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Milford chronicle., 1945-07-20
Nehemiah Walls
Found Hanged
Veteran OF World War | Is Al
legged Suicide

Nehemiah Walls. 81 years old,
well-known Milford handyman.
was found dead by hanging last
Friday i'll Il garage in the rear of
the Hotel Windsor on \. W. Front
street The body was identified by
Mark l.. Davis, for whom Walls
had often worked Known as
shorty" to Milford residents,
Walls was Il veteran of World War
The body was removed to the
funeral parlors of William A..
Berry
Funeral services were held at
the William A. Berry. Jr., Funeral
Home on Monday at = p. m. with
Rev l.. +. Werner. pastor of Cal
vary Methodist Church. officiating.
lnterment in Reynolds cemetery
near Ellendale. There were mill
tary services at the grave.
Mr.. Walls is survived by two
uncles. Alfred Walls of Milford.
and Fred Walls of Bridgeville as
we'll as several cousins.
A corOner's jury enpaneled by
Kent County Coroner Edgar n
Smith on Tuesday evening. re-
turned verdict of suicide by
hanging. Herman Johnson was
foreman.
Milford chronicle., 1945-07-20
Damage Heavy
As Rains Continue
Throughout State
NOTICE TO PERSONS
SENDING THE PAPER
TO SERNICEMEN

The Milford Chronicle is
very anxious to have every
one OF its overseas subscribe
trS receive their paper as
soon and as often as pOSS-
iblt Certain Army Post OF
lice regulations now require
that all publications be adj
dressed with the permanent
a L. .. numbers. a great
many Of the SrrVictupn OH
our mailing lists have only
temporary a +. O's. those
with five numbers. They
Will not receive their papers
because they will not be
forwarded on from the Army
post offices i'll New York and
San Francisco. Therefore.
We are taking this OppOrtun-
ity to ask the families of all
our servlremeu subscribers.
who have recently been sent
overseas to call, write Or
stop in the Chronicle office
to give us the correct ad
dress and A + o. of their
SerViCemen.
Milford chronicle., 1945-07-20
Young Adults Plan
Weekend arley
Leaders Selected For Conference
At Wesley College July 2S-29

With THE Church and Personal
Growth" as the theme, young
adult weekend conference will be
held at Wesley Junior College July
2829 under the direction OF Meth
CdiSt Board of Education. Follow
ing are the conference leaders:
The Reverend J. NJ. Kay, Worton.
Maryland. dean: the Reverend
Paul W. Policy. Jenkinstown, Pa:
the Reverend Richard NJ. Green.
Dover; DR.. W. p. Roberts, confer
ence director of adults, Chester
town, Maryland; William b. Simp-
son, Camden; Alberta {. Johnson,
MarShallton; Mary Section, Dover.
Stanley b. Sutton, CheStertOWn,
Maryland; DR.. Vincent ID. Parker.
Newark; Dr.. Donald W. Lyon, Will
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Milford chronicle., 1945-07-20
Don HolzmueIler
Lands 112-Ib. Tuna
Milford Insurance Executive And
Party We're Fishing Off Ocean city

Don IlOlAmutller. local insur-
ance executive, and sportsman,
while fishing 35 miles Oft of Ocean
City, Md. last Thursday, July T.,
in the company OF DR.. George Cross
of Chester. Pa, and RehobOth, and
Jack Tubbs of Selhyville and Re
hObOth, landed tuna that weigh
ed H. pounds, after Il hard fought
battle
The party was fishing from Il
boat owned by Captain Talbot Bunt
ing and captained by his brother.
Captain William Bunting, when
the strike was made
According to Don, who with his
family, is sulnntring at RehObOth
the fish, which has been cut into
steaks, will he the main piece de
resistance" at the weekly dinner
meeting OF the Milford Rotary club
next Monday evening, July %.
Several times in the past few years
the ROtarianS have enjoyed tn"
fruits OF Don's prOWtSS rs hsh-
rrman. Don is treasurer and a
charter member of the Milford
club
Milford chronicle., 1945-07-20
Wheat In Some Places Is
SprOuting In Shocks;
Continued Downfall of
Rain Will Ruin TOma-
toes And Cucumbers.

Farmers throughout the Delmar-
va Peninsula began adding up
Their crop damage today as heavy
rain beat against their flooded
helds for the sixth successive day,
harmlng wheat, peaches. tomatoes
and other crops.
Rainfall OH various parts of the
peninsula has ranged from four to
eight inches and there is prospect
of more
In the upstate area SO far this
month the rainfall has already eX-
ceeded the total for all of July
last year. The amount from the
hrSt OF the month to "Wednesday
night was SIS inches about half
OF which fell since Sunday. That
was St. Swithin's Day. According
to legend, il it rains on St SWith-
ms Day the land is III for another
40 days of rain. While the weather
man doesn't look that far ahead,
the forecast for today is warm and
humid with scattered Thunderstorm
erS.
Crop damage has been wide
spread but not great in quantity
so far, although it will increase
sharply if the rain continues an
other two days. county agents
said last night.
Ripened Wheat Affected
Ripened wheat was the most
generally affected crop. with most
of the damage in New Castle cOun-
~ where the grain is grown in the
largest volume. Ralph Watson.
New Castle county agent. said that
some Of the shocked wheat has
started sprOuting because of the
wet weather, and will undoubtedly
be graded down on that account.
Wheat in the fields has been
knocked down by the rain so that
ii will be difficult to harvest il
with combines. he added Another
two days OF rain will mean serious
damage 10 the crop in the county
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Milford chronicle., 1945-07-20
Sen. Jas. M. Tunnel
Broadcasts Sunday
State Senior SOIOn Will Discuss
United Nations Charter

Senator James NJ. Tunnel OF
Delaware will broadcast over sta
ton WDEL, Sunday, July -, at
$50 y. m. to discuss the United
Nations Charter. drafted at the
san Francisco Conference The
Senate Foreign Relations Commit
tee, of which Senator Tunnell is
Il member. recently completed
hearings on this treaty at which
time both opponents and propOn-
ents appeared. The treaty is eX-
pccted to be taken up in the Uni
ratification
Milford chronicle., 1945-07-20
Butter At 16 Points
New Plan For Meat
Increase In Bread Price Looms; /;
Strengthening Widened

Stores are selling butter at lG
ration points pound, beginning
Monday, as the government put in
to effect Il major segment of its
plan to improve the meat situa-
ton.
Elsewhere on the food front. the
Republican congressional food stu
dy committee issued statement
saying that IAN increase III the
price of bread and reduction III
the quantity produced may result
from gailure of the administration
to provide adequate sugar supplies.
The reduction from "A to 10
points for creamery butter is eX-
pected by OPA to prevent deterio-
ration in retail stores during the
season of peak butter production.
Farm or country butter remains
unchanged at T. points pound.
and margarine continues at IA
points.
Big Increase In Butter Due
A ten-million pound increase i'll
civilian butter supplies is expect
ed next month, OPA said, as the
result Of cut in the amount or
dered set aside for military use
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Milford chronicle., 1945-07-20
Ag. Dept. Says Soap
RatiOning Unlikely
Reason No One Has De
viSed A Successful
Ration Scheme

American housewives may be
having difficulty buying soap. but
the government has no immediate
plans for ratiOning, the Agricul-
ture Department said this week.
The reason, according to Will
liam a. Met tOnologue, Il soap Off
clal. is that no one yet has devised
a successful ration scheme
Surveys conducted by the de
partmtnt and the Office of Price
Administration show that the in
dustry is distributing supplies as
fairly as possible through a vol
untary program. The government
doesn't think il can do any better.
American soap supplies for l945
are estimated at about Is per cent
less than last year and % per cent
below pre-war. The armed forces
buy 80 per cent of all yellow laun-
dry soap produced.
The soap shortage stems from
the critical shortage of fats and
oils. No relief is in sight until
far into 1916.
Milford chronicle., 1945-07-20
More Dressed DIR. Tarumainz
Poultry Now Reports For
Availabl His Committee
President OF Council OF
Executives of All State
Agencies I4auds Cover
nor Bacon.

take pleasure in submitting
herewith my report of the actlvi
ties of the Council for the past
four years:
On July :. l94l, for the first
time in the history of the affairs
OF the State of Delaware. Cover
nor walter W. Bacon organized
two separate councils, the Council
of the Presidents of the Boards and
the Council of the Executives OF all
state Agencies The Governor re
lursted both councils 10 establish
4 team %nrf. To learn how to CO.
operate and coordinate their el-
good standards, and eliminating
duplication and unnecessary work
During the first few months the
councils discussed many problems
on the basis of pre-war conditions /,
while during the last 3la years the
councils considered problems di-
rcctly involved with war situations
and postwar planning
With our entry into the war. the
councils organized adequate tech
nic to assist various communities
i'll any type of emergency.
AT the same time the councils
discussed matters pertaining tt
salaries and wages. working hours
and conditions and retiremen'
plan for all employees OF the state
The nrSt postwar program pre-
sented to the General Assembly o
l943, included many new buildings
additions and remodeling of oil,
buildings for various institutions
however, it did not include tn,
needs and requirements of th'
ilMrn 70 Pave & Plea.el
Milford chronicle., 1945-07-20
Delaware Sets New
Bond Sale Record
In Mighty Seventh
Final Figures Shows A
Total Of $75,893,OOO;
$32,S93,OOO More Than
Quota For State In The
Seventh War Loan.

Chalking up new high i'll war
loan results. Delaware corpora
tlons and residents invested $75,-
""G3 900 i'll bonds during the Seven
til War Loan drive, $32,893,O00
more than the Treasury had asked
the State To raise.
The Seventh War Loan had
brought special drive. Donald, +.
Ross, chairman Of the Delaware
War Finance Committee. reported
upon receiving the final tabula-
tions from the Federal Reserve
Bank. Mr.. Ross reported that since
May, 1871, Delaware corporations
and individuals loaned the govern
n.ent Il grand total OF $466. .495. 40
in all types of securities.
Included i'll this huge figure is
SS5, ,539. 900 worth of r. bonds the
peoples bonds 1t is estimated that
al least 85 per cent of this is still
being held by the public.
Il believe" he said, that despite
reduced employment rosters III tht.
Delaware area, that the public re-
spOnded not only because they
were prompted by thrift and say
ings, but because they felt it was
their way of backing Out attack
upon Japan
Several thousand volunteers
throughout the state who helped t.
make the Seventh War Loan a sue
cess We're praised by Mr.. Ross.
While the $l0000000 + bond
goal was not reached, the states
final figure in this category Of
bonds rose to almost $4,000. 900.
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Milford chronicle., 1945-07-20
1t. VIM. K. kenton Is
Awarded Bronze Star
Milford Soldier Decorated For
HerOiSm Displayed In Germany

First Lieutenant William X.
kenton, 25. of Milford, has recently
been awarded the Bronze Star for
htruiSm in action on April T., l945,
near Cohurg. Germany by Major
General Willard &. Wyman, COM
handing general OF the list lntan-
ny Division
The communication for Lieute-
nant kenton, husband of Mrs. Jean
kenton and son of Mr.. and Mrs
William L. Kentun of East Front
street. Milford, reads:
"On l. April l945, Lieutenant
kentOn hastily organized and led
Il platoon of odd available elements
of Company y. 5th Infantry, to-
eether with two supporting tanks
in the taking OF several buildings
known to be occupied by sniperS
and SS troops. Lieutenant kentOn
demonstrated great courage and
leadership and tactical skill i'll
the planning and executing of the
attack He exposed himself repeat
tdlV to enemy fire in causing the
tanks to maneuver properly. Final
~ he led a squad III the final as
sault of building detinetly known
to contain enemy"
Serving i'll the army since Janu
AIRY %. 1871, Lieutenant kentOl
Went overseas in February of thi:
year is currently assigned to Com
rany A. Fifth Infantry Regiment o
the list Division.
He attended high school in Mil
was employed as a machiniSt il
Milford
Milford chronicle., 1945-07-20
Market To
Open Here July 28
Will Be .ocated On Lot Next TO Plaza Theatre,
Farmers Interested Can Register AT Plaza
Theatre Or Chronicle Office

ter III person or by phone at the
office of the Plaza Theatre, with
Mayor r. c. Evans. phone Milford
Il. or at the business office of the
Milford Chronicle. phone Milford
- or 20 There will be charge
OF $l.o0 for each registration This
viii cover a period of -four Satur-
days. This money will be used to
pay the salary of a cleanup man
Oh the lot
1t is believed that the market
will provide source OF 1ood to
local residents, at the present
time denied them. and at the same
time will give farmers in this area
an outlet Tor their surplus farm
products
Milford chronicle., 1945-07-20

In an effort to alleviate the local
shortage of fresh vegetables. poul-
try. etc. there is ii plan underway
for Farmers Market. The market
will be- located on the lot next to
the Plaza Theatre, and will be held
one day Il week only. Saturday,
from nine i'll the morning untll hHt
in the afternoon. Opening day Will
be- Saturday, July 2S.
Any bonatide farmer residing III
the Milford area is invited to
bring his surplus garden Vrgr-
tables. fruits. poultry, dressed and
live. home cured meats, etc. to the
market for sale.
Interested farmers may regis
Milford chronicle., 1945-07-20
All Clubbers Are
Selling Fair Tickets
Member Selling Most Tickets will
Receive A Gold Watch

FUrty-one Kent County All girls
and boys are selling l945 club tic
Eets to the Kent Sussex Fair.
which opens July "a The tickets
good for admission day or night
totaling So sell for 81 .25 plus 25c
federal tax. total $l50. The selling
commission is 10% of $l.25 for
each. and the member selling the
most tickets in the state will re-
ceive Il gold watch,
Virginia A. Tull Graham, Kent
County All Club Agent calls atten-
tion to the rule that no tickets can
be sold after Monday evening, July
2& in this contest. Strip tickets are
IN the hands of the following Kent
County members Dover. Eugene
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Milford chronicle., 1945-07-20
Delmarva Area Shipping
Two Million Pounds
Per Week Into Civilian
Markets.

Dressed poultry in the amount of
leaving the DclmarNa Peninsula
poultry producing area each week
for civilian consumption.
Under the recently modified re-
eulatious of the War Food Admin
iStratiom ON the stt-aSide order,
under which poultry on the ptnin-
Sula is reserved tor the Array, 500
OF th" production VAS marked for
civilian as, The Array require
menjN pre i.u0N.n0" POUNDS i %,.,h
AZ prc@rrt
Poultry Is Dressed
Under the modified regulations
practically all shipments of poul-
try to civilian markets now are in
the form OF dressed poultry poul-
try, prepared at the authorized
processing plants OF the area. Pre-
NluuSly, more than half of the
much smaller quantity Of poultry
marked for civilian use was sent
out as live poultry
Production in the peninsula area
declined 10 less than 1900, ,oOt
birds Il week. In the months oI
March. April. and May the pruduc
tlOn rate Was more than 5000, ,0Ol
birds each week
Shortage Of Eggs
The present reduction i'll produc
tiOn. far above normal peact-time
is due partly to shortage of hatch
inS eggs and to seasonal condi
tiOns.
Processing plants are working t
capacity. Dressed birds are goin!
To customers in New York. phila
delphia. Baltimore, Washington
and Wilntiuptnu
Milford chronicle., 1945-07-20
Bag Worms Injurious
To All Evergreens
Have Done Considerable Harm To
Ornamental Trees

The bagwOrm is pest which ap-
pears nearly every year i'll Della
ware but has been very destructive
during the past three summers.
The worms have been noticed i'll
considerable numbers again this
season and they have already done
considerable harln to ornamental
trees.
Evergreeus, particularly the ar
bor-vitae, are the favored host
plants Of the bdSwOrm. However,
the insect also attacks some OF the
broad-leafed trees, such as maple.
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Milford chronicle., 1945-07-20
New Smen 10
Hear OF Jap
War July 23rd
Army Task Force 3O
To Tell Del-Mar-Na
Editors Of job Ahead
TO Beat Japs.

Facts on the Japanese war and
described by a crack Army task
force" next Monday. July %. for
state officials and members of the
Del Mar-Na Press Association.
Representatives of the general
stan OF the War Department will
present official views and give
heretofore restricted information
at the session To begin at 1870 Il
IN. at Legislative Hail. Dover.
The session is intended primar-
lily to acquaint editors of ntwSpa-
prra throughout the peninsula with
the hard tash slill ahead ot the
armed forces
Governor To Attend
Governor Waiter " Bacon, Ma
vor Albert " James OF Whining
ton. and Il number OF other state
officials are expected to attend the
meeting. as we'll as radio and press
representatives
\ feature will be d buffet lunch
con OF k-Tation.
Task Force 30 i'll newspaper
parlanct go signifies the end of
story viii tell how We viii
write end to the Japs
First Such Meeting
The Del-Mar-Na Press Associa-
tion is the first press assOciatiOn To
br given such a program. Later
press dissertations III New Jersey
and Olhrr nearby states will be
entertained
The program has been arranged
by Major-General Thomas A Ter
ry, commanding general OF the
Second Service Command. in co
operation with Robert II. Ierkes
of Milford, president of the Del
Mar-Na Press Association.
To Give Restricted Data
Many previously restricted film:
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Milford chronicle., 1945-07-20
Farm Loan Association
Establishes Men Policy

buildings to the farm. This change.
according to Mr.. Taylor will in
crease the lending power of the
land bank thus permitting associa
tion to better serve the farmers in
this county
MIR. Taylor further stated that
! and Bank Commissioner loans
will continue to be available. at
least for the next wear. to help
those farmers who will need a loan
Tor more than Csc, of the normal
value of their farm such loans be
inc limited to 75ce of the normal
value
Milford chronicle., 1945-07-20
Filming Delmarva
Poultry Industry
Harry Pack Assisting Harry Cole
man Production Co. With Film

The Harry Coleman Production
Co., of New York is filming mo-
ton picture in sound and color. of
the Delmarva Poultry Industry. In
tended primarily to promote con-
sumner interest in Delmarva Chick
en-, the film will also be available
for educational and entertainment
purposes. 1t is being presented by
the Eastern Poultry Institute of
Georgetown, an ASSOCIATION OF
poultry professors of the Delmar-
va Peninsula.
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Milford chronicle., 1945-07-20

\. W. Taylor. ST, Secretary
Treasurer of the Dover Delaware
Group of National Farm Loan AS
sociations SAID today that under
the new Legislation recently enact
ed by Congress il will be possible
for the association to handle land
bank loans more "Xpcditiously.
Under the new law, land bank
loans may be made up to $50 of
the normal value OF the farm
W Wheras since 1917 these loans have
been limited to 50c, Of the apprais-
ed normal a"ricultural value of the
land plus POS OF the value OF the
Milford chronicle., 1945-07-20
New Discharge Plan
Based On Old Status
Points Accumulated Only Up To
Last May II Will Count

The new critical score for Army
DISCHARGE. expected To be announc-
ed within the next TWO weeks, still
will ht based on points accumulate
ed only up to last May l..
War Department officials said
recently a new complication ON
point totals. including those accu-
mulated since last May. probably
would be made late this year
The new critical score will be
lower than the 85 points set i'll the
interim score announced this
spring. but the reduction probably
will not be large. This lowering oI
the total score will make more sol
ditrS eligible. on q point basis. for
discharge even though they are un-
able to figure in new points earned
since May II
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Milford chronicle., 1945-07-20
Rotary Head
"A n II d III II { G S
Com mittees
Program For Half Year
Also Presented AT
Meeting On Monday;
Mayor Evans Spoke.

superintendent of NJ ! o + d
Schools Robert f.. Shilling. newly
installed president of the Milford
Rotary Club. III cooperation with
the vice president. Senator Robert
IL. GerkeS. who is serving as pro
gram chairman, and secretary.
George r. Macklin. presented the
following program for the next
half year. as we'll as committees
for the year
July % Raymond Maaten.
July 30 Buck DtrriCkSun
August i Dave Stills
August Is George Perry.
Aug. % Gus FaiX
August - Don Hollmuelltr
September , Herbert Nichols
September 10 Frank Waplrs
September Il Bill Berry
September "A Jay Pierce.
October Roscoe Galloway.
October Les Adkins.
October l5 Doc Emory
October 22-F'rank Elton.
October - clyde Nelson
November ; Harry Mayhem.
November II Harry Pettyiohn
November l9 Charlie Varury
November 26 Jay Pierce
December 3 G. v Wilkerson.
December 10 David Pack.
December II George Shaetfer.
December "A Christmas Party
club Service John W Fry
chairman; Dave Pack, Les Adkins
Vocational Dave Sills, chair
man; Milton Dill, Frank Waples.
international Harry Pettyjohl
chairman. Elton Lynch, Frank FL
ton.
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Milford chronicle., 1945-07-20
New Members Named
To FSA Committee
Doug Fry, Milford: Warren New
ton, BridgeSillp, On List

Appointment of three new mem
LerS of the Farm Security Admin
iNtration Delaware State Advisory
committee was announced today
by state FSA Director John ID.
I-eatherman.
The new members, Benjamin
Gibbs, MiddletOwn; Douglas Fry,
Milford and Warren Newton,
Bridgeyille will serve for three
years on the nine~man group. They
replace retiring members John G..
T&rburtOn of Dover; r. NJ Gum Ir
of frankford and IL G. Milliken ol
Newark
TurB Ia paOe plaassI
Milford chronicle., 1945-07-20
Permanent Licenses
Available August IS
Drivers viii Get Cards On That
Date; New Motor Laws Explained

Permanent drivers licenses will
not be available until about August
Is because of delay in preparation
and delivery of the license cards to
the motor vehicle division, Motor
' ehivlp Commissioner George >.
Williams announced this week.
The special-type, durable cards
were ordered when the law was
enacted providing for permanent
licenses for present holders Of
operators and chauffeur's licenses
who can meet the specified re-
uuirements, and delivery had been
hoped for by July |, when the law
became effective.
Various Requirements
Applicants for permanent licen-
ses must be II years of age, must
have had Delaware driver
license for three consecutive years
and must apply i'll person, Mr.
Williams explained.
During period of three year!
previous to the time of application
for a permanent license, applicant:
shall not have had their license re
voked or suspended, been involved
in an accident and convicted Df ,
violation in connection herewith
or been deemed an unsafe drive
by the commissioner as a result o
their driving record, the qualifica
tions for permanent licenses speci
fy.
Further, they must not hav'
been arrested and convicted o
reckless driving, speeding, failur
to observe stop sign or light
operation with inadequate brakes
right of way violation. operatin;
on wrong side of road, or failure t
report an accident.
The cost of the license is IS. Tn
licenses may be revoked or sus
pended for cause by the commits
eiOner, just as the regular annua
licenses. Granting of application
tor permanent licenses is within
/ alum To PaSe ), Plesssl