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Fonri pn Journal-Every Evening. Wilmington, Delaware. Saturday. December 13, 1941 KENT-SUSSEX COUNTIES NEWS OF THE DELMARVA PENINSULA THE EASTERN SHORE Fruit Group Elects Dover Head; Milford Provides Old Kris Headquarters Aid of Universities Urges Peninsula Spotters on 24-Hour Duty as Blackout Season Starts Men ami Women Brave Storm in Vigil in Lonely Warning Pot; Smyrna, Denton Shaping Raid Defense Plan; ClieMerton Checks on Fire Extinguishers Young People In Crash; Two Pay $10 Fines Girl, 2 Drivers Unhurt As Car Topples Delmar Tree; W. H.

Made President as Horticultural Meet Ends; Resolution Asks Extension Services of Both States to Encourage More Production Judge Hudson on Job The Delmarva peninsula defense volunteers moved rapidly today to meet the "blackout" ordea! of air raids, both real or planned tests. Men and women were already braving the storm and keeping lonely vigil in nearly every community cf the two states on a 24-hour basis. Two important towns in rich farming communities of the two states, Smyrna in Delaware and Denton in Caroline County, were moving DELMAR, Dec. 13 (Spe CAMBRIDGE, Dec. 13 (Special).

With leadership turned over to the Delaware side of the Delmarva area and resolutions passed for complete cooperation with the state and federal governments in defense measures, the Peninsula Horticultural Society's fifty-fifth annual convention came to a close yesterday. William H. Riehter of Dover becomes the new president, succeeding fc R. Jane Cunningham, the so cial). Three Delmar youths suf fered shocks but escaped injuries towards perfecting their late last night and two drivers were Bmyma's total mobilization of re- ciety's first woman leader, a local fined when a car operated by James sources and manpower was nearly complete.

Denton leaders expected Fund. He says a home nursing class and possibly a first aid class will be instituted after the holidays. A women's motor corps is also on the program for organization. The Lewes Red Cross Branch has announced a total tc date of 436 to perfect their plans Monday night for a blackout test. Chestertown with Washington College buildings not to be overlooked In an air raid, was having a canvass of the whole town made for a complete check on all available fire fighting equipment.

Scores of smaller towns, like Magnolia, Frederlca, Bowers Beach, In Delaware, were arranging for 24-hour "spotting" service. orchardist. One of the most important of the resolutions adopted was a measure asking closer cooperation between the University of Delaware and the University of Maryland in working out a practical program for higher food production during the war emergency. Other new officers named were: J. E.

Andrews. Hurlock. vice-president; W. Lee Allen, Salisbury, treasurer; Dr. T.

F. Manns, Newark, secretary. Also elected county vice-presidents from the nine Eastern Shore coun members, and $507.25 in the recent Red Cross annual Roll CalL. The quota was 400 members. Member H.

Downes attempting to make a left turn into North Sixth Street from State was rammed from the rear by a car operated by Norman G. Sullivan and owned by Virgil L. Dykes of Delmar. The impact caused the car operated by Downes to jump the sidewalk on Sixth Street, the car finally coming to a stop when it broke down a large tree in the yard of Granville Sullivan. The car of Sullivan went straight down State Street for about 40 feet before it ceme to a stop.

Girl Passenger Unhurt ships are still coming in daily since the declaration of war, Mr. Right- myer says. Mrs. William T. Atkins was Roll Call chairman, with a corps of 25 solicitors.

I. Jn Rthoboth Beach has also ex ceeded its quota in the annual Roll Call. The membership to date at the nearby resort is 272 with total receipts including donations amount Milford's Mother Gooseland, with a Santa Claus house, which is a part of the Christynas decoration of the city, is attracting statewide attention. The scene is erected in Plaza Square beside the municipal Christmas tree. It is an innovation in municipal Christmas decorations in Delaware.

ing to $1,410.10. Mrs. William S. Beach. is chairman of the Re- ties were J.

E. Lippincott. Colora; O. A. Humphries, Worton; J.

D. Mc-Vean, Chestertown; Frank Ziegler. Denton; Albert Fike. Cordova; J. E.

Andrews. Hurlock; J. L. Morris, Salisbury; F. J.

Dukes, Girdletree, and Homer S. Kemp, Princess Anne. Among the other resolutions unanimously adopted were one that asked for "reasonable price control-by the government, especially to the Miss Gladys Dykes, a passenger in the Sullivan car, was uninjured as were the two drivers. Downes was charged with failing to give proper signals before making a left turn and Sullivan was charged with operating a motor vehicle in such a careless manner as to cause a collision. Each was fined $10 and costs by Magistrate Patrick E.

Hearn on the Delaware side of Red Cross Goal hoboth branch. Mayor J. Arthur Downing of Rehoboth has called a meeting of all residents for Monday night in the City Hall for the Papers Drawn to Permit New Game Preserve evening when volunteers will be appointed airplane observers in the area of Elk Mills, Barksdale and Cowentown. purpose of organizing a Civilian DOVER, Dec. 13 (Special).

Defense Corps. end that growers receive adequate Papers are now being drafted for approval of the Department of Ag town. Both were damaged. NearlyDoubled In Cecil Area County Workers Face Task riculture to permit the State Game Fire Extinguisher Survey CHESTERTOWN. Dec.

13 Fire Women Aid Xmas Lights The ladies' auxiliary of the Del (Special). Fire Chief Herman mar Fire Department donated $5 to the Delmar Chamber of Commerce to help defray the costs of Christmas street lights in Delmar at and Fish Commission to use the soil conservation project tract at Petersburg for a public hunting ground and game propagation center. The tract, Chief Game Warden E. Sherman Webb said, comprises 2,740 acres. Smyrna Set-Up SMYRNA, Dec.

13 (Special). Smyrna moved today closer to complete mobilization of all its civilian resources for defense with the appointment by Mayor R. F. Corley of a local council of defense service committee, as requested by Gov. Walter W.

Bacon, to cooperate with the Delaware Council of Defense. Serving on the committee will be the following nine heads of various aspects of civic life: Harvey Jones, Rotary Club; Dr. A. V. Gilliland.

Emergency Relief; Charles Burrous, president-elect of American Legion; Chief John W. Jacobs, Police Department; Roland C. Bell, Library Association; Mrs. Lillian Miller, D. A.

Mrs. Grace Garis, Twentieth Century Club; Miss Anna B. Beckett, Red Cross; Mrs. Mary Bell, Women's Auxiliary of the American Legion; Mayor Corley, chairman ex-offlcio. Relief Group Formed Emergency relief already has been organized and necessary supplies assured to care for victims of any possible emergency.

Doctors, police, firemen, legionnaires, and Red Cross are cooperating to perfect civic mobilization for any eventuality. The civilian-manned plane-spotting posts in the Smyrna-Clayton area went into action for the duration of the war or emergency at 9 o'clock yesterday morning. Warns Against Sabotage Speaking before the members of the Bayview Observation Corps in the crowded Legion rooms here last evening, L. M. Price, senior member of the group, warned his co compensation for their labor; another asking action by the priority board to protect manufacture cf fertilizers and pest control products, and another seeking federal assistance in solving the farm labor situation so that horticulture can make its maximum contribution to the defense effort.

Before adjourning members pledged the society to complete cooperation with the federal and state governments in the present crisis-Former State Senator O. R. Hig-gins in making a plea for aid in solving the farm labor situation, said legislation of the Federal Government had intensified the grow a meeting of the auxiliary held the fire house last night. All Clubwomen on Job LEWES, Dec. 13 (Special).

Every woman in the Lewes Zwaanendael Club and the Hen-lopen Post "Auxiliary, American Legion, has signed up at their clubs for some sort of service in the Home Defense Corps. They will be assigned specific duties for any emergency in war work. Manning of airplane spotting posts around Lewes and Rehoboth Beach got under way Wednesday night, with both men and women taking their turns for from two to four hours in the 24-hour vigil. Blackway of the Chestertown Volunteer Fire Company has detailed firemen to canvassing the homes of the ci during the week for the purpose of listing their emergency fire equipment in the way of garden hose, fire extinguishers, and ladders, which would be available in case of sudden bombings in the city from enemy air raids. As the defense program develops, Of Collecting $6,000 As First Quota Is Sighted ELKTON, Dec.

13 (Special). -Mrs. J. Mercer Terrell of near Dr. Thomas F.

Manns One of the leading agriculture experts of the University of Delaware was named secretary of the Peninsula Horticultural Society at its Cambridge, meeting Mrs. Helen Porter, the president, appointed Mrs. Bessie Hancock and Mrs. Ruth L. Sturgis as an auditing committee, to audit the treasurer's books.

A social hour followed the Airport Road Petition Filed Elkton, chairman of Red Cross drive in Cecil County, reports that the sum business meeting. auxiliary firemen will be assigned to Marine Harpist to Play The annual Carol Festival of the every block the city and the in-formation acquired as to the loca of $3,327, which is only $423 short of the goal of $3,750, originally set First Methodist Church will be has been raised. tion of this emergency equipment will be turned over to the auxiliary ers labor problem and declared some revision must be made to allow farms to expand production held tomorrow night at the church The quota for the county, how firemen in each area in the city. Dover Action in Superior Court; Wilmington Jail Breaker Pleads Guilty it has been announced by the Rev. John L.

Johnson, the pastor. tor aeiense. Up to the present time more than 50 volunteers have been enrolled in J. Miles Tyler, harpist in the ever, during the past 48 hours has been raised to $6,000, and now it will be necessary to start a second drive 3Iagnolia Ready MAGNOLIA, Dec. 13 (Special).

At a community meeting held in the fire house Thursday night volunteers signed up for two- 0 Caroline Gets New Red Cross Goal of $6000 Leaders Called to Meet New War Request; Club Gives Woman Farewell Methodists at Laurel the auxiliary unit. Chief Blackway in an attempt to raise $2,673. stated yesterday that the fire company's trucks will be driven through The increase was made necessary DOVER, Dec. 13 (Special). Pe tition asking appointment of a con Present Yule Program LAUREL, Dec.

13 (Special). United States Marine Band from Washington, will be the guest soloist at the service, the pastor announced. The service will be presented by the Senior Choir under the direction of Raymond B. Wilkinson with Mrs. Frank E.

Lynch at the console. Miss Phyllis Hastings will be the interpreter. hour shifts for 24-hour service at the aircraft warning observation post located on the J. W. Taylor by the entry of this country in the new world war.

An appeal has been made for additional workers. the city as the air raid signal for Chestertown. William B. Usilton III. chairman of the Kent County Red Cross ucmuauun commission to assess damages on property needed by the State Highway Department to widen the roads to the new Dover airport The Woman's Society of Christian Service, Centenary Methodist Church, held its regular meetinz farm, a mile out of town.

The post will be manned by workers agair-st the possibility of at was presented before Judge Charles women during the day and men at this week in charge of Mrs. Howard night. Church Board to Meet The Church Board of Christian tacks by fifth columnists upon observation posts in this area as a means of assuring a surprise thrust by enemy aircraft across the E. Russell. Chairmen of the various committees reported the following Frederica and Bowers have each obligated themselves for 24-hour service.

Residents of Lebanon and Education of the First Methodist amounts earned since the last Church will hold its monthly L. Terry the Superior Court yesterday afternoon by George M. Fisher, representing the highway department. The land needed is owned by Garrett Paradee and Michael M. Scan-Ion.

Wilmingtonian Escapee Pleads Chapter, issued an urgent call for volunteer workers yesterday, as the activities of the chapter were placed on a wartime basis. The chapter's headquarters have been moved to the Cahall Building. Not only will the chapter handle European war relief production as in the past, but it will also be asked to make garments for the armed forces of the United States and train civilian defense workers, auxiliary firemen, and air raid wardens in first aid. meeting Monday evening at seven Mrs. Virginia Durham, Miss Ida Davis, Mrs.

J. Clarke Ab o'clock in the social hall of the church. The principal business at the meeting will be the election of bott, Mrs. Richard Wamsley. Rising Sun are assisting.

Oxford Firemen Pick Officers for 1942 ASTON, Dec. 13 (Spe James A. M. James, 26, Wilming officers of the lxard for the com 53; Mrs. Zora Riggm, So; Miss Mary Allen, Miss Carrie Moore.

Mrs. Lucy Bacon, $150. A Paper Workers to Frolic The annual community Christmas party sponsored by the employes of Kenmore Paper Mills of Providence will be held next Friday night in Kenmore High School. Santa Claus will be present and distribute gifts to the children. At 8:30 o'clock the teachers and students of the school will present a program, including a tableau entitled 'Why the Chimes Rang," also an candlelight service.

Mrs. E. W. Girard Seeks Divorce Mrs. Mary Emma Girard of this county has docketed suit in the Circuit Court for an absolute divorce from Earle W.

Girard, on the grounds of abandonment. The plaintiff alleges that they were married on Nov. 14, 1933, and resided in Cecil County and Dover, until Dec. 15 of the same year, when they separated. Under an ton, serving two years' imprison ing year.

ment in the Kent County jail on a The nominating committee is cial). The Oxford Volunteer Fire total of $118 was netted on the re charge of attempted robbery, plead cent turkey supper. composed of G. Merle Nelson, Walter W. Calloway, John H.

Sheldon, Department has elected H. B. Sh clair as chief for 1942 and nominat ed guilty to a charge of escape be DENTON, Dec. 13 (Special). The Caroline County Chapter of the American Red Cross has been asked to raise $6,000 for the war relief fund and Mrs.

William F. Wolf of Denton, county chairman, has called a meeting of Denton ministers and heads of organizations, tonight, to discuss ways of complying with the request. Norman Davis of Washington, chairman of the American Red Cross, telegraphed to Mrs. Wolf that Caroline County's new quota for war relief would be $6,000, in addition to the regular roll call just completed. Mrs.

Wolf has asked community chairmen of the annual roll call campaign to serve again. All larger towns and villages will be solicited. This chapter will retain 15 per cent of the amount for local expenses. Officers of the Caroline County fore Judge Charles L. Terry, Cecil Ford, Mrs.

Lelah Freeny, Mrs. Denton Plans Blackout DENTON, Dec. 13 (Special). A meeting will be held at the fire-house here Monday at 8 p. m.

to enlist volunteers for the auxiliary fire company now being formed and for air raid precaution work. Win-field T. Nichols of Denton, air raid chairman of Carolire County, attended a meeting oi Denton Volunteer Fire Company Thursday night to discuss blackout orders. The signal for an air raid will be 10 short blasts of the fire siren. At night, the all clear signal will be the turning on of street lights, while, by day, the all clear signal will ed the following officers subject to an election to be held on the first Charles R.

Moore, Mrs. Raymond in court of General Sessions yesterday. Sentence was deferred until the February term of court pend Thursday in January: B. Wilkinson, Miss Mollie Ellis, Charles R. Moore and Rev.

John L. Johnson. Dover Registers Aides DOVER, Dec. 13 (Special) Registration of volunteers for civil defense work will begin at the City Hall here at 9 o'clock Monday morning with Fire Chief Thomas E. Baker, a member of the Dover Council of Defense, in charge.

CoL John P. LeFevre, local di President. W. L. Benson.

Emory vice-president, Emory Balderson, W. ing iuture behavior of the man. James, together with his wife and another man, was sentenced on Aug. Students Decorate School The advanced art classes in the L. Benson.

Alton Newnam, Francis New-nam: secretary, Henry WUcojc; chaplain the Rev. Charles Clarkson; surgeon, W. Benson, H. P. Sinclair, Henry Wilcox.

on a charge of attempted rob' Delaware school under the direction of Miss Tiami Johnson, the art Assistant cblef, Emory Balderson, Austin order of court, the defendant is bery of a man on a street in Cam Smith; captain, W. L. Benson, John Los-comb, first lieutenant, William Col- He walked off while doing teacher, are decorating the front rector of civilian defense, in urging registration, explained today that men will be called from the lists for given until Jan. 5, 1942, to answer. Farm Bureau to Elect prison labor on a farm near Ken windows of the school building for burn.

Victor Cox, Francis Hubbard. John Loscomb. second lieutenant, Herbert ton Nov. 10 and was arrested two the Christmas holidays. The proj Crosby.

Walter Croswell, Elmer Loscomb ect wil depict "Christmas in Del the various defense activities as necessity requires and organization Chapter of the Infantile Paralysis Foundation were named and plans chief engineer. John Thompson, Alton EASTON, Dec. 13 (Special). days later in Philadelphia. James said he wanted to see a man in The annual business meeting of Wilson; assistant chief engineer, Francis Newnam, John Thompson, Jr Alton of the activif.es progresses.

The following program in charge of Mrs. Thomas W. Records was presented: Christmas carols, with Mrs. Harvey D. Williams telling the story of each one: vocal trio.

Mrs. J. Carlton Hearn, Mrs. W. J.

Pusey and Mrs. Ford Warrington, "Goodnight Beloved," accompanied by Mrs. John Stallings; vocal solo, "Evening Prayer." Thomas W. Records, accompanied by Mrs. WrUliam J.

Pusey. "They Shall Not Sit in Darkness," a Christmas pageant by Dorothy Clark Wilson, will be presented Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock, at Christ Methodist Church by young people. The cast includes the following: B. Harold Cordrey, Granville White, Helen Smith Brumbley, Mrs. James Flood, Miss Dorothy Werner, Mrs.

B. H. Cordrey, Harold Phillips, Ger-aldine Wright, Louise Edie, Frances Sheridan. Katherine Givens, Glenn Givens, J. Bayard Brumbley, Leon Short, William Rodney, Harlan Sheridan and Harold Cordrey.

Music will be furnished by the church Miss Addie K. for a dance and card parties, in January, to support the program Colonel LeFevre also stressed to Philadelphia. Pair Sentenced Over Liquor Wilson. relatives and friends of men in the Trustees, W. L.

Benson, C. F. Cox, Victor Cox, A. B. Harris, Austin Smith.

Judge John P. LeFevre, in Court be the ringing of church bells. Test blackouts will be tried soon. Civilian defense workers will canvass the town to see that rules are enforced. Mr.

Nichols announced the appointment of deputy air raid wardens for Caroline County as follows: Jacob O. Williams of Federalsburg, W. Johnson Bonner of Preston, A. Irvin Brumbaugh of Greensboro, and Walter Mitchell of Ridgely. Complete organization of the counties of this state for civilian of Common Pleas, yesterday sen the Talbot County Farm Bureau will be held December 16, at 7:30 p.

in the auditorium of the county office building. Officers will be elected for 1942. Entertainment and refreshments will feature the closing session. were made at a meeting in Denton, Dec. 10.

Officers are: President, Dr. E. Paul Knotts of Denton; secretary, Mrs. J. Roland Chaffinch of Denton; treasurer, E.

Theodore tenced Ollie Holmes to three war zones that the next of kin of any casualty is notified as promptly as possible and before the casualty lists are publicized. "The members of the family of any man killed or wounded are the first notified," he emphasized, explaining that calls to offices here or elsewhere cannot bring news faster. Orme of Denton. A farewell party was given by months imprisonment, and Georgia Adams and Walter Austin to six months' imprisonment, each, on charges of illegal sale of liquor. The three defendants filed appeals and were held in $500 bail pending dis the Business and Professional Wo men's Club, Thursday evening, a mar." It will consist of a church, angels and the gleaming star over The window lights will be.

turned on Thursday night. Other classes in the elementary school are also decorating their windows for the holiday with a patriotic theme being used for color scheme. In the rooms also will be a fireplace for gifts. Judge Hudson On Job Judge Harry Hudson of Delmar Is presiding in the People's Court in Salisbury during the absence of Judge E. Sheldon Jones who has been called to active service with the Maryland State Guards.

Judge Jones is a first lieutenant in the Salisbury company. Judge Hudson was appointed substitute trial magistrate by Gov. Herbert R. O'Conor in 1938. Quits One Athletic Post defense will be effected tomorrow at Annapolis at a meeting of directors and chief air raid wardens of the 23 position of their cases in Court of the home of Miss Bessie MacDonald, in honor of Miss Bertha Miller, who has accepted a secretarial position 2 Yacht Clubs Prepare For 1942; One Elects EASTON, Dec.

13 (Special). Two Talbot County yacht clubs discussed plans for 1942 this week. Officers elected and installed by the Miles River Yacht Club are: Commodore. Robert A. Dodson; vice-commodore, George Krill; rear Commodore, Gordon Harris; secretary, William C.

Fink: treasurer, William C. Mills. Board of governors, J. Norman Marshall, J. Calvin Caulk, Nicols Hardcastle.

The Chesapeake Bay Yacht Club has nominated flag officers and two members to the board of governors for 1942 as follows: General Sessions. counties when Gov. Herbert with the Maryland State Depart Judge LeFevre fixed bail at $500 in the case of Henry Flamer, who O'Conor will address the group at fment of Health, Baltimore, effective luncheon. Dec. 15.

waived hearing on a charge of il Miss Helen Sherwood of American legal possession of liquor. The four defendants, who were represented Corners has been appointed to the Cecil Raid Wardens Named ELKTON, Dec. 13 (Special). E. D.

E. Rollins of Elkton, chief air raid warden for Cecil County, has set up an Air Raid Warden Control in his office here to receive reports from Chesapeake City. North East, Rising Sun, Port Red Cross on War Basis LEWES, Dec. 13 (Special) position in the offices of the Caro by Max Terry, were arrested at Har line County Department of Public rington in October by agents of the Organization of the Lewes Red Health vacated by Miss Miller. State Liquor Commission.

Deposit and smaller communities Commodore, Edward T. Miller; vloe-com-modore, James England; rear commodore, Richard McSherry; secretary-treasurer, Donold E. Ross; governors, Thomas Hughes, Elliott Wheeler. Milford Tall Cedars Personal Happenings at Dover in the county, should raids occur. Zone wardens have been ap coin ted as follows: For first, sec To Sponsor DeMolay Crass on a wartime basis will be made next Tuesday night.

Dec. 16, at a meeting of citizens in the Episcopal Parish House on Mulberry Street. President Nelson W. Rightmyer of the Lewes chapter has called the meeting for 7:30 o'clock. Activities must necessarily be broadened, he DOVER, Dec.

13 (Special). eral weeks' visit with Mr. and Mrs. MILFORD, Dec. 13 (Special) C.

J. Lussler of Wellesly Hills, Mass ond and third district, John J. Malcney; for fifth, seventh and Local Tall Cedars will again sponsor a DeMolay Chapter in Milford. Ar rangements are now beinsr made to Mr. and Mrs.

Walter Rash had as their recent guests, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Foster of North Merchant- The house committee of the Mapledale Country Club has selected Saturday, Dec. 27, as the date of their annual holiday dance. A tea dance will be held as usual on New Year's Day.

Mrs. E. C. Wetzel has returned to her home in Wyoming from a sev- enrou members. Mrs.

Bayard V. Wharton, local ville, N. and Mr. William T. Red Cross chairman, has issued a 3Ian Injured as Ice Pick Hits Left Eye MILFORD, Dec.

13 (Special). Lesley Greenley of near Milford was badly injured yesterday when he accidentally stuck an lee pick in his left eye. He was tearing meat for his dogs when the pick slipped, the point striking him in the eye. He was taken to the Milford Memorial Hospital where Dr. S.

M. D. Marshall thought he would be able to save Foster and Mr. Guy Pugliese of call for knitters. eighth district, C.

Otis McCauley; for fourth, sixth, and ninth districts, J. P. Slaybaugh. Sectors and air raid wardens in Elkton: West End, Henry Shank; Pulp Heights, Edmund Crothers; Armory, Jesse Pierson; hospital, Lee Caldwell; business district, Arthur M. Cameron; Negro section, Rev.

Mr. Collins; East End, Stanley Evans. -J I fear- ifpzm. Iff says, and plans will be discussed for various methods of home defense. The urgency of immediate coralling of all resources is being stressed by Red Cross officials due to the strategic location of this town at the mouth of Delaware Bay.

Mr. Rightmyer also will present the matter of the chapter contributing toward the $60,000 allotment for Delaware Red Cross Dover Jaycees' Xmas Concert A public meeting will be held at Arranged for War Relaxation War Lofland HalH Cowentown, Monday the sight of the eye. branches in the Emergency DOVER, Dec. 13 (Special). The Group to Sponsor 'Faith for Li vine? Service at Dover DOVER, Dec.

13 (Special). The Kent County Business and Professional Women's Club will sponsor an inter-denominational religious service, "Faith for Ltving," tomorrow afternoon at the Murphey School, beginning at 5 o'clock. Ministers representing four different denominations will take part in the service. Those officiating will include: The Rev. Roscoe Metzger, of the Peoples Congregational Church; the Rev.

Paul Kellogg. Christ Episcopal Church; the Rev. Andrew Tcick. Holy Cross Catholic Church, and S. Lester Levy, president of the Jewish congregation of Temple Beth Emeth, Wilmington.

The Dover High School Glee Club, under direction of Bernard Gimbelson, xl sing. Christmas carols wiU be sung by he audience. All ministers in the vicinity of Dover have been asked to invite their congregations to participate in the service. Invitations have also been sent to all clubs in Dover, including the Y. W.

C. Business and Professional Women's Club, the Dover Century Club, Soroptomist Club, American Association of University Women, tfce Rotary and Ki-wanis Clubs and the Business and Professional Women's Clubs of Wilmington and Sussex County. The club committee working on plans for the Christmas meeting Includes: Miss Effie Davidson, chairman of program; Misses Beulah Short, Mary Sheppard and Susan Hill, decorations; Mrs. Yolande Thomas and Mrs. Margaretta Warner, programs, and Katharine B.

Franklin, publicity. Dover Junior Chamber of Commerce Tillers' and Toilers' Brevities Guernsey Cattle Club, is 14165.9 calf, $15 in cash and a silver cup at Timonium Fair. With these assets and encouraging backing from pounds of milk and 633.3 pounds of butter fat in class A. J. Thomas Kibler The director of athletics at Wash dairy farmers and extension service officials, they helped develop Harrisburg.

Mrs. Lincoln C. Josting has returned from Elmira, N. where she has been ill for several months at the home of her brother and sister-in-law, Dr. and Mrs.

c. F. Abbott, and is with her sister, Mrs. Willard M. Hinkle, and Mr.

Hinkle. Dr. and Mrs. Abbott, who accompanied her to Dover, have returned home. Mr.

William J. McLoughry arrived yesterday from Parks Air Training College at East St. Louis, 111., for a several days' visit with his mother, Mrs. A. G.

Livingston, and Mr. Livingston, and will leave on Wednesday for the San Angelo training camp in Texas. Miss Betty Lee of Camden is the guest of friends in Chicago. Mrs. G.

Norman Acker will be hostess to the members of the Ever Ready Circle of the King's Daughters at her home on Monday evening. Miss Joyce Barros. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Barros, will be hostess to 20 guests at dinner this evening, in celebration of her birthday anniversary.

Mrs. John C. Finney of Frank-town, is spending the winter In Wyoming with her son-in-law and daughter. Mr. and Mrs.

Henry D. Downham. an organization which Is largely re ington College has tendered his resignation as president of the Mason-Dixon Conference, an organization composed of 12 col FEDERALSBURG, Md. The annual holly harvM; is under w-ay in mar.v sections of the Delmarva Penir-sula but in this area brokers report a short crop with berries more plentiful than in previous years. While some wreath makers use artificial berries, many of them are finding this extra expense Is unnecessary.

R. O. Dean and John Wright have been handling the crop in this section. The cut will be practically finished this week. NEWARK, Del.

The Delaware extension service has made available to poultrymen of the state a report of the 1941 survey of flock accounts of 41 cooperating farmers. This 16-page report reveals a study of production costs and yields, gleaned from daily records. sponsible for making the county one of the leading dairy areas of the Eastern Shore and the sending of representatives yearly to some of the biggest cattle shows in the leges and universities in Mary Caesar Rodney High School. Camden-Wyoming, will sing and several other churches and organizations are expected to have a part in the program. The churches, in their cooperation with the Jaycees, will dispense with their evening services.

Directing the massed choirs, which will bring together about 125 voices, will be Harley S. Hastings, director of music at Caesar Rodney School. The audience will be led in the singing of carols by Glenn Gilder-sleeve, state director of music. The organist will be the Rev. Paul A.

Kellogg, rector of Christ Church. A massed children's choir will sing carols. The Jaycees' Christmas activity committee comprises John H. Satter-fleld, chairman; John F. McDonald, R.

D. Meredith and Paul E. Baker. The committee announced that no collection or offering will be taken. The complete program will be announced later.

will sponsor a Christmas music festival Sunday night, Dec. 28, with choirs of the various local churches and groups from other organizations participating In the program. The "Jaycees" are arranging the affair In recognition of the great need for true interpretation of the Christmas spirit while the world is at war and to relax thought of the war for a short time at the Christmas season. The festival will be held in the field house of the Dover Community School, starting at 7:15 o'clock. The vested choirs of Christ P.

E. Church, First Baptist Church, Holy Cross R. C. Church, the Peoples Church, the Dover Presbyterian Church, and Wesley Methodist Church will participate. It also is anticipated that St.

Paul's Chapel, Camden, will take part. land, Delaware, the District of Columbia, and Virginia. The Mason-Dixon Conference is the world, including the Great interna tional Show in England. successor to the Maryland Inter Collegiate Athletic Association, of SALISBURY, Md. Farm produc which Kibler was the only presi tion in 1942 Is expected to be the CHESTERTOWN, Md.

Assistant County Agent Stanley B. Sutton, reviewing the growth of Kent's 4-H clubs to an organization of 437 members within 20 years, recalled dent during its duration. He will be succeeded by Charles Havens, SEAFORD. Del. A new record, exceeding the average of the Guernsey breed for her age and class, has Just been completed by a 6V2 -year-old coxjs'icolette of Hilldene, 360973, owned by Randall C.

Wiliin of Sea-ford. Her official record, supervised greatest in the history of the nation with prices higher than any time since 1920 is the word picture athletic director at Western Mary land College, while Frederick W. Dumschott, graduate manager of "painted" by readers before the Del that three youths William Urle, Martin L. Sutton, his brother and himself back in 1922 started the athletics at Washington College, by the University of Delaware test Mar-Va Fertilizer Association at a recent convention held here. In addition, the girls glee club of will serve as secretary-treasurer.

ers and announced by the American movement by winning a purebred.