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Milford chronicle., 1945-09-21
Pounds Seen
Navigation Threat
Commercial Iidewater Fisheries Association
OF Delaware Framed Protest To Establish
ment OF Pounds AT Lewes Meeting asst
Friday Evening"

Establishment Of fish pounds in
Delaware Bay would be a menace
to navigation. according To the
stand taken last Friday night by
the members OF the commercial
TideWattr Fisheries Association at
It mass meeting III the Anglers club
at Lcwes Members We're from all
sections of the state
The presiding officer 1T the meet
ing was the association 5 president,
l. W. TarburtOn.
The association declared that the
pounds would be a menace since
oyster boats and other fishing craft
coming down the bay would hay"
to run an entirely different course.
while boats going up the bay from
l.rWcS would have to make trips IN
Il round about way al runSiderable
cXpcnSr
The aSSocialion expressed the
feeling that the pounds will not be
established if il can be proved
that they Will menace navigation
Milford chronicle., 1945-09-21
Institute Called For
Local Health Boards
Sessions VIII Be Held In LpgiSla.
tive Hall. Dover, September 26

AT the investigation of DR.. j. ID.
Niles of AliddletoWn, the recently
elected President of the State
Board of Health, and his Board. a
Cne-day institute for local boards
of health and their enforcement
officers will be held in Legislative
Hall, Dover. on Wednesday, Sep
tember 26th., beginning at 10 a. M.
The all-day session is being called
Tor the purpose of further inStruc-
tion of officials charged with the
Investigations OF public health
complaints.
DR.. Niles states that there is ur-
sent need for more operation
and coordination of activities be-
tween the State Board Of Health
and the IS local boards in exist
ence i'll the State and that he be-
l!cves that though such institutes
as the one planned. these purposes
can be "ttIined.
Authority for such meeting is
contained in Article MI of the
constitution of Delaware, which
provides: The General Assembly
shall provide for the establishment
and maintenance of Il State Board
OF Health which shall have SUPER
vision of all matters relating tc
public health with such powers
and duties as may be prescribed
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Milford chronicle., 1945-09-21

ahd that there are enough points
III evidence to prove this fact
Samuel G. lIoWarth, one of the
discussion leaders. said that the as
SOcIatlOn is trying To discover Wht-
lh"r Milton c. Calls. who made
the request tor the pounds is Il
resident OF Delaware. He has been
unable to contact Mr.. Calls other
discussion leaders were Ralph
Lynn, president Of the Misplliom
Association and Mayor EWaId c.
Evans of Milford
Senator Fred Bailey. state repre-
sentative ON the Atlantic Fishery
'ompact Association, which in
cludes all fisheries ON the Atlantic
Coast, WAS also present lie said
that a meeting will be held on
September - and Is at the Roosr-
Welt Hotel in New York at which
the subject OF the pounds will in
all probability be discussed. Rep
resrntatiVcs from Lewes who Will
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Milford chronicle., 1945-09-21
To Hold Mass Meeting
On War Memorial
Every Citizen In The Milford Com.
munlty Is Invited

Every citizen in the Milford COM
munity is urged to attend mass
meeting. which will be held in the
Milford Community Building on
Friday evening, October 5. at 7:30
o'clock. to decide the type of war
memorial to be placed i'll Milford
TO honor the community service
men and women. especially those
who made the supreme sacrifice
1t was decided to hold the mass
meeting after Il meeting Of organ
ization heads called by Mayor Ed
ward {. Evans. met in city council
chamber last Tuesday evening.
With every community on the
Eastern Shore planning some type
of memorial to honor their service
men and women, and many already
working on permanent memorials,
ii is the duty of every public mind
ed citizen to come to this impOr-
tant meeting. and advance their
ideas as to what would be suit
able permanent memorial. There
will be plans presented at this
meeting for the approval or dis
approval of the group as a whole.
Milford chronicle., 1945-09-21
Anniy
At Barratt's.
Chapel W i'll Be.
HeIdSepl. 3oth
Speaker For One Hun
dred Sixty-Fifth An
nual Service Will BE
Resident Bishop Chas.
Wesley Flint.

The lG5th Anniversary Service
OF Barratt's chapel Methodist
Church will be held on Sunday,
September 80 at 200 p. III. The
speaker for this occasion will be
the resident bishop OF the Wash
in4ton Area OF the Methodist
Church. Bishop Charles Wesley
Flint.
Barratts chapel is the oldest
Methodist place OF worship still
standing in America except one, 81.
George. i'll Philadelphia 1t has
been in continuous use as Il Metho-
dist place of Worship since the
first Quarterly Meeting held there
by Francis Asbury November t,
1880.
1t was here that Francis Asbury
and Thomas coke first met Bar
Rats Chapel is sacred to all Meth
CdistS III America because here the
Lords Supper was first celebrated
i'll America by an ordained MethO-
Gist Minister.
1t was at Barratt'S Chapel, Oh
November If, 1881, that plans were
made for the holding OF tn,
hfistmaS Conference in Baltimore
at which time the Methodist
Eurch was organized in America
Milford chronicle., 1945-09-21
One Killed,
Five Are Hurt
In Smas h-Up
Police Say Accident Was
Due To Driver Swerv-
ing Car To Give Occu-
pants Thrill"

Preston Carlton Hastings, u, ol
Bridgeville. was killed Instantly,
and five other young people injur-
ed early last Friday when the
automobile in which they were rid
inS turned over IN the SeafOrd- Re
hance Road, two miles west of
Seaford The driver of the car. Pfc.
Melvin kefauver. -, OF Near
Bridseville, escaped injury
State troopers said the operator
ewcrved the car from one side OF
the road To the other for no ap-
parent reason than to give the oC-
cupantS a thrill. The car after get
ting out of control turned on its
left side, rolled over and came to
rest on its right side
All OF the injured live in Bridge
willie They are: Thelua Messick
~, brush burns of face and hands
lane Wiley. ~, lacrratiuns OF the
left side OF the face. upper lip, and
back injuries; Alton Rose. -.
laceration OF the len side Of the
tace, abrasions of elbow and face
JGllltS I1uSllHSS. 10, (lt utdtl
youths brother, laceratiun of lett
ear and under eye, abrasions ol
body, and Ralph Y. Dean, IS, lacer-
alton of the scalp.
The operator. son of Mr.. anC
Mrs. Harry kefauyer, ST., OF neal
BridSeVille home on furlOugh. was
charged with manslaughttr ant
was held in $500 bail for fur.
thel hearing when arraigned be
tore Magistrate King of SeafOrd
Troopers said the party was re
turning from fredericksburg, Mary
land when the accident occurred
The injured were taken to the Mil
ford Memorial Hospital
kefauver. III the Army for Il yea
lad arrived last week from Ger
many. Before entering the servic,
the former Bridgeville High Schou
student had been employed by tn,
Atlantic Ice Company.
The Hastings are sons of Nh
and Mrs. Carl Hastings.
Coroner William Conway vii
hold an inquest into the death O
: Preston Hastings
Milford chronicle., 1945-09-21
To Reduce OPA State
Boards By Seven
Roll Of l02 Paid Employees viii
Be tut To %

The II War Price and Rationing
Boards III Delaware viii be con-
Sulidattd INTO four boards III the
period from November to Decem-
her l.. the office of Charles "
HardeSty, Delaware district OPA
director. announced this week.
From September to the time
when the consolidation of the
hVards completed there will be a
reduction in the number of paid
employees of the local boards from
l02 to %
The four boards which will re-
main, to be known as Price Con
troll Boards" Will be located at PIG
West Ninth Street, Wilminston
Dover, Milford, and Seaford.
Consolidation of the boards will
be effected in an orderly manner. =
the statement said. The Newark
and New Castle local boards will
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Milford chronicle., 1945-09-21
Dorothy V. Stirni
Speaks To Girls Club
Milford Girl Tells Of Narrowing
Experiences At Santa Tomas

Mrs. Dorothy Ninyard Stirni.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs Benjamin
Il. \inyard. this city. who recently
returned to the United States al
ter over three years spent III the
Santa Tomas prison camp in the
Philippines, Was guest speaker at
the annual membership dinner OF
the Milford business and Profess
aiOmal Girls club on Monday eve
Church.
The dinner was in honor Of the
fourteen young women of the Mil
ford community who joined the
club this year. Including the new
members. - local girls We're III
Attendance. with five guests pres
tnt from the Dover organization
Mrs. Stirni was Introduced by
Miss Norma Hollis, chairman of
the program, and a member of the
faculty i'll the local school
The speaker in Il clear. concise
manner told of her trip from Cal
iiOrnia to Manila in 1871. the gath
tIlnS tIOuuS Oh WdI Ill lIlt' 1 'dtlllC
and finally the terrible rape OF
Manila i'll December. 1871. hy the
savage and victorious JapS. Thcl
the beginning of another terrible
chapter intprnnent at Santa To
mas prison camp. with mOnOtO
nous starvation diet OF rice anC
cracked corn Then the wonderful
day when the mighty motorized
First Cavalry Division broke th'
back OF Jap resistance and liber
ated the prisoners. The trip home
with everyone SO eager to see low
ed ones III the States. Mrs. Stirni
from time to time during her talk
illustrated Il point she was making
with souvenirs she brought hOm
with her. She also showed tn
Young women several Of the arti
cles from her little grass hut o
Santa Tomas grounds where sh
and her husband lived for Il tim
until he was taken from her to Il
even more horrible camp. and fiji
ally his death on Jap prison shil
Response and thanks to Mr.
Stirni WAS made by Miss Marjori
Dare.
Milford chronicle., 1945-09-21
Educators Ut
Stale To Meet
October 1919
Session In Wilmington
Will BE Featured by
Address BY DR.. Stan
ley OMAN, New York.

The 18th annual convention of
the Delaware State Education As
4ociatiou viii be held in Whining
ton October Is and ~. Speaker at
the general session on Friday Will
hc Dr Stanley OMAN. president uI
tie Federal Council OF Churches ca
New York city. Theme OF the con
ventiun as announced by Pau
iIod2sUn, president, will ht. Ed
Ucatiun Iur Permanent Peace.
Preparations for the tWo-day
sessions have been started by the
association board OF directors.
comprising Harold C. Whiteside
New Castle. president; NiGil
T. Wiley. Bridgt\illr; Mrs. Thelma
NJ Gray. Richardson Park; Nor
man A. Groves. Wilmington Ches-
ter r. Dickerson. Laurel and j.
Herbert Nichols. Milford.
Chairmtn of committees which
will plan the convention are: COM
luerCial exhibit, E. Warden GasS
constitution and bylaws. J. &
MeSsncr; guests. Thomas W
HoWie; local arrangements. Sam
uel =. MWoney: music, Walter !.
Mitchell, rast presidents award
Virgil b. Wiley; aNdit. DR.. e. a
Nolan; credentials, Lillian IL. Wal
lace. Dover
other chairmcn are: Legislative
Leslie Timmons. Alillsboro nee.
rolO@N r. W Helm, Newark; no
luination. ii Geigcr Omwake. Sci
hyNille; professional ethics. vii
mot X. JOres resolutions, William
Is Simpson. Camden.
Milford chronicle., 1945-09-21
cot NTY Ill STYLE
DRESS REVUE SEPT. %

All Sussex County Al
club girls, their parents and
friends. are invited to attend
the County Style Dress Re
yue and Dairy DemOnstra-
tiOnS on Saturday afternoon.
September 29, at , o'clock.
at the Georgetown Grange
Hall. Miss Helen Willrrton.
home demonstration agent
from WicOmico County, Md.
Miss Helen Proctor. home
demonstration agent from
DOrcester County, Md, Miss
Eiilda TOPPER home demon
stratiOn agent from SOmtr-
set County, Md, and Miss
Nancy King from AccOmac
County. Virginia. will be the
Judges. a program of music
and movies. combined with
the dress revue and the dairy
demonstrations, has been
planned
Everyone is invited TO at
tend. The doors of the
Grange Hall will be- open al
one o'clock
Milford chronicle., 1945-09-21
Jurors Are Listed
For Kent County
IL Women Among Those Enrolled
By commissioners

Petit jurors for the October term
of the Ken; county courts impanel-
ed last Friday afternoon 10y Jury
commissioners Walker l.. Miiflin
and Wilbur +, Jacobs include III
women
The regular panel follows:
First Representative District
Lewis Black. Harry Shapley. Mrs
Ruth Pyle. Mrs Henrietta West.
Second George t,hingcr, Samuel
Fox. Abraham Vaughan, Rawlings
Camper
Third Mrs Ethel A. Weigel,
John G.. Numbers. charles W. era
ham. Robert IIollrtt
Fourth Eric RosrnRrrn, Harry
+ bailey Isaac Thomas Henry
Nulls
Fifth Nelson J Forney. Edna :.
Queen. Dr Charles VI Wharton.
William tooks
Sixth EIva S. Dill. Clara Town
sen, Amos Minnrr William Cooper
Seventh Frank George. Lester
Downham. William Gardner
Eighth John X Rogers. ST.
Morris Harrington, Grover Dill.
Ninth William tIarksom, Mel
willie Taylor, Wallace Hill
Tenth Jesse KINNEY Margaret
Tease, Francis A. Webb .Ir
The special panel follows:
First Representative District
Elmer David, Mrs. Pearl :. Good
ing.
Second Mrs Winifred McCahe
Mrs VI. Hayes Wilson.
Third George y Ross, Jr.. vii
bur ID. Wilds, Mrs Mary Walker.
Fourth Maxwell Davis, William
II. P0Ore. Joseph Lewis
Fifth I.emuel c. CovngtOn
Robert Lewis. Jesse s Farlow
Sixth Paul IT, Williams, Mrs
Thomas Ross. Mrs. Pearl Cain.
Seventh Mrs Mabel Derby. J
ID. Keller, William l.. Fisher.
Eighth Leonard Maloney, Ile2
ckiah Masten, Mrs May Hendricks
Ninth Joshua Smith, Randall
Knox. William W. Shaw
Tenth Clayton Kirby. B"ntol
Counselman. Raymond j. Bennett
Milford chronicle., 1945-09-21
Contract COR
p o W er Has
Been Awarded
Delaware Power And
Light Co. Gets Five
Year Contract Here;
TO Repair Old Plant.

The contract To supply Milford
v ith electric current M awarded
by tltH uuncll recently to the
Delaware Power and Lis ht tom
pany ut NllmiuHtun " hen the ONLY
bid offered Waa opened
Members Ul the council mad" ii
ttlluitr that the city has not sold
the electric irauchE.r, CT its tltC-
tric plant. hut Was simply purChas
inS current for 4 period of time, At
least, instead Of making the cur
rent in Milford and III the mean
time Will place the lar"c SentrItul
here in good running condition.
Moot Points ironrd out
\ dplc%atiun from the Delaware
lOWer and Light company had met
with = special committee to. iron
cut controversial pruNIalonS in the
contract with the aid OF an electric
specialist secured 10y Milford
These chHn*eS were rIuhodied in
the final contract presented.
Following the approval of the re-
NI@rd contract council unanimous
y voted to accept the bid
Mayor Edward e. Evans then
stated as soon as the contract had
been presented, and if apl roVcd by
City Solicitor George Fisher oi
Dover, he would hr ready to sign.
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Milford chronicle., 1945-09-21
Citizens Vote To
Increase School Tax
Approximately &C Per 500 ASSESS
mpnt Will BE New Levy

The request for additional funds
to operate Milford Schools, made
by the local board of education.
was granted by the taxpayers of
this Special School District last
Saturday afternoon, when they
voted 73 to 50 to levy a special tax
of seven cents per hundred dollars
of assessment on real property
valuation. The levy will not be
made until 1916 and will be based
on the respective county assess
mentS at the time
According to board members the
levying of the extra tax became
necessary when the local board OF
education did not receive as large
an appropriation as it requested.
and found itself short by about
$4,500.00 of the barest minimum
expenses for reasonable operation.
Milford chronicle., 1945-09-21
Judges Are Assigned
For County Courts
Five Law Judges Make Up Schrd-
ulr For Next Year

Assignments OF Judges for the
IariOuS sessions OF the law courts
of the state for the next year. be-
ginning with the September term
o. the New Castle County courts,
i'aN" been decided upon hy the iiN,
law Judges OF the state
They are, together with the
opening dates Of the sessions:
New Castle County. September
1T Chief Justice Charles :. Rich
ards and Judges Frank l.. Speak
man and James B. Carey; arSu-
luents, Judge Richard ). Rodney.
Sussex County, Oct |. chief Jus
tice Richards and Judge Charles l..
Terry lr.. alternate. Judge Rod
ncN.
Kent County, Oct. Is, Chief Jus
tlce richards and Judge Rodney:
alternate, Judge Speakman.
New Castle County. Nov. 5, Chiet
Justice Richards and Judges Terry
and Carey: arguments, the chief
Justice.
New Castle County. Jan. :, Chief
Justice Richards and Judge Rod
neA; alternate, Judge Terry, arSu-
n.ents. Judge Speakman.
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Milford chronicle., 1945-09-21
Testimonial Dinner
For Judge Carey
Enjoyable Affair Was Given In
Honor 0 New SUSSEX Juri>t

The testimonial dinner given in
honor OF Judge James +. Carey at
James Hotel last week in llarring
ton was an outstanding event in
the TAN Cedar year. TWenty-four
band members with fourteen guests
were present To pay their respects
To the Judge and enjoy Il delight
ful dinner. The entire evening was
devoted to good fellowship and fun
without fixed program
Robert ID. Prtttyman. chairman
of the committee ON arrangements.
WAS tOastmaster. He introduced
Past Grand Master William r.
Hobbs Of the Grand Lodge OF Della
ware l. O. o. r., who is Il member
OF Evergreen Band The grand
master gaV" some Interesting high
lights uu the Jndee ) buyhuod days
in GEORGETOWN Warren II. Moore
district representative Of the Su-
preme Forest. r. C. L.. also mem
bcr OF Evergreen Band spoke in
glowing terms OF the part judge
Carey played in Evergreen Forest
Colonel Robert G.. Houston. How
ard W. Bramhall and H. Edward
Maull ot the SUSSEX County Bar
gave interesting talks on the lii,
of the Judge
Judge Carey responded with /:
few we'll chosen remarks, thank
ing his fellow members for the
hOnors they had bestowed upon
him.
W. Shockley DauEherty OF IIous
ton topped the program by read
ing humorous letter he received
from a fellow musician
Past Grand Master r. Scot
Purse of the Grand Lodge of Della
ware, a. f. and A. NJ. concluded
the program with Il short address
Group singing of old time favor
itc songs with Judge Carey at tn,
piano. highlighted the evening.
Mr.. Prettyman. chairman OF tn,
committee on arrangements, wa
assisted by Theodore Harrington
Wilson Boyer Warren r. Moor,
and William l.. Hill.
Evergreen Band will meet il
Georgetown on October ! in tn
Masonic Temple to arrange pro
gram for the Victory ceremonial
of Evergreen Forest. r. c. L.. o.
October II. in the communit
building in Milford
Milford chronicle., 1945-09-21
DirOns JeWelry Store
Opens Here Today
Famous Salisbury Company
OpenS Branch I'm Hotel
Norman Building

DiXons. who for some time have
operated high class jewelry store
in Salisbury. Maryland, are today
opening another store IN Milford.
The new enterprise is located i'll
the Hotel Norman Building, on
South Walnut Street.
The new store is completely
modern. and the stock provided
for the public's inspection and Sc
lection is wide and of high quality
The mana2ement of DiXons pro-
misses the same courteous service
that has made Dixuns famous i'll
Salisbury and throughout the
Eastern shore The DiXOns slogan
is "Jewelry stores worthy of your
confidence.'
Milford chronicle., 1945-09-21
Cannon's Win Second
Star Packing Award
BridgeNiIle Cannery Wins I. :.
Award For Excellent Performance

H. =. Cannon x Son, Inc,
Rrid@cville. Delaware has been
designated winner of the United
States Department of Agriculture
star Award for second year of
excellent performance in the pro-
Cesslng OF food for civilian and
government uses. lngwald B. Sa-
Eoe. State Director. Production an
Marketing Administration an
today.
Professors of Asparagus, String
Beans, Tomato Juice, Squash. and
Lima Beans. the firm first won re-
co9nitiOn for outstanding work in
1914 when ii was awarded the
Achievement "A" for 1913 prOduc-
ton.
This year the Cannon Company
continued its cooperation in the
war effort and Introduced innova-
tiOnS i'll procurement and housin4 :
of local i'll iterant labor which
helped maintain production and re-
lieve employment problems. A
large part Of the Company's pack
went for government use
Milford chronicle., 1945-09-21
odd FelIOlUs To Start
Winter Program
First Activity Will BE In
stallatiOn OF Officers
On October s

Crystal Fount Lodge. No. 10. |.
O. o. f., OF Milford, will soon start
their winter program. There are
a lot of activities coming up during
the winter term. beginning with the
installation of officers by District
Deputy Grand Master Paris G. Kir-
by and staff on Monday evening,
October :.
Wallace McFaul, degree master.
has announced that Monday eve
ming. September "a, the degree team
will confer the initiatory degree.
All members of the degree team are
requested to be present.
Next Monday evening will also
be election night, and all members
are urged to be present. Officers
elected at this meeting will serve
during the coming winter term.
Milford chronicle., 1945-09-21
Bond Sales LeadersM
Sussex Are LOOKING
Forward To V-Driye
Community Leaders Are
Enthusiastic Over APP
preaching Drive; Har-
ry D. Gray, Executive
Manager, Says.

Harry @. Gray, Executive Mana
ser OF the Delaware War Finance
{ Committee, reported after a two
day tour uf Sussex County that the
! Ond sales leaders in the county
are enthusiastic over the ap-
preaching Victory Drive and pre-
diet that Sussex will meet its
quota.
His tour covered most of the
communities i'll the county incluG-
ing Milford. Greenwood, Bridge
Vile. Laurel. Seaford. Delmar.
Dagsboro, Frankford, Selbyvllle.
kehObOth Beach. IeWeS, Millsboro,
and Georgetown.
The Victory Bond Drive in Della
ware starts October 29 and already
Edward c. Evans. Sussex County
War Finance Committee Chairman.
reported to Mr.. Gray that he has
bis organization practically COM
rlete.
This the final Drive will be
marked with unusual attention to
farm and rural areas and TO help
80 '''A' lAldoN vi tliC tllt
Delaware War Finance Committee
has made two important additions
to its staff.
Clarence f.. Reyes of Farming
ton has been appointed Deputy
Manager Of the State Office, as as
slstant to Mr. Gray; and Captain
John f.. Doordan. veteran flier
with Pacific combat duty for which
lie has been often decorated, has
been named Agricultural Deputy,
to work under George VI. Worrilow
head of the War Finance Commit
tees Farm Division.
In his Sussex tour. Mr.. GRAY
discussed with Mr.. Evans the pro-
gram 10 have every person in the
county contacted during the Vic
tory Drive; also to have every
farm visited.
In this latter respect. CAPTAIN
boordan will play an Important
role lie viii work with chairmer
IN all counties and also community
chairmen.
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Milford chronicle., 1945-09-21
Planning To End
Truck Rationing
ODT To Terminate Controls ON
December

RationinG of all new commercial
motor vehicles, including trucks.
truCk-traCtOrS and trailerS will be
terminated December |, Clarence
f. Reyes, retiring director of the
Delaware district ODr office, said
this week
After December | a free market
will exist for purchase and de
livery of commercial vehicles.
Effective September 22 persons
desiring vehicle will no longer he
required They may place an order
for the vehicle with the dealer il
the dealer will accept such order.
Transfers In October
During October, dealers are pro
lihited from transferring new
commercial motor vehicles except
10 holders Ot valid certificates of
transfer. The ODT urges holders
OF certificates to place orders with
dealers of their choice before No
HembeT /
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