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Milford chronicle., 1945-10-12
Thirty-Fift
Anniversary
Of Calvary
Church Here
Series OF Special Ser
vices This Month Will
Be Highlighted by Wis
it Of DR.. T. c. Multi
gan This Sunday.

The Calvary Methodist Church
will observe its thirty-tifth ami
versary during the month OF OcIo-
bcr. with a series OF special Ser
vices which will be highlighted by
the visit OF the Rev. Dr.. L. {.
Mulligan, District Superintendent
OF the Dover District. on October
IA, at the IL a. M worship service.
The history OF the church is one
which is marked by ventures IN
faith on the part of ministers and
people. 1t was under the evauee-
listlc preaching of the Rev |. a
Bennett that the church had its
beginning. Starting from small
gathering III pitched tent on East
Front street the CONGREGATIONS
grew TO such an extent that the
building of tabernacle became a
necessity This building was erect
ed on East Front street OH a lot
between the office of Dr.. j. 5. Pret-
lyman and the residence of Mrs.
Napoleon Gray. The first service
here was held on October 80, 1910.
The following month Sunday
school was organized with William
II. Richardson as superintendent
The fourth quarterly conference
meeting in Harrington on Novem
her "A. 1910. extended an invitation
to the Rev. l.. A. Bennett to serve
the church as its pastor for the
next conference wear The invita-.
ton was accepted and the appoint
ment confirmed at the session OF the
conference. Rev. Bennett thus be
calne the first pastor OF the now
titled First Methodist Protestant
Church of Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1945-10-12
Chief Executive Signs
Recruiting Bill For
Short Enlistments, 20
Year Retirement.
By .}ySoe late. i PrflJ

Washington \ bill intended to
help the Regular Army reach its
goal OF 3o0.ouU men by June was
signed last Saturday by President
Truman
-At the same time the Army dis
closed that il was releasing. out
side the jon' discharge plan, men
Who Wee found to be surplus.
The recruitment bill, intended to
encourage cnlistments III both the
Army and Navy. allows shOrt-term
enlistments. optional retirement
from the Army on half pay after
twenty years of servicet already
allowed by the Navy. and benefits
OF the H. | Bill of Rights for men
who re-enlist.
The short-term provision allows
an eighteen-month enlistment ful
new recruits and twelve months
for men rc-euliStiug who have hat
at least six months OF training
Army regulations also provide fol
two or three-year enlistments.
The 100000 volunteers strength
figure was mentioned by Genera
George c. Marshall. chief OF staff
in his recent appearance betor
Congress- He explained that IN ad
dtiOn to the volunteers it was eN
ptctcd that an additional $4,000
would be inducted under Seltctiv
Service before next August. r
this total of l.l00,000 would b
added men already in the Arm
and who We're not eligible for dis
charge Thus. General Marshal
July should be about 2.500.oO0.
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Milford chronicle., 1945-10-12
LegiOrn0ireS Wiz
Meet Tuesday, Oct. Is
Session Will BE Held In
ArmOry, All World War
Ill Veterans Invited

Sidney Schwach, Commander of
the Milford American Post, an
nounced today that a meeting of
the Milford Post would be held on
Tuesday evening, October 16, at
eight O'Clock at the new Milford
Armory on North Walnut street.
Every registered member of the
post is urged to attend this meet
ing, and every veteran of World
War ii is cordially invited to at
tend According to commander
Schwach, the post has set up a
committee to assist veterans OF
both wars. who desire information
as to how to secure medical treat
ment. etc. The e.. |. Bill of Rights
will also be explained in detail at
this meeting
Refreshments will be served at
the close of the business meeting.
Milford chronicle., 1945-10-12
Local Service
Clubs Held
Ladies' Night
Last Monday
Mrs. Dorothy Ninyard
Stirni Was The Guest
Speaker; Robert Ru-
dolph Was The Soloist,
115 Attended Affair.

one hundred and fifteen persons
were present fol The inter-club
meeting and Ladies' night spOn
sored by the Rotary and kiwanis
Clubs ot tins city held last Monday
evening III the VarEey Auditorium
vi the Milford Community Build
Ing.
Mrs. Dorothy Vinyard Stirni.
daughter Of Nh and Mrs Benjamin
b. Vinyard. Milford who spent 81
months in the Japanese Intern
ment Camp at Santa Tomas, Ma
Mia, was the guest speaker.
The address of the evening was
preceded by banquet served by
the Carlisle Fire Company. this
city. under the direction of Charles
f.. Varney and e. d. Holzmuellcr.
The Invocation was given by the
Rev. l.. +. Werner, pastor OF Cal
vary Methodist Church. while the
address Of welcome was delivered
by Superintendent Robert + Shll-
ing of the Milford Schools Rotary
president Rotarian Mayor EdwarC
c. Evans served as POSTMASTER.
Two fine solos were sung by
Robert Rudolph OF Milford. who
was accompanied on the piano b!
Mrs Rudolph Group singing wa.
led by Rotarian Herbert NichOl:
and kiwanian Harvey NJ Phillips
Jr., accompanied by Mrs Mabe
Murphy.
Rotary AIMS were introduced b.
Senator Robert ii Yerkcs and ri
wants AIMS by Ford Sewell
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Milford chronicle., 1945-10-12
Walnut st. Changes
Aye Sought Here
"fIorse And Buggy" Street
Is Frequently Scene OF
Vicious Traffic SnarlS

Business leaders and city Off
Gals v no believe that Milford is on
the treshold OF a postwar indus
trial boom are studying plans t.
strai9hten out Walnut Street, the
principal business thoroushfare,
and widen its rOsehed.
The street, which was made for
the horse and buggy days" is the
scene Of frequent traffic jams and
has Leen proven mach too narrow
III some places. city leaders say it
definitely is not the ideal main
.reet" for Il town of Alilford's si2t
and possibilities
A survey is being made to fine
out if sections Of the sidewalk
could be "rinched off" to make The
street used by traffic any wider
from curb to curb. 1t also va,
found that the line Of sidewalks Is
very uneven and crooked.
Milford chronicle., 1945-10-12
Pres. Truman Newsmen In
Backs Aid To County Form
Regular Army Association
Robert G.. Houston Of
Georgetown III e a d )
New Publishers And
Editors Group.

Organization OF press ussocia
tiOn for Sussex county WAS per
tected at Il meeting at Staford last
week when representative OF six
weekly newspapers OF the county
met at the Hotel SUSSEX Officers
were elected as follows: President.
Robert G.. Houston, publisher OF
the SUSSEX Couutiau. Gcor2ttOWu .
vice president. Ralph Grapperhaus,
Delnarva News -Selbyville: secre-
tary W Wright Robinson. Seaford
Leader; treasurer, Eugene Hay
den. Delaware Coast News. Reho-
both Beach.
The organization was effected in
an effort TO raise the standards OF
the profession in the county and tC
promote Il better common under
standing OF the problems facing The
, group in the coming years. The
name, Sussex County Press Assocj
alton. was adopted. Membership
viii come under four classification,
Publishers division. independen
commercial printers, employe,
printers, and honorary members.
Lectures Planned
Members of the group Will hol,
regular meetings to which will IL
invited printing and paper tech
nicians for the purpose of conduct
Ing lectures and discussion OF prob
lens of interest to the craft. Pro
grams for neWSmen. including I'll
raj correspondents, will be az
ranged
The officers elected will draft
tentative set of bylaws and repol
at second meeting scheduled t
be held in Laurel on Tuesda
night, November ). Other news
papers represented at the meetin
We're the Bridgeville News and tn
State REGISTER. Laurel
Milford chronicle., 1945-10-12
Parade
Here October 80
There Will Be Ten Divisions Victory Loan OBJ
servance Will Be H1ighlght OF City's Big
gest Celebration, Sponsored By Retail
Wholesale And Industrial Division OF The
Chamber Of Commerce

Mayor Edward C. Evans and
State Senator Robert H. lerkes
report plans are progressing FOR
the big Halloween parade and vic
tory loan celebration TO he held in
Milford on Tuesday night. October
80 Tie mayor, Senator Yerkes,
and John p. Steward comprise the
committee on arrangements The
last civic Halloween observance
here was held in 1871 and in pre-
war days the annual events attract
ed crowds from all parts OF the
peninsula The rain date for the
observance is Thursday night. No
Vembtr !
Ten Divisions In Parade
The pageantry will consist OF IL
divisions The retail-wholesale and
industrial division OF the Chamber
Milford chronicle., 1945-10-12
State 4-H Dress Style Reyiew,
Foods Demonstration Announced


Final plans have been announc-
ed for the 1915 Dress Style Review
and Dairy Foods Demonstration
Contests of Delaware All Clubs.
The events will take place this
evening. Friday, October -. be-
ginning at o'clock at Caesar Rod
ney High School at Camden.
Judge for the Dress Style Review
will be Miss Joan Frye. of Spool
Cotton Company. New York. Club
members are urged to submit their
clothing entries to Caesar Rodney
High School by p. m, on October
T.. to enable Miss Frye to judge
them for construction during the
Milford chronicle., 1945-10-12

afternoon.
Mrs. Doris Penkethman, a mem
Der OF the Philadelphia Interstate
Dairy Council, has been named
Judge OF the Dairy Food Demon
stration. Dairy Foods Demonstra-
ton winners from each county,
both single and team demonstra-
ton, will compete for state hon
OrS.
Members of high school home
economies departments, parents OF
club members. county organiza'
tlons, and all other Interested are
cordially invited to attend Music
will be furnished by the Caesar
Rodney High School Band.
Milford chronicle., 1945-10-12
Not To Share
Atomic Secret
Truman Says
Pres sident Declares
Others Have Scientific
Data, Lack Industrial
knOW-HOw.
BIZ .fSyDAial1L Pr.ys

TiptonN lille. Tenn. - President
Truman declared uueQuivocally last
Monday night that the secrets OF
the atomic bomb will not be shared
with additional nations
That secet. ne told an wholly un-
heralded press conference. is the
industrial know-how. since other
nations have access to the scien-
titic knowledge that led TO its de
vtlOpment
Great Britain and Canada. he as
serted. share the industrial know
how. and while he has not discuss
ed his decision with them. the
President said he was certain they
Will agree its secrets will not be
shared.
His comment. made at Linda cot
tage near ReeltoOt Lake where he
moved in for a twO-day rest, came
when reporters appeared expect
ing an off-the-record gabfest,
British Spent S100.000. 900
The President said Great Britain
spent 100000. 600 ON the develop
ment OF atomic energy before il
turned its work over to the United
States which spent $2,Oo0.oO0.o 0.oo'
before the bomb was perfected.
The President said tatly tha'
none of our allies has asked for the
secret OF the atomic bomb.
a reporter said il had been re
ported that one OF the causes OF
lack ardor of Russia toward tn,
United States grew out OF the fac
that We have Industrial know hoy
and they have not.
Denies Soviet Angry
That isn't true. the President r.
piled the difficulties is matter o
difference in language. principall
because We don't have common
language and trauslationS are no
always exactly the same.
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Milford chronicle., 1945-10-12
Farm Commodities
Prices May Fall
There Will Be 4 Sharp Decline Ii
History Again Repeats Itself

If history repeats itself prices
of farm commodities will fall as a
result OF the termination OF War
ii, according to report by Dr.
K. .. BauSman, head of the De
partnent of Agricultural Ecouo-
mics. University of Delaware. Dur
ing the last three wars in this
country, the War of 1872. the Civil
War and World War |. commodity
prices rose sharply followed by Il
marked decline. In each instance
says DR.. Bausman, the prices of
farm commodities fell more than
industrial commodities Uhp things
farmers had to buy) and farm con
dltlons were depressed Prices of
different commodities fell dispro-
portlonately. Prices of grains fell
more than the prices of dairy and
poultry products
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Milford chronicle., 1945-10-12
Reese Theatre
Opened With
Gala Program
Buffet Supper at SWANS
Hotel Preceded Pro-
gram And Show In
New Movie House.

Mt and Mrs Reese B. Harrin2-
ION entertained some OF their many
friends and wcll-Wishers at a but
let supper IL Swuins Hotel in Har-
r.ngtou ON Thursday evening OF
last week preceding the grand op-
ruiu4 oI the New Reese Theatre on
THAT evening
Former State Senator Earl :Syl
vestcr OF Harrington was master
OF ceremonies Tor the program On
the spacious stage OF the magni!i-
cent theatre Included among the
speakers We're Mayor Raughley OF
Harrington, Lieutenant Governor
Ebert y. CmYel and AIr Harring-
ton. himself
The handsome new theatre. &C.
cording 10 the owners. is designed
TO serve community OF taste and
Intelligence. and embodies every
scientific device for full enjoyment
OF modern motion pictures from
uir-conditioning to the unsurpass-
ed r. e. y. sound equipment.
Innovations at the Reese, which
are found in no other theatre III
the state are 4 special crying room
OF sound proof nursery.
Mothers. heretofore. who have
had To stay at home, can now brinl
the baby to the movies. and ii nee.
cssaly retire to the crying room
where the baby can tOddle around
and mother can hear and see the
show in comfort.
The theatre is equipped with th'
latest s0nophoEe devices for tn,
hard OF hearing These may be oh
tanned from the box office or al
attendant.
OF especial interest is the rain
bow room, 4 complete theatre il
miniature Sound proof for movie
center parties desiring privacy. In
cidcntally arrangements can b
made With the movie center snaCl
bar to serve refreshments.
Last. but not least on the list o
inoVatioms is the parcel checI
room where shoppers who visit tn
theatre for few hours relaxation
can check their parcels with a
attendant
Milford chronicle., 1945-10-12
Miss M. G.. Holloway
Begins New Duties
Succeeds Mrs. Helen Mckinley As
State Home Demonstration Leader

Stale Home Demonstration Leader
The appointment of Miss NJ Ger
trude Holloway as state home dem
OnstratiOn leader and nutrition spe-
cialiSt. to succeed Mrs. Helen Me
Kinlcy. has been announced by Di-
rector George l.. Schuster OF the
Agricultural Extension Service.
University of Delaware
Miss Holloway was graduated
from the University of Delaware III
1894. with a bachelor of science
degree in home economics. major
ing in foods and nutrition. During
her senior year she was elected to
Phi Kappa Phi, national honor So
Ciety. She has held various posi-
tiOns in Maryland, including tea
ching of home economics at Ocean
city. In 1899. she became home
demonstration agent in Sussex
county. and has remained there un-
til her present appointment.
Under Miss HOlloWay's direction
the home demonstration program
was expanded i'll Sussex county
from II clubs in 1899, with 53S
members. to 23 clubs at the pres
ent time with $50 members. Miss
? Holloway has begun her duties anC
Will make her home i'll Newark.
Milford chronicle., 1945-10-12

OF Commerce is SPONSORING The al
fam which also VIII be the top
event in connection with ,h- vic
tory loan drive.
Prizes Will be awarded as fol
lows:
Munmers Division Best comi-
cal entramt on loot. $500. most
comical couple on foot. $500. most
comicul entrant mounted, $500.
most comical couple mounted.
$500; best impersonaliou $500,
most original costume. $500
Commercial Best Industrial
commercial float. $l50o. second
best ndustrial-commer tioat
$1,000
Farmers Division Best decor
ated entry. amy style. $1,000
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Milford chronicle., 1945-10-12
Carl F. Coverdale
Breaks Neck In Fall
Pronounced Dead On Arrival At
Hospital; Funeral Held Monday

Carl F. Coverdale. 81 years old.
died last Thursday from a fractur-
ed neck suffered from a fall while
loading hay on his farm near Cedar
Neck. Mr. Coverdale was standing
on top OF the load when it shifted
and pitched the farmer head first TO
the ground. His wife, who was
helping, rushed him to the Milford
Memorial Hospital where he was
pronounced dead
Funeral services were held Mon
day afternoon at O'Clock from th.
Berry Funeral Home in Milford.
with Rev. Dr. Frank Herson, pas
tor OF Avenue Methodist Church.
officiating. Interment in Odd Eel
lows cemetery, Milford. He is sur
vived, in addition to his wife. by
his father, John Coverdale of Lin
coin. and a sister, Mrs Madeline
COllert of Milford
Milford chronicle., 1945-10-12
Dick Appel Reported
Killed In Balanga
Ellendale Private Was iOuSly
Reported "MiS>ing In Action"

Mr. and Mrs G. r. Appel of near
Ellendale. have received report of
the death of their SON Private
Richard NJ. Appel, of the |. 5. Air
Corps, who was previously re-
ported missing in action" in the
Philippines from the date of the
surrender of Corregidor. May :,
1912
a check of records revealed that
he was in beleagured status from
December s. 1871. until April 9,
1912, and was prisoner of war 10
days; from April 10 until April 2S,
1912.
An official message states that he
died on April %, 1912, in Balanga
Bataan, Philippines Islands, as the
result of pneumonia.
Milford chronicle., 1945-10-12
P. T. A. Congress To
Meet With D. S. E. A.
Section Meeting TO Feature Officer
Of National Congress

The Delaware Congress of Par
ents and Teachers will have Mrs.
Edwin :. Yarnall. member of the
Board of Managers of the National
Congress of Parents and Teachers
and the immediate past president
OF the Pennsylvania Congress as
guest speaker at the section meet
ing OF the Delaware Congress to
be held in connection with the an
nuai convention of the Delaware
State Education Association at the
Pierre DUPONT School, Wilmington
on Friday morning. October 10, a
$50 o'clock in Room 10.
Mrs. John W. Reynolds. Presi-
dent of the State Congress. who
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Milford chronicle., 1945-10-12
Renewals For Motor
Vehicles Are Lagging
Commissioner Reports 3,443 Reg.
i>tIationS Expired September 30

A total of 3,443 motor vehicle
registrations, which expired OF
September 80, have not been re-
Eewed. according to the records OF
George :. Williams. motor vehicle
commissioner.
These records show that a totaI
Of 24365 of the expiring registra-
tiOnS had been renewed up unit
today while the total number thai
expired was listed as 27,8O8. 1t i.
expected that renewals will con.
tinut for several days
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Milford chronicle., 1945-10-12
DSES To Meet In
Wilmington Oct. 1919
Series OF Programs Have Been Ar
ranged For TWO-Day Session

The annual meeting of the Della
ware State Education Association
will be held in Wilmington on Oc-
tober Is and 10. Paul NJ. Hodgson,
president of the association and
acting state supervisor of agricul
tural education, will be in charge
A series of programs have been
planned for the two-day conference
with the general session on Thurs
day morning, October Is. in the
Warner Theatre. The theme of the
program is Education for Per
manent Peace"
On Thursday afternoon. depart
mental meetings will be held fol
lowed on Friday morning by soc
uonal meetings representing the
different fields of education in our
Delaware Schools.
The annual convention will close
on FRIDAY afternoon, October ~
Milford chronicle., 1945-10-12
Republicans Charge
u. s. Is Santa Claus
Wa>teful Spending HaltS Further
Tax Reductions. Members Claim
By .iMociaifI Press


Washington ~ Republican mem
bers OF the House ways and means
committee declared Tuesday night
we cannot continue to play Santa
Claus to the other nations of the
earth and remain solvent"
Filing their supplemental
views" ON the >3.30o. .0o0. 600 peace
time taX-cutiinG bill. the Republi-
cans blamed the size OF the national
debt on ''profli9ate spending." and
stated.
"Further reductions in tax rates
can only be made if the admins
tration will cut wasteful and un-
necessary spending"
Demands Heavy
The minority committeeman
made their Santa Claus" state
ment at Il time when Britain and
oth"l nations are seeking loans in
this country. They said:
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Evening star., 1945-06-05
Military Training P|ar
Presented by w
Keeps Youths Home
House Group Urged
To Spread Service
Over Three-Yeor Period
By the Associated Press.


A peacetime draft plan which
would provide military training
without requiring youths to
leave home environment for long
periods was proposed to Congress
today by the Veterans of Foreign
Wars.
A substitute for the American
Legion-backed proposal for one year
of continuous training at the age
Of 10, the VIEW program calls for
training in the National Guard or
Naval and Marine Reserve units for
a three-year period.
Under the VFW proposal, as ex-
planned to the House Postwar Mill
tary Policy Committee by Omar B.
Ketchum, national legislative repre-
sentative, compulsory military
training would be given in a boys
own community without disturbing
his home life or his education.
Two Weeks in Summer.
The trainee automatically would
become a member of the National
Guard or a Naval or Marine Re-
serve unit at predetermined age,
would participate in weekly drills
and training periods at his local
armory and take two weeks of
training every summer at a reserve
camp.
Mr.. Ketchum said the VFW would
insist on a specific ban against use
(See TRAINING, Page AID
Evening star., 1945-06-05
Kobe Left in Flames
In 3,000-Ton Raid
By 450 Super Forts
B-29s Bottle Snow, Fog,
Accurate Ack-Ack Fire
And 40 Jap Fighters
By the Associated Press.

0s Tue ASSOCldteQ fISSs.
GUAM, June 5.-Approximate-
ly $50 Super Fortresses today
battled through snow, fog, thun-
derheads, accurate antiaircraft
fire and fairly strong fighter op-
position to transform the indus
trial and transportation center
of Kobe into a mass Of smoke
and flame. Kobe is about 25C
miles southwest of Tokyo.
The B-29s, flying through weather
so bad they had to make the trip
without fighter escort, found per-
feet weather over Japan's largest
port city and spent an hour setting
it afire with 5000 tons of incendiary
bombs in blazing anniversary o1
the initial Super Fort raid.
Returning pilots described the re.
suits as excellent. They guessed
damage would exceed the nearly
seven square miles burned out O.
Yokohama in the May % strike al
Japan's second largest port.
About 40 Japanese fighters, some
of them fairly aggressive, were sem
up to intercept the tight bomber
formations, and a few flew above
the B-29s to drop PHOSPHORUS
bombs. But they couldn't keep the
daylight attackers from coming ir
dead on their target in the thiro
fire strike at Japan's sixth largest
city.
Six hours after the last bomber
turned away, japanese broadcasts
conceded that fires were only grad
ually being extinguished" Tokyo
said fire bombs also set blazes in
Evening star., 1945-06-05
Only 1% of Jap Suicide Planes
Score Hits, Mitscher Says Here
Task Force Skipper
Asserts Uniforms
Were Burned or
BY JOSEPH H. BAIRD.

Vice Admiral Marc A. jMitscher,
picturesque commander of Task
Force So, said today only l per
cent of Japanese suicide bombers
reach their target and that no
combat vessel of the Pacific
Fleet larger than a destroyer had
been sunk by the Japs' last-ditch,
desperate technique.
At the same time, the blue-eyed
admiral, who has directed Americas
sea might in some of its most dra-
matte aerial blows in the Pacific,
asked the American public to re-
member this is not a one-sided
war" Victory in Europe, he point
ed out. only means the Nation must
devote all Of Its concentrated might
to the war against Japan.
Admiral Mitscher talked to about
100 reporters today in the Navy De-
partment conference room. He was
flanked on his right by Secretary of
the Navy Forrestal and on his left
by Assistant Secretary Bard. He
explained his drab uniform by say
ing 1t was the only one he had left,
(See MITSCHER, Page A-l4D