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Milford chronicle., 1944-08-04
Republicans
Must Hold New
Convention To
Name Ticket
Failure To Properly Ad-
vertise Primaries In
Kent And Sussex Re
SpOnsible; Democrats
Delay Convention.

Leaders of the state Republican
and Democratic parties are faced
with the problem of squeezing state
conventions, delegate and county
candidate primaries within the
month of August in order to COM
ply with the advertising require
ments of the election laws and be
ready for the issuance of ballots
for absentee voters on September
l.
The Republicans will have
streamlined convention in the Leg
islative Building at Dover on Tues
day, August 20, at z o'clock in the
evening, to repeat all the work
accomplished in its convention of
July 10, because of the failure of
the county party officials in Kent
and Sussex to advertise the dele
gate primary elections twice be-
fore the elections.
The Democrats who were orig
inally ready for a state conclave
next Tuesday, have changed their
date to August % because the del
C6dAG CACNtAOAo III
county were not advertised twice
before the elections.
Mr.. Brown said the decision to
hold the convention again was
made after consultations with At
torney- General ]. Clair Killoran
and Judge Percy Warren Green of
the Court of Common Pleas, Will
mington, who in their private ca
pacities as attorneys made a thor
1ugh search of the state elections
laws, which require two advertise
nents in papers of the county in
which a primary is to be held.
Mr.. Brown said the convention
will be "streamIined" with only the
essential formalities observed.
I'VE will get the convention to
reaffirm what the previous conven-
lion did. There will be no keynote
he said.
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Milford chronicle., 1944-08-04
Left Over Oil
Coupons Are Valid
May Be Turned In For New Season
Allotment

Users of fuel oil for home heat
ing who have coupons left over
from last winters allotment may
trade them for an equivalent value
in 1944-45 coupons after Oct. l, it
was announced by the War Price
and Rationing Board.
Next winters oil coupons are
now being mailed. and applications
should be in for them in time to
permit them to be mailed before
they become valid Sept. l.
The number of leftover coupons
has no effect on the rations to be
given for the coming year, and
they should not be handed in until
October
Old coupons should not be turn
ed in to dealers but must be taken
to the rationing board office by the
consumers to be exchanged during
October.
Milford chronicle., 1944-08-04
Red Cross Directors
Meet Monday Night
Local Group VIII Hold Session In
CauIk Auditorium

There will be a meeting of Direc-
tors of Area 6, American Red Cross
next Monday evening. August 7th,
in the l.. ID. Caulk Company audi
torium. Area 6, covers, Milford,
Harrington, Burrsville, Farming
ton. Masten's corner, Hickman,
Lincoln, Glendale, Cedar, Milford,
and Slaughter Necks, Frederica,
and Houston.
The meeting is being held to elect
officers and organize the Area. Mr..
William Russell, Executive assis-
tant from the Wilmington office
will be present and assist with the
organization.
A ballot containing the names of
people suggested for directors ap-
pears OH another page of the paper.
There is space to allow for the
writing in of other names for the
board of directors.
Milford chronicle., 1944-08-04
1t. W. Carter
Lives Through
Forced Landing
Lincoln Youth Was One
Of Crew OF BIZ Fort
ress That Crashed On
CherbOurg Strip.

Second Lieutenant Willis L.
Carter of Lincoln, Del, was one of
the crew of the Mickey ia B.
II FOrtress-that came out alive
from one of the most narrowing
landing experiences in the annals
of Eighth Army Air Force attacks
on the Normandy bases of the
Nazis.
Lieutenant Carter who use to be
a shipping clerk in Milford, was
co-pilOt on the Fortress that land
ed on the outskirts of CherbOurg
a few hours after the strip had
been cleared of German mines.
The strip was one of the last
Nazi positions to be surrendered
when the French port fell a few
days before.
The Mickey IL" was piloted by
Major Archie V. Benner, 26. of Ell
PasO.
With two engines dead and the
prOpellers running wild, and with
out brakes since the hydraulic
fluid had run out through flax
holes, the Fort slammed into a
concrete hangar at the end of the
short runway.
Knocked insensible by the inn
pact, First Lieutenant David Z.
Mason of North Billerica, Mass,
the bombardier, was not seen at
his nose position as crewmen
scurried out of the bomber.
Ignoring the danger of explosion
from the gas tanks perilOusly
near a fire in the nose, the radio
Cperator-gunner, Technician Ser
geant Albert L. Beckner of Little
field, Texas, rushed back into the
flaming plane and dragged the un-
bOmbardier to safety.
Mickey IL" was the lead plane
of its group formation, with Major
Benner as command pilot
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Milford chronicle., 1944-08-04
Bomber Crash Here
Kills Two Navy Men
Plane Doing Practice Dives Plunges
Into Marsh Near Milford

A Navy officer pilot and an en-
listed man were killed last Thurs
day afternoon when they failed to
pull their Navy dive-bomber out of
a power dive and crashed into a
marsh along the Delaware Bay
about eight miles northeast of Mil
ford. Names of the men are being
withheld by the Navy until the
next of kin are notified.
The plane was one of forma-
tion over the bay during the morn
ing practicing dive bombing with
dummy bombs. 1t was estimated by
Navy men that il was going about
$40 miles an hour when it struck
the marsh. A hole more than eight
feet deep and SO feet in diameter
was torn into the ground.
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Milford chronicle., 1944-08-04
ODT Issues Pamphlet
On Caring For Tires
How To Prevent Roadside Flat
Tires" Is Title OF Issue

Flat tires along the highways
have worried Office of Defense
Transportation so much that off.
cials have issued a pamphlet,
How to Prevent Roadside Flat
Tires"
oDT explained that surveys re-
vealed that "slow leaks are res
ponsible every day for needless
destruction and premature wear Of
millions of tires and tubes on auto
mobiles, trucks, buses and trac-
tors"
0DT's test: /. Screw valve caps
"finger-tight." g Before adding air,
test and record pressure in each
tire. 3. Check variations in tire
pressures, remembering that mar
ked differences in pressure indi-
cate slow leaks and the tires show
ing abnormal losses should be re-
moved for Immediate Inspection
and repair
Milford chronicle., 1944-08-04
Blood Donor Unit To
Visit Milford Soon
Mobile Init will Be At Community
Building August % And 90

The mechanics for a visit of the
Blood Donor Mobile Unit are being
set up in Milford. Mrs. Robert
Kirby, the general chairman and
her committee, met with Norman c.
Pratt of Georgetown on Monday
evening at the Caulk Auditorium
when most of the arrangements
were made for the visit ON August
2S and 29. Mr.. Pratt is the director
for the service in Sussex County.
The donating will be done in the
Community Building starting at
noon on the 2Sth. Serving as as
sistant general chairman with Mrs.
Kirby is Ford Sewell. The regis
tratiOn committee will be headed
by Mrs. G. NJ. Townsend and Mrs.
Bayard Wharton. Mrs. Townsend
will also assist Edwin L. Fisher
with the publicity for the campaign
which will precede the donating.
A doctor and a corps of nurses
come with the unit and everything
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Milford chronicle., 1944-08-04
Retired Farmer Ends
Life With Shot Gun
Daniel b. LeCates OF Near Laurel,
DeSpOndent Over Health

Daniel b. Locates. 81 years old,
farmer and timber man of this Sec
ton. ended his life with a shotgun
wound in the head Monday morn
ing at his home north of Laurel.
Mr.. Locates had been in failing
health since retiring about two
years ago. His wife was in the
yard of the home, when she heard
the gun explode in the basement Of
the home. When she reached him,
he was unconscious and died be-
fore medical aid could be sum-
mOned Coroner William |. Como
way pronounced death by suicide.
Several years ago when the
Trap Pond development was under
way, Mr.. Locates sold his farm to
the government and 1t is now
part of the Trap Pond Park.
Following this he continued to en-
in the lumber business until his
health failed.
Milford chronicle., 1944-08-04

today. is performing an outstanding
service to our people and is deser-
wing of our praise. our endorse
ment. and our support.
The Governor extended. on be-
half Of the state. congratulations to
the fair association officers and
directors and expressed hopes for
the fairs continued success.
Other Officials Present
State Rep. Fred S. Baily was
then called upon to introduce the
remainder of the speakers. U. s.
Senator James NJ. Tunnel. who had
Joined the official party in the box
merely took a bow. U. S. Rep.
Earle ID. Wiley expressed gratitude
for the improved conditions that
had permitted the fair to reopen
after a two years suspension be-
cause of wartime restrictions.
Agriculture in Delaware con-
tinues to progress. Clayton A. Bun
ting, president pro TEN of the State
Senate. stressed in citing the ac-
cOmplishments of the fair.
Others in the Governors Box
were: Secretary of State William
j. Storey. State Treasurer John S.
Isaacs. Chester V. Townsend. Sr.,
Collector of Internal Revenue Nor
man L. Collision, Lieut.-COl. Ralph
G.. Rust, State Senator Robert II.
Yerkes. George Daniel. Dover. and
Mayor Harry Raughley of Harring-
ton. Following the speaking pro-
gram, the guests enjoyed the rae
ing.
The Governors mOtOrcade enter
ed the fair grounds about 1870 p. m.
led by state police escort.
Following the afternoon program
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Milford chronicle., 1944-08-04

emphasizes that many a person
who is tired and run down finds
that after he or she has had a week
or two of rest and change. is so re-
freshed that they return TO the job
with working efficiency increased
and morale improved. They tackle
the job with fresh enthusiasm and
an energy that gets things done
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Milford chronicle., 1944-08-04
Three Inch
r a N { a II.
Ends Drought.
Farmers Hail Day Long
Showers AS "Lifesav-
er" For Some Of The
Crops.

Nearly three inches of rainfall
approximately twice as much as
fell in all of July-brough relief
to Delaware's sun-baked crops on
Wednesday and also broke the hot
spell that had kept the mercury
in the nineties for 10 days. Wednes-
days maximum temperature was
a moderate rs degrees at $3.50 a. IN.
Farmers of the state, who de-
scribed the storm as a million
dollar rain" said the water soaked
into the dry ground quickly, even
during the several heavy down
pOuTs during the day. The rain was
accompanied by a southeast wind
that at times reached a velocity of
30 miles an hour. Some corn was
knocked down by the wind, but
damage was light.
Dean George r. Schuster of the
School of Agriculture, University
of Delaware. said the rain was a
''lifesaver" to Delaware crops. He
estimated that early crops had been
cut as much as One-third by the
extreme heat last month and the
dry spell.
This rain will mean that our
late crops will have a chance of
being somewhere near normal but
don't think it is going to help the
early crops much. The dry spell
has caused too much damage to the
plants already and the rain came
too late" he said.
Dean Schuster said the rain
would bring an end to the threat to
Delaware pastures and would per-
init farmers to save their dry feed
for winter use. He also predicted
that late corn. soy beans, tomatoes
and all late vegetables would be
among those saved by the heavy
rainfall.
Milford chronicle., 1944-08-04
Members of Guard
See u. s. o. ShOlO
Riot Control Problem Held
In Rain By Troops
At Fort

Members of the Delaware State
Guard at their annual encampment
at Fort DUPONT were given a sur
prise treat Wednesday night when
special performance by a Negro
unit of U.S.O.-Camp Shows was
given for them. The guardsmen
enthusiastically applauded the
show.
The first of a series of problems
in riot control was held Wednes-
day morning in the rain, under the
direction of Lieutenant J. G. Wells,
Jr. A group of guardsmen acted
the part of industrial rioters, who
were quelled by action of the other
guardsmen employing tactics on
which they have been practicing
and receiving lectures.
TTurn tn PAGE J. F1eassI
Milford chronicle., 1944-08-04
MANY RESTAURANTS
in MILFORD AREA
FAIL TO FILE MENUS

Twenty-three of the 29
restaurants in the Milford
district have not filed base
period menus, according to
Charles w. Hardesty, state
director of OPA, and unless
these menus are filed by Au-
gust 10, the restaurants face
the possibility of being clos
ed.
Milford chronicle., 1944-08-04
Vacation For Health Urged
By Delaware State Board

The theme of the State Board of
Health's exhibit at the Kent-Sussex
Fair last week was "Your Health
Is In Your Hands. Nowhere is this
more true than in the matter of
vacations. A wartime vacation is
not luxury, nor is ii unpatriotic.
II 1t is planned carefully to renew
the health and vigor of the person
taking it, says the Board, which
Milford chronicle., 1944-08-04
Ag. Board Display
Attracted Many
Comfortable Chairs, Cool Water
Provided "Oasls" At Fair

The State Board of Agriculture
scored again last week, when in
addition to presenting an interest
ing and Informative display at the
annual Kent and Sussex County
Fair, they provided real "Oasis"
for persons tired and thirsty.
Comfortable chairs attractiVely
placed in their booth and available
at all times to the general public
and a generous supply Of cool
drinking water, made the agrl-
cultural exhibit one of the most
sought after in the entire space
under the grandstand.
The officials of the State Board
of Agriculture are to be cOngratu-
lated for their thoughtfullness in
providing this refreshment for
patrons of the fair.
Milford chronicle., 1944-08-04
Sussex Republican
Primary August 19
Polls viii Be Open Between The
Hours OF One And Seven P. VI.

Republicans will hold their
county primary to nominate the
county ticket on Saturday after
noon, August 19, between the hours
of l and z p. m. County offices to
be filled this November are Re
ceiver of Taxes and County Trea-
surer, PrOthOnotary, Clerk of the
Orphan Court and Register in
Chancery. Comptroller. Sheriff and
Coroner. In addition State Sena-
tors are to be chosen from the
Second and Fourth Senatorial Dis
tricts. The Second Senatorial
District comprises the Third and
Fourth Representative District.
The towns of SeafOrd, Blades and
Bethel are located in this District.
The Fourth Senatorial District
the Seventh and Eight
Representative Districts. In this
District are the towns
Of Selbyville, Millville. Ocean View
ROxana. and Bethany Beach.
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Milford chronicle., 1944-08-04
Continue Entomology
Fellowship At u. of D.
Grant OF $4,000 Is Carried This
Year According To Dean Schuster

The continuation of the annual
fellowship in the Department of
Entomology. at the University of
Delaware. was announced today by
GIL. Schuster, Director of the
Agricultural Experiment Station.
University of Delaware. The
fellowship carries a $4,000 grant
this year.
Work on the fellowship. which is
sponsored by Hercules Powder
Company. will be under the direc-
tion of DR.. Paul l.. Rice, acting
head of the entomology depart
ment. and will be concerned pri-
marily with screening" tests on
new compounds developed at
Hercules Experiment Station.
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Evening star., 1944-10-25
Thomas Sees Policies
OF Roosevelt, Dewey
Brewing New War

The foreign policy espoused by
both President Roosevelt and Gov.
Thomas E. Dewey will result in
third world war, Norman Thomas.
the Socialist party candidate for
President, asserted last night at
campaign rally in the National Press
Club auditorium
Referring to his rivals approval
of the proposed postwar world or
ganization setup, Mr.. Thomas said,
ut is preposterous to believe that
rival empires with competitive arm
aments will permanently and ef-
fectively set aside parts of those
ornaments to be used against All
eggressor who is likely to be one
of themselves"
"A new war will not be averted
by triple alliance Of the major
powers-with China as the poor
relation'-even though such an al
lance, with its already obvious
rivalries, may be masked behind a
plan for a vague association Of ma
tions," he declared.
ASsails IsOlatiOnism.
The alternative to an uneasy and
impermanent triple alliance for po-
licing the world, Mr.. Thomas said,
is not an America first or isolation
1T imperialism equally dangerous to
democracy and peace. But toward
one or the other Of these forms of
imperialism and the fascism which
accompanies 1t the policies of both
old parties inexorably lead us"
Mr.. Thomas set forth two princi-
Piles on which the peace should be
|organized: The equal rights of all
peoples of every race to order their
lives without subsection to any race
or nation. The necessity that self
determination be accompanied by
organized cooperation. from which
no people, enemy, neutral or colonial
shall be excluded, and the estab-
lishment of political and economic
arrangements for removing the
causes of war. settling disputes.
guaranteeing security and conquer
ing poverty.
Reconversion Plan Lacking.
Turning to domestic politics, Mr..
Thomas charged that neither party
had a program for reconversion
from war to peace, nor offered
solution on how to solve the Nations
unemployment problem.
Earlier in the day at press con-
ference, Mr.. Thomas said he found
on his tour across the country that
Gov. Dewey had gained some ground
during the past month, but that
there still was considerable public
apathy toward the Republican presi-
Dental candidate. He refused. how
ever, to predict the outcome of the
election.
Evening star., 1944-10-25
29 Rooming Houses
Are Denied Licenses

The Commissioners yesterday dis
approved 29 permits for operation Of
rooming houses and four for apart
ments They acted on the recon-
mendation of Edward E. Bailey, jr.,
superintendent of licenses.
Twenty-Five of the rooming houses
denied permits were in the North
west, and all of the apartment
houses were in the Northwest Rec
concentrations for disapproval were
based on unfavorable reports from
the Health, Building, Plumbing and
| Police Departments.
Evening star., 1944-10-25
Baltimore Center 10 Handle
First D. {. Draft Group

The first group of District men to
be inducted into the armed forces at
the induction station in Baltimore
will report today. Fort Myer. the
induction station which has served
the District almost three years, Is
being closed.
Registrants will continue to meet
at the Selective Service Headquar-
ters at 1927 M street NV, where
they will be sent to Baltimore by
train.
The IA men reporting today are
Butler. Kenneth A. Cash, Edward
Dickens. Leonard r. Walker, Bernard
Green, Freddie Washington, Arts 9.
Ned. John D. Contee, Clarence H,
Wood, Jessie ir. Gaines, Edward w.
Bowie, Walter j. Jamison, Vones L.
Campbell, James 8. Lucas. Everett C.
Evening star., 1944-10-25
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Cost but trihe. Sold everywhere.
Evening star., 1944-10-25
EnefU.B Building Blood

This ID what the doctor
sees through his micro
scope looking at blood
rich In energy elements.
Note big, plsntiful red
cells that carry oxygen to
release energy to every
muscle, limb, tissue.
Evening star., 1944-10-25
BordsriIae AnsnIs

Thousands have blood
liks this-and never know
II. Note puny sire and
irregular shape Of rcd cells.
Blood like this can't gen.
erats the energy you ncedl
Only sturdy blood can
Gvs you top snsfU.
Evening star., 1944-10-25
Can BoRDERL|NE ANEmIA'
Steel q Womon's Beouty7

Modern medical science says that
fully 500 of US ordinarily don't got
enough of certain elements we must
have to build big, healthy red blood
cells and energy. Ironized Yeast gives
you these vital elements. 1t goes right
to the cause of Borderline Anemia!* =
Get Ironized Yeast Tablets today.
Insist on the genuine Ironized Yeast.
At all drugstores.
sResuifinE from fsrro-nutihonal dsA-
cheney Of tho blood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-08
BY SAMUEL GRAFTON,

The Willkie washout in Wisconsin
raises the question Of how in the
heck We are ever going to sell the
American people on International
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-08
Dewey Draft Petitions
Circulated in Michioon
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
LANSING, Mich, April lS.-Peti-
lions asking Gov. Thomas E. Dewey
of New York to declare his candi-
dacy for the Republican presiden-
tial nomination were circulated yes.
terday by Michigan group.
A draft Dewey for President
headquarters was set up in a hote,
here by Mrs. Meta S. Wooden
Battle Creek attorney, and others
Mrs. Wooden said her group in
Guided more than $50 persons.
Secretary Of State Herman E. Dig
nan, who lives in Owosso, Gov. Dew
ey's birthplace, and is a close friend
OF the New York Governor, has
urged that no movement be launch
ed for him in Michigan unless Coy
Dewey approves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-08
No Trace Found Of Five
Missing in Nebraska Bias
b. the Associated Press.

BY the AoSOEldtGG FItSS.
HASTINGS, Nebr., April 8,-Lt
q. g. M. c. Miller, public relations
officer, said today there is little like
lihood that any trace will be found
Of the bodies of five of eight persons
killed in an explosion at the Hast
ings Naval Ammunition Depot.
you don't expect to find any
trace after something like this" 1t.
Miller said.
A naval board Of inquiry, headed
by Capt. E. P. WaShburn of Iowa
City, Iowa, continued its investiga-
ton into the chemical procedures at
the plant and questioned personnel
on duty at the time of the explosion
Approximately 100000 pounds of ex-
plosives-mostly mines and depth
chargeS-Were set off in a terrific
blast heard as far as 1875 miles away
Twenty Of the "a injured have
been released after treatment fol-
shock and minor injuries. 1t. Mil
Ter said "one or two" remain in q
critical condition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-08
New Naval District
SET Up for Alaska
Hailed by Whiting
BY the Associated PRESS

BY the Associated Press.
AN ALEUTTAN ISLAND BASE
April 8.-The establishment of 6
new 18th Naval District setup fol
the Alaska area marks a departure
from the prewar 'hot-weather'
Navy. Rear Admiral F. E. M. Whit
ing, first commandant, said yester.
day.
The creation of the district. he
added, fixes permanent naval i'm.
portance on the northern territory
just as its military value was recog.
nized when the Alaskan department
was established last November.
Three or four years ago." Ad-
miral Whiting said, our hot-weath.
er Navy knew but little about oper.
ating this far North. We didn't
even have clothing for it but now
I don't think any one can say oul
men are not adequately provided
with cold-weather gear"
The commandant said that in
the four months he has been in
the area Navy bases along the Aleu-
tians have advanced through the
building stage to the full opera
tons stage.
Admiral Whiting arrived last Oc-
tsber 80 to succeed Rear Admiral
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-08

the mines will continue to be op-
Grated on the basis of an actual
work day of 7 hours and Is minutes
exclusive of the lunch period, and
that the miners will not claim addi-
tional vacation money for 1943. They
have received $25. The board ap-
proved $50 as payment in 1914.
The controversial portal-to-portal
feature of the soft coal agreement
still pending before the WLB is not
involved in the anthracite contract
which terminates April 80, 1945.
The direct financial improvements
to the miners over their last con-
tract with the operators are the
increase of 1922 cents day under
the Little Steel formula and the
payment of 37.8 cents day as COM
pensation for reducing their half
hour lunch period to Is minutes.