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Milford chronicle., 1945-04-13
Kent Convicts r otarians
Fleeing Farms Hold Annual
Get More Time Ladies' Night
Terry Tells Them
Work Program Is For
Their Benefit, Not An
Escape Medium.

The system of permitting PRISON
ers to work on farms outside of the
Kent County Jail is designed to aid
10th the farm"rs and tive prisoners
and not for the purpose of giving
the prisoners an opportunity to eS-
cape This was the statement made
hy Judge Charles l.. Terry. Jr., in
the Court of General Sessions in
Dover last Friday before imposing
their present sentence on two men
who were charged with escape
while working on farms.
Judge Terry explained that the
present system was authorized by
law for those prisoners whom the
warden believed to be sufficiently
honorable to appreciate the advan-
tages offered them in addition to
making it possible for the farmers
to have assistance.
William Marion Smith. who was
sentenced on January -. 1914, to
serve three years on a charge of
breaking and entering. escaped on
July - of last year and was appre-
hendcd when he was arrested in
Bridgeport. Connecticut for being
involved in fight there He was
returned to Delaware last week
With the additional year imposed
hy Judge Terry his term will now
extend to January II, 1918.
Walter j. Smith, sentenced tC
serve three years ON October rs
1943. on a charge of assault will
intent to commit larceny. escaped
last August and was apprehendeC
few days later by police as he
boarded a truck headed for tht
South. With the additional yeal
added his sentence will now con
tinue until October II. 1917.
Everett lie" Jackson. who wa!
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Milford chronicle., 1945-04-13
J. L. Knight Killed
At Kent Crossing
Night Waterman Struck BY Train
At Wyoming

Joseph l.. knight, 60 years old.
was killed instantly Monday night
of this week when he was struck
by the northbound Norfolk-New
York express at the south crossing
of the Pennsylvania Railroad in
Wyoming.
Mr. Knight, who was night
watchman at an ice plant, was
pushing a wheelbarrOw load of ice
from the plant to his home when
the accident occurred. Eyewitness
es said the engine whistle gave
warning of the trains approach
around a slight curve but that
Knight, for some reason. paid no
heed. He was pronounced dead by
DR.. |. J. MacCollum.
He is survived by sister. Miss
Emma Knight, who also was his
hOusekeeper. and one brother
Robert Knight of Magnolia.
Milford chronicle., 1945-04-13
Fire Cuts Milford
Home; Loss $1,000
Home OF Walter Il. Randolph Is
Prey OF Flames

Three trucks of the Carlisle Fire
Company were called last Sunday
morning to fight the blaze that
quilted the residence of Walter B.
Randolph. 222 North East Second
Street. Milford.
Mr.. Randolph was at church
when the fire was discovered and
no one was at home, except a
hoarder who was in the yard. A
neighbor saw the smoke and blaze
coming out of the building. The
boarder claims he has no idea how
the fire started
BY the time the firemen arrived
the int rior of the dwelling was a
mass of fire. None of the contents
could be removed
1t was a two story and a half
frame building. The loss will be
probably over $1,000 on which
there was $500 insurance.
Milford chronicle., 1945-04-13
Sussex School Kids
Saving Asparagus
Sussex Crop Is Being Kept From
Going To Seed

School boys and girls of Sussex
County saved the asparagus crop
when they volunteered to take jobs
cutting the plants. which ripened
about three weeks earlier than US
ual. according to J. Frank GOrdy,
emergency farm labor supervisor
for the Delaware Agricultural Ex-
tension Service.
Their prompt cutting of the crop
not only saved the asparagus in the
fields, but kept the plants from
going to seed and forfeiting the
rest of the crop. ne said.
AS many as 200 boys and gorl5
a day turned out from Bridgeville,
Georgetown, Greenwood, Milford,
and other schools. Meanwhile, boys
from Wilmington and suburban
schools are volunteering to spend
two weeks later in April and May
to help on farms near Bridgeville.
Milford chronicle., 1945-04-13
Novel Program Arrang-
ed by Committee Head
ed BY w. Shockley
Daugherty.

The members of the Milford RO-
tary Club held their annual Ladies'
Night on Monday evening of this
week IN the community building.
Eighty R0tarians and Rotary
AIMS enjoyed the novel program
arranged by w. Shockley Daugher-
ty and committee comprising Il.
A. DerricksOn. John Fry. Roscoe
Galloway. Elton Lynch, Edward
Evans. Frank Elton and Harry J.
Pettyjohn. The theme of the pro-
gram was a musical circus. with a
group of sixteen kiddies from the
Sycamore school. near Georgetown
under the direction of Mrs. Eliza
beth King. taking the various parts
as follows: Swan girl, Jennie
Scott; fat woman, Virginia Tyn-
dali; ring master. Robert James
strong woman. Ruth jefferson; COW
boy buffalo Bid Sammy Tyndall
Hawaiian dancers. Jean Rogers
Ruth Jefferson, cat. Sammy Tyn-
dali; elephant. Virginia Tyndal
and Jennie Scott; giraffe tRaffy
Paul Cooper and Wayne Lowe,
smallest dancer Baby Brighteycs
Irene Jefferson; rope dancer, Nir
ginia Tyndall; Indian dancer:
wild West Tribe) Virginia Tyn
dali, Ruth Jefferson. Pauline Coo
per, Wayne Lowe, Ruth Hearne
Jean Rogers; clowns. Paul Cooper
Wayne Lowe. Sammy Tyndall, Ed
die Galloway, Jackie Marris ant
Burton James. Mrs. King was as
sisted in the preparation of tn
musical circus by Mrs. Elizabetl
Cathcart Bennett of Milford. su
pervisor of music in Sussex schools
Guests at ring side in addition
to Rotarians and their wives in
cluded Albert Farley. Mr.. and Mrs
Calvin Aftlerbach CMr Farley an
Mr.. Aiflerbach are Sussex count
school supervisors, Miss Mar
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Milford chronicle., 1945-04-13
Tonight Last Chance
To See Senior Play
Comedy "Lindy Lou" Features Trio
OF Beauty Contestants

A sparkling comedy "Lindy Lou
will be presented for the last time
this evening. Friday. April 13. by
the senior class of Milford in the
high school auditorium
The synopsis of the sparkling
comedy follows: Three beauty
contestants. Eileen Wharton, Mar
rilyn JamisOn and Anne Lodge. are
being trained by an all-American
quarterback, Harvey Williams. who
falls in love with Lindy Lou, play
ed by Phyllis Isaacs. Lindy's un-
Gle, Charles Bennett. becomes in
vOlved with Spanish movie vamp,
EILEEN Murphy, to the consterna-
tion of his fiance, the Duchess.
Eleanor Geyer. A movie magnate
and his social secretary. Jack Ma
larkey and Orville Shockley, com
plicate the situation. Big Boy
Roberts, Donald Brinton, who is
Harvey's chum, helps solve every
thing.
You may get your tickets from
any member of the senior class.
Come and enjoy the play and help
the seniors.
Milford chronicle., 1945-04-13
Dover Group
OF W.S.C.S.To
Hold Spring
Meeting Here
Session Will Be Held In
The Avenue Methodist
Church Next Tuesday;
Mrs. Ira Pimm Will Be
The Guest Speaker.

Mrs. Ira Pimm of New York City
will be the speaker at the spring
meeting of the Dover District WO-
mans Society of Christian Service.
The meeting will be held in the
Avenue Methodist Church, Milford,
on Tuesday, April II, beginning at
ten o'clock a. IN. Mrs. G. Marshall
Townsend, president of the district,
will preside at the two sessions of
the day. Luncheon will be served
by the missionary circle of the
Avenue Church. of which Mrs. F.
Burgette Short is chairman. Mrs.
William W. Sharp of Harrington
and Mrs. John Shilling of Dover
will conduct the period of devo-
tions for the day Mrs. Clyde Nell
son of Milford will sing THE Voice
in the Wilderness" by John Prindle
Scott, in the afternoon. The latter
half of the morning session will be
given over to group discussions.
headed by the district secretaries.
Mrs Ralph l.. Minker of Whining
ton. conference president, VIII
meet with the local presidents and
talk to them at that time. Mrs. Will
liam s. Finn of Denton, Md, con-
ference secretary of organization
and promotion, will use a part of
this time to meet the local CORE
spending secretaries and further
her work Mrs. Pimm. with Mrs,
Hix Long of Laurel. will meet with
secretaries of youth work. All To-
cal societies will be represented at
this meeting, at which a large at
tendance is expected.
Milford chronicle., 1945-04-13
Assets Of State
Banks Has Decreased
commissioner j. c. Darby Reports
Drop OF $15.692, 1873 First Quarter

Assets Of the ~ state banks in
Delaware decreased $15 ,692 1875
during the first quarter of this year
according to a comparative cOnsol-
idated statement issued by State
Bank Commissioned John G. Darby
last Friday.
The statement revealed that
loans and discounts decreased 81
22S,542 Is during the quarter while
cash on hand and money due from
other banks decreased $20.315,-
1868 The value of banking
houses and fixtures dropped 81
07609 while decrease of $36.-
1920 was shown in the item OF
other real estate owned by the
banks.
United States government Obliga-
tions owned by the banks increas-
ed $3,973 .605.79 while other stocks
and bonds owned by the banks
showed gain of $2,754, ,15016. The
total assets at the end of the quar-
ter were listed at 466.i25.4S3.03.
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Milford chronicle., 1945-04-13
RED CROSS DRIVE
FINDS DELAWARE
FIRST "ONER TOP"

Delaware has another
first" chalked up on it's
slate, it was learned this
week.
The American Red Cross
reported that the Delaware
Chapter only state Red
Cross chapter in the country
was the first in the nine
state North Atlantic area to
go over the top" on its 1945
war fund goal.
Delaware was the second
state in the nation to meet
its quota, it was also an
nOunced. The first state was
not designated.
States in the North Allan
tic Area are. in addition to
Delaware: New Hampshire.
Maine, Vermont. Rhode Is
land, Connecticut, Massa-
chuSettS, New York and New
Jersey. Delaware's quota
was $715. 900. and its final
report listed $735 900 in
gifts.
This is indeed gratifying
and hcart-warming news. -"
Charles w. Baker, Jr., war
fund chairman, said.
Milford chronicle., 1945-04-13
kiwanians Hold
Interclub Meet
Travelling Interclub Gayel Present
ed To Milford BY Bridgeyille Club

One of the record meetings of
the year for the Milford kiwanis
Club was held on Tuesday evening
last, in the Grange Hall. Dinner
was served by the Grange This
was an official interclub meeting
called by 1t. Gov. Frank GOrdy,
the guest club being Bridgeville.
The purpose of the meeting was
to have the Bridgeville Club pre-
sent the travelling interclub gavel
to Milford. Each club of the di-
vision keeps the gavel for one
month. then passes it on to ii
neighboring club. 1t will be the
pleasure of the Milford Club to use
the gavel for one month, then
pass it on to our parent club at
Dover. with another bang-up in
terclub meeting.
The idea of the travelling gavel
is to encourage interclub activity
and create real spirit of Kiwanis
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Milford chronicle., 1945-04-13
Soldier
Killed In Action
VT John F. johnson Reported Slain March S.
Tcch Sgt Raymond l.. Tucker Missing
Staff Sgt. Wallace Wootten, Magnolia
Wounded Second Time March 5; Pvt
Paris Warren Wounded in Germany;

According to information recelV-
ed by their families, the following
men have been reported ON the
casualty list from this area:
Private John +. Johnson, nus
band of Mrs. Elvira Johnson OF FL
lendalc, March 5, in Germany.
In addition to his wife, Private
Johnson is survived by six children.
living at Glendale. They formerly
resided near Milton.
He had been in the Army for two
years but had only been overseas
five weeks when he was reported
killed.
Before entering the Army Private
Johnson drove truck for a. II.
Bccbc of EllcndalC.
Three days after he had been
wounded for the first time on Jan
uary 2l, Wallace p. Wooten was
promoted to staff sergeant He was
hospiltaliZcd in Paris for about a
month and then rejoined his unit.
He was hit by shrapnol on March
/. Now he wears the Purple Heart
with oak leaf cluster as we'll as
Milford chronicle., 1945-04-13
Safety Day At
New Century
Club April 10
Supt. =. w. Haviland OF
State Police Will BE
Guest Speaker On Mrs.
Barrctt's Program.

Safety Day will be observed at
the Milford New Century club on
Monday when the speaker will be
Paul w. Haviland. superintendent
of Delaware State Police Mr.. Hav-
Hand. who, before coming to Della
ware. was associated with the +.
b. l., and his talk on Monday will
have to do with his experiences
in that organization. 1t will be an
open day and interested persons
will be welcomed to hear this in
teresting talk. Mrs. Eugene Muir
ply will have the music for the
afternoon in her charge. This has
all the earmarkS of fine day un-
der the direction of Mrs. Walter
club.
On Monday of this week. Mrs. II.
Haswcll Pierce. club director. made
a report on the highlights of the
recent State Board of Directors
meeting held in Dover. A minute of
silence was observed in tribute to
Mrs. Clara Deputy and Miss Anna
Ratcliff, both charter members OF
the club. who passed away since
the last meeting. Members of the
club helped with the packing OF
clothing on Tuesday. which they
will continue during the month OF
April Mrs. David Sills and Mrs
Bernard Shortall were hOstcSscs
for the social hour which followed
the meeting.
The calendar for the final meet
ings of the club year is as fol
lows:
April % Speakers, a minister, ;
priest. and rabbi.
April 80 Garden Day with Mrs
Harry Brakeley and Miss Ida ORA
per.
May Card Party, Mrs. Carlton
FOOkS. chairman.
May If Open.
Milford chronicle., 1945-04-13
State School
System Will
Be Studied
By Commission
Senate Adopts ResOlu-
tiOn To Investigate
And Report; $4,000
Set Up For Expenses
OF Commission.

Senator w. Deane Johnston (R-
Dover). chairman of the education
committee of the Senate, on Tues
day evening of this week introduce
ed concurrent resolution calling
for the appointment of a 10-mem-
ber bipartisan commission by the
Governor to make a study of the
public school educational system of
the state which is currently COM
prised of the State Board of Educa-
ton. the Wilmington Board of Ed
utation, and the II special school
districts of the state.
The resolution which was adOpt-
ed unanimously before a gallery
TILED with school teachers points
out that wide latitude exists in
the handling of state money allott-
ed to the special school districts
which has resulted in bidding for
the services of teachers among
them due to the fact that some
have more funds available than
others.
The resolution further states
stem. Certain metropolitan areas,
by raising tax locally. have added
to state appropriations allotted so
that they are enabled to make their
selection of teaching personnel due
to higher salaries.
The lack of uniformity in the
cost accounting methods employed
in the various school districts is
also scored in the resolution
which stresses that wide vari-
ance in statistics furnished by the
districts arises, and urges a stand
ard method of accounting be used
The resolution states that it ap-
pears, as result of the studies of
the joint budget committee. the
Joint post war planning committee
and the Joint education committee
that it seems it might he feasible
to completely abolish the special
school districts and place all of the
public schools of the state under a
commissioner of education.
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Milford chronicle., 1945-04-13
CPL. WIN. VI. HUGO
PRISONER OF NAZIS
PARENTS LEARN

Corporal William NJ. Hugg
is a prisoner of war in Ger
many, according to ii letter
received on Wednesday by
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Marshall Hugg of Milford.
War Department infOrma-
tion disclOses that Corporal
Hugg was on or about De
ccmber 21 in the Battle of
the Bulge in Belgium. A pOr-
tion OF the letter follows:
January 3, 19i5
Dearest Nom and Pop:
| am writing d few lines
to let all of you know I'm
getting along fine. Please
don't be worried. because
I'm in Germany, and I'm a
prisoner of war. First of all
| do hope this letter finds
you all we'll. | want to ask
for some cigarettes from you.
| really need them bad. If
possible send me two car
tons. We don't get many
over here and so they are
very dear 1.-TWO lines are
blocked out here by censOr)
You can send me as many
cigarettes as you want. |
can write just so often. so
please don't get worried.
You can also send me what
we call a clothing parcel up
to 10 pounds. Send some
socks (wOOD. handkerchiefs.
You can also include some
chocolate. Please send me
Baker S you know what |
mean-in the bar and not in
cocoa form. AS soon as you
receive this letter please
send this stuff on the way
because it takes quite some
time. Please send me about
five pounds of chocolate bars
in with my clothing parcel.
I'm going to close for now.
but will write again soon.
All my love.
BILL
Milford chronicle., 1945-04-13
New Field Crops
Activity For All
Program viii Be Conducted Under
Direction OF Extension Service

Announcement is made of the in
auguration in the All Club 1945
program of the new National All
Field Crops Activity. which will be
conducted under the, direction of
the Extension Service.
AS incentives for outstanding f.
H records of achievement in help
ing to increase production of food.
feed and fiber crops needed by our
armed forces. civilians and our
allies, merit awards are offered on
county, state and national levels.
The awards provided by Interna-
tional Harvester Company. include
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Milford chronicle., 1945-04-13
Crystal Fount
To Entertain
Junior Choir
Group From The Calvary
Church Will Present
Musical Program To
Lodge Members.

Wallace F. McFaul chairman of
the entertainment committee of
Crystal FOunt Lodge, n. 10, |. o. O.
F.. has arranged an interesting
program for next Monday evening,
April 16. following the regular
business session. AS their guests on
this occasion they will have the
Junior choir of the Calvary MethO-
dist Church, who will stage a reg
ular musical entertainment This
is one of the best choirs in the
state. and will be well received by
the Odd Fellows.
The new refreshment committee,
headed by Willard Hall, is plan
ming to serve tasty refreshments
at the close of the program. The
entire membership present at this
weeks meeting will serve as a
committee to contact and request
the attendance of all Odd Fellows
at this entertainment that will be
held in the banquet room of the
temple.
I%lol 'iOlihhS hiS7ht ipipti w iCNPh
ty Grand Master Paris Kirby anC
staff installed the following Off
GERS: James A. Hall, Noble Grand
Walter Hoey. Vice Grand; RicharC
Welch. recording secretary: Jane:
w Cannon, Jr.. warden; Raymond
Parsons. conductor; Paynter Sharp
chaplain; Frank Jester. right scen'
supporter; Leroy Reed. left scen'
supporter; Neal wilkins. right sup
porter to Noble Grand; Ivan Tell
ing, left supporter to Noble Grand
Ernest Macklin, right supporter f
Vice Grand; Lucius Fox. left sup
porter to Vice Grand; William
Johnson, inside guardian; LerO
wilkins. outside guardian. Afte
the close of business rcfreshment
were served in the banquet room.
Milford chronicle., 1945-04-13
GOU. Bacon Signs
Ice Cream, Bill
MulhOlland Measure Re-
tainS War Rules Gov
erning Quality

A law to retain for the duration
OF the war temporary regulations
governing the purity and quality of
ice cream was among measures
signed last Friday by Governor
Walter w. Bacon.
The bill, initiated by President
Pro TEN Harry H. Mulholland (R-
MilfOrd extends the emergency
provisions of law enacted two
years ago by lowering for the du-
ration the butter content standard
from II to 10 per cent, or to efgtn
per cent if fruits. or the like are
used for flavor.
Milford chronicle., 1945-04-13
Red Cross Heads
Thank Their Workers
State And Area Six Share In Praise
From Leaders

TO each War Fund Drive worker
and to the donors go the thanks
and appreciation of Mr.. r. r. M.
Carpenter, and George T. Macklin
the chairman of Area No. 6, for
the completion of the most sue
cesstul campaign ever experienced
by Delaware Chapter American Red
Cross. Through their efforts and
contributions Delaware was the first
State in the North Atlantic group
to reach its quota and the second in
the entire nation. From the days
OF Florence Nightingale and Clara
Barton to today, many changes have
been wrought. The greatest achieve
ment is that Red Cross. by it's
manifold acts of mercy, comfort
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Milford chronicle., 1945-04-13
Destroy Fly Breeding
Places Immediately
Health Board Urges Action To
Prevent Spread OF Disease

An early spring in Delaware has
brought the flowers but it is also
bringing the flies, reminds the
State Board of Health, which urges
everyone to destroy now the breed
ing places of these winged nuis-
ances and carriers of disease.
The fly has been called the most
Objectionable insect with which
man comes in contact. Now is the
time to destroy breeding places
before the flies have a chance to
multiply. for one fly killed in April
may prevent many thousands of
flies Matching by late summer, so
rapidly do they increase. Scientists
state that one female fly lays 10
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Milford chronicle., 1945-04-13

his expert combat infantryman's
badge.
Sergeant WOOtten attended Mil
ford High School. He attended the
University of Florida, graduating
under the Army special training
program. He received training at
Camp Mccain, Miss, before going
overseas in August, 1914.
WoOtten. age % years. is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Wootten of
Magnolia, formerly of near Mil
ford.
Private Paris r. Warren, 81
years old, husband of Mrs. Delema
Warren, Frederica. was wounded
March 4 in Germany.
Private Warren, an infantryman
has been in the Army about a year
and overseas since early in Febru-
AIRY.
He received basic training at
Camp Rarkley. Texas. Before go
ing into the service he was employ
ed at the PcarCe Wooden Mills in
Milford
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Milford chronicle., 1945-04-13
Apples Are
Reported Hard
Hit By Frost
Early BlossOming Varie-
ties Damaged Is To so
Per Cent AS Mercury
Takes A Drop.

Severe damage to the early bios
sOming varieties of apples in Kent
and Sussex counties and an un-
estimated amount of damage to
peach and late blOssOming apple
varieties were reported last week
by orchardists of the two lower
counties of the state.
The mercury at Georgetown ear
ly last Thursday morning was Off
cially reported at 26 degrees. six
degrees lower than the minimum
reached at the New Castle Army
Air Base whcather reporting sta
ton. 1t WAS slightly higher last
still low enough to create havoc
with forward fruit and vegetable
gardens.
In addition to the damage to or
chardS of Kent and Sussex cOun-
ties growers also reported damage
to asparagus, another of the crops
that had been advanced by one
month because of the recent sum
mer-likc weather
In New Castle county some early
blooming shrubs were damaged and
gardeners reported flowers frost
bitten by the cold.
Warren Newton. Bridgeville, said
that 75 to so per cent of the blooms
on Stayman. Wincsap and Delicious
apples were nipped by the frost. II
those varieties had been we'll pol
leuizcd before the frost, he said, d
fair crop was possible. The Will
liams and Star varieties, he said
were not so hard hit and plenty OF
blossoms We're left.
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Milford chronicle., 1945-04-13
Student Loan Fund offered By B.
And P. Women's Club Of Sussex

Those interested in additional in
formation about the loan should
contact one of the following men,
bcrs of the Educational Committee.
Mrs. Gladys Toms. Lewes: Miss
Dorothy Morgan, Bridgeville; Miss
Madeline Arnold, Laurel; Miss Ru-
by Ball, Delmar; Mrs. Ruth Lane.
Georget0wn; and Miss Myrtle JEFF
tersOn, Georgetown.
All applications should be mailed
to Miss Myrtle jefferson. George
town, Delaware by May list.
Milford chronicle., 1945-04-13
Casualties For u. S.
Are NOU 892,9O9
OF This Figure 1913, ,120
Are Reported AS
Dead

Announced L. S. casualties for
all service branches have reached
&92 900. an increase of 2O.047 over
the total announced a week ago, it
was disclosed last Thursday.
The overall figure now has sur
passed 100000 counting losses yet
to be officially resorded at the War
Department.
The announced total comprises
193.12O killed. 529,9I7 wounded
99,37S missing, and 70,19t prison
crs. 1t includes 1888 army casu-
alties and and 9t.526 among Navy
Marine Corps and Coast Guard
personnel.