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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29
Democratic Women
 To Hold Party

The Waterbury Women's Demo- cratic Club has completed plans for its 10th annual Christmas party to be held Tuesday evening, December 12, at Patsy Browns Silver Chalet. Mrs. Nellie Hayden will serve as general chairman assisted by Mrs. Marguerite Keaveney as secretary and the following committee:
 Tickets: Mrs. Pauline Conlon, Mrs Marguerite Galhooley, Mrs. Mary Mraz and Mrs. Marguerite Keave- ney; decorations: Mrs. Elizabeth Sullivan and Mrs. Josephine Bagley; entertainment, Mrs. Helen Delaney; dinners, Mrs. Sadie Bedore; gifts, Mrs. Mayme ODonnel, Miss Cath erine Burns, Mrs. Helen Loy; re- ception, Mrs. Elizabeth Lamontagne, Mrs. Nora Doyle, Mrs. Maud Leach, Mrs. Margaret Frageau, Mrs. Wini- fred Mcdonald, Miss Lucy Minahan, Mrs. Matthew Noonan, Mrs. Statia Guilfoile, Mrs. Anna Shea, Mrs George Corcoran, Mrs. Katherine Zibell, Mrs. Ellen Scadden, Mrs. Anna Greaney, Mrs. John Zailskas, and Miss Marjorie Quilter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29
Catholic Women
 To Sponsor Iea

The Waterbury Council of Cath olic Women will sponsor their an- nual Christmas tea Sunday after noon, December 3, at 3:3O, at the Diocesan Bureau of Social Service, 56 Church street. Miss Natalie AL teri, program chairman, is in charge of arrangements, assisted by Miss Lucy BoWeS.
 Mrs. Robert McKiernan, soprano soloist of St. Margaret's choir, will present a program of songs assisted by Mrs. Robert Birt, accompanist.
 Miss Lucy Bowes, chairman of the council, will preside at a brief busi- ness meeting. Rev. Eugene P. Cryne, diocesan bureau director, will ad- dress the group briefly.
 Miss Helen Shanahan and Miss Natalie Altieri head the tea com- mittee. Mrs. Charles Mccarthy and Mrs. Edward Mcdonald will pour.
 All members of the council and their friends are urged to attend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29
Training Course
 Lecture Held


 The second of series of training course lectures of volunteer work leaders was held last night at the Kingsbury Child Care Center. Miss Hazel D. Tobias, director of art ed- ucation at Danbury Teachers col- lege presented an exhibition and practical demonstration of simple arts and crafts.
 The series is sponsored by the Waterbury Council of Social Agen- cies, Civilian Defense Volunteer of flee and other groups agencies of the city.
 Miss Emily TickelI, director of the Waterbury Girls club, will de- liver the next lecture tomorrow at the Pearl street Neighborhood House
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29
Club Notes

The Children of Mary sodality of St. Lucy's church will receive Com- munion Sunday at the 8 o'clock Mass. The regular monthly meeting of the group will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30.
 A bazaar and card party, spon- Sored by the ways and means com- rnittee of the Waterbury Women's club, will be held tomorrow at the clubhouse. Luncheon will be served at the snack bar iron 11:30 until 1:3O. The public is invited to attend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29
..$eoGaE g .. &AzEso5Mss'

THE SITUAION: A high school girl who works as a baby sitter takes care of your children for the first time, and you are ready to pay her.
 WRONG WAY: Pay her what you have always paid baby sit- ters, withut asking her if that is what she charges.
 RICH WAY: Don't fail to be completely business just be- cause you are dealing with a school girl. Ask her how much you owe her.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29
J.P.LucaS Feted
 Or Birthday

John P. Lucas, Charles street, was feted recently at his home on the occasion of birthday.
 Among those attending were: Mrs. Petronela Lucas, Mrs. Monica Ra- sims Mrs. Alice Ramonas, MT. and Mrs. V. Meskunas, MT. and Mrs. Stanley Lucas, A. J. Aleksis, Ray mond Vaichus, John Kalenauskas, Edward Kushlis, John Safko, Misses Nell Russell, Marcella Andrikas, Celine Smolskis, Pat Kilkna, Helen Romanauskas and Ann D'Angelo. Prof. A. J. Alexis provided music.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29
NEW DYE SPEEDS PLAsTIcs

New York (UP)-A new dye, which will hasten the manufacture of plastics, has been announced by the Wilmington Chemical Corp. Heretofore plastic manufacturers had to purchase colored molding powder for each color required, but now plastics may be immersed in the new dye and the desired tint- ing is achieved almost at once. Un- der the old system machines had to be shut down for cleaning after one run of a desired color. Now manu- facture of one transparent, trans lucent or opaque base material is used and shnt-doWns ere avoided.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29
uup NOTES SOCIETY son41 FUNCTIONS
Contract Bridge
CORNELL BRTDGE CLUB

The Tuesday evening tournament of the Cornell Bridge club, con- ducted by Mrs. John c. Moriarty, 60 Linden street, closed with these winners: Mrs. James Walsh and Mrs. Joseph Wedge, 691; Thomas Edwards and Mrs. William Myers, 682; Miss Rachel Hengeyeld and Mrs. John Kruse, 671; Lewis Merrill and Frank Driscoll. 654 Ia. Top scorers for the evening were: north and south, MT. Merrill and MT. Dris- coll, 101 1-2; MT. Edwards and Mrs. Meyers, 99 1-2; east and west, Mrs. John Collins and Mrs. Patrick Wall lace, 100; Mrs. Frederick Pierpont and Mrs. Glenn Noble, 97 Ia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29
PIANO CHEERS AIRMEN

A 7th AAF Fighter Base in The MarianaS (UP)-A battered piano which arrived at this AAF forward base piecemeal, is affording relax ation for fliers busy in pounding the enemy. The instrument was bought at Honolulu auction and was carried into the Marianas in sections, some of the pieces in pic lots pockets, and now it is the pride of the ready shack" It's the only piano in the Marianas and despite few missing keys and few warp ed parts, it is dear to the hearts of the boys whose job is to destroy Japanese.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29
Women $ Club
 Hears Dr. Eddy

pr. D. Brewer Eddy, secretary of the American Board of Com missioners and an authority on inter-racial and international prob- lems, addressed members of the Waterbury Women's club yesterday at the clubhouse. His subject was Current Eevents."
 The social committee served tea following the meeting. The Women's club member will take part in the Sixth War Loan drive Wednesday, Dec. 6 at Victory House.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29
Social Notes

Miss Suzanne Jenks, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Weston M. Jenks, Johnson street, is member of the freshman choir at Mount Holyoke College. South Hadley, Mass. The choir will sing for the first time at vesper services in Abbey Memorial chapel on December 3.
 Mrs. James Corrigan, Jr., and son, David, Kansas City, Missouri, are spending a week at the home of Lieutenant James Corrigan and family, Fairlawn avenue.
Milford chronicle., 1944-08-04
Group At Wildwood Base
Say Fatalities In This
Area Small In Proper
tiOn To Operations.

Navy officers from the Wild
wood, M, Air Station denied today
they are conducting a private in
vestigatiOn into the large number
of plane crashes that occurred
during the past several weeks in
Sussex County especially in the
Milford area.
A Navy dive bomber crashed
last Thursday shortly before noon
and carried two airmen to their
death in a marsh about eight miles
northeast of Milford. According TO
the Fourth Naval District they
were:
Ensign Jed Willard Herbert, 81.
whose mother. Mrs. Don J. Thur
good, resides in Ogden, Utah, and
Radioman Albert Anthony Salchi,
10. whose father lives at Utica,
NY.
The plane was on a routine
training flight when it failed TO
pull out of a dive. 1t struck the
marsh with such force that a hole
more than eight feet deep and so
feet in diameter was torn into the
ground.
The spokesman said such acci-
dents as have been happening in
this area can be expected. There
isn't anything unusual about those
in lower Delaware and no thoughts
are entertained of there being any
thing wrong in the area.
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Milford chronicle., 1944-08-04
1t. Alan Porter
Dies In Action
Over Germany
Greenwood Filler w a S
Twice Decorated For
Gallantry In Action;
ThunderbOlt Filler.

Previously reported missing in
action over Germany, Lieutenant
Alan C. Porter, rs, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. +. Carl Porter of Greenwood,
is now listed as killed In action on
May 8, according to word received
by his parents from the German
government through the Interna-
tional Red Cross.
Pilot of a ThunderbOlt fighter
plane in England, Lieutenant Por-
ter, who distinguished himself in
numerous air sorties carried out
by his fighter outfit, failed to re-
turn from a mission over Germany
nearly three months ago.
DOwned Three Nazis
Lieutenant Porter, who had re-
ceived the Air Medal and an oak
leaf cluster for his achievement in
combat, which included bringing
down three German planes, de-
stroying one grounded plane, and
assisting in the destruction of &c
enemy aircraft shot down by his
fighter group, was commissioned
as a pilot in July, 1943. and had
been in England several months.
Lieutenant Porter. who was a
graduate of the Greenwood High
School, attended the University of
Delaware before entering the Air
Corps.
Milford chronicle., 1944-08-04
Local Odd Fellows
Postpone Picnic
Affair viii Be Held At Bathing
Beach Next Wednesday

]. Lewis Wright Noble Grand of
Crystal Fount Lodge No. 10. l. o. o.
F., this city. in an announcement
released to the press today. stated
that the annual picnic and covered
dish supper. which had originally
been planned for Wednesday of
this week was called off because of
the inclemency of the weather on
that date, will be held next Wednes-
day evening, August 9Th.
The invitation to attend the pic
mic is only extended to the member
ship of Crystal FOunt. but the
members are urged to bring their
families. also cordially invited for
the evening of fun are the members
of Margaret Pyle Rebekan lodge.
The Noble Grand. says the plans
call for a real old fashioned picnic
with each family providing its
own food, which will be set up on
the tables served in covered dish
style.
The entertainment headed by
Jimmie Hall, assisted by Wallace
McFaul, Edmund Paquette. Ivan
Telling. William Dickerson. Frank
Harder and Edmund Walls. are ar
ranging a fine program. in which
each and every person present will
be able to participate.
Milford chronicle., 1944-08-04
Legion Membership
In State Totals 2,3O9
OF This Number 1853 Are Honor
ably Discharged Veterans

Inkerman Baily, adjutant of
Delaware, has sent additional
membership cards to Indianapolis
Headquarters of the Legion which
brought the total department MEM
bership TO 2,3O9 for the present
year. 1t is expected that the enroll
ment will reach $500 before
December,3l
OF the total of 2,309 LegiOnnaires
now in Delaware 463 or apprOxi-
mately 20 per cent are World War
IL veterans who have received
honorable discharges from service.
Delaware Post No. l with total of
LIZA members has 253 veterans oft
the present war enrolled cOmpris-
ing over 22.5 per cent of its MEM
bershiD. Nanticoke Post, No. 6.
Seaford, still leads in the proper
tion of World War IL members
with 80 in a total enrolment of
165.
Mr.. Bailey also sent to Indiana
polls -54 additional memberships in
the Sons of the American Legion,
the junior organization composed
of sons of Legionnaires. These 81
cards brought the SAL. member
ship total to 176 which Is record
Julius ]. Alpern is de-
partment detachment commander
Of this organization. His figures
show that 102 members of the S.A..
l.. now are in service.
Milford chronicle., 1944-08-04
Plane Crash Dairy Judging
Probe Denied Contest Won
By Navy Men By Local Youth
Local F. F. A. Group
Places Third In All
Glasses Competing In
Delaware.

The Milford High School Agri-
culture Dairy Judging Team won
first place in the State +. F. A.
Contest held in connection with
the Harrington Fair.
Floyd Blessing had the only per-
feet score of the entire judging
contest. taking top hOnOrs in
dairy with 100 points; Donnell
Calhoun was second with SO points.
The Milford Potato Judging
Team composed of OTville ShOckley
and Franklin Jones was second in
the potato Judging contest.
LinwOod Kennard and Burton
Coyerdale captured third hOnOrs
in swine Judging, while Samuel
COverdale and Robert Camper won
third in horse Judging.
Edgar Mills and Theodore Layton
won fourth place in corn.
Richard Emory and Jack Scar
borough placed fifth in poultry
Judging.
In school scores. Lord Baltimore
led with 1860 points. Caesar
Rodney second with l477.50 points.
Milford third with l265.75 points
Milford F. F. A. winners with ex-
hibits were:
First. alfalfa hay. Floyd Bless
ing; second. bundle of wheat.
Floyd Blessing; second. best peck
of rye, Charles Thomas; fourth.
best peck of soybeans. Theodore
Layton: fourth. red skin potatoes,
Samuel CoVerdale.
Milford chronicle., 1944-08-04
Orchard Spray Notes
Distributed In Kent
Work OF Extension ERtOmOlOgist
Is Available To All Orchardlsts

Work OF Extension EntOmOlOgist
Is Available To All Orchardlsts
The fact that the peak catch in
bait traps for second brood cOdling
moth appeared during the period of
July 23 to q in several orchards
indicates these insects are still
present in considerable numbers.
and fruit growers have been advis-
ed to keep their apple trees well
covered with insecticides.
This information was reported in
the recent orchard spray notes
which were issued by Paul l.. Rice,
extension entOmOlgist. and S. l..
HOpperstead, plant pathologist, of
the Delaware Agricultural Exten-
sion Service. and distributed from
the office of County Agent Russell
f. Wilson to fruit growers in Kent
county.
In orchards showing a heavy in
festatiOn of cOdling moth the use
of nicotine sulfate, Y pint to 100
gallons of water is recommended
do Il HiOliiiClucf vi 6tOWCio may uoc
summer oil emulsion, 3 quarts to
100 gallons of water, as an ovicide.
Either or both of these materials
should be used with the standard
lead arsenate combinations of or
4 pounds of lead, " pound of cop
per sulfate, and pounds Of lime.
Arsenical substitutes used as ad-
vocated by the manufacturer may
be employed in order to reduce the
arsenical deposits.
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Milford chronicle., 1944-08-04
POintLess Steaks
Haze Been Delayed
OPA Continues Ration
Values On Meats
Until Aug. 13

Therell be no ratiOn-free beef
steak or roasts for a couple OF
weeks at the earliest.
The Office of Price Administra-
tion announced last Friday that
the present ration point values on
all meat and dairy products would
be maintained until at least August
Is.
The War Food Administration
had ordered OPA to discontinue
rationing of most beefsteaks and
Ioasts by August l. OPA registered
vigorous protest, however, and
succeeding in having the directive
set aside temporarily.
OPA has contended elimination
on point values would disturb
cattle prices. VIA has argued the
move is necessary to free storage
space for beef.
Continuance of present point
values also defers a possible reas-
signment of pork loins and hams
to the ration list. The VIA direct
i've authorized such an adjustment.
Changes in the meats-fats pro-
gram were scheduled originally for
Sunday when three additional re-
stamps-A5, B5 and C5-becOme
valid. The stamps will be good in
definitely.
Milford chronicle., 1944-08-04
War Loan Goal
Exceeded In State
Delaware Over s2OO,OOO But L
Bond Quota Is Short

Delaware has made its Fifth War
Loan goal Of $4,000. 900. with $780,
900 10 spare. but its E-Bond quota
is still far from attainment.
Latest figures show that E-Bond
sales stand at only $4,000. 900, near
ly two million dollars short OF the
$S.000.000 target.
Sales to individuals have reached
SIG. 100000, the highest reached in
any war bond drive In this state.
During the Third War Loan Drive
the total was $15.S00.00O. while in
the Fourth Drive. 1t was $14 100000.
While 100000 of the $4,000. 900
quota represented e bonds, the
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Milford chronicle., 1944-08-04
Cooperative
Meeting To Be
Held August 8
Southern States Group
Will Hold Annual
Membership Meeting
In Grange Hall.

Members of Southern States Co.
operative in the Milford section
will hold their annual Membership
meeting, to which the farming
public is invited, in the Milford
Grange Hall. August at o'clock,
according to Clarence Jester of Mil
ford, general chairman of arrange
ments. Norman Grove of Milford
will preside.
The group will select from the
following nominees, together with
any named at the meeting, suces-
sOrs to the one member who is re-
tiring from the board. the nOmin-
ees are: George Robbins, and
Granville SchOckley, Milford.
At this time there will be cleo
tiOns to the Womens Advisory
Board. Nominees for the Advisory
committee are as follows Mesdam-
es Donald Jester. George Barnes,
Heyman Rosa, Milford, and Arthur
Webb of Glendale. The women on
this committee, together with those
on the other committees in South
ern States territory of Virginia.
West Virginia. Maryland. and
Delaware, are working under the
leadership of Mrs. Sarah P. Ellis,
director of Southern States Farm
Home Service.
The Southern States annual re-
port will be presented by District
Manager G. +. Benton of Sails
burg and also reports will be given
by the Cooperative Service Agency
Rev. Frank Herson of Milford will
give the invocation.
The two matters of policy to be
voted on are: l. In view of the
enlarged program expected of
Southern States Cooperative by its
shall patronage refunds
be paid in stock or cash? 2.
Shall Southern States Cooperative
shorten the period during which
lOting stock is left outstanding?
Present policy is to call stock at
lar value 10 years from date of
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Milford chronicle., 1944-08-04
Ralph G. Rust Resigns
As Salvage Director
Member of Governors Staff
Has Gone To Florida
To Recuperate

Lieutenant Colonel Ralph C.
Rust has resigned his position as
executive secretary of the Della
ware Salvage Committee. w. P. B,
and left last Friday for Florida for
an extensive vacation.
Colonel Rust explained last week
that he is relinquishing the salvage
post because of illness. He express
ed his thanks for cooperation re-
ceived from the public. government
officials. newspapers. and others.
l.. c. Hastings. industrial sal
wage representative of the w p B
in Delaware, will take over the
duties of Colonel Rust in the gen.
eral salvage field.
Milford chronicle., 1944-08-04
Restrict Gas For All
Cars Lacking Riders
Part OF A Program Announced By
Director Charles w. Hardesty

Beginning this week local ration
boards are using supplemental
gasoline for only 80 days to home
to-wOrk applicants who do not
have a full ride sharing arrange
ment.
This is part of a program an
nounced by Charles W. Hardesty,
state OPA director, to require all
hOme-tO-wO automobile drivers
to carry full car clubs"
The plan is part of nationwide
program to save gasoline and tires
by stepping up the efficiency of car
pooling, the Delaware office was
advised by the National OPA Office.
With the Inauguration of the
new plan, local War Price and
RatiOning Boards will be expected
to refuse full supplemental gaso-
line rations to Eome-tO-work
drivers who have not yet complet-,
ed full year clubs, Mr.. Hardesty
said.
Under the mileage rationing re-
gulations. Mr. Hardesty said,
drivers are required
to carry three riders in addition to
the driver. in order to qualify for
supplemental mileage.
During the 30-day period, all ap-
plicants who lack sufficient riders
will be expected to recruit their
car clubs to full strength. Their
they may return their applications
to the board. showing signatures of
three or more riders, and the board
will issue supplemental rations for
the three-month period.
If alternative means Of transpor-
tation exist, local boards. under
the new program, will be expect
ed to refuse supplemental rations
to drivers who do not meet the car
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Milford chronicle., 1944-08-04
Bacon Aiding
Policy Draft
For COP. At.
Dewey Farley.
States Chief Executive
On Three Groups Nam
ed At Governors Con-
ference Held In st.
Louis.

Twenty-six Republican governors
assembled in a political portentious
conference on Wednesday and inn
mediately split up into teams to
draft 14-pOint policy declaration
which is being designed to help
hoist one of their number, Thomas
e. Dewey of New York, into the
White House.
The governors were divided into
sub-committiees of four to eight
members to consider topics. Each
subcommittee was instructed to
bring in a report for adoption before
the conference concludes tomorrow
night.
The subcommittee will function
without chairmen, Dewey annOunc-
ed.
Bacon On Three Groups
Governor Walter w. Bacon of
Delaware is a member of the sub
committees on the national guard.
ON taxation and on social welfare
and public health.
Dewey and his running mate,
Governor John w. Bricker of Ohio,
already had formulated proposed
language for most of the reports. so
the New York governor said he
thought there would be ample time
to dispose of everything.
These are the IA subjects:
Agriculture, highways, insurance,
labor, national guard, public ex-
penditures, public lands, public
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Milford chronicle., 1944-08-04
Service Suppliers
Must File Prices
March 1912 Ceiling Prices Must BE
Filed With Local Boards

The Office of Price Administra-
tion advises suppliers of consumer
service that they must file state
ment of their March 1912 ceiling
prices with their local War Price
and Rationing Board, If they have
not already done so, Charles W.
Hardesty, State Director of OPA,
announced today. A copy must also
be posted at their places of busi-
ness. Suppliers who do not file
their March 1912 ceiling prices will
be subject to prices to be set by
the Office of Price Administration
Revised Maximum Price Regula-
tion No. 165, effective August lst,
IL revision of the former regula-
tion which has already established
ceiling prices for most services at
the highest price charged by the
seller for the same service during
March 1912 to a purchaser Of the
same class. The revised regulation
covers all services except those
specifically exempt by Revised
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Milford chronicle., 1944-08-04
10000 Heard Bacon
Praise Fair Exhibits
Chief Executive Landed Contribution Kent And
Sussex ShOLU Plays In Life Of DeIaWare; POIiti-
cal Leaders of Both Parties Present For Special
Program

About 10000 persons jammed in
to the fair grounds at Harrington
last Thursday afternoon heard
Governor Walter w. Bacon extol
the contribution of Delaware agri-
culture and industry to American
life and war, and praise the Kent
and Sussex Fair for its cOntribu-
tiOn to Delaware life in particular.
Seated with Governor BOcon in
the Governors box in the grand
stand was Lieut.-GOv. Isaac ]. Mac
COllum of Wyoming, who apparent
ly is assured of the Democratic
nomination to run against the Gov
ernOr in November.
The chairman for the day, Frank
C. Hurley of SeafOrd, introduced
Governor Bacon, who said that all
Delawareans are thankful that war
conditions again permit opening of
the fair after a twO-year lapse.
I'VE sadly miss the many from
our families who are absent in the
service of their country" the Gov
ernOr continued. II am sure that
this great group of Delawareans are
today praying for a quick and vic
tOriOus ending of the war which
will enable our boys and girls to
return to their homes and to their
normal occupations.
Praises Fair Service
Declaring that the fair is truly
most successful one. he said that
"any organization that makes it
possible for our folks to come to-
gether, to become better acquaint-
ed, to display and compare in
competition the products of
their skill and farms. to study new
methods and equipment, to be so
entertained as We are