marketed about 100000
bushels.
But the peach 'yellows" toppled
peaches from the throne as the king
fruit and cleaned out the Delaware
orchards. Since then, however,
through agricultural science, new
orchards have been developed with
better control of diseases.
Imported Labor Factor
The success of this years peach
crop in Delaware is also a success
story of assistance not only from
imported labor from the West In
dies but civilian aid from residents
of Delaware who spent vacations in
the orchards.
The first crop came on without
too much excitement. The peaches
weren't so thick or so big as they
might have been if there had been
more favorable weather. They had
to be picked fairly promptly as they
were ready, since the dry weather
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1944-09-15

actually increased as much as the
figures would indicate. but rather
that more of the families and
fellow workers of tuberculosis
patients have been visited by the
public health nurses and persuaded
either to see their own doctor or to
visit the Boards tuberculosis eli
MICS for microscopic examination.
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1944-09-15
1922 Enrolled In
Milford Schools
White Total Is SOL; COlOred, 12I;
Increase Over Last Year

The three Milford schools re-
opened Monday with a total en-.
rollment OF 1.022 against an open.
ing day enrolment of 954 last
year. The white schools enrolled
9O1. the colored totaled 121. 1t is
expected this enrolment will be
increased as work becomes less
necessary on the farm and in the
factory.
Enrolment by grades follows: