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Milford chronicle., 1944-12-22
Personal Happenings

Mrs. John Rouse of New Orleans,
Louisiana IS spending some time
with Mrs. Frank Boan.
DR.. and Mrs. Carlton Fooks and
daughter, Barbara, will spend
Christmas Day in Frankford.
-
Mrs. Clyde Nelson who has been
visiting relatives in Pawnee City,
Nebraska is expected home for
Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. David A. Clements
and Miss Kitty Clements of Will
mington will be guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. David Clements.
. Mrs. Lewis Davis left Wedne$
day for Martinsville, Va, TO spend
the holidays with her daughter
and sOn-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Ber-
nard Lebluns, and children.
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. Clinton Ward
have returned to their home in
Syracuse. n Y. after spending
two weeks with her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Robert w. McColley.
=
Capt. and Mrs. J. Levin Latchum
and their daughter. Su-Allan. have
returned to Fayetteville. n. c., af-
ter spending ten days with his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. James H.
Latchum.
Sergeant Theodore Townsend of
Camp Flora, Jackson, Mississippi
is expected to spend Christmas
with Mrs. Townsend and small
daughter, Connie at their home on
Clark Avenue.
Mrs. Jack Burris and two child
rem. Elizabeth and Bob, of Balboa.
California will arrive in Delaware
on Sunday for a visit here with MIR.
and Mrs. John W. Burris and
Joseph Marshall of Lewes.
.
Mrs Marian Otwell has returned
home after spending the past
several months with her husband
at Camp Chaffee. Arkansas. She I
was accompanied uOlue ny OSl- Z
geant Otwell who has reported to
Aberdeen. Maryland TO attend Ord /
nance School.
Wanda Wilkie. daughter of Mr.. /
and Mrs. Donald Wilkie. 10S South /
West Second Street, Milford. and .
Mary Douglas. daughter of Mr. and
Mrs William E. Douglas, Milton,
are home from the State Teachers
College. West Chester, Pennsylva
mia, for the Christmas vacation.
The vacation begins noon Saturday
December 16. and ends noon Tues
DAY. January ,.
Private NJ. Roberts of Camp
Blanding, Florida will Join Mrs.
Roberts and their sons for Christ
mas at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles f. Varney. Also present
will be Mr. and Mrs. ]. X. Walter
and their three children of Media,
Pennsylvania. During the holidays
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin l.. Layton and
children of Bridgeville will be
home with the parents. Mr.. aud
Mrs. William Shaw and two child
rem of Milan. Tenn. will be the only
absent members of the family.
Milford chronicle., 1944-12-22
THE POST WAR HAS HUGE
PROBLEMS

Now that the battle between so.
called capitalism and the so-calleC
down-trodden working classes has
gone through the political mills
the general trend of public opinion
is looking at the practical side OF
all the questions involved. The re-
suit is Il realization that approx
mately 100000 manufacturing con-
Germs in the United States and s.
100000 workers in those industries
have common interests in sensible
recOnversion and reorganization OF
large and small businesses that con-
stitute the backbone of American
civilization. On the practical side
of the question it is understood
that the mere job of re-tooling fac
tories that have been engaged in
war production will be terrific
undertaking. The Government
knows that. too. and is already be-
ginning to release control to make
il possible for industries to switch
back to their old lines. Right now
it is being found almost impossible
for manufacturers TO obtain many
needed tools for near delivery.
Politics are off the record on
these bread-and-butter puzzles. for
the simple reason that the Ameri-
can market must be rebuilt. But
how? According to new ways our
industries produce automobiles,
farm tractors, and modern agri-
cultural implements. airplanes. ra-
diOs. television, home buildings,
highways, electrical and chemical
miracles-and more recently We
have delivered the greatest guam
titles of war materials in all his
tory. and on a scale never poss-
ible in the past. That's another big
puzzle.
There is a popular theory that
the Government must lead the way
to reconstruction, and to what Pres
ident Harding used to speak of
back to normalcy.' But the trou-
BILE with the Government is that
through force of circumstances
emergencies, and just plain politics,
the Government must make all the
rules. On the other side of the
question there is a very intelligent
part of the American public that
holds the opinion that if American
capital, industry and workers were
left to follow their own inclina-
ton and judgment that the results
would be much better than the
changes in our natural lives that
are being forced upon us by the
orists and bureaucrats who have
plans to reform Democracy and the
American people from the cradle
to the grave.
Unfortunately wars have become
so frequent and so threatening that
in the present instance the coun-
try had not been thoroughly re-
from the War of 1917
before there was another one. There
is no telling show long it will take
to reconstruct it from the present
war-particularly in view of the
fact that all of our political SER
wants and masters have gathered
under the tent of internationalism
many of them for the duration
owing to the very fear that they
may be called 'isolationists, ~
which has become the biggest cuss
word in the English language.
Milford chronicle., 1944-12-22

solicit. Many communities had
been completely checked early in
the drive. Late last week All club
members took over the job in all
communities not yet solicited in a
concentrated drive on Friday eve
ming and Saturday.
Response to the program indi-
Gates that farmers are not only
making every effort to win the war
but are also building a financial
backlog to improve their farms in
postwar years.
Milford chronicle., 1944-12-22
Milford Grange Notes

Milford Grange held its Christ
mas party on Saturday evening with
a very good attendance. Miss Bark
er and her committee had prepared
an interesting program. Miss Roosa
read the Christmas story; Miss Bar
ker a reading; Mrs. Mason offered
prayer; Mrs. Bess Watson Shew,
the story of the different Christmas
customs of many lands; Watson
Shew, reading the Might Before
Christmas; singing Christmas car
OILS. Old Santa came with his pack
and distributed gifts to all pres
ent.
There will not be any meeting on
December 90. A Merry Christmas
and Happy New Year to all.
Milford chronicle., 1944-12-22
FLOOR LEADERS ARE
SELECTED BY DEMOCRATS
CONTINUED from First Page,

(Contnued from FIRST rage
Senator J. Carl McGuigan. of Will
mingtOn. and State Senator Harris
Z. Mcdowell. Jr.. Middletown.
Senator Ayres. who succeeds Sc
nator McGuigan as minority floor
leader. is a partner in the HOus-
tOn-White Company, lumber firm
of MllisborO. Representative Le-
mon, who will be serving his third
term in the Legislature next month
is president of the BARRIERS Union.
q c. |. o. affiliate.
Party leaders declared that the
Democratic members of the As
sembly will go into the session
united.
Among the speakers at the meet
ing tonight were Lieut-Gov. Isaac
E. MacCollum, and Lieut. Gov
elect Elbert n. Carvel.
Milford chronicle., 1944-12-22
DIR. II. G. PAYNTER OF
GEORGETOWN DIES IN PHILA
Gcontinued from First Pags)


ware State Hospital at Farnhurst,
and president of the Kent County
Mutual Insurance Company. He
was also a trustee of the Universi-
ty of Delaware and during the last
World War was chairman for Sus-
sex County in the Liberty Loan
drives. and was also the medical
member of the draft board.
Married In 1920
He married on November 6. 1920,
Leah Anderson Burton, daughter of
DR.. Hiram Rodney Burton and
Margaret Virginia (Rawlins) Bur-
ton at Lewes. Delaware.
DR.. Paynter was a member of the
Zeta Psi Fraternity. He was also
trustee of the Diocese of the Prot
estant Episcopal Church of Della
ware. In 1908 he was the DemOcra-
tic candidate for governor.
Milford chronicle., 1944-12-22
FARM WAR BOND SALES SHOW
MARKED PROGRESS IN
SIXTH DRIVE
fcontinusd from FIRST Passl

AOoutAnooa AANA~ $3.50 N-~-f
er family, which has not been ac-
complished in previous drives, and
to keep farm purchases recorded
separately in order to check total
agricultural sales.
In New Castle County, agricul-
tural chairman. Emory Hukili, has
reported that all farm families be-
low the canal are being contacted
through volunteer statesmen Or
ganized by the agricultural com
mittee.
In Sussex County, VIM. H. Hen
derson, who is assisting general
chairman, Ed Evans, in coverage
of rural areas, says that all farm
families in the county had been
contacted by the end of last week.
In Kent County, Delaware Exten,
sion Service Volunteer leaders mad
been given the entire rural area to
Milford chronicle., 1944-12-22
BACON PROCLAIMS
SAFETY CAMPAIGN
Continued from First Pagel

Whereas. the Delaware Safety
Council is cooperating with the
National Safety Council in the ma
tion-wide campaign to reduce these
holiday accident tolls;
Now, Therefore, l. Walter w.
Bacon. Governor of the State of
Delaware, do hereby designate and
proclaim the period December II.
1944-January 4. 1915. for the obser-
vance of the Christmas-New Year
safety campaign and call upon
every citizen to enlist in this cam
paign to prevent all accidents; and
further, hope that extreme care
will be exercised by everyone in
this regard throughout the coming
wear"
Milford chronicle., 1944-12-22
Obituary
BENNETT

BENNETT
John H. Bennett, age 92 years,
passed away at his home near Mil
for last Friday, December Is, 1914.
Funeral services were held at the
Berry Funeral Home, Milford, Sun
day afternoon, December IL, at
1880 O'Clock, with Rev. d. e. Wood,
pastor of Frederick Methodist
Church officiating. Interment at
odd Fellows Cemetery, this city.
The deceased, lifelong resident
of this section, is survived by two
daughters, Mr.. Charles French, of
Milford Neck, and Miss Bertha
Bennett, at home; and one broth
err, George w. Bennett. of Milford
Neck; and one son, Raymond Ben
nett, of Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1944-12-22
H. c. Tee Elected AS
Head of Kent Firemen
CONTINUED from FIRST PaEel

Clayton School won first prize in
the county fire prevention essay
contest. Pauline FinunfreddO of
Hartly was second and Phyllis
Hopkins of Harrington. third.
Music for the meeting was under
the direction of Miss Elizabeth
SlOtter of the high school faculty
assisted by Lila ChasOn and Mary
Ann Hickman.
Guests included: Mayor ]. Harry
Raughley, City Councilman Dewitt
Tatman. City Alderman Joshua
Smith, Magistrate Howard Martin,
Supt of Schools J. &. Messner. and
State Rep. Harry Locates and FL
wood Gruewell.
Milford chronicle., 1944-12-22
UNION CHURCH

Sunday school at 2 p. m. and
preaching by Rev. Barlow at p.
m, on Sunday, December "a.
The Christmas entertainment will
be held Tuesday evening at S o.
clock, December 26.
The w. S. C. S. will meet at the
church ON Friday evening, Janu-
ary 5. Let's have a good attend
ance.
Milford chronicle., 1944-12-22
Albert Fike Elected
President OF Shore
Horticultural Group
tcOntinued from First Page.

NContlnued from First Page,
toes on Long Island, purchased
farms the past year near here and
the speaker was successful the past
year, in spite of the drought, with
p acres of cauliflower and IS of
potatoes. An irrigation plant, using
water from st. Johns River, ade-
ouate for 100 acres, is to improve
his operations here in the future
wears
Milford chronicle., 1944-12-22
COUPLE MARRIED S5 YEARS

Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Dono-
van. of Wilmington, 81 years old,
celebrated their sixty-fifth wedding
anniversary on Thursday. Decem-
ber T. They were entertained at a
family dinner the following Sunday
at the home of their son and daugh-
ter-in-law. Mr.. and Mrs. Wilford b.
Donovan. also of Wilmington. Both
Mr.. and Mrs. Donovan are in health.
He was employed by the Speakman
Company for AZ years before re-
tiring. Mrs. Donovan was the for
mer Miss Sarah c. French of Mil
ford Neck.
Milford chronicle., 1944-12-22
Agriculture Advance
Cited To Grangers
fcontlnuea From rirst parsl

Louise Whitcomb, Mrs. Kate Hen
ley Daugherty, Ralph Walsen. Mrs.
Hulda Willis gave a history of the
State Grange from its organization
in 1874 to the present.
State Master A. Bailey Thomas
was named as the Grange repre-
sentative on the State Farmers
Council. The 1916 convention will
be held in Laurel with Broad Creek
Grange as the host.
Milford chronicle., 1944-12-22
EAR READERS:

us just now. Every
- one is trying his or
her best to beat the clock and
crowding the hours with more
than the usual tasks. Maybe,
| should not say tasks for
many things done at this time
of the year are labors of love
and in a category all of their
own. At any rate it is a busy
season and Sunday at midnight
all will be done and the blessed
birthday will be at hand. This
is a different Christmas. It is
so different that we shall not
want a repetition of it. There
is a measure of joy for those
who can complete the family
circle for a short time only to
be separated when the fur
Tough or leave is over. There
are those who are anxious for
loved ones in dangerous places
and grief for those who will
not be greeting their sons
again. For these latter ones
we wish every rich blessing
and a faith that will see them
through dark and anxious days.
Parties have been numerous
and in spite of the hustle no
one wants to decline the good
time a party brings. Mrs.
Herman Phillips had two beau
tiful affairs this week on
Tuesday and Wednesday after
noon, having guests for lunch
con and cards. Reminders of
the holiday season were car
ried through the afternoons
from the Yule basket, on the
door to table appointments,
refreshments and gifts. Every
one had a wonderful time and
was grateful to the hostess for
the warm hospitality.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Sills are
having all the members of
their family home for Christ
mas and will entertain Christ
mas Eve for Lieutenant and
Mrs. Francis Leithiser, of
Norfolk, who with their son,
will. spend a short time here.
David Sills will come from
Baltimore and Nelson Sills
from cambridge, will enjoy
the holidays with the family.
The Tuesday Night Bridge
Club met with Mrs. Ford Sew
ell for its Christmas party and
evening of cards. Present as
extra guest was Mrs. Osborne
Scott. The members included:
Miss Sara Nutter, Mrs. Har-
vey Phillips, Mrs. George Lin
denkohl. Mrs. Edgar Isaacs.
Mrs. Theodore Townsend and
Mrs. Carson Ward.
Mrs. John w. Fry was hos
tess for the Newcomers Club,
whose members say they are
not newcomers any more. Any
way they had a good time on
Tuesday evening. when they
found out the person that had
been doing special favors and
courtesies for them the past
year. 1t was a real pal party,
with surprises for each of the
members, who had had wrong
suspicious these many months
and at last found out the truth
of the matter. Mrs. f. Roscoe
Galloway was special guest
for the evening. Mrs. William
Cavanaugh, who lately moved
to Dover, was down for the
evening.
The nurses of Memorial Hos
pital enjoyed their Christmas
party in Grange Hall, Monday
evening" with a tree and a
visit from Santa Claus, who
left many gifts to be ex-
changed. The business of pre-
pairing nurses for that noble
profession goes on with this
nice engaging sideline. Seven
members of the '46 class have
been granted a three weeks
Milford chronicle., 1944-12-22

0@NS -
Gallinger Hospital. They are:
Betty Dare, Irene Hobbs, Con-
stance Taylor. Helen O'Kane,
Ida Bell Johnson, Frances Nc
Matt and Thelma Wix.
News of the death of Miss
Louisa M. ROat in Garden
City, L. l., on Sunday, brought
to the minds of those boys and
girls of high school age in the
old elementary school the pa
tience and care that came with
the knowledge she impaired to
her pupils of those days. Her
stature commanded respect for
she was tall and dignified, but
her pupils had that for her
anyway, she was such a fine
character. OF late years she
had made her home with Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Welch. en-
during the difficulties of adj
vanced age, but keeping her
lovable and sunny disposition.
Plans for the dance on
Tuesday evening go on apace
with the time. The parties for
the evening will probably be
numerous. Just at this time,
it is too early to know of the
definite ones. 1t will be good
to see the young people having
a gay time when it is impossi-
BILE for so many more. 1t
seemed to me that when | saw
two soldiers, evidently friends,
walking down town the other
day. in perfect cadence. that
they were holiday bent and l
wished so many of the others
could be here.
Another pre-Christmas party
was the one that Marrilyn ia
mison gave Saturday evening.
complimenting her house
guest, Dorothy Powell. of Will
mington. Several girls were
invited for six o'clock buffet
supper. They were: Eileen
Wharton, Geraldine Calhoun.
Eileen Murphy. Dorothy Der
rickson. Isabel Lankford and
May Fox.
This has been the week for
the Milford Canteen members
to serve the boys at Dover Air
Base with snacks as they come
in from flights near and far.
The local women have built up
an enviable reputation with
the boys, for they have given
good service. talked to them
and made many friends of
these service men far from
home. Each day this week
they have had different foods
in the way of cakes. cookies.
candies, nuts and other such
things and the hut where the
men are served has been trim
med for the holidays with a
tree in place for Christmas.
There is no wOrthier cause
than that of humanity. and the
boys are just that and deserve
the best. / think congratula-
tions go full and plenty to
these women, who through
this busy week, have left
things undone at home and
have brought cheer to other
mothers sons. 1t is whis-
pered about that the boys are
delighted when the third week
comes and it is time again for
the local women to appear.
This all makes a long letter.
but l hope there is something
of interest for each one of you.
who through the years. has
been kind to me in your COM
ments. 1t is time for press
and for many other things. but
pause long enough to wish
you all a Happy Christmas and
pray with you that this will be
the last one when we shall be
at war.
Ever faithfully yours,
VIRGINIA TOWNSEND.
xrr i. -.
Milford chronicle., 1944-12-22
HARRINGTON

st. Stephens Episcopal Church
Fleming ST, Harrington
Sunday, December "a:
11;00 a. M, Holy Communion ano
sermon. Christmas hymns an6
carols.
Milford chronicle., 1944-12-22

If you can, you had better buy
that extra coal now. 1t looks like
a hard winter.
Milford chronicle., 1944-12-22
THIRTY YEARS AGO
TAKEN FROM THE IsIa FILES OF
THE MILFORD CHRONICLE

Charles E. Banning of Wenonah
Military Academy, Wenonah, New
Jersey is home to spend the Christ
mas holiday with his father, I. Z.
Banning and sister, Miss Sarah
Banning.
Miss Lula Downes of Harrington
and Albert G. Postles of near Mil
ford were married by Reverend w.
r. Mowbray at the Avenue Metho-
dist Episcopal parsonage in Mil
ford on Saturday, December 10th,
Harry Satterfield, an employee
of Windsor's poolroom and Oscar
Lofland, colored were burned
about the arms and face on Satur-
day last, when the steam peanut
roaster in front of the place blew
up. The men had just removed a
cyclinder full of peanuts which had
been roasted and were putting
them into the warming compart-
ment of the machine when the ex-
plOsion occurred. 1t is believed
that in some manner the safety
valve on the boiler of the machine
became stuck and the surplus of
steam caused the explosion. Satter-
field was treated at the drug store
of Winter Moore across the street,
hut Lofland was forced to go to
the Hospital. 1t was a miracle that
more people were not hurt by the
force of the blast, which wrecked
every piece of iron on the big ma
chine, cracked plate glass window
some feet away, and shook the
town for blocks around
Following the fine skating the
first of the season on Friday last,
rain fell hard on Saturday and COW
cred the ice to the depth of over an
inch. On Saturday night. however.
freezing weather again set in and
froZe the water on the ponds. On
Sunday large number OF boys and
men took advantage of the skating
afforded and reported a good time.
The Williamsville Sunday school
will hold their Christmas enter
tainment on Saturday evening.
Thomas S. Davis, of Crozier Semi
nary will be the guest speaker.
The plant of the Berlin Lumber
company, near Milford, has been
busy for the past several weeks
saving boards and planking for
the rush order at the Abbotts ship
yard here.
Milford chronicle., 1944-12-22

Charles E. Banning of Wenonah
Military Academy, Wenonah, New
Jersey is home to spend the Christ
mas holiday with his father, I. Q.
Banning and sister, Miss Sarah
Banning.
Milford chronicle., 1944-12-22

Miss Lula Downes of Harrington
and Albert G. Postles of near Mil
ford were married by Reverend W.
r. Mowbray at the Avenue Metho-
dist Episcopal parsonage in Mill
ford on Saturday, December 10th,
Milford chronicle., 1944-12-22

The plant of the Berlin Lumber
company, near Milford, has been
busy for the past several weeks
saving boards and planking for
the rush order at the Abbotts ship
yard here.
Milford chronicle., 1944-12-22

The Williamsville Sunday school
will hold their Christmas enter
tainment on Saturday evening.
Thomas S. Davis, of Crozier Semi
nary will be the guest speaker.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-25
PRESBYTERIANS WILL
MAKE POST WAR PLANS

Montreal - Problems of post
war readjustment and a demand
that the Sabbath be observed even
by war production industries dur
. ing the conflict will come before
the general assembly of the Pres
byterian Church in the United
States at its 84th meeting begin
ming here tonight.
In additions5he assembly will be
called upon % act upon various
internal UNCONVENTIONAL matters,
including proposed changes in the
book of church order, reorganiza-
ton of the committee on steward
ship, proposed withdrawal from
the federal council of churches,
possible union with. the Northern
Presbyterian church and the As
;sociate Reformed Presbyterian
church, and the relation of dis
Professionalism to the confession
of faith.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-25
Pulpwood Cutters Benefit By
The New Draft Deferments

Pulpwood cutters of rs or over,
regularly engaged in this essential
Home Front occupation, are gen.
orally eligible for deferment un-
der the new Selective Service
rules recently announced, the War
Activities Committee of the Pulp
wood Consuming Industries this
week advised the Ashe county
Victory Pulpwood Committee.
Deferment of men from rs
through 20, the committee ex-
planned, is authorized if the reg
istrant is necessary to and regu-
larly engaged in" a war activity
such as pulpwood cutting. Men
of 80 or older, however, may be
deferred merely if they are "reg-
ularly engaged in" such work.
The test for deferment in the
age groups of 26 through 38 years,
according to Selective Service, is
now whether a man is doing his
duty on the Home Front.
''This new Selective Service
program is particularly welcome
at this time", the committee said,
because of the great wartime
need for pulpwood and the mill
tary and essential civilian prod
ucts that are made from it.
'The clarity of the orders is
sued by Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Her.
shey should eliminate much of the
confusion that has prevailed since
the war unit system was abolish
ed. There should no longer be
any question as to the war essen
TALLY of pulpwood cutters.
Some further Qualification is
needed from Selective Service
Headquarters on the rights of ag-
ricultural workers between the
ages of 10 and 26 to list pulpwood
cutting as one of their farm &C
tivities emitting them to defer
ment", the Committee added.
"The war unit system recognized
lpulpwood production as farm
occupation, and while it has been
abolished, the same yardstick for
measuring the essentially of farm
workers should be applied under
the Tydings Act"
The War Activities Committee
pointed out that General Hershey
has advised local draft boards to
use the War Manpower Commits
sion's list of 35 essential activities
as guide in granting .deferments
under the new program.
No. z on this VINO list, under