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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-16
ROBERT L. JONES

Funeral services for Robert Lee
Jones. 81, who died Saturday at
ternoon at his home at III Nesbitt
Court, were conducted at 4 p. m.
yesterday at HarrelPs funeral home
by the Rev. j. L. Davis. He was as
sisted by the Rev. H. J. Wilson.
Burial was in the Prospect
cemetary.
Surviving Mr.. Jones are his wild
ow, Mrs. Gussie Jones; six daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Edna Cummings, Mrs.
Hazel Bryant, Mrs. Dorothy Mae
Turner, Mrs. Dorothy Smith, Mrs.
Mary Blanton and Miss Thelma
Jones, all of Wilmington; two sons,
William H. Jones, U. S. Army and
James F. Jones, Of Illinois and
eight grandchildren.
Pallbearers were members OF
the American Legion.
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1t is possible for a single female
housefly and her progeny to pro-
duce 1893, 720, 10000 offspring in
one season, from May to October.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-16
DR.. ROBERT T. ALLEN

LUMBERION, Feb. l5.-Dr. RO-
bert T. Allen, Sr., prominent Lum-
berton dentist, died at 7 pm today
of a heart attack. Funeral serv-
ices will be held 1920 am. Satur-
day at the First Baptist church
by DR.. Charles H. Durham, pastor
emeritus, who will lbe assisted
by DR.. J. Glenn Blackburn, pas
tor, the Rev. I. P. Hedgpeth, Bap-
fist minister, and the Rev. Edgar
B. Fisher of the Chestnut Street
Methodist church. Burial will be
in the MeadoWbrook cemetery.
Surviving are two sons, r. T. AL
len, Jr., of Charlotte, Henry Pitt
man Allen of Lumberton; two
daughters, Mrs. Knox Andrews OF
Lurnberton and Mrs. l. r. Burle-
son of Albemarle; one sister, Mrs
Stephen Mcintyre, Sr, of Lumber
ton.
DR.. Allen was born at Wake For
est August 10, 1875, the son of the
late Romulus L. and Telitha Nit
chell Allen. He was a graduate Of
the Baltimore College of Dental
Surgery as well as Wake Forest
College. He came to Lumberton in
1898 to practice dentistry, and was
married to Nettie Pittman of Lum-
berton, who died April n, 1913.
He was very active in church and
fraternal affairs, and was deacon
of the First Baptist church for Is
years. church clerk for 30 years,
and clerk of the Robson Baptist
Association for 40 years.
DR.. Allen was a 33rd degree Ma
son, past potentate of Sudan
Shrine, past master Of st. Aiban' S
lodge of Lumberton, of which he
was secretary for n years.
He was district deputy grand
ma ster for the 18th district of A. F.
and A. M. for Is years, and was
recently honored with a life men,
bership of St. Adams lodge Of
Lumberton. He was member and
past patron of the Oder of the Eas
tern Star, and was active in many
other fraternal and civic affairs.
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RETURN TO WORK

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Feb y,
w warlers s,, th,n 100 steel erection to-.
workers who left their jobs At .4 ~,
Pullman-stai-dard Car M.a'. me
turing Co. plant at Besssnsr Nc
day had returned to work .as s'A'
a union spokesman sad bsr. Wy
MI. Poarch, field represents,;r. A.
the United Steel Workers ,cIo ro'
said a meeting would be he'd e.
urday to arbitrate the disput. Is
German troops occupied
Poland, in World War I. we ~ . dg,1
en- out by the Russians. and Q At
won it back again. '-u men
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-16
Reds Claim 40, OOONazis
Killed Since Drive Began

Russian estimates of German
losses in equipment and weapons
were staggering. The Soviet In
formation Bureau and official com
muniques said the Nazis suffered
these losses in the past month, ex-
elusive of their losses at Budapest:
Destroyed Captured
Planes ..----- 1,069 1888
Guns --- 3, 400 2,453
Trucks ---- 24,96r $685.
Tanks ------- Is, 562 (des. or. dam.
In Budapest, the Russians cap
tured 296. tanks, 1887 guns and S.
600 vehices.
Signific the Russian cap
tured more planes on enemy air
dromes than they shot down-in-
dicating the speed of the advance
and the Nazis' shortage of fuel to
put their planes in the air.
The greatest German casualties
were inflicted in East Prussia,
where the Second and Third White
Russian armies together killed an
estimated $4,000 men and cap
tured more than $4,000.
German dead in World War
totalled 1,773, 700 men.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-16
MISS EMMA COPELAND


Funeral services for Miss Emma
M. Copeland, AZ, of 707 South
Fourth street, will be held Saturday
at IL a. m. from the Yopp funeral
home.
The Rev. Harvey Glazier will Of
ficate and burial will be in Bellevue
cemetery.
Surviving Miss Copeland are her
mother, Mrs. j. w. Copeland; two
sisters, Mrs. D. L. Rogers and Mrs.
w. D. Rogers, both of Wilmington;
and three brothers, Chief Yeoman
James w. Copeland, of the U. S.
Coast Guard, First Engineer Elmer
E. Copeland, of the U. S. Merchant
Marine, and F. w. Copeland. of
Wilmington.
Active pallbearers will be N. J.
Kelly, T. A. Rivenbark, Aubrey
Everett, D. F. Sandlin, Jr., o. D.
Curtis, and H. w. Primer.
Honorary pallbearers will be c.
H. Plat, W. E. Eagle, DR.. D. R.
Murchison, DR.. R. B. Rodman, J.
C.. Hardwick, Walter J. Hines and
vestry of the Church OF the Good
SHEPPARD.
JOHN L. BAREFOOT
# Funeral services for John l..
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-16
John E. SHANNON

Funeral services for John E.
Shannon will be held today at 10
a. m. at St. Mary's Catholic
church. Monsignor c. E. Murphy
will officiate. Mr.. Shannon was
auditor of disbursements for the
Atlantic Coast Line railroad.
Surviving Mr.. Shannon, who was
born in Savannah, the son of the
late John E. and Mary Ann Shan
non. are his widow, Mrs. Margaret
R. Shannon; two sons, George and
Thomas Shannon, both of Whining
ton; four sisters, Frances Shannon
and Mrs. Charlie White, Of Will
mington, Mrs. S. E. Smith, of West
Palm Beach, Fla. and Mrs. E. D.
Crubbs, of Ocala, Fla
The active pallbearers will be
Dan Lockfaw, w. F. Quinlivan,
j. N. Brand, Jr., George Daughtry,
Thomas Cox and James Tillman.
Honorary pallbearers will be
Jack Sweeney, w. D. McCaig, DR..
w. c. Mebane, DR.. w. Houston
Moore, DR.. D. R. Murchison, P. J..
Baschon, K. w. Price, Louis F.
Ormand, Albert Trundell, E. M.
Westbrook, A. R. Hardwicke, J.
T. Newland, w. E. Jenkins, Thomas
Mitchell, James Allen, E. A. And
erson, George B. Lynch, r. P.
Houston and ]. T.. Gholson.
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OBITU ARIES

Wells, with the U. S. Army in Ger
many.
Also surviving are six daughters,
Mrs. L. T. Lanier, Miss Lucy Wells
and Mrs. Mary Wells Rivenbark,
all of Burgaw; Miss Estelle Wells,
of Portsmouth, Va, Mrs. w. G.
Ludwig of Carolina Beach, and
Mrs. Ruby Fuquay of Wilmington.
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JOHN L. BAREFOOT
II Funeral services for John l..
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-30
Concert BY Choir
AT Wesley Church
hemberS OF Dover Church Will
Present Easter Program

The choir of Wesley Church. Do
yer, composed OF twenty five voices
will present an Easter evening con-
cert III the church sanctuary at
30 O'Clock. The junior choir of
fifty voices will assist The solo
lists will be Mrs. Ralph Day, so
prano: Betty Maris. contralto; Ed
ward SCanlOn, tenor, and Staff Ser
geaut Lewis Wells. baritone.
The concert will depict the story
of Holy Week beginning with the
Triumphal Entry and proceeding
through the CrucifiXion to the Res
direction. open the Gates OF the
Temple. sung by Sergeant Wells
will provide the appropriate in
PRODUCTION. The mood of the cross
will be portrayed by Mrs. Day in
the famous Negro spiritual, Were
You There" The choir follows with
Roberton's All in the April Eve
ming. and then sweeps to the eli
max of Calvary with two numbers
from The Messiah, He Was De
spisrd" and Since by Man Came
Death
CTurn TO Faye 6. Pleased
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-30
Red Cross Quota
Is Now In Sight
Dance Sponsored BY kiWaniS Club
TO Raise Fund Will BE Held
On ipril 3rd

AS the end of March draws near,
50 does the end of the Red Cross
War Fund Drive seem almost in
sight. Quotas are very close to
top notch and the chairmen in Area
are pleased with results LII al
most every case contributors have
given double and the big cuntribu-
tionS have exceeded those in other
years The dance given by the
KiWanians on April iii Narncy
Auditorium will give the fund Il big
boost by the &ift of the entire pro-
CtcdS from the evening enjoyment.
Music for this affair will be furn-
iShed by the Fort Miles Swing
Band, admission will be $500 per
couple. 40 tax
Funds turned in ON Wednesday
morning. as reported by Mrs john
Fry, are: l'rcderica. $360.3>; Lin
coin. $%35.05; k.lltndale, $216.63;
Harrington. $3O00. and Milford.
$S.0GJ. 10. Houston was the FIRST
to have 4 full report III and il was
$G9O.15 The Area quota of $l5.000
will be reached.
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-30
Officers And Enlisted
Men VIII BE Paid I'm
der Yerkes Bill; Band
Organization Is Also
Provided For.

Pay for enlisted men and otii-
GERS of the Delaware State Guard
during their summer tncampmrnt
at Bethany Beach would be- pro-
IIded under Il bill PASSED unauim-
ously Tuesday by Republican mem
bers of the Senate.
The measure. introduced hv
Senator Robert II. NcrktS Or
ioustonl, majority floor leader,
would appropriate $l0.p0U for each
of the next two fiscal years for this
purpose.
Senator Ycrkcs cNplained the
guard members draw no pay for at
tending drill, and the pay will be
an incentive for them To attend
camp next August. The camp pay
will follow roughly the old Ma
tional Guard pay he said, with
average pay for enlisted privatt9
Lrlng about IL per day for the
eight days
Another bin presented by Sen
ator IcrkeS. and passed ON Tues
day, provides for an appropriation
To carry on the functions of State
Guard Band. $2,5UO is the amount
OF the appropriation.
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-30
Aged Woman
Dies A ftcr
Auto CrasI h
Mary j. Dalling Of Near
Milford Succumbed In
Hospital Here La s t
Thursday Night.

Mary j. Dalling. age - years.
Of near Milford, died in the Milford
Memorial Hospital Thursday night
of hast week OF injuries suffered
when she was struck by an auto
mobile March ~. State troopers
said the woman was attempting to
cross North Walnut street. Milford.
when she was struck by an auto
mobile operated. they said. by Ed
ward +. Warren, OF Milford
Suffering broken ribs and inter
nal injuries, the injured woman
was taken To the hospital wher,
Size was 4 patient nearly two weeks
Funeral services were held il
the Berry Funeral Home, Milford
Tuesday morning. March -, at
O'Clock. lntelment in Mt. Moriul
cemetery. Philadelphia.
AT coroner's inquest held at
Milford City Hall last Friday eve
ming a verdict that Mrs. DalIing
came To her death from causes un-
known. was returned by the jury
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-30
Sen. Tunnel Leaves
For Caribbean Area
Inspection Trip TO Cover Property
Disposal. Airport Rights

Senator James NJ. Tunnel. as Il
member of a special Senate com
mittee to investigate the national
defense program. has left Washing
ton on an inspection trip in the
Caribbean area
Other members of the committee
are Senator James NJ. Mead (NYD,
chairman: Senator Homer ter&u-
son (MicM. and Peter Connolly,
counsel.
The committee will 20 to Cuba
Puerto Rico, Trinidad. Venezuela
Panama Canal Zone. and Guatema-
ia to look over L. S. naval stations
and military facilities. a further
purpose of the trip is to determine
airport rights and to study surplus
property problems in that area
Senator Tunnel recently return
ed from trip To Africa and Asia
in which he headed Il Sub-COmmit-
tee of the Senate War inVeStigatin1
Committee. making firSthand
survey of Army and Navy facilities
in the North African and Middl,
East theatres Of operations
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-30
Announce he
" miners In
4 III Contest
BridgeyiIle Girl And
HOckessin Boy Tie For
First Place In Ill Per-
SOnal Record Contest.

Betty Lou Nelson Of Brideevillp
aud Robert ThrompSun OF HockcS-
sin nave just been announced win
nrls by Il ii" Tor FIRST place in Del
HNurcS 1914 I'll personal record
contest. according to {. +. AlcCaul-
ty. county III club agent super
visor tor the Delaware A4ricultur-
al Extension Service.
Participants in the contest keep
complete account OF all money re-
ceivcd and spent by them during
the year. They We're Judged ON
ucatnrs' and accuracy of their rec
ords as well as on their use of the
money.
A total Of fourteen contestants
completed the work. From Sussex
county. Thclna krcWatch. RATHER
iue NrrWatch. and Robert kre-
watch OF DelmaI. Betty Lon Mel
son of Brid@tville: Ellen Carey of
Stocklty: Margaret Webb of Mil
ford and Mildred Smith of George
town. From New Castle county.
Joseph Mitchell. Barbara Thomp-
son. Robert Thompson and Jean
Ford of IIocktssiu, Rosemary
Johnson OF Talicyville; May Wal
ther of Pear, and Louise Powell OF
hesapcalte City, Md.
instruction and guidance on this
rruru To Page ;. l'l'-aSrJ
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-30

within Gn 10 - hours.
BctM cen 50 and - per cent CT
al cases ui maStiliS urc II result ol
% bacterial 2eIm known as Strrptu-
cucrl asalaCtiae, which can be era
Glcated from all heardS Othcr t!-
pes oI mastilis often require sprci-
al treatment, each herd presenting
an mdl| ldudI problem.
Mastitis is an outStandin4 cause
OF milk production losses. Control
and cladicaIi of this disease is a
vital part Of the Delaware Dairy
Production and l.iycstUck Commits
tee point program tor iHcreaS-
in% quantity and quality Of mllh
produced in Delaware and cllicicn-
CH OF production
About ~ per cent Of the milkin.
COWS III Delaware have maStitie
aCcurdln2 tu Il recent survey. II
the country u@ Il Whule, loss las
year amounted 10 over $2o0.U0U nUl
or enough milk to supply . million
people one pint of milk per day foI
Il year
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-30
3,74o Delawareans
Given Discharges
Selecti,e Service Head DiSclo>e~
Number OF Releases In State

col Albert ". Foreman, state
elective service director, has re-
,,utIy closed that 3.749 Delaware
mon and women have been dis
cllarecd from the armed forces and
s,ht into civilian life.
Since March |. - World War II
Veterans have been discharged
olnncl Foreman said. adding that
s. ol them have reported to the To-
cal draft boards. hut that four have
hot Yet rrportcd.
4 r,ouil'td hy law. every man
DISCHARGED tgom lhe armed forces
should report TO his Sclective Ser
'lcv Boar3 m person or hy letter,
itiIin 10 daN~ attcr diSchai&c. he
lid
Ey-sorvicc women are not re-
ouired by Jaw To report. but should
dc 50 il they desire aid in securing
lcemploylucnt.
Wien Il veteran receives Il dis
charge, he state director explained
his branch of the armed forces for
wards his discharge record To his
YtlcCtiNc service board
The reason why a veteran should
report to his local draft board. col
cnel Foreman declared, is that the
board must he notified of any
Change in classification on other
event which concerns him official
~ or personally.
Failure for the veteran, who up-
on discharge assumes the same OBJ
ll2ations 2S any other civilian. tt
register or to repair changes of ad
GreSs is federal offense.
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-30
Laboratory To Aid
State Dairy Men
Mastitis Diagosic Laboratory Has Been Estab
lishcd at Delaware Agricultural Exper
ment Station, to Assist State Dairyncn
In Graduating Dread Malady

TO assist local dlirNmrn III Cla-
uicuIIu. uaNliti~. lhr state Board
ul Agriculture ana other a@cnclt@
have coopcratcd in c::lahlishiu" a
mustlll1 diuYuu.tlc laboratory at
1tr Delaware A@ricuItuul ENpcll-
u!rut Station. Ihurou2h sclrhtitIc
diagnosis is cccs;ulY to lndicalr
the prcScuC" ct This disease and TO
Iccomurnd treatment. Under thr
present plan dairNmrn can have
this dia@no.iS made under super
vision Of Il mHstiti~ specialist E0-
wand : HIddlc, at small charge
per COW.
TO have COWS tested. dHirymtm
should contact local veterinarians
on tie laboratory in Newark Ster-
lie milk sample bottlc@ will be- sent
with instruction ion returning sam
pies BacttriOlu2ical examinations
will then hc made to determine
whether or not lnastitiS is present
and Wiat type of mathis il is. and
q report Nil hr made to the dairy
man and his local vctcrlnal l!a!.
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-30
Vessel Named
For This Civ
Passes Tests
Milford Victory" Sue
cesSfully Passed Rigid
Tests On Trial Run On
Saturday, March II.

Milford DclaWarr'S nlmcsukr.
on the hIeh seas. the :. :. Milford
Victory 40 foot long. sleek and
speedy cargo carrier ion war and
peace. is ready TO take hcr place on
sea lanes to our fighting forces oV-
crscus. She successfully passed a
series Of rigid tests in u trial run
on Saturday, March l.. in the Chcs
apcakc Bay.
For II hours. the "AIillord Vic
tory was put through her PAGES
hy a trial crew from the Bclhlc-
hem Fairfield Shipyurd. builders of
the ship. \ paimstukim& stan OF
technical experts were continuous
ly busy recording data taken from
various measuring devices aboard
the ship while show me" group
OF Maritime Commission inspectors
PASSED ON the performances indi-
Gated When the vessel finally rode
into the shipyard dock around GOO
p. III. She bore the stamp OF APP
proval of the Maritime Commits
sion'S trial board.
Included among a multitude OF
tests the "MilfOrd Victory was
called upon 10 execute were: 4 SIX
hour endurance run. n crash
st0p which puts the ships turbine
engines in reverse Immediately
following Il full speed ahead, an
chor test luddcr steering tests ant
Il full speed astrrn performance.
The Milford Victory has beer
delivered To the United States Mar
thine Commission and il Will b'
boarded and operated by Grac,
Lines The Master of the "MilfOrt
Victory" is Captain NJ b. NU@e ant
the chief Engineer is Richard An
dcrsun. both having had Il Ion.
and cOmucudlhlc record 1T sea.
The keel for the "Milfod Vic
tory" was laid on December -
1914: she was launched on Fchru
AIRY ~, 1943. and turned over I,
tn" Maritime Commission Narcl
~. with total OF s. days iron
kcrl-layiu@ 20 loading.
Miss Sara f. Grier of Milford
me sponsor of the ship is TN" frs
SPONSOR oI Il Victory ship o hc al
lowed tire opportunity 10 h' prr+
rui on thc day 'he ship was turned
over to the Maritime Commission.
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-30
Gordy Succeeds Early
AS Sussex Scout Head
Well known Sch00Iman Served *
District Chairman For Four Years

j. Franklin GOrdy was elected
the Del-Alar-Na COunCil. Boy
Scouts OF America. at a meeting at
Georgetown last week. succeedinS
albert Farley who resigned after
lOur years as District chairman
and two years in other capacities
in the Boy Scout Movement. karl
II. Brown. of Seaiord and Warren
g. Newton. of Brid2rville. were
elected vice chairman. Mr. Gordy' $
election makes him Il member OF
the tUuncil'S executive board
Sussex County Scouting has
n'ade an excellent growth under
Mr. Earleys leadership. New
Troops have been OrGaniled in
many communities. advancement
summer camp attendance have in
creased. and Clubbing has been III
trUduced for boys from g to II
years of age There are now Scout
Troops in BridGelille, Daeshoro
frank1ord. Georgetown, Laurel
IcWeS, Millshoro. Ocean View. Re
Eoboth. SVatord and Selbyvillr. ant
Gun Packs at Laurel. Ocean View
Scaford and Selhyvillp. The Da2s
horo Troop is at present inactive
Milton is the only community
whose Troop has been discontinued
H. recent years. The Dclmar Tru0I
Is affiliated with the Dcl-Mar-N;
touEcil's Salisbury District.
There are now SO Scouts anC
93 Cubs in 10 Troops and / Cul
Mir Gordy has asked for coopera
ton OF all ScouterH in the develop
ment of his District committee ant
Plan of action for continu
cG Scouting Development Nor,
troops and Packs will be or2aniz
eG where needed, and additiona
opportunities for leadership train
lh@ Will be arrauGed. 4 meptin!
VIII soon be called for appoint
m"nt of additional district officers
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-30
PFC. Chas. l.. Maloney
Was Killed In France
Magnolia Man Went Overseas Last
December

According To latest casualty re-
ports, Pie Charles Leonard Md
Ioncy IS years old of Magnolia
was killed in action in France on
March -
Private NHloucy. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Leonard Malonry of Mueno-
liza, entered the Army in l"43 and
trained AT Camp Forrest Tenn !,
with he infantry. before @olus oy-
erSeaS last l)rctmbcr II" was a
eladuatc oi Caesar Rodmcy IIi@h
SchuoI. Wilcr" ne was mcmhcl OF
The football ,c&m.
Ills father il proprietor OF the
liiljn2 station iJI north Of Mag
noii4 \ sister. .lts. George DAVIS
~ Fledctica. j. Il ,uraI nuu car
lies Ilie Hucle. OSCAR Mn3uncv 81
Ii5'o51. Drives tie Milford ,uEu-
'll,, ana is a d rcr tor. the Car
ilSI t'ir, Company.
Maiorcv attended school IN Mil
lord before ms family moved IL
Magnolia aud lud many friends IN
This city
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-30
Natl. Clothing Drive
Opens Here April |
Will Continue Throughout Month :
Goal Here Is One Carload

one of the most important pro-
iects of the war is the National
Clothing Drive under the direction
Of Henry J. Kaiser, appointed by
President Roosevelt. This drive
opens the first of April and runs
through the entire month. With
thousands of people dying of cold
III the occupied countries and the
extreme suffering OF little children
all OF us, 50 greatly blessed, are
willing and anxious to do our part
II giving to this worthy cause.
Any kind OF clothing is asked
warm quilts. blankets. pieces of
yard goods to Ee made into garm-
ents all are solicited. Shoes. warm
knitted caps. Scarfs; only shoes
without the extreme heel and open
toe and heel will be used, no derby
hats or fancy ladies hats can be
tIurn 10 Page i, pleasel
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-30
State Guard
Is Granted
More Trucks
By yCovernment
Equipment Will Be Used
To Move Guardsmen
To Camp; Schedule Of
Federal Inspection Is
Released.

The Delaware State Guard has
received 20 one and one-half ton
trucks from the Army, in place of
20 older type trucks.
The State Guard now has a fleet
Of % trucks and eight motorcycles.
The transfer of the trucks be-
tween Fort Dix. New Jersey and
Wilmington was made by State
Guard motor vehicle drivers under
direction of Captain Leroy W.
Lowe, Quartermaster Detachment.
assisted by Second Lieutenant
Francis j. Reese, Company +. The
trucks will be used for the trans
Ter of personnel and equipment be
tween the aImories of the state ana
the Bethany Beach National Guard
camp to be held in August by the
State Guard.
Col. j. Paul IIeinel, commanding
officer, State Guard will represent
Brig Gen. Paul r. Rinard adjutant
general, at the annual conference
oi the Adjutant Generals ASSOcia
tion of the United States to be held
at Des NOines, Iowa on April %
25 and 2G.
The annual inspection of the Del
aware State Guard has been com
pleted. Preparations for the federal
inspection also are being cumplet-
ed. Federal inspection will be:
Company b. Dover. April 9; G, Mil
ford, April (; ID. Middletown. April
3; G Newark. April II, all Wi.
nington units. April IT.. and +,
New Castle, April H.
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-30
Kent Firemen Are
Helping Red Cross
Collection AT County Meeting Over
%3O: Fire Marshal Bill Backed

A collection for the Red Cross
netted $30.2l at the meeting OF
the Kent County Volunteer Fire
mems Association at Marydel last
"Wednesday night. The Marydel
company, baby" member Of the
county group. was host A dinner
preceded the business session
Joy of Life" was the topic of
an address by jerome Frampton,
president of the fredericksburg Fire
Company and also chairman of the
Red Cross drive in his area
Lee Harmon, president of the
host company. introduced the fol
lowing visitors: John Whitney
Ridgely; John Bonner, Preston
Md; George Mayr. Easton, Md
Chief Snowberger of RidgeIy, Md
Frank G. O'Neal, Harrington; State
President Herald Birmingham. o1
l.ewes; State Vice President Free
Brown. Wilmington; State Secre
tary w. w. PettyjOhn, Dover: State
Treasurer {. NJ. Johnson OF Mag
noiia. and State Fire Recorder
Layton Baynard of Mt Cuba.
Also the directors of the Ken
County Association: John Morris
Smyrna; George Swain. Harring
ton; Ted Holland. Hartly; Jane!
McIlvane, Magnolia. and William
Kirk Caleb W. Johnson respond
ed to the gracious welcome given
by Mr. Harmon
New schedule cards were distri
buted for the ensuing year. Dis
cussion was held on pending leg
islatiOn supported by the firemen
The group expressed approval o
the pending fire marshal bill. Th
April meeting will be held at Hart
ly.