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Milford chronicle., 1944-06-09
Local Citizens Gathered
For Community Pray
er Service Led By
Clergy.

Hundreds of Milford citizens
gathered Tuesday night in Plaza
Square for community prayer
meeting for the more than 500
Milford men in the armed forces.
many of whom are taking part in
the invasion. The program open
ed with singing of hymns. followed
by prayers by the Rev. DR.. Frank
HersOn. pastor of Avenue Metho-
dist Church; the Rev. Marion E.
HungerfOrd. pastor of Calvary
Methodist Church; the Rev. John
NJ. DeChant. pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church; the Rev.
Joseph S. Kinks. rector of Christ
Episcopal Church. and the Rev.
Daniel Powers. assistant pastor of
st. Johns r. c. Church. Rev. DR..
Herson served as chairman OF the
meeting Mrs. Mabel Murphy serv-
ed as pianist.
In addition to the community
service. all churches were open
throughout the day for individual
prayers. and local stores and man
ufacturing plants closed at noon
in order that employees might at
tend the prayer services in the
church of their choice.
Through arrangement with city
officials the square was rOped of,
a piano set up and a speakers plat
form and loud speaking system
placed at the head of the square.
Milford chronicle., 1944-06-09
Temple Lodge
Closes Season
Here Tonight
Past Masters Will Have
Charge Of Specially
Arranged Program;
Will Present Jewel.

Temple Lodge No. Q, A. F. and
A. NJ. of Milford. is closing its
1894 fraternal activities on FRI
day evening, June 3, with a special
program arranged to honor the
past masters of the lodge who have
devoted years to its interests and
welfare Conceded by ALI the mem
hers that this has been one of the
busiest seasons in recent years it
will go down in fraternal history
as a profitable one.
The increased activities are at
tributed to the excellent executive
ability of Worshipful Master Fred
S. Bailey. who has surrounded
with go-getters on his COM
mittees. These committees have
put forth tremendous effort in the
task assigned them. as a result
the attendance has increased and
the lodge benefited greatly.
Tonight the entire evening will
be in charge of the past masters.
headed by the following committee
Past Grand Master George T.
Macklin. Past Master Howard c.
and Past Master NJ. Haswell
Pierce. Assisting this committee is
Past Master Eugene NJ. Sharpe.
Jr.. Past Master Earl X. Williams
and Junior Warden Edward Affeld.
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Milford chronicle., 1944-06-09
Rev. Harris TO Plaza Square
Offer Reward Scene OF Rally
This Sunday Tuesday Night
Evangelist Will Give
$1,000 For A Bible Text
At New Church In
Harrington.

Unfolding Truths Mightiest
Secret" has been announced as the
subject of the evangelistic lecture
to be delivered by Former Boy
Preacher Dan Sherman HOrris.
Says the evangelist, Sunday night
| am going to disclose to the pub
lie Bible facts which have been
suppressed for centuries. Accord
ing to Evangelist Harris. those
who cannot stand strong preach
ing" are advised to remain at
home. But" he added. IF you
want to hear plain Bible teach
ings. by all means, do not miss
this important lecture"
From all reports the New Church
in Harrington. where the services
are being conducted. will be
crowded to capacity for both SER
vices. The first meeting is to be-
gin promptly at Z p. IN. and the
second meeting at $3.50 p. m. In
the course of the sermon, $1,000
will be offered for a Bible text. A
free Bible will be presented to the
one who brings the largest num-
ber of people to the service Sun
day night.
The church was filled for both
services last Sunday night when
Evangelist Harris lectured on
"The Judgment" From all reports
Sunday night, June II, will be the
biggest service yet of the series in
Harrington.
The public is cordially invited to
attend these outstanding meetings.
Milford chronicle., 1944-06-09
Deadly Spotted Fever
Is Carried By Ticks
Fifteen Cases We're Reported In
Delaware Last Year; Six In June

Fifteen Cases We're Reported In
Delaware Last Year; Six In June
Fifteen cases of Rocky Mountain
spotted fever reported in Delaware
last year. 6 of them in June, leads
the State Board of Health to issue
another warning against this dan
gerous disease which is carried by
wood ticks, already prevalent in
woods. underbrush. tall grass and
weeds in many parts of the state.
First reported in Delaware in
1882. this disease has attacked
from one to persons in the state
each summer until last year when
the cases reported rose to Is per-
sons. two of whom died of it in
Kent county. There was state
wide distribution of the cases last
year. however. indicating that the
ticks which carry the disease were
widely scattered There were 4
cases in White Clay Creek Hun
dred and 2 in Red Lion Hundred of
New Castle county; , in West Do
yer and l in Duck Greek Hundred
of Kent county; while Sussex coun-
tvs cases were located in Seaford.
Cedar Creek. Little Creek. Days
boro and Gumboro.
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Milford chronicle., 1944-06-09
Business Girls
Install Officers
Installation Was Held At Dinner
Meeting Monday Evening

The Milford Business and Pro-
fessional Girls Club met in Odd
Fellows Hall on Monday evening
for a dinner meeting served by the
Rebekahs. A formal installation
of officers followed the dinner.
Past President Grace Sharp took
charge OF the induction of the new
officers with candle light eere-
mony. They are as follows: Presi-
dent. Miss Phyllis Bennett; vice
president. Miss Marjorie Dare;
secretary. Miss Norma Hollis and
treasurer. Miss Ida Wilson. The
club elected to remain inactive for
the summer and to begin activities
in September. The newly installed
president began her term of office
by asking the members to vOlun-
teer for duty in the various bond
booths. which will be set up in the
banks for the Fifth War Loan
Drive. Also taking over duties on
Monday night were Miss Florence
Tease and Miss Anne Townsend as
president and secretary-treasurer
of the Milford Service Center.
DYry
Milford chronicle., 1944-06-09
Fifth Var Loan
Drive Opens Jnne12
Factory Whistles, Sirens,
Church Bells Will Her
aid Drive; Special
Chemical Warfare Ex-
hibitiOn Here June II.

The Fifth War Loan Drive in
Sussex county will start next Mon
day morning at 8 o'clock, and resi-
dents will be apprised of this event
by the ringing of church bells and
the blowing of fire sirens and fac
tory whistles. Arrangements are
being made in many communities
for special demonstrations to her.
aid the opening of the largest, so.
far. of the war loan efforts.
Quotas have been assigned to the
various districts. and special COM
mittees will Immediately begin a
canvass of their respective sec
tions, including rural solicitations,
to secure the sum fixed for their
district.
Edward c. Evans. county chair
man. stated yesterday that indica-
tiOns point to Sussex going over
the top in this drive which will
continue through June to July s.
To stimulate interest in this
drive, and also demonstrate for
what purpose some of the funds
are used a extraordinary exhibi-
tion in chemical warfare for the
peopel of Sussex county will be
held at the Milford Playground and
Recreation Park on the evening
of Saturday, June II.
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Milford chronicle., 1944-06-09
Service Clubs,
Other Groups
Are Planning
For Bond Drive
ROtarians Auction Sale
June IL, Kiwanis Rally
June 20; WOmen's Di-
vision, Business Girls
To Sell.

Local service clubs, the wOmen's
division of the War Finance Com
mittee. the corporate bond COM
mittee and the Business Girls are
all planning to play an important
part in the Fifth War Loan Drive.
which officially opens next Monday,
June ~, and will continue until
July 8.
The Rotary Club will hold a auc-
tion sale of bonds and n rally the
evening of the opening day of the
rally next Monday. June u.
Elbert Williams. better known to
his colleagues in Rotary as Bill"
who successfully served as auc-
tioneer at the highly successful
Fourth War Loan auction sale
when $17.50O, in "E" bonds were
sold, will again Cry the Sale"
The Kiwanians are planning for
similar type rally and auction
sale, Tuesday evening. June 20.
The women's division of the War
Finance Committee. headed by Mrs.
John Fry. president of the Milford
New Century Club. will solicit in
the city proper.
The corporate bond committee,
from whom great things are ex-
pected during the drive, comprises
Elbert Williams, financier and
bank director; Clarence NJ. Welch,
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Milford chronicle., 1944-06-09
Navy 7IMaSfhf' Is
Killed When
Jeep Overturns
At Georgetown
George A. Phenneger Of
Pennsylvania, Victim
OF Crash At Airport
Early Last Sunday
Morning.

Failing TO make a curve on one
of the runways at the Georgetown
airport. a mile from Georgetown.
about O'Clock last Sunday morn
ing, jeep. believed to have been
driven at a high rate of speed and
occupied by George Arthur Phen-
meyer, 20. of BOney Brook. Chester
County. Pa. and Jennings d. Will
son. 5702 Roanoke Avenue. Hamp-
ton, Va. swerved throwing the two
young men out on the runway and
killing Phenneger almost instant
ly. He landed on his head OH the
concrete and sustained a severe
fracture of the skull. Wilson, it is
said. only sustained a very slight
injury TO one of his hands.
Phenneger is said to have taken
a trick for one of his pals. On Fri
day afternoon last a small woods
fire broke out near the airport and
Sunday morning a stiff breeze is
believed to have famed the smOul-
dering embers into a flame. The
two young men noticing the blaze
into the ieep and hastened
in the direction of the blaze. The
accident. it is said. happened be-
fore they reached it. The fire, how
ever. did not spread and evidently
burned itself out because no alarm
was sounded for the Georgetown
ffremen.
Phenneger's father is said to be
lead. but his mother is living. Her
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Milford chronicle., 1944-06-09
Dover School Boy
Casualty In Italy
II. f. Massey To Have Received
Diploma In AbSentia

Wednesday night when Private
Howard Earl Massey, 10 years old,
would have received his diploma in
absentia from the Dover High
School. his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
j. w. Massey of Dover. received
word from the War Department
that he had been killed in action
in Italy on May 16.
Private Massey. L. S. Army In
fantry, who entered the service on
September 10. 1943. received his
training at Camp Wheeler, Ga, and
Fort Meade. Md. and was then sent
to Italy. His parents have heard
from him regularly. receiving a
letter as recently as May 8, week
before he was killed.
Two older brothers of Private
Massey are in the service. First
Lieutenant Charles Elbert Massey,
% years old, stationed at Fort
Meade. and Corporal David Julian
Massey. 81 years old. at Camp
Croft. S. c.
Milford chronicle., 1944-06-09
OPA Keeps Most
Meats Ration Free
Reduction In Points On Several
Foods Made For June

All meats now ration-free will
continue so during the period
through July /, the Office of Price
Administration said last Friday.
in announcing these principal
changes. which became effective
last Sunday. in the point values on
other commodities.
Canned carrots. orange juice.
grapefruit juice and blended orange
and grapefruit juice are added to
the long list of point-free prOcessed
foods.
All varieties of cheese and cheese
products are reduced two points a
pound to a new value of 10 points.
The ration cost of canned evap-
GRATED and condensed milk is halv-
ed. dropping from one point for a
pound to a half point.
The only increases ordered are
for pineapple juice. up three points
to Is for a No. . can. and grape
Juice. boosted four points to 10
for a pint container.
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Milford chronicle., 1944-06-09
Milford Preparing
For The Fresh Airs"
Committee Making Concentrated
Effort To Place Children From City

Mrs. Bayard V. Wharton and an
able committee are making a con-
centarted effort to make Milford
one of the many friendly towns. BY
that is meant a place where kind
and generous people will open
their homes and hearts to Fresh
Airs" They are the children
from crowded tenements >of- the
metropolitan areas of New York
City and vicinity. They come to
friendly towns through the as
sistance of the "Herald-Tribune
Fund and all responsibility is
theirs except the entertainment of
a boy or girl for the term of two
weeks or longer. as the hostess
wishes. These children are care
fully examined for health defects
Just before they leave on their Wis
it. thus assuring those who vol
unteer for their entertainment
healthy and normal child for the
visit. They come sometime during
the middle of July and are brought
by a qualified person and will be
returned under the same protective
care. No expense is incurred by
those who entertain these children
except the food they eat. Ration
books come along with the Fresh
Airs" and may be used during the
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Milford chronicle., 1944-06-09
State Strawberries
Are Served Senators
Former Senator John G.
Townsend Sends Annual
Gift To Washington

Former Senator John G. Town
send. Jr.. of Delaware, last Thurs
day provided his annual straw
berry treat for members of the
Senate and some members of the
House and other officials. Last
Wednesday was the birthday anni-
Yersary of Mr.. Townsend. who is
now chairman of the Republican
Senatorial Campaign Committee
and has offices in the Senate office
building. He started the practice
of serving luscious Delaware
Strawberries to his colleagues his
first year as senator in 1929. He
has continued the practice ever
since, although he retired from
the Senate nearly four years ago.
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Milford chronicle., 1944-06-09
Commencement At
State College June IL
Judge +. +. Rivers, New York Jur.
ist, VIII Deliver Address

Judge Francis E. Rivers. JUS
tice of the City Court of the City
of New York. will deliver the COM
mencement address at the SIND an
nual commencement at Delaware
State College on Monday, June H.
at 2 p. m.
Judge Rivers is an honor grad
uate of both Yale and Columbia
Universities and was a first lieu
tenant during the last World War.
serving in the Meuse-Argonne Of
fensive. He has served New York
as a member of the legislature and
was appointed justice in Septem-
ber 1943, and a short time later
was elected for the full ten year
term.
A citizens luncheon honoring
5mdge Rivers will be served at the
college at 12 o'clock noon and n
large number of citizens will at
tend this meeting.
Milford chronicle., 1944-06-09
Summer School At
Delaware University
Monday. July 10. VIII BE RegiStra-
tiOn Day; Glasses Start Next Day

The University of Delaware an
nounces that the Summer School
of the University will be held in
Newark from July 10 10 August Is,
inclusive. Teachers in service. col
lege students who are anxious to
earn a college degree in as short
Il time as possible. and high school
graduates who would like to enter
college at once, are expected to
enroll.
Monday. July 10. will be regis
tration day. Regular class work
will begin the following day. Liv-
ing accommodations at the WOmen's
College will be available for those
women students who wish to live
on the campus. .
Professor w. A. Wilkinson will
again be the director of the Sum-
mer School. Members of the regu-
lar teaching staff of the University
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Milford chronicle., 1944-06-09
DR.. Carlisle P. Knight
Directs MICH Program
New State Health Board Physician
To Supervise Health Plan

DR.. Carlisle p. Knight. a native
of Delaware who for the past SO
years has been on active service
with the L. S. Public Health Ser
vice. is now acting as director of
the Division of Maternal and Child
Health OF the State Board of
Health. He replaces DR.. Marion
HOtopp. resigned. who has ac-
cepted position of regional medi-
cal consultant with the children
Bureau.
During his career DR.. Knight has
served at many important stations
in this country. the Orient. Eu-
rope. South and Central America.
Between 1899 and l94l he was first
in charge of activities of the Pub
lie Health Service i'll Europe with
headquarters at the Embassy in
Paris. and later. at the American
Embassy in Berlin, had an excel
lent opportunity to observe health
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Dairy Program To
Increase Production
Committee OF Practical Farmers
And Specialists Working Together


And Specialists Working Together
A good share of the milk which
supplies more essential nutritiYe
elements than any other of our
wartime foods is produced on Del
aware farms. Keeping that prOduc-
tion high in quality and quantity
in the face of feed and labor short
ages is one of our most important
wartime agricultural problems.
In order that all dairymen
might have the benefit of whatever
help and information was avail
able to do this job, committee on
dairy production was formed early
in the year. This committee. a part
of the Delaware Dairy Production
and Livestock Conservation Pro-
gram. includes both practical far
mers and agricultural specialists.
The committee developed a pro-
gram designed to save feed. grow
better herd requirements and give
the dairyman more profit and pre-
sented the information program to
dairymen at meetings throughout
the state during January. Eight
chief points were emphasized:
Growing more legume hay. pas
ture, and grain. fertilizing these
crops to increase quantity and
quality; feeding to avoid summer
milk slump; feeding cows liberal
ly during their dry period; keep
ing as many cows as feed and labor
permit; breeding for better herd
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Milford chronicle., 1944-06-09
List Of Republican
KeynOterS GrOlUiHg
Four From New Castle,
Some From Sussex,
Kent Mentioned
BUY BONDS

Four names from New Castle
county are being prominently men
toned in political circles for key
noter at the Republican State Con-
vention at Dover on Wednesday,
July 10.
They are: Robert II. Richards,
Jr.. director of the Department of
Public Safety, Wilmington. and a
former state representative: At
torney-General Clair J. Killoran,
who four years ago was the key
noter; John G. Leach. well known
speaker. civic worker, and the man
who nominated Governor Walter
w. Bacon four years ago. and F.
V. DUPONT, chairman of the State
Department.
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Milford chronicle., 1944-06-09
Delaware Farmers Visit
Experimental Projects

was going on. What they saw was
a series of experiments in various
fields of agricultural production,
carried on by research specialists,
to help farmers increase quantity
and quality of products without in
creasing labor or materials requir-
ed.
At the poultry plant, farmers
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Girl Scouts To
Hold AIUGrd Court
Affair Will Be Held In Ave-
nue. Methodist Church
Next Thursday Night

Next Thursday evening, June 10,
at Sis o'clock in the Avenue Meth
odist Sunday school room the Girl
Scout Troop of Milford. sponsored
by the Kiwanis Club. will hold
their first Court of Awards. A num-
her of the girls will receive their
second class rank. while two of
them will become first class scouts.
The wards will he made by Mrs.
David Greene. the leader Parents
and friends of the troop are COR
daily invited to attend this SER
vice.
Milford chronicle., 1944-06-09
PersonalAfairs Office Aft. Miles
Is Established To Aid Seryicemen

vice Command. it was announced
today by the Commanding Officer
at Fort Miles, Lewes.
The Personal Affairs Division,
Army Service Forces. was estab-
lished to serve as clearing
house" for information for Army
personnel and their dependents.
Although thee Army Air Forces
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State To Honor Five
Soldiers On Sunday
Conspicuous Service Crosses VIII
Be Awarded At Parade

Conspicuous Service Crosses,
highest military award of the State
of Delaware. will be presented to
five Delaware men Zone pothu-
mously). for distinguished SER
vice in the war in Tunisia and the
South Pacific, at a formal parade
and review of the Delaware State
Guard at 2:S0 o'clock Sunday af-
ternoon at the athletic field of p.
S. dupont High School.
Those cited for the awards are:
Sergeant William L. Nelson, Will
killed in action in Tunisia,
the first Delaware soldier ever to
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Sugar Stamp No. 81
Good On June 18th
OPA Head e. W. Hardesty Says II
Will BE Good For ) Pounds

Sugar Stamp No. 32 in War Ra-
ton Book Four will became good
indefinitely on June 16 for five
pounds of sugar. Charles W. Har-
desty, state director of OPA, an
nounced today.
The valuation continues distri-
button of sugar to household con-
sumers at the same rate as pre-
viously-flve pounds per person
each two and one-half months.
Milford chronicle., 1944-06-09
Film Prenieres To
Aid The Bond Drive
Is Theatres Adopt Plan As COntri-
button To War Loan Campaign

Fifteen Delaware motion picture
theatres will hold film premieres
this month as part of the indus
try's contribution to the Fifth War
Loan drive which gets underway
June -.
This was announced this week
by Lewis Black. state chairman of
the Motion Picture Theatres War
Activities Committee.
Thirteen of the theatres, in
cluding the Warner Theatre and
the National in Wilmington, will
hold their premieres simultane-
ously on June 81.
The others will have their spe-
cial showings June 25.
Admission to the premieres will
be by purchase of a Fifth War Loan
bond.
Mr.. Black also announced the ap-
pointment of A. ]. Belair. manager
of the Rialto Theatre, as the chair
man of the New Castle county unit
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Milford chronicle., 1944-06-09

A week ago Sunday afternoon
about Is to 100 Delaware farmers
accepted the invitation of Director
George l.. Schuster of the Delaware
Agricultural Extension Service and
Experiment Station and William H.
Henderson. Sussex county agricul-
tural agent. to drop by the Univer-
sity's experimental sub-station
farm near Georgetown to see what
Milford chronicle., 1944-06-09

To aid in solving personal prob
lens. and to render assistance by
giving information on personal af-
fairs to service men and ex-service
men and their dependents. and the
of those who have Civ
EN- their lives, the Army has es-
tablished a Personal Affairs Office
at Fort Miles. Southern Delaware
Headquarters of the Second Ser
Milford chronicle., 1944-06-09
Vacation Bible
School At Harrington
Community Project viii Begin
Next Monday And Close June %

The Harrington Community Va
cation Bible School will start on
Monday. June 12 in the high school
building in Harrington. promptly
at nine a. M, and will continue
until Friday. June %. The COM
meneement services will be held
i'm the Collins Building, Asbury
Methodist Church.
The dean of the school will be
Rev. Harry v. Branford. pastor of
the Asbury Church. Rev. Thomas
C. Jones of Trinity Methodist
Church will be the secretary and
treasurer.
Mrs. John Holmes Potter will be
in charge of the primary depart
ment. Mrs. Lewis Clymer will be
in charge of the junior depart
ment. Mrs. II. V. BranfOrd will be
in charge of the music.
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Field Meeting Here
Voted Big Success
Kiwanis Sponsored Event
Was Enjoyed By Over
800 Milford Sch OOl
Children, Planning for
Next Year.

The Kiwanis sponsored May Day
and Field Meet held at the high
school grounds last Monday. was
an outstanding event. Over 300
boys and girls of the Milford
School participated in the events.
which ranged from broad jumps to
$50 yard runs.
J. Herbert Nichols. principal of
the elementary school. and Miss
Rebecca Buckingham. coach. pre-
sided over the meet. Ford Sewell,
secretary of the Kiwanis Club.
headed the cooperating committee
from that organization.
The meet was such a decided
success that the Kiwanians are
planning for a repeat performance
next year.
The events and winners fol-
low:
Girls 22O Yard Relay
Final Winners
First-Virginia Hunt.
Second-Nina 10 Kennedy.
Third Esther MilbOurn.
Boys 50 Yard Dash
l55 n Class
First-Major Wyatt.
Second-James Hazard.
Third-Bill Gordon.
Unlimited Weight
First-George Carey.
SecOnd-Roy Kemp.
Third-LeOn Palmer.
Boys 100 Yard Dash
lis fb Class
First-Jack WOrthington.
Second-MajOr Wyatt.
Tommy Peterman.
Unlimited Weight
First-Lewis BrintOn.
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