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Milford chronicle., 1945-03-30
IL Women Named
To Kent Jury Panel
Ur>. Ida johnson. HrN. Pearl Ste
icn>un Named From 10th District

Twelve women were drawn ON
the Wly panels tor the April term
oi Kent County Court which CON
Vrncs Oh April IT.. six OF the Wo-
men are On Tie rr2ular panel ot
petit Jurors and aiA are ON the pa
lei OF special jurors. ! Ii" list Of
Ittit jurors follows:
irI District: Gilhtrt PRATT.
Gtur2r Eobinson Ernest Council
and Homer Colliu.
Second District William :. Ia
ter. James PARKER Thomas Emery
and John ~ Roe.
Ihld District. l)a}lu :. WildS.
William # Rord. Haipt Knots.
and Howard Rash
IoHtt4 'i-fljct: ieJ Huhha.,.
>,i~"n Ma rN toAn Ha3turtt aad
Nr.. iIuuruu E,s..s Hu}ia
tifti District: lI"r.v rasla AZ
hcrt j Il"i 4. cecil a Moore snd
Ralph Surnc,
sixth District: Frank Meredith
Mrs. Jean :. Gordon. Mrs Maramct
Walter+ and Clarence Ninnpr.
Seventh District Mrs. Mary s
ECresuan, Mrs Lillian henson ano
Ezekiel Ilunn
Eighth District: f. :. nod2son
Roland Sipple and John Sipple.
Ninth District: Oscar Draper. X
/. Nelson, jr. ana O. G. Passmorc
Tenth District: Mills Hurley
William H. Cleayrr ana Mrs. III;
johnston
Special juror; are:
First District: Paul Hutchinson
and Herbert rylc.
Second District: Mrs. lucil,
Gooden and Edward Wilson.
Third District: Mrs. May Vaughn
Carl lIlrd and W. Q. Reed
Fourth District: Lester I.aycl
Mrs. lIilda e. Hubbard and Ezra /
Price.
filth District: Harry BawdI,
Benjamin Simmons and Clrnlrn
EOWdlc
ITnm ro Pare e. Please
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-30
Pay For Gudrdsmen
During Encampment
Voted By The Senate
CAPT. JERRY WIGLEl'S
9U9\D ENGINEERS
BRIDGE THE RHINE

Residents OF Milford and
Slaughter Beach will hc clad
To learn that a company OF
the 202nd Engineers. who
lave been praised by every
paper III the country for put
Ting the emergency bridge
across the Rhine. next to the
Great Ludtndorff span. were
under the command of Il
young man from this area.
Capt Jerry Wi9ley of Slaugh-
ter Beach Captain Wi&ley is
the son of former Sergeant
Wlsley of Fort salisbury
and his wife and son are res
identS of Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-30
Easter Program Az
Greenwood Church
Will Also Mark Opening
Of RevivalS At That
Church

a musical program of unusual
interest is being arranged for
Easter Sunday evening III the
Greenwood Methodist Church.
This will be the opening service
of Il two weeks evangelistic cam
paign.
In addition to Mr.. and Mrs. II. NJ
Caskie of Baltimore. who will di-
rect the music the Railroad Trio
of Harrington will be present. This
trio consists Of Jerry o. Smith,
Norman Smith and Elwood Nag
ner. Rev. and Mrs. Caskie are ac-
complished musicians and all who
have been privileged to hear the
Railroad Trio will testify to their
outstanding ability as singers The
public is cordially invited to hear
this musical feast.
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-30
Boy Solons Vote TO
Keep Whipping Post
HonSe Members Defeat Bill To
Abolish La>EeS BY Vote OF 96-9

The "Hnuse" of the Boys state
soNernnent which htld sway i'll
legislative Hall last Friday deter
mined that the whipping post is an
effective deterrent to crime and
proceeded, Ly the overwhelming
vote OF 20 to 8, to defeat a bill
Which would abolish lashes as Il
punishment for offenders.
\ number of the hoy "represcn-
tativco" Joined in tine debate uI the
measure. hut the argument was
one-Sided ioi' retaining the cato
nine-tails.
The faction" of the boys on the
House Bill which is Il legitimate
bill introduced by Rep. Samuel T..
Bird, Centreville. Republican floor
leader, but not yet reported out of
committee, was one of the high
lights of the annual Boys State
sponsored by the American Legion,
Department of Delaware.
Thorpe Martin OF Alexis | du-
Pont High School. Mr. Birds pro-
te"e in the House. called up the
whipping post repeater for pas
SAGE. k&le BOe2er. Sanford school,
promptly declared the bill should
be defeated because the whipping
pest deters crime. His argument
included assertion thai a man who
beats his wife should he whipped =
Brandon Davis. Newark, declared
that conditions after the war may
lead to 4 crime wave and lashes
would tend to discourage law vio-
ldtlOnS in the state
Fred Terrell. Dover. cited statis-
tics to prove the worth uf the
whipping post.
Holland TWilley. Delmar, men
toned in Sussex County as one
reason the post should he retained
After ManlOVc MCMullcn. ToweI
Hill, had insisted upon an explana-
ton of the bill. Mr.. Bird said that
cttcntimcS, before Il sentence OF
l"AheS is carried out, an offender
repents and decides 10 pursue 4
new path in future. but then. whel
he is whipped. he fills with resent
n.cnt against society and his plans
oi Il new way of Twins are dashed
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-30
Draft Boards Cal
Many Local Men
Harrington And George
town Select Ten Mil
fOrdianS For Service

Local draft boards located at
Georgetown and Harrington have
recently called great number of
men from this area. including ten
from Milford proper.
Sussex County Board No. /:
Army
Clarence Edward Abbott. Jr..
Georgetown; Harry Russell Argo.
Milford; John Thomas Baker. Mill
Vile; Emory Bell Birmingham. Re
hoboth; Harold John Bunting,
Bethany Beach; James Robert
Gault, Selbyville; Charles Albert
Hill. Georgetown: Charles William
Edgar Roberts. Frankford; Howard
Nelson Spicer, Harrington; Nor
man Wilson Swain. Georgetown
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Milford chronicle., 1945-03-30
"Dry Time" Ahc0d
For WMSkey Drinkers
Rush For wet Goods"
Predicted As Worst Short
age Since Repeal Looms

DiStillerS warned Whiskpy drink
ers this week to prepare for the
worst shortage to strike the conn
try since repeal OF prohibitions
Stocks OF Whiskcy are expected
to touch an all-time low within
two or three weeks. distillcrs said.
the greatest dcalth being in Scotch
and Bourbon. Retailers predicted
that Il buying rush could he tX-
prcted by operators in the black
market and buyers outside New
York state
Stocks decreased l3.2 per cent
from January st, 1874, to similar
period this year. regardless OF til.
liQuor-makins holidays last Octo-
bcr and in January.
Rum gin and brandy will remain
plentiful at least temporarily il
was reported
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-30
Farm-Home Session
At State College
State p-GO,ernmpni Officials Were
Present And Addressed Group

Prominent state and national
specialists together with farmers
hOmemakers. teachers and students
assembled at the Delaware State
College Saturday to discuss Free
dom From Want For Delaware
Farm Families" The all-day farm
and home sessions, including gen
eral meetings and sectional con-
fIbs for farm men and women.
We're attended and addressed by
many state and government Off
cials Among them were: DR.. Owen
ID. Sypherd, acting president OF the
University OF Delaware; Dr. II. V.
Holloway, state superintendent of
public instruction; Dr. John Shill-
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Milford chronicle., 1945-03-30
Father Receives
Il Letter From France
Commencing His Son


Francis w Messick of Marshall
street. Milford, received a letter
this week from wal-tolm France
re&ardins his son who willingly
and bravely helped to rout the
Germans. This boy Leon f. Mes
sick of the t. s. Navy, only Is
years old. third oldest son of Mr.
Mcssick, Joined the Navy in No
v"mber of 1913. and has spent sev-
eral of the last months overseas
and has through his kind and gen
tlemanly ways found 4 place in the
hearts and homes of some people
IN France who though far away
ana perfect STRANGERS. took it upon
themselves to kindly write Mr.
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-30


Messirk informing him of the good
health and recent visits of his son.
ne letter was mailed November
H. 1914. and due to some delays
some place the letter was just re-
celved March 10. l945.
For public reading, here is the
letter as it came from France
also proof of the hardships and
starvation Of the French people
during the bitter fight.
Villa Bresilienne.
Juan les Pins, a. NJ, France
Nov. 18Th, II
Dear Mr. Messick:
My husband and had the srcat
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Milford chronicle., 1945-03-30
Children's Pictures Taken Free
And Published In The Chronicle

The best investment is in chill
dren. You had better take a sood
look at them as they pass YOU on
the street, for they are the ones
who are going to make a new
world for You, and you can catch
some glimmer of the dawn in their
faces" William j. Cameron.
Truer words We're never spoken
than this bit of philosophy, in the
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-30

opinion of the Chronicle publish
erS And because we think our
readers should catch some glim-
mer OF the dawn" we intend to
help them do it, That is with the
cooperation of the mothers and
fathers of this community, of
course.
The only way We can give you a
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Milford chronicle., 1945-03-30
Coast guard and other Sn
raft rescued the survivors.
Gun Tester Al DUPONT
Sgt. Fred N. Till Is
Awarded Bronze Star
Former Member Of Company { Dee
GRATED BY General &. =. kilburn
With the Eleventh ArmOred
(ThunderbolD Division on the
Western Front Staff Sergeant

With the Eleventh ArmOred
(ThunderbOlD Division on the
Western Front Staff Sergeant
Fred \. Till of r. f. ID. No. /, Mil
ford. has been awarded the Bronze
Star, by Brigadier General Charles
5. kilburn. commanding general of
the Division. The citation read, in
part:
For heroic conduct in conmec-
ton with military operations
against an armed enemy. ON Jan
uary l6. 1915. as Sergeant Till's
unit was nearing the completion
of an all night march, the lead
vehicle fell into a crater ON can
allied trail. The enemy opened
fire with an anti-tank and small
arms fire Oh the column. Despite
this fire Sergeant Till dismOunted
from his own vehicle and connect
ed the disabled vehicle with a
tank, by two cables. and directed
removal of the disabled vehicle
thereby regaining the use and mo-
bility of that vehicle and possible
saving lives of the crew therein
The complete devotion to duty and
disregard of personal safety dis
played by Sergeant Till was in ac-
cordance with the highest tradi-
tions of the military forces of the
United States"
Prior to entering the armed
forces Sergeant Till was mem
ber of company G Of the Della
ware State Guard of Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-30
National Negro Health Week
viii Be Observed April 1 To 8

Delaware will join in the 81 St.
observance of National Negro
Health Week April LIST. to Sth
when stress will be placed OH the
special objective; "A Healthy
Family in a Healthy Home"
The State Board of Health in
furtherins this Week" is sending
out letters and health materials to
ministers and teachers all over the
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-30

state asking them to encourage
the observance in their own group,
and in their own communities.
tuberculosis 4 Grave Pr0blem
That tuberculosis is one of the
main health problems Of the Negro
race is pointed out by Dr. Edwin
Cameron, executive secretary OF
the Board, who states that - cases
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Milford chronicle., 1945-03-30
Ship Captaine'I
By Milford;a''
Lost Ii, Pacific
Escort Carrier bismarck
Sea- Hit BY Jap Planes
Feb. q; Skipper J. l..
Pratt, Milford, Saved.

JAPANESE planes which counter
attacked t. $ amphbious forces
OIL Two Jima the might Of tcblu-
any u, sank the L ). 5. Bismarck
Sea- an escort carrier. Admiral
Chester W. Nimitz announced last
Saturday
The Bismarck Sea, looo-ton
vessel. was the eleventh L. :. car
rier listed rs lost in the war Ten
OF the II have been lost in tn,
Pacific. Six OF the ttattupS were "S-
cOrts. one WAS Il li2ht Curritr ANA
four were full carriers.
Nimitz said most" OF the BIS
marck Seas personnel estimated
at 1900 were rescued but Captain
John Lockwood Pratt. Of Milford
the skipper. III an interview tol,
war correspondents many Of hi,
men We're killed in explosion:
caused by Japanese aerial torpe
does and by the fires which follow
ed He said many others wer,
killed in the water by Japanese pi
lots who returned to strafr sur
NiNOrS.
Coast guard and other small
craft rescued the survivors.
Gun Tester At DUPONT
Captain Pratt left the Mil
ford High School when he was
l5 years old and before his
entry into the Naval Academy
in 1918 he was employed test
ing gun cotton in the Calney's
Point powder mills of the du-
CFurn tu Tap.. 3. I'l,a&"D
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-30
State Farmers To
Meet At Dover
GEORGE {. Simpson Oi Houston To
Preside At Session Next Tuesday

NsfOIHP Ns NiiIpNOu WI nouNioH ~
Preside At Session Next Tuesday
The Delaware State Farm Blu
reau. Inc. will hold its Annual
Meeting at the Dover Public
schools ON Tuesday. April >. 1913.
NJ. l.. Sutton, Executive Secreta-
w of the Farm Bureau. announced
that the session would begin at l.
80 in the afternoon with Il banquet
and speaking program in the even
ing.
This meeting is open to anyone
Interested in agriculture in the
state of Delaware. Mr. Sutton stat
cd. and anyone who is unable to at
tend the afternoon session ana
banquet should certainly attend
the meeting at s o'clock. p. IN. to
hear National Farm leaders dis
cUss important phases of asricul-
turp
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Milford chronicle., 1945-03-30
Delaware To Get
Is Observation-Disclosures
Five 0f Quota Expected This Week
TO Ease Dairy Farm Shortage

Delaware has been allotted about
T. OF the 500 or coo Newfoundland
rrs recruited to ease the dairy
farm labor shortage.
George Worrilow. acting associ-
ate director Of the University of
Delaware's Agricultural Extension
Service. said that five OF the work
trs are expected This week. and 10
more are To come later
They are YearrOund rather than
seasonally employed workers. Del
aware farmers have employed a
few workers from Newfoundland in
the past.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1945-03-22
YOUNGSTOWN NEWS
By Laura Glenn

Youngstown. O., March p =
The Swiss Yodelers will be II,
Young stoNn on Easter Sunday.
The Swiss family are the com
poserS OF Snow White and The
Seven Dwarfs' Mad aLou. Ma
Sic and many more. AS YOU
know 1t is not very easy to get
such grand entertainment SO we
are asking all the Jrs. to. attend
this affair lC0 per cent.
All social members are asked to
invite their parents and all re-
latives and friends. Now lets not
disappoint the Mixed Chorus for
they never did and never Will
disappoint us.
We are very proud to have
Leola Gantley and Margic Zal-
vack with us. They are social
members and were taken in at
the last meeting.
Thanks to i.ilwcol CITY for
the wonderful hospitality. They
really put things over in real
style.
1t is rumored that One more
Schluck Scharsu' has blue ewes.
Is it true and has anyone ever
noticed! Ben has done a wonder
full job and the Juniors really ap-
preciate what he has done.
Three cheers for Mike Artz,
who has done swell job as Man
ager of the team. He has never
lett us down and we all hope
that he will continue helping us
the way he has in the past.
We are asking all past mem
bers regardless of age to come
down on Thursday nights to the
meetings. We would like to make
the rounds but due to Gas ration
ing it is impossible. Now let's
have good attendance Thurs
day. The more the merrier.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1945-03-22
CAPITAL CITY BITS
By Katy Gotzmeister

Columbus, Ohio, March 22-
After attending the t. S. J. A..
council meeting held in Ellwood
City last Sunday, we have quite
a few things to look forward to
during summer months. Our next
big event is the T. S. J. A. semi
formal in Canton, Ohio, on Satur-
day, May 10Th. We arc looking
forward to that date Canton, SO
you can depend on Columbus to
be there full force.
Evelyn Farr and | wish to
thank Salem. Ellwood City and
New Castle for the swell time we
had in the three cities over the
weekend. We sure did lot OF
travelling from Friday until Sun
day night and enjoyed every mi
mute. OF it. We also wish to thank
Henry Miller of Canton for the
ride to Salem.
Our next regular monthly bu-
sincss meeting of the Columbus
Junior Saxons will be held on
Thursday, April II, at the Saxon
Hall at promptly $50 p. m. Let
us all keep this date in mind and
be present at the meeting. The
Gard Party of the Columbus Jrs,
| scheduled for April II has been
postponed due to complications
which have arisen in regards to
such an event. But the juniors
will have something in the near
future to take its place. So watch
for further notice.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1945-03-22
To Ellwood City

Sorry we could not attend your
basketball carnival, we tried our
best, in fact we had the gas but
no car, but still the odds were
against us. We hope everybody
had a good time and we congra-
tulate the winning teams.
All you members locally and
from out OF town, how about
dropping Sammy Schenker card
Sam is recuprating from wounds
received in France and by the
way he is doing very nicely. His
address is:
Sgt. Samuel Schenker
Ward BIS Woodrow Wilson
General Hospital
Staunton, Virginia.
1t will make Sam very happy
to hear from all his old acquaint-
ances. Let us make him feel like
Sinatra with a lot of fan letters.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1945-03-22
NEW CASTLE, PA.
By Edith and Helen

New Castle, Pa. March p -
Ais well that ends well. as the
old saying goes,and all the thanks
and praise go to Ellwood City
for the second successful basket
ball carnival. The cities which
could not get there certainly
missed a wonderful time.
Our boys team was rather dis
lappointed that they did not get
to finish playing their game, but
we. noticed that they were hav-
ing fun anyway. Marty *. com
pleted the tiivesome this time.
We have been attempting 10
! hgurc out how all those people
fitted in the Thalgott home. Pret-
ty snug. was not it. folks :--espe-
cially i'll the living room. Why
were you SO eager to find out who
was III the room. Laddie:
Both OF the meals were deli
cious. and the Juniors and Sis.
should be commended upon the
excellent cooperation and effort
which made US all feel at ease.
Everything was perfect. Thanks.
Ellwood City.
1t seems we have quite a few
activities lined up for the future
which should keep us busy until
the next basketball season. but
that's what everybody wants. I'VE
are looking forward to the semi
formal dance in Canton. May l9.
By special request. We are men
tioning Fred Schieb's name. 1t
seems as though he won't forget
Ellwood nor New Castle in a
hurry. will he. Sara X: Nor will
T.assie" fail to recall the living
room. Are you still specializing
upon the souvenir Fred has from
| New Castle, Ethel:
Service Notes
Bill Schuster has received his
papers TO leave March % for in
duction. We wish YOU luck. Bill,
and hope that you will soon be
home.
Marty kuttesch returned 10
the wide, open plains OF Texas
last Tuesday. 1t was swell that
you could participate in the car,
nival. and we have not forgotten
Cur promise not to mention your
name too often. have Ne:
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1945-03-22
THEY %fF2! SHER LAST
Senator Arthur H. Vandenbery

SSHoSOA AAsAuA ~. oAOShOSA
"Governmnt controls now inter
vene iii the intimate lives OF all
our peoples. >. How did this
happen: 1t happened in the name
OF the necessity of war. Don't
mistake me. 1t had to happen, in
large degree. in order to win the
war. 1t had to happen in order t.
implement essential supply-lines
to our intrepid soldier sons. Il
had to happen in order to prevent
among other things, ruinous in
f1ation on the home front. Some
times it has been well overdonc.
Sometimes it has been badly done
By and large. it has been done,
and Mr.. John Q. Public has 10y
ally submitted, through a remrk-
able degree of voluntary Cooper
alton, because it is part Of the
war.
Some OF these controls must
inevitably remain for a time after
the war and until we have re-
established our national econo-
my. Otherwise we shall collaps
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1945-03-22
FARRELL
HfGHLlGHTs


Farrell, Pa, March 22-What
is wrong with you Farrell Jrs. :
Where is that old Saxon spirit !:
Remember the good times that
we used to have when we all got
together We'll, we can have them
again if some OF you older mem
bers will come to our next meet
ing OH April 2 and help the new
members get some enI IoymeM out
of the club too. Give the a chance
you were given yours. A social
and business meeting will be held
on April 2. so come early and
have fun. The married people are
invited too.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1945-03-22
SALEM NEWS
Bv Sue Herman

Salem, o., March 22--It seems
that everyone had a dandy time
in Ellwood Saturday from the
looks Or the faces of our Juniors.
Thanks Ellwood for your hospi-
tality and also to tht Thaigott
family who had open house.
The Salem Juniors also would
like to extend their best wishes
to the New Castle newlyweds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Sanders and
may they find their future days
filled only with happiness.
The whole down was very much
gayer this past week rejoicing
because one OF our missing
Juniors has been found to be a
prisoner of war. Girscht's receiv-
ed a card from their son John
(Ham) and he is fine. We are
very thankful.
We have a member also who
had a misfortunate accident at
work and we wish Minnie Grell
the best and cannot wait till she
is her old same self again, laugh
ing among us.
Matt MehSchka seems to hav c
bit on the very bright idea of
serving lunch after our meet
ings. is there any doubt that Il
will increase our membership
Speaking of membership, we had
ours increased by one this time
and I'm sure Betty Folder will
be as good a member as her Sis
ters and brothers were. By mem
bers, we don't mean those who
don't attend meetings or never
come down SO please come and
take part ali OF you who haven't
been attending.
There is a certain soldier ex-
pected home on furlough here IN
Salem and Dorothy Kekel just
can wait.
Francis Sechler seems to have
gotten wet head at Ellwood and
went around with ali original
hair style all evening.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1945-03-22

to remember that Lie Is CONTINUOUS
progression OF JUS, such miracles and
that we are part and parcel OF ''s' m
perishab|e stream.
CAPITOL He'll is about as busy a
~ place as can be found anywhere.
There are various committees holding
hearings where your Representative
would like TO be!
|. Banking and Currency has begun
hearings OH the Breton Woods None
tary plan. Your Representative would
greatly appreciate the opinion OF bank
ers and economists OF the End Dis
trict and others who are giving it
study.
,. Price Controls are being worked
over and those with grievances are
being heard Meat shortages are very
mucl, under discussion There is con-
siderable hope that butter points will
be changed
g. The Senate Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor has been studying
The so-callcd FE.P.C. bill which is
intended to prohibit determinations Of
all kinds Senator Chavez is Chair
man OF the Subcommittee.
4. The Senate Judiciary Committee
authorized the introduction OF a reso-