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Milford chronicle., 1944-12-22
DR.. Paynter
Ut Georgetown
Dies In Phila.
Prominent Physician and
Banker Had Been Ser
iOusly Ill For Five
I" Months.

DR.. Rowland G. Paynter of
Georgetown, 20, well known physi-
clan, banker and active member of
the Episcopal diocese of Delaware,
died early last Saturday, December
16, in the University Hospital,
Philadelphia, where he had been a
patient for five months.
Considered one of the outstand-
ing citizens of Sussex County, DR..
Paynter was the president and di-
rector of the Farmers Bank of
Delaware in Georgetown.
A man of considerably wide in
terests, DR.. Paynter was an official
of many prominent corporations
and was also interested in farming
having had several large farms
which afforded him recreation.
Funeral services were held Tues
day afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock in St.
PauPs p. E. Church, Georgetown.
where he was senior warden and
treasurer.
Bern AZ Georgetown
DR.. Paynter, son of John III.
Paynter and Sallie Gusts (Wright)
Paynter, was born at Georgetown
on June 20. 1874. His father,
graduate of Union College, 1858,
was a lawyer, and at the time of
his death on June 21. 1890, was
judge of the Delaware Supreme
Court.
DR.. Paynter prepared for col
lege at the Wilmington Conference
Academy, Dover. and was gradual
ed from Yale University with the
degree A. B. in 1895, and finished
at the University of Pennsylvania
where he received his degree NJ. d.
in 1898.
He was resident physician at the
Hospital, Philadelphia,
for two years, and since then was
a practicing physician continuous
ly at Georgetown.
He was elected a director of the
Farmers Bank of the State of Della
ware on July 13, 1902. vice-presi-
Gent ON June Is, 1905, and presi-
dent December 81. 1917.
He was chairman of the execu-
tive committee of the Farmers
Bank of the State of Delaware and
of the branch at
Georgetown, vice-president Of the
Maryland. and Virginia
Railroad Company; trustee, Della
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Milford chronicle., 1944-12-22
Four Are Injured
In Highway Crashes
Three Hurt As Car Rams Truck;
Auto Leaves Road, Hits Tree

Four persons were injured in
traffic accidents in Delaware last
Thursday night
The injured are William A. Eli
son, 40. FELTON,, broken left hip and
decorations of the body; Harold
Palmer. AZ, near FELTON,, broken
ribs. decorations of the body and
face: William c. Millburn. Sc. la
oerations of the forehead, all in
the Kent General Hospital. Dover,
and Marion E. Mulheim, Il. Delmar
internal injuries, and decorations
of the skin, Peninsula General
Hospital, Salisbury. Maryland.
Hits Rear OF Truck
NIillburn. Palmer, and Ellison
were injured when the automobile
operated by Millburn ran into the
rear of a truck operated by John
DeVito, 20, of Balmville. New Jer-
sey one and one-eighth miles south
of FELTON, on the DUPONT Boule-
ward.
DeVito. who was uninjured, was
Grrested by troopers on a charge of
assault and battery with a motor
vehicle and held under $1,000 bail
by Magistrate Howard C.. Martin.
Harrington.
Auto Is Destroyed
The automobile in which the
three men were riding was de-
strOyed. damage being estimated at
5000 by troopers. The truck was
damaged to the extent of $50.
Mulheim was injured when the
automobile which he was driving
south on Route 13. One-fifth of
mile north of SeafOrd. left the road
and struck a tree. Damage to the
car was estimated at $500.
Milford chronicle., 1944-12-22
Crop Improvement
Group Elects Heads
G.. +. Phillips, Newark, President;
T.. Prettyman, Houston, Vice-Pres.

I. T.. PhllllpS, NeWarks PreSldent;
+. Prettyman, Houston, Vice-Pres.
A. S. Hopkins. Lewes, will con-
tinue as president of the Delaware
Crop Improvement Association the
ensuing year together with Claude
L. Phillips. Newark. secretary, and
J. Oliver Koelig, Jr, Newark, trea-
surer. They were reelected at the
associations meeting in Dover last
Saturday afternoon.
Vice-presidents elected are: New
Castle County, Howard Dennison,
Hockessin, succeeding Franklin
Schafer. Blackbird; Kent, Edwin A.
Prettyman, Houston, succeeding
Billy Attix, Cheswold; Sussex, Carl
Tucker. Greenwood, succeeding
Harley G. Hastings. Bethel.
The association decided to hold
its 1945 meeting in New Castle
County, the place to be chosen
later,
Milford chronicle., 1944-12-22
Farm War Bond Sales ShOw
Marked Progress In 9th Drive

Delaware farmers are well on
their way to meeting their War
Bond goals of one million dollars
during the 9Th War Loan Drive.
according to G. M. Worrilow, agri-
cultural chairman of the Delaware
War Finance Committee.
The latest total report from bond
issuing agencies covered only the
first ten days Of the drive-Nov,
Milford chronicle., 1944-12-22

20 to Dec. 1. At that time agricul-
tral sales had already reached
s120,S1S. Since then many more
farmers have purchased bonds or
Indicated their intention to buy
them later in the month.
During the 6th War Loan Drive
a special attempt is being made
to contact individually every farm
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Milford chronicle., 1944-12-22
Albert Fike Elected President
Of Shore Horticultural Group

Delaware was reelected secretary.
A story Of Long Island Truck
ing in Delaware" highlighted the
session of the 58th meeting of
the society in Legislative Hall.
Chris Zimmerman. near Dover,
related the success story. The Zim-
norman brothers, for many years
growers OF cauliflower and pota-
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Milford chronicle., 1944-12-22

Albert Fike OF Cordova. Mary
land, was elected president OF the
Peninsula Horticultural Society at
the final business session last Fri
day. He succeeds Lester c. Newton
Of Bridgeville. Elwood Nuckols of
Cheswold was named vice-presi-
dent and w. Lee Allen of Sails
bury, Maryland the treasurer. DR..
T. F. Manns OF the University of
Milford chronicle., 1944-12-22
Company &C" Leads
State Rife Teams
Is Only Team Indicated, Beat
Newark Last Thursday Night

The Rife Team of Company "C".
Delaware State Guard. with 1879
to 763 win over Company &c" of
Newark last Thursday night. in
match at the new Armory here. re-
mains the only team in the State
undefeated in the matches which
will continue through January and
February. 1915.
Cpl. William Chandler, of Com
pany &C.. was individual high scor-
er in this match with a score of
26O out of a possible 300.
The teams scores follow:
Milford chronicle., 1944-12-22
DIR. Jas. Beebe Named
To Succeed Seaman
Lewes Physician Elected Education
Board Head AT Dover Meeting

Dr. James Beebe of Lewes was
elected president of the State
Hoard of Education last Friday to
succeed Howard l.. Seaman, Will
mington, deceased.
During two previous terms as a
member of the board, DR.. Beebe
served two of the six years as
president. After lapse of several
years, he was reappointed to the
board by Gov. Walter w. Bacon in
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Milford chronicle., 1944-12-22
Agriculture Advance
Cited To Grangers
Dean Schuster Describes Main Fac.
tors As Grange Conference Ends

Vision, imagination. and leader
ship are the main factors involved
i'm the advancement of agriculture,
George l.. Schuster, dean of the
School of Agriculture, University
of Delaware, declared last Wednes-
day evening at the annual two-day
convention of the Delaware State
Grange.
DR.. Schuster was the principal
speaker on the program which fol-
lowed the banquet in the Newark
Methodist Church.
The Grange adopted resolutions
favOring increased pay for teachers
and an adequate state teachers re-
tirement fund as means Of main
tanning a high standard of educa-
tion in Delaware.
Other resolutions included. OPP
position to taxes on coOperatives;
approval of a post war educational
program for agriculture in CO.
operation with the University Of
Delaware, and endorsement OF a
proposal that all tomato plants
shipped into Delaware must be
certified The State Grange also
endorsed the platform of the ma
tional organization adopted at the
recent convention.
The indiyiduals role in the con-,
tinued progress Of the American
farmer was stressed by DIR. Schus-
ter when he said: ''We need the
kind of thinking that comes of men
and women who think and plan as
they till their own soil and keep
their own homes"
Stresses Future Role
He stressed that farmer organi-
cations must work for the interest
of agriculture and mot for the in
terest of their organization alone.
IF they work for the interest of
agriculture and the welfare of the
people as a whole they need not
worry about new organizations
taking their role or that their or
will lose their identi-
ly," he said.
Farms Held Backbone
Family farms are the backbone
Of American agriculture. the Dean
declared. The husband and wife
IRE partners and the children
junior members. The problems of
he farm are discussed and produc-
ion planned by the family circle.
Harry Johnson presided at the
banquet. The following guests were .
Mayor and Mrs. c. c.
DIR. W. Owen Sypherd. act
ng president of the University of
Delaware; George WOrrilow. Irwin
Elair, Miss Pearl Macdonald, Miss .
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denotes team captain.
This match aired In Milford on Thursday.
December "a. First Lieutenant Roosa. range
officer.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-06
5th War Loan Drive
Off To Grand Start
Urgent Demand By Thousands Gets Campaign Under.
way Days Earlier Than Scheduled

state war Emergency Committee
to which position he was appointed
by the governor Of New York.
Thursday evenings program Will
be held In the Waterbury YMCA
and is sponsored by the greater Wa
terbury Industrial Union Council
CTO, CIO Local Union Officers,
Labor members Of Labor Manage
ment and Plant War Bond Com
mittees and Shop Stewards have
been invited to attend.
The program will present restricts
ed Aims Of battle scenes taken BY
the War Department on battlefields
throughout the world. Also speak
ing on the program will be William
Hawkes., Of the Waterbury War
Finance Committee, and @. Warren
Morgan Of the Labor Section, War
Finance Division, Washington, D.
G. The program is scheduled to start
at 500 m.
Joseph Kenishea, president Of the
Council, will be chairman Of the
meeting. Members Of the commit
tee on arrangements for the event
are George Froelich. Local No. As,
United Rubber Workers; John
Rossi, Local No. ISL, Mine, Mil and
Snelter Workers; Frances Maxwell,
Local No. 565, Mine, Mil and
Smelter Workers; Anthony F. LON.
bardi, Local No. $50, Mine, Mill and
Smelter Workers and Joseph Lon1-
bardi. Local No. 100, United Rub
Der Workers.
Herbert Braunsdorf, chairman Of
the War Loan drive at the q. 8.
Time Corporation, has contacted q
dozen ex-servicemen employed by
the company, who will 60 through
out both the Waterbury and Md
dlebury plants for the purpose OF
selling War Bonds. IT. Is expected
that many bonds to back the hovs
taking part in the invasion viii be
sold.
Other organizations and societies
In the city will from day to day
throw their fun support into the
city's Fifth War Loan Drive and
will mann the Victory House as
well as participate in other bond
activities.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-06
HOMER TILLMAN
PLEADED GUILTY
Given Suspended Reforms
atOry Sentence, Placed
on Probation

Homer Tillman, 10. of SO Canal
street, was given suspended re-
formatory sentence and was placed
on probation for a year, after he
pleaded guilty in superior court to-
day before Judge Edward j. Quin-
Ian on two counts of breaking and
entering and a count of using a
motor vehicle without permission.
His case was one of several called
at the opening Of the June criminal
session.
The accused was charged with
breaking into the Linden parking
lot on Linden street last January %
with a companion and taking car.
The two youths, the court was told
by States Attorney william B. Fitz-
gerald, broke into Naugatuck gas
oline station, where they took q
number of articles, and then pro-
ceeded to New Haven. They were
arrested during their recent trip.
1t was pointed out that Tillman
has been confined in jail since his
arrest, and that the other youth.
James Stewart, 10 of SO Locust
street, is now serving sentence for
a charge arising from theft in An
sonia. Tillman had received sus-
pended sentence and was placed on
probation as a result of the same
incident in Ansonia, it was dis
closed.
Judge Quinlan in imposing SEN
tence warned the youth to follow
advice from his family and stay
away from companions who would
get him into trouble.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-06
.StoIfi Trial
May Not Start
On June 10th

Michael stolf, former city select
man, who faces charges Of fraudu-
lent voting. was arraigned before
Judge Edward J. Quinlan in SUI
perior court today, and q formal
plea Of not guilty was offered by his
counsel. Court trial has been set for
June 90, but some doubt was ex-
pressed by the prosecutor that the
trial would start at that time.
States Attorney Fitzgerald stated
that @ civil case which is scheduled
to 60 on next week may not be con-
cluded by that time, and suggested
q weeks postponement. Attorney
John H. Cassidy, defense counsel,
stated, however, that he was anxious
TO get the case started as soon as
possible and asked to have the old
assignment stand and await further
developments on the civil hearing.
Mrs. Mary Choiniere, 81, Of Wa
tertown, pleaded guilty to four
counts arising from her appropria-
ton Of money to her own use while
employed by the Empire Loan cor
poration Of 40 East Main street, and
disposition of the case was set for
Friday, June az. The young woman
was arrested April ~ on a superior
court bench warrant.
A continuance to June q was
made in the case of Robert Kirk,
80, of 81 Ludlow street, who pleaded
guilty to four counts of indecent
assault involving small girls. A To-
cal minister appeared in behalf of
the accused together with Attorney
Edward Sweeney, and the continu-
ance was granted after confer
ence Of the counsel, minister, and
judge In the jurist's chambers.
Pleas of guilty were entered by
Norman Frank, IS, of 157 Orange
street, and Charles Caputo, IS, Of
232 Congress avenue, who were
charged with breaking and enter
ing and larceny. Disposition of
their cases was expected to be made
Pleas Of guilty also were entered
by Eugene Reeder, 10, of SO Abbott
avenue, who was charged with rape,
and Edward Rynecki, 80, of Water.
bury, who was accused of forgery.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-06
Clio UNION IS
PICKED BY VOTE

Employees of the Plume & Atwood
Mfg. Co. yesterday chose the CLIO
Mine, Mill g. Smelter Workers
union as their collective bargain
ing agent by a vote of 1852 to Al,
it was reported last night.
The vote was held by the National
Labor Relations Board after it re-
viewed claims Of Local Isl of the
union that it represented majority
of the production workers.
Also yesterday, the NLRB held a
hearing on the claim of United
Steelworkers, CLIO to represent ma
jority of employees Of the Waterbury
Farrell Foundry & Machine Co.,
after the company declined to ac-
cept the unions claim that it rep
resented more than 80 per cent of
the eligible workers.
1t is believed an election will be
ordered in the plant shortly if the
board agrees with the unions claim
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-06
V.E.W. TO HOLD
STATE SESSION
City to Be Represented at
Encampment in Bridge
port Friday

Francis Cullen, Waterbury VFW
commander, william Cahill, vice.
commander, and Helen Brophy, aux
Hilary president, will attend the
State Encampment of the Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars opening in
Bridgeport Friday and continuing
for three days.
The Raymond w. Harris Post,
will be host to the delegates and
headquarters for the various ses-
sions will be at the post home, 1896
Stratford avenue.
Among those who will take part
in the sessions will be Major Cen
eral Bernard w. Kearney, Glovers-
vile, N. Y, past national COM
mander. and Mrs. Amelia c. Kane.
Pittsburgh, Pa, national president
Of the auxiliary.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-06
FUNERALS

The funeral Of Albert Petchlock
Of 400 Orange street, New Haven
will be held from the residence to-
morrow afternoon at 2:30 with Rev.
Edward Sheldon, New York, a nep-
hew Of the deceased, officiating.
Burial will be in Riverside cemetery,
Waterbury at approximately 4 p. m.
Friends may call at the home today
from 2 to 5 and Z to 10 p. m.
The funeral Of Mrs. Carmelina
(ChinellD Vigano, so, wife Of Mar
tino Vigano, 230 Washington street,
will be held tomorrow morning at 8
from the LaPorta funeral home,
81 Holmes avenue, to the Church Of
Our Lady Of Lourdes at 8 for a
solemn high Mass Of requiem. Bur-
ial will be in Calvary cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral
home today from 2 to 10 p. m.
The funeral Of Charles w. KEEL
logg, 162 Faber avenue, will be held
tomorrow afternoon at ! o'clock at
the Anderson funeral home, 70 Gen.
trail avenue, with Rev. DR.. John c.
Walker, pastor of the Second Con-
gregational church. officiating. Bur-
ial will be in Grassy Hill cemetery.
Falls Village. Friends may call at
the funeral home today from 3 to
5 and 7 to 8. A Masonic service con.
Quoted by Liberty lodge Of Masons
will take place tonight at 1880.
The funeral of Mrs. Della (Bar-
ry)' Barrett, go Cedar street, Hart
ford, sister Of Patrick Barry. IS
Walnut street, this city, was held
this morning at $3.50 a. m. from the
James P. OBrien funeral home. 104
Main street, Hartford, to st. Peters
church at 8 for a solemn high Mass
Of requiem. Burial was In Mt. st.
Benedict's cemetery. Hartford.
The funeral Of Raymond H. Hurl-
burt, IS, a native OF Waterbury and
q resident Of Bethlehem for several
years, was held today at Q D. m.
from the Munson funeral home,
Woodbury.. with Rev. George Fin.
lay officiating, assisted by Rev.
Charles Jarvis Hartman. Burial
was in Bethlehem cemetery.
The funeral Of Robert Firth
Pickles. 20 Yates avenue. sales man.
ager Of The Heminway Press Co.,
was held today at ( p. m. at the
Anderson funeral home with Rev.
Francis o. Ayres Of st. Johns Epis-
copal church officiating. Burial
win be in Port Washington, L. l.,
tomorrow.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-06
BOROUGHITEIS
GRANTED NOLLE
$50 Paid in Common Pleas
Court on Motor Vehicle
Charge

Upon payment of $50, a nolle was
entered In common pleas court to-
day by Judge Walter M. Pickett
in the case of Anthony Tomulonis.
%, of Naugatuck, who was charged
with operating motor vehicle while
his license was under suspension.
The case was one of several called
at the opening Of the June criminal
term.
Tomulonis originally was sched-
uled to appear In common pleas
court last April on an appeal from
city court. The hearing was put
off however, first because he had
to appear In superior court on a
criminal charge, and later when he
was sent to New Haven county Jail
for go days on the superior court
count of obtaining money under
false pretenses.
Other nolles were entered today
as follows: Frank Maclina, lascivious
carriage; Elizabeth Maclina, breach
Of peace; Max Paula, operating UNI
der the influence; Edward H. Falk,
reckless driving; Ralph Cantito, as
ooHAO uAA0 Va CuSAL Va VAlS PSaSSs
Other dispositions were: Earl
Selinske, operating under the infiu-
ence, plea of not guilty trial set
for June IA; Edward Manthey,
breach of the peace, plea Of not
guilty, court trial set for June 7
at 2 p. m: Janette Bellemare, neg
lect of minor child, plea of not
guilty, jury trial SEE for June ID;
Domenic Vicas, obstruction of water
course, jury trial set for June IA;
Joseph Paradise, non support con-
tlnued to next term; Rodger Cooke,
operating under the influence, con-
tinued to next term; John Hanley,
breach of the peace. withdrawn;
Judson w. Towne, operating under
the influence, withdrawn.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-06

I1uRLlCy COLlIIlCJ SIS1l1I1CO.
There were few other topics on
the tongue Of Waterways thou
sands today and politics, weather
and other cursuroy matters were
secondary TO the general discussions
and speculationS as to where and
how the invasion struck and what
would happen next and now-how
long2
Last night as the first official re-
ports flashed so unexpectedly into
the city, hundreds Of shop workers
on the II to Z shifts we're among
the first In the city to know of this
event as shop radios blared the
news. To most Waterburians the
matter was not known until early
this morning as the first Of the
early ariSers turned on radios to
hear all stations feeding out the in
vaSion news.
Moments of prayer were conduct
ed throughout the city in courts, in
private business firms, factories and
homes.
It was a solemn day but an eX-
citing one and many the amateur
niilitarist was busily engaged fol-
lowing the course of events on his
own maps. Reactions to the event
ranged anywhere from Il told you
that Is where they would strike" to
II wonder II 1t really Is the inva-
SION.
Owing to the fact that the in
vasion broke" in Waterbury as else
ktRNNstnhAitf tlNtc kV.HF M
the vast majority Of people were
sleeping there was no attempt to
signal it by blowing factory whistles
or ringing church bells, such as had
previously been considered.
When the whistles at the Scovill
plant were sounded at 1890 this
morning many thought they indi-
Gated some phase of the invasion
attack, but actually they were
merely the resumption Of the COM
pany's custom of telling that cer-
tain number of $1,000 bonds had al
ready been sold.
The invasion break" caused the
directors Of the Fifth War Bond
drive to advance Its opening from
the 18th of June to today.
So far as could be learned at noon
today there had been no cancella-
ton Of scheduled events in Wa
ter1ury due to the invasion news.
but 1t was believed that the event
would receive special attention
wherever public gatherings were to
be held.
II was expected that special serv-
ices will be planned at most Of the
citys churches throughout the re-
matnder of The week with special
prayers In all instances being offer
ed.