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Milford chronicle., 1944-07-21
Fair Will Open
Monday Night

Last minute details of the Kent
and Sussex Fair which opens next
Monday night. July "a. were thresh-
ed out Monday evening of this
week at a meeting of the board of
directors of the association.
B. /. Shaw. president of the
board, who with Secretary Ernest
e. Raughley has been busy for
several weeks arranging for the
opening of the fair. will preside
All of the various entertainment
features have been booked, and
most all of the arrangements have
been made for the harness racing.
but there are several details con-
cerning the prizes, exhibits and
other angles of the big exposition
to be approved.
The fair is Delaware's only state
wide medium for the exhibit of
farm products, domestic science
and school achievements. For five
days and six nights the 60-acre
tract will be crammed with ex-
hibits, both farm, and commercial,
amusement features and thousands
of Delawareans, mostly from the
rural sections, seeing the sights" "
The opening night introduces
much of the entertainment pro-
gram, which includes Bantly's ALI
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Milford chronicle., 1944-07-21
Milford c. of C.
.0fficersChOsen

Raymond w. Masten was elected
president of the Milford Chamber
of Commerce at a reorganization
meeting of the board of directors
on Tuesday night. Mr.. Masten, who
succeeds Edwin L. Fisher. will be
installed at the first fall meeting
of the organization early in Sep
tember.
Other officers are: Vice president,
Mr.. Fisher; secretary, Robert IL.
Yerkes, and treasurer. w. o. Lank-
ford. both reelected. Mr.. Masten
is head of the Masten Trucking
Company of Milford. with branches
in Baltimore and Philadelphia.
In addition to the officers other
members of the board are: Brown
P. Thawley, e. NJ. Welch. Jr.. Geo
r. Sheaffer. Mayor Edward c. Ev-
ans. George T. Reed. Jr., Herman
r. Phillips. Frank NAPLES, and
August +. FaiX.
The directors voted to sponsor a
community victory celebration the
night after the news of the capitu-
lation of Germany is received. II
was pointed out that a complete
program will be Outfn-
ed far enough i'm advance to as
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County Gardeners
To Share In Prizes

Sussex County Victory Gardeners
may be interested in the following
announcement concerning the Ma
tional Green Thumb" contest op-
en- to Victory Gardeners.
According to Mrs. William S:
Dutton, state victory garden chair
man.. there will be a national prize
of $1,000 war bond, a special tro-
ply to each state winner, and a
blue ribbon award to the winner
in each community. The awards
will be based on the gardeners
record books. Information requir-
ed for this record includes a rec
ord of the dates and the amounts
of crops planted, record of the
produce harvested. and a summary
of the use made of the produce.
A special junior contest offers a
$500 war bond to the national win
ner in elementary school and a $500
war bond to the national high
school winner. and a trophy to the
state winner based upon the rec
Ords submitted.
Copies of the record books may
be obtained from the county ex-
tension office in Georgetown.
Milford chronicle., 1944-07-21
Local Boy To Study
At Maritime School

Clarence r. Derrickson. Is years
old. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
X. Derrickson of Milford. has been
appointed cadet-midshipman for
officer training in the U. S. Mer-
chant Marine Cadet Corps. He has
been assigned to the U. S. Merchant
Marine Academy. Kings Point. n.
Y. where he will train for four
months before serving minimum
of six months as a dock cadet-mid-
shipman at sea.
When he completes his sea time
he will return to the academy for
12 months advanced training. Upon
graduation he will be qualified to
serve as a third officer
Derrickson is a graduate of
Woodrow Wilson Junior High
School. Philadelphia, and Milford
High School. During his school
term he was active in basketball
and was a member of the school
band and orchestra.
Young Derrickson comes from
family of seafaring people. his ia
ther and grandfather both being re-
tired sea captains.
Milford chronicle., 1944-07-21
New Telephone
Books On The Way

New telephone directories are
on the way.
Mailmen will start delivering
more than 1900 copies of the pop
ular volumes next Wednesday, July
26, it was announced today by c.
Burton Sypherd. manager of the
Diamond State Telephone Com
pany. This is an increase of about
500 copies over last years distri-
button.
The directories will have green
covers this year and contain 1872
pages, an increase of 20. Mr.. Syp-
herd said. 1t is expected all local
subscribers will have received their
copies by Saturday. July 20.
"The directories list many new
and changed numbers" Mr.. Syp-
herd said. Telephone users can
help maintain the efficiency of war
time telephone service by checking
numbers in the new books before
making calls.
Wrong number calls. and un-
necessary calls to information for
numbers already listed in the di-
rectories use valuable telephone
facilities and take the time of
skilled operators needed now to
handle the large volumes of war
calls"
The directories contain approx
imately 1850 alphabetical list
ings in the following exchanges:
Bedford, Bridgeville, Delaware
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II. c. Wilkins
Listed Missing

Word was received by his par
ents, MIR. and Mrs. Neal wilkins of
Milford on Tuesday that Lieuten-
ant Howard c. wilkins. age 23
years. a member of a U. S. Army
Bombing Group stationed in Italy.
was missing following a recent
raid over Romania.
Lieutenant Wilkins is a gradu-
ate of Milford High School. attend
ed the University of Delaware and
Tri-State University.
He received his commission at
the Army Air Training School at
Lubback, Texas in October. 1913,
and Immediately took advanced
training for duty on a Liberator
B-24.
Howard was active in sports
while a student at Milford High
School and was one of the most
popular members of the younger
sat
Milford chronicle., 1944-07-21
Cleve Marvel, Jr.
Wounded In France

Word was received this week by
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover C. Marvel. Sr..
of Milford. that their son. Private
Grover c. Marvel. Jr., better known
locally as Bud" has been wound
ed somewhere in France. Accord
ing to the word received. young
Marvel. who is attached to the 207th
Engineer Division. suffered his in
juries when the group he was
working with. ran into an enemy
mine. His right leg was fractured,
his left knee cut. and he suffered
light cuts on his head and hands.
He has been moved from the hos
pital in France and is now in the
U. S. Hospital in England.
According to the letter which
notified his parents of his iniur-
les. young Marvel lost everything
he had in France, but his pocket
book and knife. including some
things he had planned to send back
home.
Milford chronicle., 1944-07-21
4-H Clubbers
Sell Tickets

Eighty-six All club girls and
boys throughout Kent county are
busy selling 1914 club tickets to
the Kent-Sussex Fair which soon
opens after two years elapse.
The tickets. good for admission
day or night totaling $2.22, sell for
/ $125 plus 25c federal tax totaling
| $1.5O. Ten per cent of $1.25 for
each ticket goes to the youthful
statesmen. The percentage plan
rewards each worker according to
the number of tickets sold. The
salesman selling the most tickets
in the state will receive IA gold
watch.
In commenting on the ticket sale.
Virginia A. Tull. county club agent.
calls attention to the rule that no
tickets can be sold after Monday
evening. July "a. This rule will be
enforced
For the benefit of the many Kent
countians who wish to take advan
tage of these strip tickets, the fol-
lowing are supplied with tickets:
Canterbury: Frank Neeman. Cliff
ton Chambers, Margaretta Robbins.
CheswoId: Fred Ridley. Bobby
and Donald Gehrman, Louis De-
neumoustier. Donald Luff, Fred
Slater.
Clayton: Dorothy Legar. Kitty
Burris, Josephine Smith. Harry
Bodine. Ruth Ann Reese. Davis
Bartlette.
Pennington: Ruth Ann Vincent.
Carl and Albert Wright. Raymond
and Donald Vincent. Wallace Ryan,
Carmine Gallo.
Dover: Loretta Biddle, Dorothy
and Louise Meredith, Frances Aus
tin. Catherine Hall.
Harrington = Delbert Cain, Lewis
Wroten, David Ryan. Harold Work [!
man. Billy Paskey. Marvin Brown,
Gene and Jack FARRELL.
Houston: Kenneth Prettyman,
Hazel Sapp. Billy Eisenbrey. Rosa
lie Kielbasa. Phyllis Armour.
Charlotte Ann Argo.
Kenton: Arnold and Floyd Long,
Bruce Clark. Robert Bedwell.
Frances and. Mary Hester Downs.
Betty Pinder, Ernest Knots. Betty
Everett. 4
Millwood: Roland and Bruce Ma
Ioney. Elnora Smoot. Margaret
Warner. Betty Kenton.
Paradise-Felton: Margaret Ware,
Betty Bostic. Doris Brittingham,
Kenneth Rosengren, John Short,
Greenley, Audrey Sher-
wood.
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Is u. OF D. Students
Accept Teaching Jobs

The Placement Bureau of the
University of Delaware announced
today that fifteen of the seventeen
students who have completed their
training as teachers have accepted
positions and the other two have
not yet made a decision. OF these
young women all but three expect
to teach in Delaware schools.
Seven of those placed are ele-
mentary school teachers. Miss AL
ma Bunting of Selbyville will teach
in Seaford; Miss Jennie Cohen of
Wilmington in the Oak Grove
School; Miss Jane Cooper of Els
mere in Newark; Miss Dorothy Ev-
ans of Wilmington in Wilmington;
Miss Leah Ottey of Newark in Elk
ton; Miss Doris Regas of Whining
ton in Rehoboth. and Miss Janice
Yearsley of Port Penn in Newark.
Those who prepared to teach in
secondary schools and the schools
in which they will teach this fall
are: Miss Ruth Webb of Milford
in the John Bassett Moore School
in Smyrna; Miss Catharyn BOyce
of Wilmington in Greenwood; Miss
Rosalie Selby of Delmar in the
Caesar Rodney School in Camden;
Miss Dorothy Welsh of Wilmington
in oxford. Pa; Miss Betty Rose
Book of Wilmington in Whining
ton; Miss Marguerite Engberg of
Newark in Georgetown; Miss Ag-
mes Long of Selbyville in Selby-
Vile, and Miss Dorothy Trimble of
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All except the presidential cleo
tors and Mr. Bunting, who is pres
ident pro TEN of the State Senate,
are incumbents.
The convention. usually held dur
ing the first 10 days of September,
was advanced to July this year be-
cause of the need to get the candi-
dates names on the ballots which
will be sent early to servicemen and
women.
In calm mood after a brief furry
of excitement during the Sussex
county caucus Wednesday morn
ing when a contest developed be-
tween Mr.. Bunting and Harold w.
T. Purnell. of Georgetown. for the
lieutenant governor nomination
which MIR. Bunting won. 81 to Il.
with four delegates absent. the
convention saved its greatest ap-
plause for the nomination of Gov
ernor Bacon.
Leach NOminates Governor
His name was put before the del
egates assembled in the Capitol
Theatre on State street, Dover. by
John G.. Leach of Wilmington. who
had nominated him four years ago
in his first successful campaign for
the post of chief executive of Del
aware.
Mr.. Leach praised the Governor
as a man who met his responsible
tiles skilIfully. justly and magnan-
imously" during his first term and
of whom I'VE can entrust our fu-
ture without fear"
Listing Governor Bacon's accom-
plishments during the term. Mr..
Leach said that he had modified
the resources and energies of the
state. always consulting the plain.
ordinary citizen for advice; that
he had put the states finances in
order so that 1.-The returning veter-
an will not have to pay the bill;
and concluded With praise for the
Governors G. I. bill for aiding vet
Grams which, he said. has become
a model for the rest of the states.
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Bacon Reveals
Program For
Next 4 Years

An 11-point program which in
some instances paralleled his par
ty's platform and in others made
specific recommendations for i'm
provements in the states services
to its residents was laid down in
Dover on Wednesday by Governor
Walter w. Bacon as he accepted the
Republican State Conventions re-
nomination for the Office of chief
executive.
The IL points covered a postwar
highway program, labor, a retire
ment plan, permanent pay increases
for teachers and other state elH-
ployees, repairs to state property.
aid for veterans. increased old age
assistance, study of the Workmen's
Compensation law with a view to
increasing the benefits, administra-
tion of schools on a continuously
higher plane, no new taxes and an
elimination of the cigarette and
war emergency income tax, and
bond issue to provide funds for
hospitals. agriculture, welfare. ed
ucaticn and institutions.
Governor Bacon was given
rousing welcome as he walked
down an aisle of the Capitol The
atre. scene of the party's 1914 con-
vention, and mounted the platform.
where he was greeted by John K.
Johnston, of Newark, keynoter and
permanent chairman.
He revealed for the first time a
contemplated s9,100,000 two-year
postwar highway rebuilding rro-
gram for which the state will pro-
vide s4.1OO.OOO and the federal gov
ernment $5.000,000.
After stating that I'm the past
four years our highways have had
to be neglected" the Governor ex-
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just little extra attention to safe
ty all of the time.
Every year in the United States
accidents bring suffering and loss
to thousands of people. Most. of
those accidents result from insig-
nificant carelessness-safety ex-
perts say that 9S per cent of them
are preventable. But the losses are
far from insignificant-last year
more people were killed accidently
in this country than have lost their
lives in the war since Pearl Har-
Dor. Wartime hurry, fatigue, and
material shortages increase acci-
dent hazards. At the same time,
wartime need for increased pro-
duction brings an even greater
need for safety working so that
man hours and materials will not
be wasted.
Homes come in for q large share
OF the accidents. There were 30,-
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Milford chronicle., 1944-07-21
STATE TICKET
SEEN HEADED FOR VICTORY
IN NOVEMBER ELECTIONS
Wiley Bunting Selected
To Head Ticket. Platform
Praised.

state ticket which includes four denominations among
them that of Governor Walter w. Bacon quickly put to-
geher in Dover Wednesday afternoon by the Republican
State Convention
The candidates, for whom party spokesmen confidently
predicted victory November T. are the order of their
nomination.
Presidential and vce-presdental electors: Darlington
Finn of Prices Corner, New Castle county; William w.
Sharp of Harrington Kent county, and Frank Hurley of
Seaford Sussex county.
Representative in Congress: Earle D. Wiley of Dover
Governor: Walter W. Bacon of Wilmington
Lieuenant-Governor: Clayton A. Bunting of Sebyvie
State Treasurer: John S. Isaacs of Glendale
State Auditor: ]. Morris Harrington of FELTON,.
Milford chronicle., 1944-07-21

y state ticket.
At first 1t was thought the con-
test might be settled before the
Sussex caucus met but it was later
| found 1t would have to go on the
floor of the caucus.
The Sussex meeting was delayed
at first by the absence of four dele
gates while the other caucuses-
Wilmington. rural New Castle
county, and Kent were completed.
support Assured
However. the delegates from Sus-
sex had the understanding that
whichever way the contest turned
out. the man nominated for lieu
tenant-governor would receive the
united support of all the delegates
at the convention.
The name of Mr.. Bunting was
placed in nomination before the
Sussex delegates in caucus by Will
liam H. BOokhammer of Lewes.
Edward B. Rust of Georgetown,
nominated Mr.. Purnell.
However. Mr.. Bunting offered to
withdraw as a candidate If salts
factory to the delegates support
ing him, declaring that this is no
time to be selfish" Mr.. BOOkham-
mer of Lewes. in reply, said it was
the desire of the delegates that the
contest of the caucus be decided
on the floor and he would not with
draw the nomination.
Mr.. Bunting then told the caucus
that after thinking the situation
through he wanted to leave the
matter in the hands of the dele
gates and expressed appreciation
for the words of support that had
been given him by not only dele
gates OF Sussex but from
other parts of the state.
Lot At Stake
I'VE have a lot at stake this
year." Mr.. Bunting said. 1--WE have
chance to make a change from
one man rule to government by
the people once again. would hate
to do anything that might inter-
fere with their prospects. If it
meets with the approval of the
delegates 1 will withdraw my
name"
William J. Swain. chairman of
the Sussex County Republican Com
mittee, commented that Mr.. Bunt-
ing's offer was very fair.
AS a result of the final vote. the
caucus moved to give its unanimous
to Senator Bunting. who
was called on by Colonel Edgar S.
Slayer. chairman of the caucus,
for a speech.
Senator Bunting thanked his sup /
pOrters and promised harmony in
Sussex county.
The total vote cast was 3S. four ,
less than the possible maximum for
the caucus. which has az delegates.
Four delegates. however, were alb
sent.
Kent County Caucus
The Kent county caucus nOmi-
mated Representative Wiley for
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S/Sgt. F. w. Postles
Reported Prisoner

Mrs. Ida Postles of Lincoln. who
received a telegram from the War
Department on July 5, notifying
her that her son. Staff Sergeant
Francis Willard Postles. was miss
ing over Germany. received another
telegram on Tuesday of this week
from the Provost Generals office.
that according to information OBJ
tanned by the American Red Cross.
young Postles is a prisoner of war
of the German government.
staff Sergeant Postles is the
youngest son of the late Frank
Postles. who was killed several
years ago in a Florida automobile
accident. His uncle. Howard Pos.
ties, is an official of the Brakeley
Canning Company. Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1944-07-21
Added Quotas
a n n O u n C e d
In Bond Drive
War Finance Committee
Hopes To Wipe Out
Sta tie Deficit OF
$6,OOO,OOO.

Gathering forces for the final
squirt to victory in the Fifth War
Loan drive. the Delaware War Fl
nance Committee has reassigned
quotas to each county and town in
the state to mop up" the deficit
of $6,000,0 900 still needed.
To reach the quota of $54 ,000, 900
by the end of July. New Castle
county has been assigned s4,S00 900
more bonds. while Kent county
must sell 1920. 900 and Sussex coun-
ty 100000 more.
Town chairmen were given quo
tas for their shares in the victory
squirt. Individual sales are to be
stressed in this phase of the drive.
as they are the ones that have fall
en- far short of their goals so far
To assure Delaware of getting
credit for the months bond sales,
they must be cleared through the
Federal Reserve Bank, which has
agreed to process anything receiv-
ed up to noon on July 81.
Local mop-up quotas for Kent
county communities are: Clayton,
$4,000; Smyrna. $35 900; Harring-
ton. $4,000; FELTON,. 100000; Mil
ford. 100000: Frederick. $4,000:
Camden-Wyoming. 100000. and Do
YER, $125.O00.
Sussex County Quotas
Quotas for the final drive in Sus-
sex county are: Bridgeville. $780,
900; Dagsboro, $4,000; Delmar,
$4,000; Frankford, $4,000;
Georgetown. $75,OOO; Greenwood,
$4,000: Lewes. $4,000; Laurel,
$4,000; Milford. 100000; Milton.
100000; Millsboro. $4,000; Sea-
ford. $4,000; Selbyville, $4,000:
Blades and Lincoln City. no quota;
Rehoboth Beach, $4,000.
Following is a statement show
ing the total sales by Sussex towns
made from June l to July s.
All figures are based on the cost
price of the bonds.
Milford chronicle., 1944-07-21

tne TWO CannefieS. Last FRIDAY
nights exercises for the Wyoming
plant were held at the Caesar Rod
ney High School.
The prisoners will he divided
equally between two plants and all
of them will be housed at the Kent
and Sussex Fair grounds at Har-
rington after the fair is over the
week of July %,
25O Migrants Expected
Also aiding in solving the labor
problem which the Libby concern
and other canning companies are
finding serious these war times
will be the use of from $50 to 300
migrant workers at the Houston
plant. They will be given modern
camp accommodation in that town
which is even provided with day
nursery. The latter institution will
be in charge of trained personnel
from the Council of Home Mis-
sions of North America which has
been operating in such work sue
cesfully for 90 years or more.
Cd Head Lands Production
Clifford w. Shedd. state super
visor. Office of Distribution. point
ed out during the presentation ex-
ercises that even higher produc-
tion goals have been set for the
coming season when it is expected
that more than a million and half
case of tomatoes. tomato juice.
pickles. asparagus and lima beans
will be canned at the two plants.
Plant Chief Speaks
Most trying of all the problems.
to w. ]. Dufendach. man
ager at both Houston and WyOm-
ing, will he the labor supply.
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State-Wid e
Raid Drill
This Month
Regulations Issued So
People May Refresh
Their knowledge Of
Signals.

An air raid drill. probably at
night, will be held before the end
of July, the State Council of De-
fense announced this week, indi-
eating that a poll of defense coor-
dinators, taken during the past two
weeks, favored the test.
The drill will he statewide and
will conform with the Army direc-
tive recommending a blackout
practice every three months. The
last test in Delaware was held on
April q.
Asking that all residents of the
state refresh their knowledge of
the various air raid signals, the
Council issued the following list of
regulations:
"The yellow signal is a cOnfiden-
tial preliminary caution signal
that is not given by audible pub
lie alarm. 1t is a warning signal
transmitted to key persons. essen
tial industries, railroads, etc.
"The blue signal is an audible
warning given by a long note at
steady pitch of sirens, horns. or
whistles. On this signal civilian
defense forces mobilize.
"All lightings in buildings,
homes, industries. ETC., must be
kept extinguished or obscured.
Street lighting and traffic lights
will be kept on, and pedestrians
and traffic may continue move
ment. Motor vehicles may move
at not more than is miles per hour,
except emergency vehicles.
"The red signal (air raid signaD
is an audible public warning sig
nal given by a series of short
blasts of horns or whistles or a
warbling or fluctuating sound of
varying pitch of a siren.
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To Establish Motor
Mechanics Class Here

Announcement of the installation
of a motor mechanics course under
federal sponsorship and of the re-
appointment of Robert E. Shilling
as superintendent of the Milford
Consolidated School for another
year was made following the meet
ing of the Milford Board of Edu-
cation last Friday night.
Superintendent Shilling has been
head of the Milford schools for .25
consecutive years.
Walter w. McGinnis was reap
pointed assistant superintendent.
This makes Mr.. McGinnis' second
year in that capacity.
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Auto Owners Must
Buy-Display Stamp

Special attention has been foe
used on the necessity of car and
truck owners displaying the fed
eral auto use stamp on their We
hicle, as required by law, by the
tagging of these vehicles without
stamps all over Delaware by zone
deputy collectors operating out
of the office Of the collector of in
ternal revenue for Delaware, VIII
mington.
While there are penalties includ-
ing $500 fine for failure to con-
spicuously display the stamp,
which may be imposed at any time
by the collector of internal reve-
nue., the tagging OF the cars so far
have given the car owner the priv
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