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Milford chronicle., 1945-03-09

Elmer b. Steele. of Dagshoro
has recently arrived in the Field
Artillery Replacement Trainina
Center. Fort Bragg. y. c.. for his
basic military training. After his
initial training there. he will be
transferred to Il field organization.
l. ~
Sergeant James S. Webb has mr.
rived safe Somewhere in the Phil
ippinps. He is with the S'th Air
drOme Squadron of the Fifth Ali
Force. Sergeant Webb has been in
Australia. New Guinea and the Ne
therlandS East Indies before goin@
to the Philippines. He is The son
Of MIR. and Mrs. f. A Webb. Jr.
of Milford Neck. He was a former
employee of j. G. Penny Compauv
A.
On Tuesday, February -. 1913
word was received from the Wal
Department of the death, III an
English Hospital. of Corporal John
Wesley Pullman. son of Mrs. Mary
Pullman OF - Columbia Street
Milford. Corporal Pullman was
born and raised in Milford where
he attended school. For several
years he was employed at the Vim
yard Ship Yards where his father
during World War worked Sc
faithfully building the sub-chasers
tie enlisted in the Army in 194H
ana received his training in camps
IN Arizona and Mississippi. in June
l"4l he was sent overseas with
the infantry. 1t was while in action
along the German border, just he
lore christmas, that he received
hlS fatal wound. Besides his moth
tr, Mrs. Mary Pullman he leaves
several brothers and sisters. yves
as ne was generally known. was a
Sood honest citizen. and was the
ilrst colorcd boy from Milford ia
give his all.
rms article, the second pub
llcity that the 4l5th AAA Auto
WpnS. Bn. OmobilcD. has received
SINE" arriving on the continent.
appeared in the February s. 1915
issue OF the Stars and Stripes:
With NIX Corps The ll3th
AAA AW. Bn. scorns .AA statistics
which indicates that il usually
takes Il skyful of ack-ack to bring
down an enemy plane.
I'm one engagement the crow led
ny SGT. sylvester J. Konicczky.. OF
LaPortc, Ind. knocked off the tail
OF an ME- 100 with single round
On New Years Day the gunmcn OF
Sgt. liarland Struble. Stansvillo
y. T.. were able to get off only
one shell because OF the dcnsity
OF the llurtgcn Forest. in which
they were operating. But that'4
an II took them to bring down 4
FockC-Wolf fighter.
Although the 40 nm. Gun is do
signed to be fired only when ncr-
manently cmplaced, at Avranche.
a crew under Sgt. Bernard T. Me
Claln. Los Angles. Calf. unhooke,
llS mount from the tow-truck am
went into action while still OF
wheels To blast an FW 1870.
The battalion claims its toto
oi 40 German aircraft DESTROYED
plus - probables, tops the recorC
lor AW outfits i'll the ETO The,
boast. likewise. that neither casu
atty nor damage has hcen suffered
IN sectors which the li5th has pro
tected"
Among those serving with tn,
44"th Anti-Aircraft Automatj
weapons Bn. arc four Milford bow
VINO are: SGT. Mickey Carter. ca
Johh liallett, Cpl. Chester Narvc
ana Pie. Irwin Mccullough
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-09

Kent County 4-H clubs will have
charge of the Radio Broadcast on
the farm and home hour 100 to
l:l5 p. Ill. each third Wednesday of
the month. The first such broad
cast will be March 81 and the sub
ject Gardening for Victory"
The club is planning a covered
dish luncheon on March % at 6
p. m. i'll the Fire Hall We hope the
Shawnee Speed Kids will be able
to be with us at that time. The
public is invited. Each family is to
bring dish. The charge is SOC per
person.
a motion was made and passed
that the club donate SO to the fund
tor the building of the Sunday
School Room onto the Houston
Methodist Church.
Several of the boys in the club
are planning to help any elderly or
disabled folks do their chores sucf
as splitting wood and carrying II
i'll. If YOU know anyone that the
boys can help let them know.
The meeting was adjourned and
turned over to the recreational
leader. Refreshments were served.
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-09
LEWES

Funeral services were held i'm
L"wCs on Wednesday afternoon at
; O'Clock. from the Atkins Funeral
Home for Private James G.. Cover
dalc. Jr.. 26 years old. husband of
Mrs. Evelyn Palmer COvcrdalc. of
LcwcS. Pvt. COvCrdalC died sud
denly of pneumonia early last Fri
day at Camp BlandinG. Fla. He
had been in the army three weeks
when he was stricken. Besides his
wife. he is survived by one child
James COvcrdalC Ill: his father
James COvcrdalc, ST.. Of Chester
Pa; and sister. Mrs. John Maul!
OF Lcwcs. The Rev. W. IL. Re
VcliC. ST, pastor of the Rethel
cMthOdiSt Church. LcwCs. Officiated
and intcrment was made in the
Lewes Methodist Cemetery.
Mrs. Noah Atkins and daughter
Mrs. John GOrdy, of Millsboro
were guests of Mrs. George Downs
at her residence on Savannah
Road last Thursday.
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-09

BUH NNR B0Nn>.
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-09

Mrs Frances Futchrr Of 1l6 Sa-
vannah Road, I.cWcs. has received
word of the promotion ot her son,
Charles. to his full licutcnaucy.
It, Futcher is stationed at IN Sth
Air Force Bomber Station in Eng
land.
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-09
Senior News

ON Friday, March ,. the Seniors
had class meeting for the pun
pose of clccting a boy 10 act as
senator at Dover during the annual
Boys Day. Jack Gibson was
chosen as senator from NJ IT, 5.
For the past week. the Senior
English Glass has been frantically
preparing cpics These poems;
were written about historical
heroes David, Tho%cuS. Sic9tlicd.
Ulysses and ST George.
The following selection is one OF
me many productions followin%
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-09

Lieutenant Dorothy Temin, l..
$ Army Nurse spent Il short visit
with her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Jerry Tcmin before she left to be
assigned to her r. Q. f. for over
SrHS lu1N
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-09
THE CHESAPEAKE BAY
FERRY SYSTEM
Emergency Schedule Effective
February II. l94l

To Continue CntiI Further Notice
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-09
Social News

On Wednesday morning. ~ sun
ny Day" was presented by I'll,
Spanish | class. The play WIS q
Spanish one translated into Enc
lish. An elderly Scnorita and ai
old scnor met in Il park. Al FIRST
they annoyed one another SO0l
they became friendly. Then al
amazing discovery was made they
had been sWecthcartS in THEN
youth. Each suspected the othcr
but did not realize that his Owl
identity had been discovered
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-09

William Pearce 5 e returned
Monday of last week to California
after spending his leave here in
Milford with his father, Vernon
Pearce and his sister, Mrs. Horace
NilleN.
Evening star., 1945-08-19
BY Charles Eliot Perkins,
A. B.. M. Sc. Phi. D.

Now that the atomic bomb has so
graphically demonstrated its effective
ness as a weapon Of war-a stupendous
awe-inspiring agent of destruction
the question every one is asking is: ITO
what use can 1t be applied in times Of
peace to benefit mankind?"
Before this question can be answered,
and the answer comprehended by the
average man, 1t is necessary for us to
understand clearly just where the
atomic bomb gets its unbelievable pow
er, for unless We know the source of
the devastating force unleashed by the
splitting of the atomic bomb it is quite
difficult to visualize the full implications
of this epoch making scientific achieve
ment.
The earth on which we live is COM
posed of matter that Is constructed out
of a combination of 80 different ele-
ments. The building blocks of which
these elements are made are called
atoms. An atom is the smallest indivisi-
BILE particle of matter, but in spite OF
its smallnesS it is a marvellous machine
that has the power to attract to itself,
out of space energy in the form of cleo
tricity for its operation.
That which We call empty" space
really is not empty at all. If it was
empty there could not be any matter,
and consequently no life. Space is filled
with peculiar transparent substance
Evening star., 1945-08-19
Power of Future Will Spring From Synthetic Atoms

called the ether. Out of this substance
all things are made. The first thing to
be made was an atom Of hydrogen.
The hydrogen atom is very simple
contrivance of nature. 1t consists of a
minute bit of energy called proton,
which is positive form of electricity.
In the hydrogen atom the electron cir
cles around the proton in definite
orbit, at terrific speed. 1t requires
energy to do this, and the amount of
energy required for the single electron
to travel in its orbit around the proton
in the hydrogen atom represents one
electron volt Of electricity.
The Chain of Elements
From hydrogen, over vast period of
time, the other 81 elements of matter
were built. each succeeding element
containing one more proton and one
more electron in its atom to correspond
with its number on the periodic scale of
elements. Thus, the second element.
helium, contains two protons and two
electrons; the third element, lithium
contains three protons and three cleo
irons, and so on.
The latest type of matter to come
into existence is uranium, which is ele-
ment 92 In the uranium atom there
are 80 protons grouped together as a
nucleus, and around this central nucleus
80 electrons revolve in their orbits at
the rate of many billions Of times a
second. Protons, the positive charges of
electricity, and electrons, the negative
Evening star., 1945-08-19

would call attention to the place where
rubber was peeling off the cords on the
left rear tire. 1t was disquieting. But
the tires did hold up which. in view Of
the antiquity of couple of them,
aroused our profound respect.
The pavements have been we'll main
tanned. In some places an old stretch
of concrete is patched and bumpy. In
other places grading is in progress to
provide broad double lanes when paving
materials become available again. Else
where there are rather apologetic signs
halted by the war.
Except for the shrines in town squares
carrying the names of men in the serv-
ice, and the lightness of the traffic,
there were comparatively few reminders
of the war along the highway. How
ever, in Ohio we had to turn off the
road for a German airplane. 1t was on
a truck, and although only the stubs
of the wings extended to either side
it demanded the whole road.
If there were no conveys of trucks
carrying troops or supplies, the life that
had flowed up and down that road
century and a quarter ago left many
souvenirs. Houses which had looked
down on the Conestoga wagons and their
straining teams stand close beside the
old highway.
There are sturdy stone bridges which
the Army engineers built for an expand
ing Nation, some still in use, some dis
carded by the needs of broader, straight
er highways, but still standing not far
from the modern roads. Ana, finally.
the old toll house which still stands
near Frostburg, Md.
Perhaps you have Travelled this high
way frequently and these things are an
old story to you. If not, put the old
road on your list of one to travel now
that the war has ended and gasoline
and tires again will be plentiful. when
time is not so short, and when the roses
and hollyhocks of summer will be even
lovelier.
Evening star., 1945-08-19
Some Fond "reminiscences of Wartime Motor Trr
BY Francis P. Douglas.

More people were flying across the
Atlantic in the final days of the war
than there were driving passenger auto
mobiles between the Mississippi and the
Potomac Rivers.
There are no comparative figures with
which to back up that blunt assertion.
But if you consider Undersecretary OF
War Robert p Pattersons' statement
that $500 Army personnel were re-
turned to the United States by air in
June from the European theater of
operations, and, on the other hand, the
recent difficulties of obtaining sufficient
gasoline to make trip of any consider
able distance by automobile in this
country, 1t is likley the statement will
stand up.
Many people had nostalgia longing
for the open road. During the war the
shortage of gasoline and the difficulties
or railroad travel kept them close to
home They remembered the changing
scenes that unfolded before them in
the days when they used to spin along
the highways. Such trips as they used
to take-and longer trips in new auto
mobiles-are part of the plans of many
today.
On the Hi iehway
There is no intention here of trying
to forecast what they will find when
the new motor cars come on the market.
But trip of necessity-moving family
10 10
ton-put this reporter in a position
of being able to report on travel on the
highway just before the war ended
The traveller found that climbing
roses which were planted along the
fences beside the highways had grown
in luxuriance and beauty. Hollyhocks
Haunted their bright red, pink, yellow
and white blossoms in profusion along
the road.
There seemed to be fewer advertising
signs, doubtless because of the fewer
people to read them. One result was the
traveller had more opportunity to enjoy
the meadows of wild flowers.
But if the travellers mind was not
harassed by signs, it was troubled by the
realization that tires had been scarce
and his own might give way at any
moment. A familiar sight was a passen-
ger car at the side of the road with its
erstwhile occupants changing tire N
the hot sun.
One had also to keep his gasoline
supply in mind. Though this was soon
to change, gasoline stations were farther
apart than they used to be. Or rather,
stations with gasoline. The others were
closed, their drives overgrown in grass.
Some, their pumps removed. had become
dwellings, with curtains in the windows.
Along the road signs warned of the 35-
mile hour speed limit. In Pennsyl-
Evening star., 1945-08-19
When the British Invaded Washington

Market Space and D streets, and had
as next-door neighbors a Mr.. Bender
and his wife. Says Mrs. Vernon:
I'VE were seated in the parlor, de-
termined if the British came to throw
ourselves on their mercy and gallantry
Suddenly there was an exclamation out
side, Let's have pop at him. and the
report of a gun, and Immediately we
heard a man dart through the passage
of our house and down the kitchen
stairs. We were. both motionless with
fright. Mrs. Bender gulped down
with expressive silence. We watched at
the back window for some time, afraid
to move, and expecting every moment
to see or hear some horrible sight or
sound. The window was open. I ven-
tured to look out, saw the cellar door
slowly raised a little way, then after
pause a little higher, revealing the
well-known sandy head of an old Irish
man, who kept drinking shop in a
tenement next door. Lord, is it you,
Moriarty?" I exclaimed You have
frightened us terribly
Indade, and it's myself that was
frightened for I thought the British
were at my heels, ma am, and divil bit
did I think where was going
The horsemen were in search of a
man named Lewis who had insulted
them and whom they shot on the dis
charge which followed Moriarty's re-
treat. Lewis. after receiving the shot
galloped as far as F street and then
fell dead from his horse Moriarty now
became very valiant and declared he
cordingly walked out to pick up some
news, returning with the intelligence
that the enemy did not intend. to burn
any buildings but such as had Govern
ment stores.
This would have relieved us in a
measure from apprehension, but from
the circumstance that the cellar con-
tained a large number of muskets,
hams, and other articles of provision
which had been brought to the house
driver, of which said that they were
articles belonging to my husbands COM
pany but not required. These If dis
covered would surely, we thought, ex-
pose our house to destruction; so after
dark we sent for the Irish women living
in shanties on Seventh street (whose
husbands had gone as soldiers) and
distributed among them the provisions
which was truly welcome, for some Of
them were really suffering. Then with
the aid of one of the women and Mo-
riarty we carried the guns out in the
cornfleld between our house and Gales
& Seaton's Office, concealing them
under the potato vines. (The Intelli-
gencer Office was then on the south
side of Pennsylvania avenue between
Sixth and Seventh streets)
"'On Thursday afternoon Hinckley.
who was now perfectly sober, went out
on the Avenue where Admiral Cock
burn and other officers were gathered
IN group on horseback, and told him
that these two houses were occupied
by ladies who were entirely alone. The
admiral was very civil and said he
hoped that his character had not been
so much maligned as to lead any one
to suppose that he would disturb un-
resisting persons and that orders had
been issued to that effect
Evening star., 1945-08-19

which whine past you at 55 or go miles
an hour are few
Highway No, 40 was the one we
travelled.
Since the younger members of the
family would be studying about the
Cumberland road and questions of
internal Improvements in American his
tory we decided it would be good idea
to take that road. We were supplied by
Albert c. Rose of the Bureau of Public
Roads with information about the old
wagons and stage coaches it carried
more than a hundred years ago. And
Evening star., 1945-08-19
NATIONAL PIKE OR CUMBERLAND ROAD

vania and Maryland they still said, "Vic-
tory Speed IS Miles" In Ohio the signs
said, Speed Limit IS Miles an Hour,
BY Order of United States Government" D."
But if you keep to a 35-mile speed
everything but the slower trucks will
pass you. 1t is limit definitely not
observed, although the number of cars
Evening star., 1945-08-19

proviso it must not see anything of us
again for six months. They didn't
know the war would be over by now.
We carried the title to the car and the
slip furnished when you pay your auto
mobile license, and we put flashlight
in the glove compartment. You will
recall those are precautions recon-
mended in the matter printed on the
reverse side of highway maps. None
was ever needed.
The garage man said our tires ought
to hold up at the rate you're going to
drive" Every time the tires were
checked on the road the gasoline station
Evening star., 1945-08-19

the story about Henry Clays coach over
turning in Pennsylvania. giving him the
opportunity to remark that Clay of
Kentucky was mixed with Pennsylvania
limestone.
The Rationing Board on the banks of
the Mississippi supplied the gasoline
coupons, with the rather inhospitable
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-12-21
Harvester Co. Pur-
chases R.R. Property

One of the largest real estate deals
in Elkton for several years has been
announced in the sale of the proper
ty of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany, known as the old depot loca-
ton, including all of the land owned
by that company between Singerly
Avenue and North Street.
TIE hpurchasers are reported to be
representatives of the International
Harvester Company, who are expect
ing to establish machinery head
quarters, coal and lumber business
there. The purchase price is reported
to have been $4,000.
The railroad company practically
abandoned the property several years
ago when the sharp curve in the line
through Elkton was eliminated and
a new passenger depot was built
about a quarter of mile north Of
the old location.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-12-21
Bean Winner Rules
On Twelfth Night

Epiphany, or the Feast of the
Kings, is the great homecoming day
in France; servant girls would
rather lose their positions than miss
the family reunion and expect to
receive an extra months pay to wit.
The elaborate dinner features
cake in which a China bean has
been hidden; the cake is cut into as
many pieces as there are persons in
the party. Whoever finds the bean
in his or her piece of cake auto
,matically becomes King or Queen
of Twelfth Night and proceeds to
choose his or her partner. The King
and Queen reign over the ensuing
festivities each member of the
party being obliged to obey their
ridiculous commands.
Clerical employees expect bonus
and tradespeople anticipate Christ
mas boxes on Epiphany and Christ
mas trees are set up in stores and
public places around which patrons
pile heaps of gifts to be distributed
in hospitals and among the poor.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-12-21

sally used in all countries. In
America, the pines, holly and mistle.
toe are displayed in wreaths or hung
about the room to give holiday at
mosphere.
Other natural materials may be
added, such as pine cones, shells,
seed pods, ground pine or fruits.
If color is to be added, paint the
gourds or pine cones with poster
paints and fasten them on the pine
boughs with wire or string. Pine
cones painted in white and edged
with red or blue are especially
striking when hung against dark
green background.
Three dimensional posters make
effective decorations, and are easily
made from cloth, stiff paper or other
material. This type of decoration is
particularly effective made up in the
traditional Christmas scenes such as
the bringing in the Yule log, Ma;
tivity scenes, or caroling.
Christmas cards are good source
to go to for suggestions if you need
a design for a poster or bulletin
board as central piece.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-12-21
Rules for Sending = :
Cards to Personnel
Of Armed Forces

With so many Of our friends still
in service, the code of military ETH
quette is quite important in signing
and addressing Christmas cards
again this year.
When sending greeting cards to
commissioned officers, the rank
must be designated. However, when
sending Christmas card to an en-
listed man, the use of the rank is
optional. The best thing is to follow
the form the serviceman or woman
used as return address.
In sending Christmas greetings
when the husband in service is not
at home on furlough, simple note
may be added to the greeting,
saying, "John's wishes are included
with mine and we hope to see you
when next he is home on furlough." y
Be certain both names are on the
card.
Whether the card is sent to a per-
son in service or to someone in the
immediate circle of friends and
relatives, it is always wise to be
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-12-21
HOLLY BERRY BELIEFS

AS far back as the Fifth century
Christians invested holly branches
with symbolism that helped to keep
sacred memories alive. The crimson
berries symbolized the blood shed on
Calvary by the Founder of the
Christian religion; the prickly leaves
held remembrances of the crown of
thorns; and the bitterness of the
holly bark was symbolic of the
draught of which Christ partook
while hanging ON the cross.
Once, in fact, there was custom
of making edcoction from the bark
and drinking it in the midst of the
Christmas celebrations, so that-in
the words of an old writer-"Ye
shall not forget the cross as We re-
joice in the Manager"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-12-21
PORT DEPOSIT

Miss Edith Goodman, who is nur-
sing at the Havre de Grace Hospital,
spent several days the past week at
her home here.
Recent Baltimore visitors from our
town were Mrs. Edwin Craig, Mrs.
Joseph Gibson, Mrs. Edwin Robi-.
chaud and Miss Margaret Williams.
Mrs. Norman Strickland, of Lans-
downe, Pa. spent the past week at
the home Of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George e. Trowbridge, Port De-
post.
Mrs. Max Robinson had as her
guest during the week her daughter,
Miss Ruth Carson, of Washington,
D. c..
Mrs. Charlotte Richter, of Had
donfield, N. j., is spending some time
with Mr.. and Mrs. George Atkinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Coolford, of
Annapolis, visited Port Deposi
friends the past week.
Mrs. Harold Brady has returned
from a pleasant visit to Washing
ton, D. c.
Miss Blanche Stebbing, of Aber-
deem, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Shank.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Abrahams had
as their recent guest Mrs. Tiffany,
of Baltimore.
Port Deposit gunners who reported
killing deer during the week of open
season in Cecil County were William
R. Funk, Fred ]. Marvel, j. Harvey
Halsey and Wesley G. Paxton.
Mic John Alexander Curry, Port
Deposit, has been honorably dis
charged from the U. S. Armed
Forces.