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Detroit evening times., 1945-07-15
DUPLEX RoOMETTE NOW

Another sleeping car innovation
i, tie duplex Ioomctte car which
has private room accommodation
Win complete washing and toilet
facilities AZ a cost approximately
the same as a lower berth
For overnight travellers who
do not care 10 engage sleeping
car accommodations. there IS Tho
now air-conditioned "day-nlte
coach. II has "chaisc Tongue
seats. designed after thorough
studies ot body contour
Instead Of = common wa>hroOn
a. eacn end of the coach th,
car has three private dressing
rooms for women and three Ton
men.
The sage Who remarked Fate
cannot harm me, I have oneo
today" never ate ln wartime
dining car. However, present
annoyances will be largely erad.-
Gated as soon as The War Produr-
tion Board lets the car builder,
get in thelE lIckN,
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-15

government. Once the war
time manufacturing restrictions
are lifted, he announced, the
company will be able to turn
out between 175 and 200 new
type passenger cars a month.
The railroads have long had in
mind the keener competition
which air transportation and bus
lines will give them when the
shooting stops. This. as well as
the customary desire Of progress
sive businessmen 70 ] m prov @
their service 20 the public, has
prompted them 10 prepare well
IN advance for the postwar period
The revolutionary new type OF
equipment takes several forms.
For instance there is tho three
tict sleeper with a capacity OF
A. hcrihs tthe largest present
two.tlor sleeper has 3 bcrthSl
which viii lower the cost Of
sleeping accommodations These
bcrthS are air-condluoned, easily
accessible and Individually pri-
Vatc
The thrce-uer sleeper is built
in the style Of European cars
with the aisle on the side BY
day il is o CoUlortablu coach.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1945-02-02
George 7. Macklin
Addresses Rotarians
Club Member Reviews Edward
SHOWS Book On Russia

The members of the Milford RO-
tary Club were afforded the oppOr-
tunity this week of hearing book
reviewed by an expert Member
George +. Macklin, speaking on
Roscoe CallOway's program. re-
viewed the Edward Shows book on
Russia
In his review, Mr.. Macklin
brought out many hitherto UNI
known phases Of Russia's political
and economical life. which were
discovered by writer Snow and
PASSED on to the reading puhlic in
his volume.
Response to Mr.. Macklin's splen-
did review was given by J. Herbert
Nichols.
Next week the program will be
in charge Of Mr. Nichols, who has
gone to a great deal of effort to
prepare an interesting program.
George r. Sheaffer has accepted
the scout master role for the club
sponsored troop and has great
plans for the future.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1945-02-02
BrOiIer Count Is
NOlU Al rs Million
Equals Jan. |, 1871, Total,
And Shows Big Increase
Over December Figures

About $4,000 900 hrOilCrS were on
band in Delaware January |, 1913
as compared with l,000,O00 last
December and 5000, 900 January
|. 1914. the Delaware Crop Report
ing Service disclosed.
Total movement of chicks into
hrOiIcr houses ON tNc peninsula
last December WAS we'll above that
ct The same month in l|li On
January | 81 per cent of usuablc
capacity was filled as compared
with T. per cent month before
and 60 per cent year ago.
The age OF the chicks on hand
January |. the service reported,
WAS distributed as follows: One To
3.Our weeks. 80 per cent; five to
eight weeks. 2S per cent: nine to
II weeks, % per cent, and over. II
weeks - per cent. The average
marketing age is about II weeks.
The average price received for
brOilers, with producers now opcr-
ating under the Army sci aside or
der, was 1916 cents January az
compared with 2S.5 last December
! and 28.0 d year ago Baby chicks
declined from $3.50 to $3.50 pei
100 in December. Feed prices aver
AGED $3.62 per 100 pounds on Jan
Gary !, one cent more than Deem
Der ] and 30 cents less than a yeal
before
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1945-02-02
Butter "Crisis" Looms
For All Civilians
Industry Sees 1915 Ration Reduced
To Less Than pat" Per Day

The nations civilians face Il
1919 ration OF less than one pat Of
butter day, spokesman for the in
duStry said this week as they an
nounCCd they had urged "immcdi-
ate federal action to relieve tn"
butter "CriSis
In kilograms to governmental
food production and pricing agen-
Cies. the spokesmcn. representing
the ov"r-all butter industry com
mittce. urgently rcqucsted' mca-
SurcS ito encourage. not discOur-
age butter production"
Al a special meeting the com
mittee. representing the American
Butter institute National Coopcra-
tive Milk Producers Federation.
and the National Creameries Assoc
ciated. advocated; Increasing the
base price Of butter by six cents
pound and increasing the prOduc-
ton payment ON butterfat sold for
butter
Dr. H. A. Ruehe. institute secre-
tary. said government policies now
III effect discourage" production
and thai the loss in butter output
last wear was 322 600. 600 pounds
more than all the butter taken fOl
the armed froceS and lend-leaSe-
! 2S7 600 Goa pounds
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1945-02-02

Sergeant Al Dcnncy Jr.
% years old, son of Al Den
ncy Of Milford, and Il cousin
of W.. NJ. IIugg. Jl',. OF Mil
ford. recently reported miss
irA by the War Department.
has been reported killed III
action in Belgium on oi'
about January l. Young
Dcnncy attended Milford
schools. was Il member OF
Battery +. l9Sth Coast AZ
tillcry. Delaware National
Guard. and went into the
Regular Army when the reg
inent was fcdcraliZed. Di-
rcctly following Pearl llar-
Dor the unit was sent 10
Bob Cat" Island in the
South Pacific and Dcnncy
served with honor and dis
tinctiOn there. Returning TO
the States upon completion
OF his units mission on Bob
Cat" he asked 10 be trans
ferred to tie ParatroOpcrs.
and because OF his fine rec
ord and physique. his re
quest was granted and he
was thoroughly trained Tor
that branch OF the service.
and then sent to the Euro
pean theatre of action where
he continued TO serve his Ma
ton with bravery and honor.
until his death.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1945-02-02
Three FUemcn From
Fort DUPONT Missing
State Police ScOur Roads
In Search For Civilian
Employees

Three civilian members Of the
Fort DUPONT fire department are
missing. They are: Alfred RhecS
Bradford, 46, of South Bowers
Road. near Thompsonville; Harold
Harrington. AZ, of Frederick, and
Carroll Norris, 46, Of Magnolia.
They disappeared last Thursday.
They were to have reported back
for taIty Sunday morning. When
last seen they were in Harrington's
car. with Delaware license number.
55-l7S. The men were planning -
visit their homes.
State Police spent the early part
OF this week securing roads be-
tween Delaware City and their
homes.
Norris has wife and daughter
in Magnolia. His son was recently
killed in action in France. Brad
ford has three children, Melva Jane
Is, James e.. II. and Alfred RheeS,
IT.. II. Ills wife is Mrs. Elizabeth
{ ass Bradford His mother, Mrs
Margaret Bradford lives at Az
West Twenty~Second Street. Will
mingG'n.
Harrington has two children, u
married daughter and another ID
ycar-Old daughter
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1945-02-02
Casualties In
State Are Now
Listed At l,6Ol
With SIS Dead
Seven Hundred Ninety
Eight Wounded, 143
Are Missing, 125 Cap
tives, New TabulatiOn
Shows.

Delawarc's World War IL casual
ties reached SOL, including 53j
dead. it was revealed this week al
ter four additional soldiers were
announced by Delaware families as
wounded in action in Europe The
number of dead is now twice that
of World War | when approximate
ly 260 were listed as fatal casual
ties.
The Delaware casualties, tabu-
lated 10y Edward l.. Parker. grave
recorder for the Veterans of For
eiSm Wars and the United Spanish
War Veterans of Delaware, also in
cludcs 793 wounded, 143 men miss
ing, and l25 held as prisoners of
war.
or the 535 killed. a total of 307
are announced as having lost their
lives in action while u dsed from
wounds received in action. Plane
crashes killed As men; Is others
died as Il result of motor vehicle
accidents. and 3S died from ill
nesses. The total figure also in
cludeS those who died from UNI
known causes.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1945-02-02
W. {. Newton
Fills Vacancy
On Phone BID.
Head of BridgeviIle Firm
Well Known Through
out State, Is A Della
ware Graduate.

Warren c. Newton. head OF O. y.
Newton q Son Company, Bridge
willie farm and poultry supply
house. has been elected d member
of the Board OF Directors of the
Diamond State Telephone Com
pany at the monthly board meeting.
He fills the vacancy created by the
death last November of Colonel
Harry H. Cannon. also of Bridge
Vile
Mr.. Newton. who is we'll known
throughout the State, particularly
in agricultural circles. is also
president Of the Delaware State
Poultry Association, president OF
the PcninSular Horticultural So
city. vice-prcsident of the North
east Poultry Producers Council
secretary and treasurer of the
Poultry Breeders and IIatchcrs q
Delaware. and president of the
Ncttco Hatchery Division, Inc, o
Delaware
a graduate OF the University O
DclaW he is now yice-presidcn
0l the thlFftSltyS BOARD OF ! rus
tees. and is d former president o
the I'niversity's Board of Trustees
and is former president of tn
Alumni Association and Il fOrme
member Of the State Board OF Edu
cation. He is a director of tn
Farm Credit administration, Sec
ond District. and Il member of tn
Board of Trustees of the Delawar
State Hospital. He is member O
the Masons and the Tall Cedars O
Lebanon.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1945-02-02
Motor Vehicle Head Asks
Early Action On Those
Expiring On March
Thirty-first.

The persons owning Delaware
registrations which eX-
pirc on March 81 will be aiding
themselves as wei as the Motor
Vehicle Dcpartmel if they will
have their rCgistlat on renewed ear
ly. according to George 5. Williams.
motor vehicle commissioner.
More than Onc-half of the regis
tratiOnS now in effect in this state
will expire for the quarter ending
on March 81, according to the rec
ords in the Motor Vehicle Depart
ment
Mr. Williams pointed out that the
registrations can be renewed now
by mailing the application for the
renewal which is attached to the
present registration card to the
department or the branches in Will
minGton. Dover. and Georgetown
IT is not necessary for the mo-
tor vehicle owner to wait until
March to have the registration re-
ncwcd stated Mr.. Williams. "Witl
the large number of eXpirations tt
be handled by the present cur
tailed Staffs in the various offices
some motorists who wait until The
final days to send in their rcncwa
applications might find their appli
cations being delayed with the re
suit they would not have their re
ncwals before the expiration date.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1945-02-02
Many Groups Support
Social Hygiene Day
Boards Oi Educati0m> And Health
And Parcnt-Teachcr Group Are
Among Those Listed

With the hops of cnlstinS
churches. schools and mayors all
over Delaware in the observance of
National Social Hygiene Day on
Wednesday. February :. Dr.. Edwin
Cameron, executive secretary of
the State Board Of Health. an
nOunceS that his organization. as
member of the state committee,
has mailed out packets of informa-
ton about Social Hygiene Day 10
ministers. high school principals
and mayors all over the state.
In the accompanying letter Or.
Cameron points out that health de
partments are doing their utmost
to control and treat veneral di-
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1945-02-02
State Troopers Made
$3.50 Arrests In IA
Increase Of 80 Per Cent Over 1913 With
Reprimands Shown In Total, Warnings
Increased 105 Per Cent; Accidents Rise.

Although the state police organ
lzation has been handicapped by
shortage of men. the large increase
in arrests and rcprimands was
made III an effort to keep accidents
AT as low q point as possible.
Another important factor in the
auto accident situation disclosed
III the report is the growing mum
Der of defects found in autOmO-
bilcs involved in accidents.
Mr.. Haviland pointed out that
some vehicle defect was present III
cars in If per cent of the accidents
which occurred in the state in
1914. In the pre-war period de
fects were seldom present in more
than 80 per cent of the cars in
Volved in accidents.
OF especial Importance i'll re-
ducing accidents due to defects OF
CTurn It Page 3. PlcaSeb
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1945-02-02
Senator Buck
Extols Y alue
OF The Press
Was Speaker At Annual
Meeting OF Del-Mar-
Va Association Held
Last Saturday.

The Importance OF the press in
giving y true picture OF what goes
on politically. was stressed by /.
S Senator C. Douglass Buck last
Saturday al the luncheon meeting
OF the Del Mar-Na Press Associa-
ton in the Hotel DUPONT. Whining
tom.
He declared that the freedom 10
think and speak and write The truth
is as vital as our daily bread"
State Senator Robert II. Icrkcs,
of Houston. managing editor OF the
Milford Chronicle and Milford cor
respondent for the Wilmington
Morning News, was elected prcSi-
dent of the association.
Senator Ycrkcs succeeds \. Q. H.
Gl'lcr. an editor Of the NcWSJOur-
nat Papers. other officers elected
are. +. \. Culver. OF the Democrat
ic Messenger. Snow Hill. Md. vice
presidents; W. Murray Metten.
News Journal Papers. secretary
treasurer. directors. Mr.. Gricr, G..
Arthur Mcdaniel. Of the Times.
/ cutldlSDUlS, Ntl.. anu u. itl Sudl
Townsend. OF the Milford Chron-
icle.
Mayor NJ. J. Frankovich. cNccu-
tive officer of the Second Frrrying
Group New Castle Army Air Base
Described the services OF the All
Transport Command.
Gerrish GassaWay, secretary
manager OF the Wilmington Cham
Der OF Commerce. thanked the press
for promoting good will and help
ing TO form public opinion. He rcat
a prepared statement by Colonel }
c. Wickcs OF the Delaware State
News. Dover.
t. : R~prcscntativ" Philip y
Traynor and Captain j. Duffy o
Fort DUPONT also spoke.
Assistant City Solicitor Leonard
SC. Iagncr OF Wilmington. brough
1Tu.u to- i'a4t e. l'l-asc1
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1945-02-02
School Bus Operators
Discuss Pay Increase
Kent County Group Met At Caesar
Rodney School Last Friday

Most Of the school bus operators
of the state are working on Il price
schedule of 10 or more years
standing and. thermfo'e are the
lowest paid group in the state with
no prospect of an increase except
by Legislative act. members stress
ed at the first l945 meeting of the
School Bus Drivers and Owners
Association of Kent County in Gaze
sar Rodney School last Friday.
A number of representative of
the Sussex and New Castle County
organizations attended the meeting
at which officers for the year were
reelected and the condition of
equipment and general operation
service were discussed in detail.
Members pointed out that the or
ganiZatiOn is benefit to the COM
munities of the county, contribut-
ing to the betterment of service and
better understanding among all.
Committees were appointed for the
year.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1945-02-02

Troopers of the Delaware State
Police made 6.050 arrests i'll the
calendar year of 1914, an increase
OF 80 per cent over the number IN
1913.
Rcprimands warnings OF viola
tons or near violations given mo-
t0rists in 1914 were 46.3S7. an in
crease Of l0j per cent over 1913.
In the face of these substantial
increases in arrests and reprl-
mands. made to increase safety on
the highway. there We're 1890 mo-
tor vehicle accidents in Delaware
outside Wilmington. an increase oil
~ per cent over the l.l66 OF last
year.
The figures on arrests. reprl-
mands and accidents for 1874 are
contained in the annual report Oh
superintendent Paul W. Havlland
Delaware State Police.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1945-02-02
Local Child Dies
From Crash Injuries
Robert Brartlt, Of Shawnee, Struck
BY Truck Driven by 4. Ncs>ick

Struck by truck when he ran
in front of the vehicle. Robert
Brandt. age }. of Shawnee Road.
Milford was injured fatally last
Sunday.
The child died several hours al
ter the accident in the Milford Mc7
forial Hospital. Troopers who in
vestigatcd said the truck was Op-
Grated by Arthur Messick. 81 years
old. of Houston. who was driving
west ON Route &c. when tn" boy
ran in front of the vehicle Farley
r. Galloway, Milford. is the Owner
OF the truck
The Delaware Safety Council
said the death Of the child brought
the total of traffic fatalities fOl
Delaware for this year to five II
the corresponding period last yca'
there were IT, The boy was the
first child killed in an auto aCCi-
dent in the state this year
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1945-02-02
Presbyteridns VIII
Observe Prayer Day
Union Meeting Will BE
Held In Local Church
On February rs

The World Day of Prayer will be
observed by a Union meeting held
in the First Presbyterian Church,
Milford on Friday, February IL at
; y. M. The idea began in 1887
when one women called all of the
women in her denomination in the
United States to pray for their own
Mission Work one day. Two Bap-
fist Women leaders, with the rare
genius for seeing that peoples of
all lands are pretty much alike,
came home from d trip around the
world with the suggestion TO meet
one day around the earth in true
Fellowship. sharing one an0thers'
concerns.
In 1920 The First Friday in Lent
was chosen as the date for this
time of intcrCcssiOn and SO today
II different countries receive and
MS" one universal worship for in
tcrdCnOminatiOnal meeting.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1945-02-02
Food Stamps In
Future To Be
Good Only For
Four Months
Is Attempt BY OPA To
Eliminate Buying
Rushes; Sugar Period
Extended From 2 1-2
To ; Months.

The Office of Price AdminiStl'a-
ton has reported Ead news for
housewives who like To hoard their
food ration stamps for Il big buying
spree
1t has announced that all food
stamps hencefOrth will be cancell-
ed four months after valuation.
giving housewives only 1G weeks in
which to use them. The order
makes it impossible for consum-
crs To save large numbers of
stamps for future use Red tokens
are not affected.
The agency also ordered a Slight
reduction in sugar ratiOnS. Sugar
stamps. heretofore validated every
2112 months. now will become good
at the rate of one every three
months.
In line with the new directive.
OPA announced that sugar stamp
80 i'll Ration Book will be good
for five pounds beginning Febru-
airy | and ending June ,. Stamp
"a. hitherto good indefinitely, will
be cancelled February Is.
Another sugar stamp is expected
to become good May !, OPA said
but stamp 80 must last aiedt two
weeks longer than stamp "a. which
has been good since November l6
The OPA formerly used the sys
tenn OF cancclling food stamps after
specific intervals but discontinued
it last spring. 1t was revived t
eliminate backlogs of unused
stamps and to lessen the chance o
consumer buying rushes.
Grurn IL I.n.n 3 LlenS.i
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1945-02-02
Mrs. Sarah Cubbage
Passes At Wildwood
Was One OF The Founders OF The
Methodist Church There

Mrs Sarah +. CubbaGc. 81 years
old. widow of former State Repre-
sentative Luther Cuhbage. died at
her home at MillW0Od early last
Thursday morning. January %. al
ter lingering illness, due to d
heart condition.
Mrs. CubhagC was we'll known
throughout this section, having re-
sided on farm at Wildwood for
many years. She was one of the
founders of Wildwood Methodist
Church and instrumental in having
that church built as we'll as the
community building at wildwood.
Interested in all religious and so
cial affairs at Wildwood she was
the outstanding resident of that
rural community.
She is survived by six children:
Mrs. Louise FarrOw of Wildwood
Mrs. Jennie Short of Lynch
Heights, Mrs. Walter Dill of Lynch
Heights. Richard Cubbage of neal
Milford. Samuel CubbaGc Of Mill
wood and Alton Cubbage of Shrcvc-
port. La. one sister, Mrs. Ella
Webb OF Wildwood, and one bro
Their. Ponder Thomas of Frederick
Funeral services were held al
the Berry Funeral Home. Milford
last Sunday afternoon at 2;30 o.
clock. with Roy. Or Frank HersOn
pastor of the Avenue Methods
Church of Milford officiating. il
the absence of. her pastor, Rev. \
c. Benson, of Houston, who is ser
iously ILL., lntcrmcnt was made il
odd Fellows cemetery, Milford.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1945-02-02
Thos. Russell Gets
New Position
l. appointed Rural Industries SUI
pcrIi>0r For STATE

Thomas Russell, manager of
both the Dover and Georgetown
Offices of the t. 5. Employment
Service has been appointed rural
industries supervisor for Delaware
according to an announcement by
Elmer H. Smith. area manpOwer
director.
Russell. who has been in charge
of the two offices since 1898, will
retain his duties as manager of
both offices in addition 10 the new
office. As state rural industrial
supervisor, Russell replaces John
p. Benson. the state veterans en-
plOyment representative. who com
bined his veterans duties with
those of the rural industries.
Benson, facing more and varied
duties in regards to problems of
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1945-02-02
Three ,Juries
Are Drawn In
Kent County
County Panels For Feb
ruary Sessions Lists
Six Women A Ong
Those To Serve.

SIX women are among the per
sons drawn for jury duty in the
Kent county courts by Jury Com
Walker l.. Miftlin and
Wilbur + Jacobs The grand jury.
petit jury and special jury were
empanclcd by the commissioners.
The grand jury will serve
throughout The year while the petit
jury will serve at the February
term Of court as will also the spc-
cial jury in event there is a SEES
sion of the Court of Oyer and Ter
miner at tn" February term.
The list Of jurors follows
Grand jurors First District
Howard Jones; second. Arthur r.
Dawes, third. Edward Nucklcs
fourth, Charles g. Moore; fifth
John G. Wallace: sixth t,lw0od
Jester; seventh. Harry Johnson
eighth. Nelson NJ Hammond
ninth. William H. lIumrs; tenth
George |. Hill.
Petit jurors: First District. Mrs
Gladys Johnson. Harry Slaughter
Helen J. Rowland and Grover
King: second, Frank Shakespeare
Raymond Hall, Mrs Leon DcNal
niger and Kenneth Il. FULLER; third
Mrs Raymond Mahrcy. Earl Ely
Jacob Crosslcy and Edward +
Macklin, fourth, Herbert ID
Churchman, Mrs. Antoincttc 10
vets. John Mathancy and r. ROLAND
Knots: fifth. Calvin ID. Marvel
Charles Harris, Thomas Q. Gle
mcnts. and James Thorpe; sixth
Raymond Paskcy. Paul Hughes
Clifford Ford and Keith Webb; sew
enth, Grirr S. Minner. Frank Webb
and Toner Schneider: eighth, Er
vim Ennis. Clarence Forrest an,
Claude McINaine: ninth. IOwar
Hopkins, II. c. Miller, and Agnc
w. Naue; tenth. Harvey l.. Warner
William Bi&@S and Isaac Jester, Jl
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1945-02-02
Crystal Fount Will
Hold Annual Banquet
Affair viii Be Held In North Wal
nut Street Temple Next Thursday

Crystal FOunt Lodge. No. 10. |.
q. q. f.. Of Milford. is holding its
annual banquet in the temple ON
North Walnut street on Thursday
evening. February s. Discontinue
ing this annual affair previous to
the war its revival has brought
forth much favorable comment as
it was always looked forward to as
an enjoyable party by the mem
herShip. The Milford Grange will
furnish the dinner.
y prominent speaker has been
secured to deliver the Grafton A
program of entertainment will fol
low that is above the ordinary.
Wallace +. McFaul heads the en-
tCrtainmcnt committee. with Henry
w. Wilkins. chairman Of the ban
quot committee. who will serve as
postmaster. Noble Grand Donald
Donovan will present and intro
ducc the speaker.
Admission is by ticket and they
can be secured from any member
Of the fraternity.
Grand Lodge officers and other:
prominent in the affairs of the fra
ternity will attend