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Milford chronicle., 1945-05-11
Sen. Tunnel Issues
Peace Statement
DclaWare'S Senior Senator Stresses
Terrible Costs OF War

The collapse has arriN we'd, The
German tnslavement of free people
is over.
This war was the outGroWth of
personal ambition coupled with Il
feeling on the part of the German
people that the peace of Versailles
had been unfair. The cost OF this
terrible protest can never be APP
ProXimated. The cost in money is
greater than all the money Of the
world. The cost in suffering and
wounds has been beyond human
conception. The cost in tears. heart
earnings, loneliness. cannot he
calculated. The cost to servicemcn
III the broken chains OF business
ana professional Lille is the great
est i'll history. Mothers. fathers.
brothers, sisters, wives. and other
relatives of SerViCemen have been
spared no hardShips. Butcherics OF
civilians along racial lines have
been unprecedented The displacr-
ment and confusion of Government
can nave no reCOmpenSe These
costs are final and irreparahle. No
acts OF revenge can in any manner
bring satisfaction to the injured
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Milford chronicle., 1945-05-11
E. d. Wiley Heads
Legislative Bureau
appointment 0i Former Congress-
man Made BY Gov. Bacon Yesterday

Earle D. Wiley, former Judge of
Common Pleas Court of Kent COun-
ty. former member of Congress.
ana attorney for the Legislature at
the last session, has been appointed
Executive Director of the Le2iSla
tive Bureau of Delaware by Gov
crnor Walter W. Bacon, effective
yesterday. May 10th.
The Bureau was set up under the
provisions Of Il bill passed at the
last session of the General Assem-
bly,. The measure provides that
the bureau shall be composed of the
Governor. the President PROTEIN
of the Senate. who is Senator Harry
II. Mulholland Of Milford. and tn"
Speaker of the House of Represent
atives Chester V. Townsend. ,Ir., OF
Ocean View. and paid executive
director. The Governor, Senator
Mulholland and Representative
Townsend hold membership on the
bureau only during their tenure of
office.
The Bureau is designed to aid III
preparing measures for presenta-
tiun to the Legislature III advance
of the c0nvenin2 date. thus elm
mating some of the rush to fill out
bills. that usually occurs during the
session
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-11
To Increase Purse At
Della. Park This Year
3O.Day Meet Approved BY Conn
mission After Ban Is Lifted;
Opens Tuesday. May 29th

Delaware Park is planning to in
crease the purses Of its Is stake
races this year, il was learned We'd
nesday night as track officials
rushed preparations for the open
ing of the 30-day race meet on May
20.
Two events Wednesday cleared
the way for the track to open for
its usual season. First came the
lifting of the horse and dog racing
ban by Fred NJ. VinsOn, director OF
War Mobilization and Recover
sion. This was followed by the ap-
prOval by the Delaware Racing
Commission. of the license applica-
ton of tEe Delaware Steeplechase
and Racing Association, operators
of Delawa Park.
Edward j. Brennan. racing secre-
tary. and Gil Haus, placing Judge
who is assisting him, were planning
increases in the stake values last
night Their recommendations will
be submitted to the directors OF
the association.
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-11
Kiwanians To Sponsor
Chicken-Waffle Feed
To Benefit High School Athletic
Fund

If vul like chicken and wattles,
next Friday evening will he your
golden opportunity to fill up. That
evening. May lSth at the Odd Eel
lows Hall from $50 TO 500 p. III.
lAr Kiwanis club is serving 10
benefit the High School Athletic
Fund.
Equipment and supplies are bad
" needed by the athletes and tlP
fiwanis club is endeaVorinS in
this manner to raise the necessary
tunds to procure same.
The menu is, chicken and waf-
files. salad. coffee and ice cream
and all You can eat. for $l.00 fol
adults and half price for children
Under twelve.
Various members of the clut
lave been appointed TO superintenC
the dinner. Poultry procurement
Dave Greene: other food supplies
Ford Sewell; printing, Frank Jack
son: tickets. Claude Beswick anC
Al Humes; advertising. Bill Love
waffle mixing, Perry Ra2ains
waffle cooking. Joe Dare; tiCke
takrr. Ninal Bennett.
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-11
Most OF Kent County
Boards Candidate In
cumbents; Three Vie
In One Area.

The Kent county school elections
in the Dover. Caesar Rodney. Har-
lington. and Smyrna Special School
Districts tomorrow. Saturday. May
-. Will be uncontested. the list of
filed with Clerk OF
Peace John II. Leverage reveals
Mrs. Charlotte TUllrr will be un-
in the Dover district to
succeed Mrs c. Leslie GOOden who
does not seek return to the board:
T. Edgar Townsend is without Op-
position for recollection to the board
of the Caesar Rodney district, and
EllWOOd Gruwell is the only can
didate for election to succeed Fred
{. Powell on the Harrington board.
They will be elected for terms OF
-four years.
Clayton. Smyrna TO Fleet
Four candidates have filed for
the Smyrna Special School Dis
trict which will elect its board this
year. The incumbents, Walter w
HynSOn, Harvey c. Jones. Dr.
Clarence J. Pritchett, and Mrs
Helen b. HalmOnson. are candi-
dates. The Smyrna and the Clay
ton districts lie partly in Kent and
New Castle counties The original
law failed to cover for such an OV-
crlapping situation and the board,
of the two districts continued ap
pOintive until the new law wa!
passed two years ago.
In the Clayton district Charlie:
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Milford chronicle., 1945-05-11
Fisher Gives
Report On The
Infantile Drive
Grand Total OF S7,736.S3
Collected In Sussex
County During The
Past Drive.

John Fisher. acting chairman OF
the Sussex County Chapter of the
National Foundation for lnfantile
Paralysis. released a report on CON
tribuuOnS made in the recent drive
at a meeting OF the Milford Rotary
{ luh on Monday evening. The grand
total OF $7.73G.S3 is made up of 10
cal collections amounting to 81
100 %, and theatre collections OF
$3.327 .G3. In 1914 local contrihu-
tions amounted to only $G9.71. The
names of the various clubs and
towns with their chairmen. fol
lows:
Bridgeville kiwanis Club spon-
sored the drive with Medford Cam
as president and chairman OF the
local fund, $l2S50
Delmar Century Club. sponsor.
Mrs Oscar Thomas. president, and
Mrs J. +. Fox. chairman OF local
fund. $l20.35.
Dagsboro Lions Club, sponsor
j. Cordrcy McGee president. and
a. r. Hudson. chairman of local
fund. $214.00.
Georgetown, sponsored by vari-
Gus organizations, with Horace
Dixie and James Goslee S'cO-chair-
men, collected $3S0.1S. Theatr,
fund, $23o.N4; total, $GllO2
Greenwood. sponsored by loca
people. Mrs. Clara l.. Coulter. chair
man. $500.
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Milford chronicle., 1945-05-11
K 0 t arianS S
Hear Phone
Co. Executive
Theodore Collins Tells
Service Club "There's
More To A Phone Sys-
tenn Than A Phone"

Theodore Collins of Dover. 1Or-
merly of Milford. and manager of
the Diamond State Telephone
Company in lower Delaware was
guest speaker al the weekly din
ner meeting OF the Milford Rotary
Club on Monday evening. The pro-
gram was arranged by George T
Macklin. Highlights of Mr.. Col
Inns address follow:
Today. in this country, there are
over 500 900 families waiting Tor
telephone service. Over 5000 i'll
Delaware. Telephone instrument
has 37i separate and distinct parts.
Represents only So Of the total
equipment necessary to furnish tel
ephone service Behind seach tele-
phone instrument lies a world OF
itself. Il world OF intricate meChan-
isms. Years of scientific research
and the talents and energies of lit
orally hundreds of thousands OF
trained personnel.
Western Electric Company. man
ufacturerS of telephone equipment
produce in two weeks more than
was produced during the whole oi
World War |. Navy used 700 tC
500 warships equipped with 1916
telephones in one landing opera
ton against Jap held stronghold
in the Pacific These 4S,lG6 tele
phones were connected by some
5000. 900 feet of telephone cable
Of various sizes. each size contain
ing varying number OF wires
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Milford chronicle., 1945-05-11
Women's Clubs Meet
At Dover On May IL
Mrs. j. II. Blair Buck Will Ad-
dress Session

The Delaware State Federation
OF WOmen's clubs will combine the
annual meeting and the last eXecu-
tive board meeting for the calen-
dar yet;r when the members come
to Dover on Thursday, May Il. Mrs.
Phillip Cannon Elliott. the preSi-
cent, has called this joint session
for the one day. At 9 the Executive
Committee will meet in Dover New
Century club for short session
and will be adjourned at 9:45 to
assemble i'll the State Legislative
Building at HOO for the general
meeting. Governor Walter Bacon
will welcome the members and
Mrs f. H. Buchanan. president Of
Dover club will also Sive a greet
ing and Mrs. Ethel Belts of Mills
horO will respond. Mrs J. ID. Blair
Buck. national vice president. and
Mrs. ,'emes Il. Carmark. national
chairman of safety will present
national viewpoints. Mrs. Lawrence
Smith. past president of the Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary will speak on
the G.. |. Bill of Rights while Miss
Ann tiror. of Washington will
clarity many points on the Dunn
barton Oaks proposals. The Delmar
Choral Society will furnish the mu-
sic for the afternoon session when
begins at two. This will be an in
teresting and informative day fol
the members of all Delaware clubs
who will attend.
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-11
annual Conference OF
w. S. c. S. On May IS
Session Will BE Held In
Grace Methodist Church
In Wilmington

The annual conference meeting
of the Woman's Society of Chris
tian Service will be held in Grace
Church. Wilmington. on Friday.
May Is. The executive committee
will meet in Grace Church House
at 9:45 with Mrs. Ralph l.. Minker.
president of the conference socie-
ty. presiding. Luncheon will be ser
we'd there at 1880. Mrs. Harold
Metcalf Of Pittsburgh, Northeast
Jurisdiction president, will be the
speaker at the afternoon session.
which begins at two. Her subject
will be Don't Miss the 10 :45." Spe-
cial music for the afternoon SeS-
sion will be a solo. The Lords
Prayer" by Melotte, sung by Mrs.
George w. Kinder, accompanied by
Mrs. Emmett f. Hitch Mrs. Earl
Shockley of Easton will have
charge of devotions for the after
noon. Members of the society from
all parts OF the Peninsula Confer
ence are expected to attend this
meeting
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-11
Kent Reports Corp. Stanley
Few School Hllmmel toCive
Poll Contests Recital Here
Accomplished Pianist To
Appear At High School
Auditorium On Thurs
day, May II.

Corporal Stanley ID. Hummel of
the Dover Army Air Base. who pri-
or to his entrance into the armed
forces. was one OF the leading
young concert pianiSts in New York
City, will give d recital III the high
school auditorium. Milford, next
Thursday evening, May Il, at N:l5
O'Clock.
The program follows:
Melody Gluck -Sgamhati.
Song Without Words McndeIs-
sohn.
Rondo Capriciosso Mendelssohn.
Sonato in a Flat Major Opus %
Beethoven: Andante with var
iation), ScherZO, Funeral March.
ROndO.
Four Preludes Chopin.
Nocturne in + Sharp Major ChO-
pin.
Scherzo in b Flat Minor Chopin
InttrmiSSiOn.
LiehStraume- List.
The Juggeress Moskowski.
May Night Palmgren.
Blue Danube Waltz Strauss
ShultZ Evler.
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-11
Sussex Dairy Herds
Are Great Producers
Produced 391 ,2239 Pounds Of War
Food During April

The Sussex County ID. ii. |. A. S
report for April as prepared by
Franklin league. Herd Tester
showed that 397 ,239 pounds uf
milk and lG,863.4 pounds of butter
fat was produced during the
month. There are twenty-thrce
members of the Association with IL
total Cf 527 COWS on test for the
month. OF this number the Holster.
Herd of Tull Brothers, SeafOrd. led
with a high monthly average Of
1924 pounds Of milk per COW. 5.
Ralph Hill. Seaford. ranked with
1862 pounds per COW.
The leading herd in butterfat
was S. Ralph Hill with 49.9 pounds
with Willin Brothers, Longacre
Farms, taking second with 43.l
pounds of butterfat. The highest
individual COW, in both milk pro-
GuctiOn and butterfat. is owned by
s. Ralph Hill. producing Il hiah
average of 22GS pounds of milk and
90.1 pounds of butterfat. A close
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Milford chronicle., 1945-05-11
applications For
Hedrn Education
Fund Are Invited
Milford Business Man
Established Fund To
Aid Worthy Children
Of This Vicinity; Must
Apply BY May %.

The following statement made
today by the Milford Trust Com
pany. serving as trustee of the Lou
der ~ IIearn Educational Fund. is
self-eXplanatory
Resolved. That the Milford Trust
Company as trustee OF the Hearn
Educational Fund, established un-
der the will of Louder y. Hearn
authorizes the following announce
ment:
The will of our late fellOWtOWns-
man. Louder y. Hearn. provided
for Il trust fund. of which the Mil
ford Trust Company is trustee, 10
be known as the Hearn Educational
Fund of which the income is TO be
used in helping and assisting the
worthy and deserving white boys
and girls of this vicinity III seCur-
ing an education. Mr. Hearn's will
stipulated that the trustees were To
use their Judgment i'll the distribu-
ton of the income so as to do the
most good.
Pursuant to the terms OF this be
quest the Milford Trust Company
invites applications for the financial
assistance of the Hearn Education
al Fund from the boys and girls OF
this vicinity for the furtherance OF
their education. Applications
should be sent to the Hearn Edu-
catiOnal Fund in care OF Milford
Trust Company. The final date for
the receipt of applications to be
acted upon this year will be May
%.
Blank forms of application will
be sent to interested persons upon
request.
The trustees will under no cir
cumstances. accept any application
after aforesaid date of May.
In accordance with Mr.. Ilearn'S
intents. no restriction upon places
or fields of study is made; il is the
trustees desire that the funds al
it's disposal shall be granted to the
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Milford chronicle., 1945-05-11
II. 7. Bt,sI, Dies
" as Chairman
OF W ar Finance
Heart Attack Fatal To
Farmers Bank Presi-
dent In Home Near
Centreville.

Henry T Bush, q years old. pres
idcut uf the Farmers Bank OF Del
aware in Wilmington and chairman
OF the lJrlaWar Wal Finance Com
mitttr died suddenly Monday NOR
ming. May :. shortly before / o'clock
from Il heart attack III his home
near Ccu1rcvillr on the krmnctt
Pike
Although always active in com
munity affairs. especially in the
furthcruncr oi art and music. Mr.
Bash however. WAS particularly
well known throughout the state
as chairman OF the war finance
committee.
He WAS named Il dollar-a- year
chairman Of the original Defense
Savings Staff in Delaware in Jan
uury. 1912. by Secretary of the
Treasury Henry Mor&enthau.
Later. il became known as the
Delaware Wan Finance Committee
and with him as its active head, il
successfully promoted five state
wide war bond drives.
These include the drives from the
Second 10 the Sixth. The first wal
loan drive was a quiet one and
was not promoted in public.
Active Iii Current Drive
AT the time OF his death, he was
very active in the current 1th Wan
Loan drive and spent considerable
time and many days attending con
war finance cOmmittee in the Hote
DUPONT.
In 1906 Mr. Bush married Miss
Lydia Moore and they had one son
Henry T. Bush. Jr.. now a lieuten
ILL.,.
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-11
2
Men Killed
In A ct on
Pfc. Clarence Kemp, Pri-
vate Robert VI. Tee Are
Listed AS Slain In Bat
tie For Germany.

PFC. Clarence W. Kemp. son Of
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Kemp OF
was killed in action in
Germany. according to govern
ment telegram received by his par
rnts on Sunday. April 2@. Private
Kemp Was born in Harrington and
attended Harrington High School.
He entered the service on July q,
1913. at Fort Dix. \. j.. then was
sent to Camp Grant. Illinois. and
back to Fort Dix in October OF l943.
He went overseas III March OF 1874
His parents received notice that
Private Kemp was missing on No
Vember "A. 1914 He was in the
medical detachment of the 35Nth
Infantry. 90th Division, Third Ar
my. His last letter home was on
November -, 1914, mailed from
France. He has three sisters. a
muther-in-law. Elisha r. TOomtY.
who is now in the United States,
a returned casualty. and expects
10 get ii discharge in the near fu-
ture. He was the only son OF Mr.
and Mrs. Kemp and the family is
very much distressed over the loss.
An infantryman. who had been
overseas less than two months,
Private Robert NJ. Tee. Is years
old, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Tee of Harrington. has been re
ported killed in action in France
on February t. the date he was
previously reported missing.
Private Tee entered the Army af-
ter having tried to enlist in the
Navy. He was graduated from the
Harrington High School last June
entering the Army June 23. Attel
arriving overseas he was tranSter-
fel. from the field artillery To The
infantry. He was believed to have
been serving with the Third Army
when he was killed.
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-11
Milford +. +. A. To
GiUe Radio Program,
Local Group Will BE On
The Air Over WDEL May
- At One O'Clock

one of the outstanding activities
for the year Of the MispilliOn Chap
ter will be a radio program to be
presented over Station WDllL, in
Wilmington, on May %, at one
O'Clock =. m. The theme for the
program will be The Value Of
Records in Herd Management.
This broadcast will be part of
the regular extension service ser
les OF programs sponsored by the
Wilmington station.
The following boys will partici-
pate: Robbins Webb. Donnell cal
hOun, Jack Short, Ralph Fry, Rob
ert Camper, William Bowman. and
their advisor. Marvin G. Callis.
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-11
Mrs. Henry Parker's
Mothers Day Tribute
Milford Woman Expresses Her
Feelings ON Historic Day

Mrs. Henry Parker, who has CON
tributed several articles to the
'hr0nicIe columns. has written the
following in honor OF Mothers
Day, this Sunday. May l3. and the
Nation Wide Day Of Prayer as or
lainrd by President Harry $. TIu-
man in his We Day proclamation.
Mothers Day Tribute
Mothers Day. May l3. and that
word "MOther' is the sweetest and
most sacred name in any language
and always has been since history
began. and May Is was appointed by
our president as a day of prayer,
that we should give thanks ior the
great victory has come. But a great
er day is coming. Let us all pray
for complete victory, so We will all
awake some morning soon in a
world of peace. so that all our
loved ones may return home. AS on
This Mothers Day the greatest gift
any mother will receive will be
her sons return home. SO proudly
Xe hail our gallant men and wo-
men who have joined the COlors III
he cause Of freedom. to help
achieve this great victory.
They have travelled the globe fan
and wide.
Seen colors bright and true
But no colors wave in the air
AS proud as the Red, White anC
Blue
Three cheers for our flag as VIZ
raise il high,
It's glorious cOlOrs against thu
sky
Emblem of liberty. justice ant
right
The heart of the patriot thrill
at the sight
Red for the Bold and the sure
White for the fair and the pur
Blue for the true and the just.
EXalt it-protect it we must
And to this nag:
Long may she wave DER the Ian
OF the tree-and the home of tn
brave"
Mrs. Henry Parker
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-11
Notice To Persons Having
Men In Service Who Have
Il Milford p. O. Address

In the extra edition of the Milford Chronicle
which we published Monday and the special
edition which was put in the mails on Tuesday, we
printed list of service and women serving
from Milford, and those whose home post office
address is Milford.
We know that this list Incomplete and
desire TO have 4 correct group if possible.
We plan to print these pages good grade OF
paper and GIVE THEM ERl.l: OF CHARGE to
those who desire them
In order that we may correct this page before
printing, we Will hold the forms until Friday of
next week before we put them the press.
If YOU have 4 relative whose name is not in
the list (and who was served by the Milford posi-
office before he entered the >ervice) won't you
communicate with us once:
MILFORD CHRONICLE PUBLISHING CO.
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-11
Colored p. T. A. Will
Meet Tomorrow
Prominent Educators will Address
All Day Session In Dover

'Parent-Teacher Leadership in
the Present Crisis" is the theme OF
the annual conference of the Della
ware COlOle ed Congress of Parents
and Teachers to be held tomorrow,
Saturday ut State College, Dover.
Mrs. William w. NJ Henry, state
president. announces that guest
speakers will include Dr.. AlphOnse
Heninbur2, field secretary for the
National Urban League of New
York City and former assistant to
the president of North carolina
State College for Negroes at Dur
ham. who will talk at the morning
st ssiOn. which begins at 10000 o.
clock.
Principal speaker for the after
EoOn meeting will be Dr.. Ira De a.
Reid. a we'll known professor Of so
CiOlOgy at Atlanta University, AT
lanta, Georgia. Included on this
program will be songs by Miss
Katherine BeSsellieu OF Smyrna
and group singing led by Mrs. Eta
A. Wooden, instructor of music at
Howard High School, Wilmington
Greetings will be brought to the
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Milford chronicle., 1945-05-11
Elwood F. Nelson
Heads Family Court
Present Head Oi Juvenile Tribunal
In New Castle Assumes Duties
July lSt

GOV. Walter W. Bacon Wednes-
day appointed Juvenile Court Judge
Elwood +. Nelson. of Wilmington.
as Judge of the New Castle County
Family Court, effective July l when
the new tribunal is set up in aC-
cordance with the law passed by the
General Assembly last month.
Judge Nelson. 81 years old. is Il
native of Selbyville. and has de
gree in law from the University of
Virginia, He was appointed to the
Juvenile Court bench two years
ago.
He served a term in the Stat"
House of Representatives III 1923.
He is also prominent m the Meth
odlst Church, the MasonS, the
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Milford chronicle., 1945-05-11
Donnell Calhoun Is
F.F. "A. Meet Winner
Champion OF Delaware In Inter-
state Dairy Heller contest

The local agriculture boys are
very proud to announce that Don
nell Calhoun was the state winner
in the Interstate Dairy Heifer Con-
test, conducted for students in Del
aware last year. This was award
ed for outstanding project accom-
plishments and carried prize of
$4,000 for the purchase of pure
bred calf.
Donnell also won $25 war bond
for the best project record book
entered in the State Farm Credit
Administration Contest A $500
county prize was awarded to him
i'm the same contest.
The awards were made by Paul
NJ. EIOdgson, state advisor. at the
state f. f. A. business meeting
held al Caesar Rodney school on
April 81.
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Milford chronicle., 1945-05-11
Real Estate Board
In Kent Organizes
G.. Leslie GOOden Is Elected
President At Meet
ing In Dover

AT meeting held in the Dover
City Hall on Thursday May 3, the
Kent County Real Estate Board
was organized by the election of
the following officers President,
G. Leslie Goodcn, Dover; vice pres
idcnt. Ezekiel HUM. Camden; trea-
surer. j. NJ. Bennett. Wyoming; {;
secretary. Mrs. Fannie ID. Har-
rington, Dover; directors, Ernest
V. Keith, Dover; Ollie Loose,
Smyrna. and Andrew COuhey, Do
yer. Committees were appointed
for the various activities and the
board plans to meet on the first
Thursday of each month.