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Milford chronicle., 1944-01-07


Quite number Of our townsfoik
are on the sick list
Mrs. Howard Furniss had the
misfortune to receive a broken
bone In her ankle in an accident
near Wilmington early Saturday
morning.
Misses Genievieve and Ruth Spry
and Peggy Furniss returned to
Westminster. Md. on Monday, after
spending the Christmas holidays
with their parents.
Mr.. James Cordrey. OF Baltimore,
Md, was a recent guest OF his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Cordrey.
John Massey, who is employed in
Wilmington, spent last week at bis
home here.
Mrs. Alice Riggin left Saturday
for Wilmington where she will
spend the winter months with her
son and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lannis Riggin.
Mrs. Harry Williams left Friday
to visit her daughter, Mrs. William
Snedaker. at Haddon Heights, n. ].
Rev. and Mrs. Cranston Riggin,
DID,, of Baltimore, Md; Mrs. Ira
Allen, of Seaford. were recent
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Harley q.
Hastings.
49,, xsr<-rr,s,xy. s.vr1 r,s.arr,c
Milford chronicle., 1944-01-07
Tax Forms Are
Mailed By State
CONTINUES fr0u z1rss Rass,

t~--A%AA@N~N- ~~N . 80 = ~-N~f
When an individual or a fiduci-
airy has previously filed green
form on the estimated basis he is
not required to file any additional
green form as the estimated basis
was required to be for the full year
1943, and adjustments will be made
after the filing of the regular 1943
income tax return in 1914.
Every employer who withheld
any tax during the period from Oc-
tober / to December 81, 1943, is re-
quired to file form WEI and trans
nit the total tax that he withheld
during that quarterly period as
we'll as forms WEI. Employees
Receipt, and WEB, Reconciliation
of Quarterly returns.
Bills are being mailed to tax
ables for the fourth quarterly in
stallments of 1912 state income tax
and 1943 War Emergency tax.
Milford chronicle., 1944-01-07
40 Thousand Smokes
Ordered For Soldiers
rontlnuea from r1rs. PaEa,

Each package is sealed with a
stamp which reads, "A gift from
the citizens of Milford, Delaware. :"
Each carton will have enclosed a
post card for the recipient to mail
back to the Kiwanis Club telling
what brand was given to him and
whether he was charged for them
or not
Mail from home, cigarettes from
America. are the most appreciated
gifts we can send the boys. Won't
you help? Slip a coin in jar each
day, you'll never miss it and some
lonely boy will appreciate it.
Milford chronicle., 1944-01-07
Shell-Fish Group
Reports Progress
tcontinuso from FIRST PaEs'

ketable oysters are allowed to be
sold. According to tests made re-
Gently. these oysters compare fa-
vorably with the famous Chinco-
league oysters in flavor.
The commission voted to buy 20.-
900 bushels of shells TO be placed
in Delaware Bay in the spring OF
1914, for the purpose of catching
spawn for see oysters. In planting
these shells. it will not only be the
means of growing seed oysters but
will enlarge the natural oyster
beds of the Delaware Bay.
Other members of the commits
sion attending the meeting beside
Mr.. Wilcutts were Charles c. Fag
an, secretary: Wilbert Rawley and
Harry Blades.
Milford chronicle., 1944-01-07
Grandma Was Right
Time Has Proved It

Today, the first choice and family
standby for relieving miseries of colds
in millions ofhomes is the same home
remedy grandma used Vicks
VapoRubl What better recommended
ton could a product havel
When you rub time-tested VapoRub
on the throat, chest and back at bed
Milford chronicle., 1944-01-07
STATE LASHED BY
NORTHEASTERN FOR 32 HOURS
CONTINUED from first rage,

Waves so high they broke under
the Rehoboth Beach boardwalk
threatened to engulf the Ocean
Highway between Bethany Beach
and Rehoboth Beach, but caused no
serious damage.
Tree Falls On Road
Highway crews at Bridgeville
were called to clear away a large
tree that had crashed across the
secondary road in that area.
Many Milford ladies had their
umbrellas wrecked by the terrific
wind and some damage was re-
ported to signs and the Christmas
arches here.
Milford chronicle., 1944-01-07
PRIME HOOK NECK

Frank White has Just returned
from a six-weeks' voyage to Vene-
zuela, G. A., and spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. Davis C.
Jefferson.
Mrs. Henry Atkins has received
letter from her husband stating
he has arrived safely in England.
Cpl. and Mrs. Marshall Jefferson
and daughter jeanne, have been
spending a few days with his par
ents and family Mr.. and Mrs. Davis
Jefferson.
Cpl. Jefferson returned to Allan
tic City on Wednesday with his
wife and daughter, where he is
resting in the England General
Hospital.
Other guests at the jefferson
home on Sunday were Mrs. Mat
tie Pleasanton and daughters, Lii
lian and Grace, of Little Creek;
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Brittingham of
Lewes, and Mr.. Robert Jones, Jr.
Mrs. Emma Jones, of Broadkill,
is sick with the grippe at this writ
ing.
Mrs. Thomas r. Wilson spent the
Christmas holidays with her daugh-
ter and family, Mrs. Max Earring
ton of Washington. d. c. Mrs. Will (
son also is sick with the grippe.
Miss Harriet Wilson. of Provi- (
dence. r. l.. is spending the holiday
vacation with her mother at Fair
field Farm.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Boyce, of
Miss Gladys Bennett, of
near Milford, and Norman Bennett I
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbert Jeffer-
son and children. Jimmy and Jane
Lee. on Sunday. On Monday even
ing, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Vincent, of
paid the Jeffersons a visit.
also Mrs. Vincent's mother, Mrs
Rattle Lofland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Gray, of Mil
lord, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Harry b.
Roach and family ON Sunday. "a
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubbard Argo and
Mrs. Blanche Bennett visited Mr..
md Mrs. Walter Argo on Sunday 1
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Todd. of ,
Atlantic City. N. j.. and Miss f.
Rae Russell. of Philadelphia. visit
ID Miss Russell's parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. PlafOrd Russell, during the
holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. PlafOrd Russell
we're dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. ,
Thad. Russell. of Laurel. on Sun !
lay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Jones and :
Wayne and Jimmy, were !
Inner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
ames Raughley and daughter, -,
ieva. at Bridgeville, on Sunday. :
Rev. and Mrs. Richard NJ. Green,
# Dover, spent part of the Christ
mas holidays with his sister and !,
mother. Mrs. Norman Workman. :
nd family. and Mrs. Susie Green.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard White and :
aughter. of Rehoboth. spent Sum
ay with Mr.. and Mrs. Chester
hort.
Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Clifton and
hildren visited Mrs. Clifton's sis
Pr and husband. Mr.. and Mrs.
neSIeT hllhiilS. VI INOAdHas VA
Jew Years Day. Mr.. AMI Mrs.
Wilkins returned their visit TO the
liftons on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Cannon have
loved to the farm of Mr.. Carlton
liftou. vacating a farm in Slaugh-
AZ Neck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace f. Short.
: ,,zaflanas
Irs. Margaret Bennett and Mrs.
,elema Mitchell were dinner guests 5
( Mr.. and Mrs Horace f. Bennett
f Lincoln City on Wednesday. I
Cnl. Alfred Nelson Bennett. of
Ipxandria Va. is sDending a fur
,nph at his home here at Shady
'roOk.
Milford chronicle., 1944-01-07
CHANCELLOR'S DAUGHTER
PAINTS CALENDAR FOR BANK

Miss Betty Harrington, talented
young Dover artist and daughter of
Chancellor and Mrs. w, W. Har-
rington, is the creator of the 1914
calendar of the Farmers Mank of
Dover. Drawn by a Delaware girl,
reproduced aud planned by the Of
fee of John Gilbert Craig, Whining
ton. and employing Delaware sub
jects, the calendar is strictly
Delaware work for friends of the
bank
Miss Harrington used as her sub
jects the original State House in
Dover. Old Swedes Church in Will
mington. and the courthouse at
Georgetown. The original drawings
hang in the board of directors room
in the Farmers Bank at Dover.
roE vfcyroRy. Bux BONDS -.-
Milford chronicle., 1944-01-07
1ime.Tested Advice
About Chest Colds!

time it starts to work 2 ways at once
and keeps on working for hours TO
relieve coughing spasms and conges-
tion in the cold-clogged upper breath
ing passages, to ease muscular soreness
or tightness. 1t invites restful sleep.
And often by morning most of the
misery of the cold is gone! Try it.
:;P;::.' !; f:: vgGslKSS
Generations W va y . ~ ~ q
Milford chronicle., 1944-01-07

We can't win the war without the
navy; our soldier can't win unless
our ships deliver; merchant ships
can't deliver unless the home front
provides. One important convoy job
is flashing signals as this youth is
doing in the Battle of the Atlantic.
Your equally important job is to
continue buying War Bonds until
victory, US. Trsasary DEPARTMENT
Milford chronicle., 1944-01-07

.--yoR vrcroRY. BUY BONDS
Milford chronicle., 1944-01-07

FoR VICTORY: sUy BONDS ----
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EVERETT MCCUNE

This is station E. R. C. call
ing all seniors to be on the
lookout for a fellow class mem
ber-Mr. Everett McCune. He is
5 feet 10 inches tall, weighs $50
pounds and has beautiful blue
eyes. He was born April 8, 1926
at Hardin, Mont. Be on the
watch for any suspicious char
acter doing any of the following
things
If he sings when My Blue
Moon Turns To Cold; or if
he's attending a Betty Cradle
movie; or eating butter scotch
pie and ice cream; or carrying
a football as he reads a text on
aeronautics, sociology, physics
or geometry you'll know it's
man we are trailing so please
report to the editor Immediately
for the staff wants to wish him
good luck" as he pursues his
course in the Army Air Corps,
and we hope that through life
he will be able to avoid his one
pet peeve-"guys who tell tall
tales. Happy landing Mickey.
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LOST AND FOUND:

From our Lost and Found"
department in Mr.. Belsaas' Of
flee comes the news of a new
article waiting to be claimed.
She's not S foot 2, but 5 feet
one half inches and was born
April %, 1925 in Missoula, Mont.
Her middle name is Rose and
she loves salad and apple pie
$50 you can count on some up
keep expense if you decide to
claim herr. You've undoubtedly
guessed by now it's our own
little Thelma Hyde who, while
most people swoon over Frank
Sinatra, simply goes into hys-
tericS over Pierre Aumont, even
though he doesn't sing her fav-
orite song Long Ago and Far
Away"
This IS pounds of little Miss,
who wears a size 3 dress, wants
to be a beauty operator. Her
favorite sport is roller skating
and to pass the time away, she
writes letters.
Anyone wishing to claim this
unusual little article which has
been turned into the Lost and
Found" department may have
same by presenting proper re-
Communications to the editor
In chief.
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MARY O'BRIEN

Mary O'Brien entered the
world May %, 1926 at Hardin.
She started school at Warman
and spent two years of high
school at St. Xavier. Last year
she came to Hardin to struggle
for her diploma. At st. Xavier
she was in the pep squad and
glee club both years. This year
she majors in commercial sub
jects; shorthand II, tipping II,
bookkeeping and biology.
Her favorite song is Don't
Sweetheart Me-. Nobody ex-
cept that certain guy called "Al"
serving in the army overseas.
Her favorite food is apple pie
a la mode. Her ambition is to
60 places and do things. Mary's
pet peeve is "bossy people"
When asked what her ideal
boy looked like she said, Tall,
dark and h-h-handsome, like
John Payne" who, by the way, is
her favorite actor.
Mary has no definite plans
for the future.
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and pays to the disabled veterans one and one half cents per
ate disabled veterans and their families.
This year at Fort Harrison, Montana, 46 men, 10 of whom are
veterans OF the present war, have made $780, 600 peoples of which
nearly 1000 have been ordered by the units of the Montana
department. This is the largest number of poppies ever made at
Fort Harrison, and the largest number ever ordered by the units.
as 1000.
Many OF the men who made peoples at Fort Harrison had no
other income at the time they were in the hospital Eight of the
men were fathers who sent all their earnings home to help with
the family budget.
They're glad to make a poppy or two,
So whatever you give on Poppy Day
mat amt hay Brother, that amt hay.
memory and tears. May we humbly bow our heads as We turn our
When we see the March of Poppies it represents a march OF
dimes and dollors toward the rehabilitation of the veterans who
sae OF our present soldier on all the fields OF battle, in the skies
where the screaming Eagles bomb, and not gorget the hospitals OF
pain, the dirty prison camps where our American boys are not
allowed to make even one poppy.
Wear me in todayS parade
I am a poppy, veteran made.
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Defendants.
THE STATE OF MONTANA TO
THE ABOVE NAMED DEFEN-
DANTS AND TO ALL OTHER
PERSONS UNKNOWN,
GREETING:
You are hereby summoned to
answer the complaint in this
action which Is filed in the Of
flee Of the clerk Of this court, a
copy of which is herewith serv-
ed upon you, and to file your
answer and serve a copy there
of upon the Plaintiffs attorneys
Within twenty (20) days after
the service of this summons, ex-
elusive of the day of service;
and In case of your failure to
appear or answer, judgement
will be taken against you by de-
fault for the relief demanded in
the complaint. This action is
brought for the purpose of
qutettng title to the land sit
uated In Big Horn County, Mon
tana, and described as follows,
to wit: Lot Thirteen (13),
Block Three 90 Of the First Ad-
dition to the Town (now city,
of Hardin, Montana.
WITNESS my hand and the
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class officer during every year
she has been in high school.
and she even took time out to
assist the public speaking class
With their play. Whenever the
class puts on a play or program,
you will find Enid in the back
ground, where the work to be
done far overshadows the glory
and publicity received. An out
standing example is the work
Enid has done in preparing for
class night this year. For this
work, the senior class owes her
a vote of thanks.
From somewhere or other.
Enid finds time to participate in
Rainbow and also in Oronyx.
in which she held the office of
secretary this year.
The reward for all this work
came when Enid was chosen
as one of the outstanding SEN
Tors who represented our school
at high school week at Bozeman.
This i~nduStriou Ssenior came
at the age of 9, to Crow Agency
from Cardston, Alberta, Canada.
It was there she was born on
June 5, 1925. She entered Har-
din high as a freshman, choos-
ing to take a commercial course,
Frances Enid Oleson goes by
the nickname Of Ole. Her SUBJ
tects this year are bookkeeping.
tipping II, shorthand II, and
sociology. She aspires to be an
| aViatriX
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BIG HORN
Word Sketches of Seniors
LOIS LITTON

Lois Mardell Litton received
her name on July 9, 1926, at
LewistoWn, Idaho. However, the
very fact that we are writing
her biography proves that she
didn't remain there all her life.
AS a matter of fact, she enter
ed the first grade here at Har-
din and has attended school in
Hardin since that time.
At the present she is taking
tipping II, home economics III.
chemistry, economics and Soc
iology. She named chemistry as
her best liked subject. Her fav-
orite foods are Dagwood special
ties, her favorite color blue,
favorite song, If You Please
and her pet dislike is Snobbish
people. Her ambition is to he a
nurse.
Lois lists among her outside
activities the presidency of the
Junior American Legion Auxil-
larry and the Home Economics
club.
Her ideal teacher Is one that
maintains dicipline in class and
her ideal boy is or will be tall
dark, and handsome.
Lois wrote under special ex-
perienceS: Coming home from
Sneak Day we had a flat tire.
Also some of the pictures we
took on Sneak Day.. Yes, we
heard about them.
In answer to our question as
to what she would say was he1
most Numerous experience, she
said that she couldn't think OF
any, but that she must have
had one at some time or other
We think so, too, for anyone az
full of fun as Lois must have
had several Numerous exper.
fences.
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JUNE MCKITTRICK

In the year 1926, in the city
of Billings, Mont, it was the
last of April-then came June,
both June l and (Elva) June NC
kittrick. Now, in 1914 this
brown eyed, brunette girl is a
senior in H. H. S. She labored
the first eight years in her ed
ucation at the Community
school, District 16, then in 1910
she was indicted into Hardin
high school with the rank of
freshman. During the past four
years, June has made quite a
name for herself. She has been
In the Oronyx club for two
years, has sung in the Carmen
chorus for four years, and was
elected president of the organ
izatlon in her senior year. She
is secretar-treaSurer of the
Home &c. club this year.
June is a lover of the great
outdoors, her favorite sports be-
Ing horseback riding and hiking.
Her favorite food is strawberry
shortcake and her favorite bev-
erageS are a coke and a cup of
coffee-together? Musical com
positions that rank highest in
her estimation are Beautiful
Dreamer" and "On The Road
To Mandalay". Her pet peeve is
snobbish people. She likes Navy
men, for she sings the praises
OF a sailor who is 5 feet 10 in
ches tall, has grey eyes, curly
blonde hair, and a good sense of
humor. Besides the preceding
description of her ideal bow.
she states that as long as he is
fun to be with and keeps his
sense of humor, he does not
nave to be handsome.
In this, her senior year, June
IS taking geometry, chemistry,
home &c. III and economics and
sociology. MI. Klies will be hap
py to know that chemistry is
her favorite subject.
AS soon as she finishes school
June plans to join the U. S.
Cadet Nurse corps. Wherever
she goes she will have the good
wishes of her fellow classmates
who have been cheered many a
time by her Illuminating per-
sonality.
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PAGING ENID

Enid, Oh Enid! Where's Enid?
That is the cry heard around
school whenever there's any
work to be done. If there Is
anything important taking place
at school, you can be almost
certain that Enid has helped it
along in some way. She types
out tests for the teachers, she's
practically the backbone Of the
senior class, she has been a
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davit or affidavits in writing,
stating they are personally &C
quainted with the applicant for
registration, are familiar with
and know his signature, have
seen him write and that the
signature subscribed to the ap-
plicatiion for registration is the
signature of such elector.
Any elector having failed to
vote in the last general election
who is not engaged in the act
i've service in the land or naval
forces or the official recognized
organization auxiliary thereto
must register in order to be elig-
ible to vote at the primary elec-
ton July 18th, 1914.
OFFICIAL WAR REGISTRA-
TON CARDS may be sent to
any elector who is engaged in
the land or naval forces or Of
ficially recognized organization
auxiliary thereto, provided the
county clerk is furnished an af-
fidavit or affidavits by at least
two registered electors in the
county in which such elector
herein before mentioned resides,
setting forth affiants are per-
sonally acquainted with such
elector and are informed and
have reason to believe that
such elector is engaged in the
active service of the land or
naval forces or officially recog-
nized auxiliary thereto and set
ting forth also the last known
post office address of such ell
ector, or upon application for
any official war registration
card made by any elector in the
land or naval forces officially
recognized auxiliary thereto.
In case of any elector who by
reason of his or her active SER
vice in the land or naval forces
of the United States or in aux
iliary thereto, was registered at
the time of such election, may
have his card returned to the
active file providing the county
clerk is furnished with an af-
fidavit or affidavits setting
forth the affiants are personally
acquainted with such elector
and are informed and have rea-
son to believe such elector was
engaged in active service in the
land or naval forces of the
United States or in auxiliary
thereto on the day Of such ell
ection and his residence is still
within the county, provided
further however, this shall not
apply to those registration cards
which have been cancelled for
any of the causes designated
under section $40 of the revised
codes of Montana 1885.
DATED at Hardin, Montana,
April 10th, 1914.
HARRY E. COX,
County Clerk and ex-officio
Registrar.
Big Horn County, Montana.
Pub. Apr. 81, May 4, II, 10, and
IS, 1914.
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NOTICE OF CLOSE OF REG
ISTRATION - PRIMARY ELL
ECTION

ECTION
Notice is hereby given that the
registration for the Primary
Nominating Election to be held
on Tuesday, July 10, 1914, will
close on Friday, June End, 1914
at 500 o'clock P. M.
All electors are hereby mott
fled that If they reside within
ten miles of the court house in
Hardin, Montana, they must
register by appearing before the
county clerk at his office on any
day except legal holidays, be-
tween the hours of 9 A. M. and
S P. M.
Any elector living more than
ten miles from the court house
in Hardin may register by ap-
pearing before any notary pub
lie or Justice of the peace with
in the county, or by appearing
before the deputy registrar ap-
pointed by the Board of County
Commissioners to register elect
ors in his own precinct, or be-
fore the county clerk.
Any elector who is unable to
make personal application for
registration to vote by appear
ing before the county clerk and
ex-officio registrar of the
county of his or her legal resi-
dence, by reason of being alb
sent from the county, may reg
lister to vote prior to the close
Of registration, before any elec-
ton to be held in the State of
Montana, by appearing executing
and verifying under oath, be-
fore a Notary Public or other
officer authorized to administer
oaths, at any place within the
continental limits of the United
States of America, a registration
card in the form prescribed in
Section 554 of the Revised Codes
Of Montana of 1885, and return
ing such registration card, so
executed and verified, to the
county clerk and ex-officio reg
istrar Of the county in which
his or her legal residence is To-
Gated in sufficient time to reach
such county clerk and ex-officio
registrar before the close of
registration; provided, however,
such an elector shall not he en-
titled to have his name entered
in the official register Of elect
ors until at least two (2) reg
1stered electors of the county in
which such elector desiring to
be registered has his place Of
residence, as stated in his ap-
plication for registration, appear
before the county clerk and ex-
office registrar and make affi-
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TAX DEED LAND SALE
POSTPONED
UNTIL JUNE 8, 1914
due to misprint in advertising.
Notice of Sale of Real Property

Acquired by the County of Big Horn, State of Montana, by
Tax Deed issued to the County of Big Horn, State OF Montana
by the Treasurer of Big Horn County.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that by an order regularly made
and entered upon the minutes of the Board of County Commits.
sioners in and for the County of Big Horn, Montana, at a special
meeting of the Board of County Commissioners held at the
court house, County of Big Horn, Montana, at Hardin, Montana,
on the 10th day of April, A D. 1874 it was then ordered that the
the front door of the court house in and for the a, County Of Big
A: D, 1914, at the hour Of 200 O'Clock P. M, Of said day and
thereafter to continue until the following described lands and
premises have been Offered for sale. to-wt:
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So Therel 1
But my father doesn't like you
very well." sighed Vera.
THAT'S nothing" exclaimed Vic
tor. MY whole family objects 10
you"
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Mutual

Mutual ,
Stern Parent-Now, Willie, I'd like
to 60 through . whole day without
once scolding or Furnishing you.
Willie-Well, mummy, you have
my consent.