The News Journal from Wilmington, Delaware • Page 8

Journal-Every Evening, Wilmington, Delaware, Wednesday, MarcK 10, 1943 Baby Becomes WAAC Unit Lists Laurel First -Member NEWS FROM THE DELMARVA PENINSULA Of Lesrion Post Office Hours Musical Revue of Fort Miles (Ready for Debut at Rehoboth Dog Tag of 1913' Will Be Staged Tonight in Audi-torium of Firehoiise; 12 Soldiers in Cast; Tour Of Nearby Camps Planned LEWES, Del March 10 (Special). A new musical revue, "Dog Tags of 1943." by the Port Miles Players, will have its initial "first night" performance tonight in the auditorium of the Rehoboth Fire Hall. Like its predecessor, "Here We Go," which attracted wide attention last fall at various Army posts, and at a special show in the Playhouse at Wilmington under the sponsorship of the Delaware Red Cross Chapter. "Dog Tags William J. McLoughry, Son of War Hero, Initiated Into Walter L.

Fox Unit Booth Will Be Located In I Postoffice Building; Club To Offer New Scholarship Kent Red Cross Workers Call At Homes in Fund Campaign First Step Taken in Task of Raising County Quota Of $6,100 Ministers Urge Wide Support Discafded LAUREL. March 10 (Spe cial) Women's Army Auxiliary Corps recruiting booth will be located in the postoffice building, and In DOVER, March 10 (Special). William J. McLoughry, born last Jan. 31, became the first member of the Sons of the American Legion of Walter L.

Fox Post, No. 2, American Legion, and possibly the first of any post in the nation, last night. The baby is the son of Lieut. William J. McLoughry, killed in a plane crash in Norti Africa about three months ago, and Mrs.

McLoughry, formation and application blanks of 1943" was conceived by Corp. Da- vid E. Pitzgibbons of the Special may be obtained there from the Services Department at Fort Miles. committee of the Business ana Pro The new show has a cast of 12 fessional Women's Club of Sussex County. Mm Erma Ransom, local Clothes Sought for Military Use CHESTERTOWN, March" 10 (Special).

Officials of the Kent County Chapter of the American Red Cross began a house-to-house canvass in the city yesterday as the first step in the task of raising a county quota of $6,400, which is the largest amount ever assigned to Kent County chairman, has appointed Mrs. Louise Warrington, Misses Madeline Arnold, Ruth Havertsine, Ruth Bell, the former Miss Doris Herdman, and is the grandson of Mrs. Arthur G. Livingston. Mr.

Livingston, bridge engineer of the State High Pearl Hudson and Mrs. Cornelia S. E. Corner Ninth King Quid 50 Qiwjoa IFIks8ir ncmmips Oliphant as members of this committee. This committee will be on way Department, is chaplain of Fox for Red Cross work.

Ministers of the county stressed the importance of the campaign at their Sunday services, while special committee chair- men have been appointed to con soldiers. After tonight's debut the show will give two more performances locally on March 15 and 17 and will then go on tour of outlying camps. Satire on Army Life "Dog Tags of 1943" is a satire on Army life, best described as a show within a show. The locale of the production is an Army camp theatre where a show is about to be given or a distinguished military audience, with the general's wife as the special guest. At the last moment one of the performers jontracts a case duty at the following hours: Tuesday 4:30 to 5:30 and 7 to 7 30; Thursday 4:30 to 5:30 and 7 to Saturday 2 to 5 p.

m. $35,000 Suit Is Filed For Alleged Injuries At Reducing Academy ELKTON, March 10 (Special). Suit for $35,000 damages has been filed by Dr. L. Serie Dederick and wife of Aberdeen, against Dr.

Albert La Borvit, trading as Slend-O-Form Reducing Academy, for injuries allegedly sustained by the physician's wife as she was about to undergo reducing treatment, The bill of complaint alleges that in undergoing treatment in a certain reducing machine for the first time, Mrs. Dederick was instructed to remove her eyeglasses and step on a platform leading to the machine. Unable to- see well without the spectacles she allegedly struck her head on an iron bar attached to the machine. This is one of the projects under tact all employers and heads of business firms in the county, as well as wealthy residents, who will be asked to make special gifts. In view of the indicated shortage taken by the county organization, of which Mrs.

Gladys Toms is presi dent. Mrs. Toms has named the following committee in towns of Sussex: Mrs. Annie Lingo, Mills- Seaf ord Legion Unit to Erect Large Cross Committee Is Named For Odd Fellows Cemetery Project; Grange Convenes boro; Miss Erma Ransom, Laurel; of wool and woolen clothing for the duration of the war, Miss Helen L. Schellinger, county home demonstration agent for this county, who was recently appointed Post, who was present at the acceptance of the young Son of the Legion.

5 Veterans Initiated Five veterans of World War were initiated into membership in the post after having been voted upon favorably at the January meeting. They are: Walter Purey, who is the first veteran of the present war to file application for membership; George M. Smith, Robert C. Helm, William Vincent, and Thornton Hind, all honorably discharged from the armed forces because of, physical reasons. Officiating' at the induction exercises were: Commander Noble S.

Warren, Vice-Commander R. L. Herbst, Past Commander George W. Ayars, Adjutant George W. Hill, Finance Officer Albert Maag, and Mrs.

Dortha Cannon, Bridgevuie: Mrs. Susan Landis. Georgetown, and Mrs. Toms for Lewis and Rehoboth. supervisor of civilian war activities, is inaugurating a new project for At the regular county meeting.

each announcement was made by Mrs. reclaiming mens discarded suits Dortha Cannon of the education which have been stored in the at cemmittee, that the award of an other scholarship will be made in SEAFORD, March 10 (Spe tics of homes in the city and county, which are believed to contain a sufficient quantity of wool material Sussex to some girl who qualifies for a business or professional course. for making garments for the armed forces. On April 1, the annual election of officers will be held at Georgetown, ine new project win Decome a Princess Anne Faces Blackout part of the activities of the Home Qompkis. iOith Shads faqvdah $16.

75 Uakis. Despite the scarcity of copper wire plus the valuable metal used in these quality Lamps, we are in position to offer you these pre-war values at a price far lower than would be possible in normal times. Hurry in for selection. and the following nominating committee will be in charge: cial). At the regular monthly meeting of Nanticoke Post, No.

6, American Legion, of this city, Monday night at the log cabin, Pas. Commander John Kern was authorized to construct a large concrete cross in the Legion lot in Odd Fellows Cemetery here to replace several small wooden crosses. Wilbur F. Fryling was appointed by Commander Charles W. Hurley, makers Clubs of the county over Miss Ruth Bell of Laurel, Mrs.

wmch Miss Schellinger has super Susan Landis of Stockley, and Mrs. vision. Dorothy Given of Lewes. Officials of the State Board of of mumps and the whole cast is confined to quarters by the Army medicos Complications arise when a group of freshly inducted rookies js prevailed upon to put on the show to save the day. Corporal Fit'-gibbons, who is a former musical comedy player and dancer, and who played a role in the first successful Fort Miles show, "Here We Go," directs the new production.

Sergts. Mark Laub and Jesse Berk-man, well known musicians of the "big stem" wrote the score, and Pfc. Craig Edwards, who was prominent in college theatrical life at the University of Minnesota, wrote the lyrics. A prominent member of the cast is Corp. Stanley Ross, singer, who co-starred in the former revue last fall.

Other Cast Members Others in the cast include Pfc. Hyman (Lucky) Fisher, also a hit in "Here We Go," and a gag writer in civilian life, and two newcomers, Corp. Paul Ingegeneri, once a Radio City Music Hall choir singer and with the road show of Hellz-a-Pop-pin', and Private Paul (Ace) Mill-man, who was active in camp productions of Fort Hamilton. Completing the cast are Pfc. Craig Edwards, Private William Cuprich, Private Jimmy Bolster, Private John Fox.

Corp. Charles Lewis and Private Edward Vergiels. Education are making a survey in the counties of the state for the Chaplain Livingston. Eligible for Membership Veterans of the present war are eligible for membership under an amendment to the post's charter which became effective last month. Maj.

John Conner, Dover, on furlough from foreign service, and James B. Covington, son of a deceased charter member of the jjost, who is home on furlough from Australia, addressed the meeting, which celebrated the twenty-fourth anniversary of the organization of the The Woman's Society of Christian Service of St. Georges Church will meet at the community house Wednesday evening, March 17, with Mrs. William Dorman as the host purpose of establishing centers In Street Lights to Be Darkened on Friday Night; Board Issues Statement ess. communities for the care of children of war workers, which would be open from 7 a.

m. to 6 p. m. six days each week the year round. Before a school center will be estab Only.

50 jd Fire Damages Cottage SALISBURY, March 10 (Special). In order to bring Princess Anne into compliance with lished there must be as manv as 25 or 30 pre-school age children uuiWMM mint ij i it i mmmmtm MILFORD, March 10 (Special). A small cottage at Slaughter Beach, owned by John W. Burris and occupied by Clarence Moore, was badly damaged by fire Tuesday American Legion in -Paris, with the members of the post auxiliary meeting jointly with the legionnaires. Mrs.

Gertrude Shaw, president of the auxiliary, was among those who spoke on the significance of the eligible for group care. Local school authorities said yesterday that a number of surveys had previously been made in this county looking to the establishment of school centers. morning. The origin of the fire is unknown. but no action has been taken be who presided at the meeting, to head a committee to replace the cannon in front of the log cabin back on its base and secure it.

Dr. J. A. Wilker, post adjutant, reported on school for airplane spotting supervision which he recently attended in Philadelphia. Members of Reliance Grange, No.

58, discussed general farming this spring at a meeting in the community house Monday night, expressing alarm over the labor situation. The meeting was preceeded by a covered dish supper with Mrs. Addie White, Mrs. Bertha West anJ Mrs. Edna Wheatley as hostesses.

It was announced that the Sussex County Pomona would be held at the Henlopen-Angela Grange Hall nea-Rehoboth Beach on Thursday. March 18. Frank A. Huston, master of the grange, presided. Seaford firemen were summoned to the farm of Virgil Isaacs, near here, yesterday afternoon, to extinguish a grass fire which was spreading rapidly.

cause of the apparent lack of inter est on the part of local war workers Sussex Faces dimout regulations, the street lights of the town will be blacked out Friday night upon orders of Col. Henry S. Barrett, state director of A. R. P.

Service. The blackout order automatically went into effect when the town commissioners and the Eastern Shore Public -Service Company failed to reach agreement on purchase of approved dimout shades for the street lights. Colonel Barrett had set Marcn 12 as the deadline for compliance ACHING-STIFF in the project. Dimout Stud Erect Water System Elkton ROCK HALL, March 10 (Special). Following a delay of several months in receiving the SORE MUSCLES For PROMPT relief rub on Mus-terole! Massage with this wonderful "counter-irritant" actually brings fresh warm blood to aching muscles to help break up painful local con-cestion.

Better than old-fashioned mustard plaster! In 3 strengths. ELKTON, March 10 (Special). Under the will of the late Edward F. Shonebacker of Philadelphia, whose summer home was i i i ah, 1 iiih II thy i- --iirff g-t 'm rift i at iiwfaj necessary machinery and equipment for the installation of new water Rigid Inspection Is Planned For This Week by Army Officials to Correct Ills supply facilities for the town, thp Mayor and Town Council will place the new system in operation as soon as adjustment of parts of the equip ment has been completed, the total cost of which will be $8,000 for which a bond issue was floated. MILFORD, March 10 (Spe and meetings between the town commissioners and the utility representatives were held.

The commissioners made the formal statement that: "At the meeting of the Board of Town Commissioners last night, March 4, 1943, they refused to pay for shades, hoods or any pari, of them to shade the street lights Princess Anne as they thought it was the problem of the electric light company and not the problem of the town." Wins Race Records Mayor's AT MORRIS you. JEWELER I Laurel L.niei executive is Reelected for Third Time Defeats Dr. Prettyman by The statement war signed Frank D. Layfield as secretary. on the Elk River, where he spent much of his time, which has been admitted to probate in the Orphans' Court of that city, his estate is valued at about $500,000, most of which Is left to two nieces and two nephews.

Under the terms of the will his Elk River estate is to be sold and the proceeds added to his residuary estate. Paul E. Widdoes of near Elkton, through his counsel, E. Kirk Brown, has filed suit in the Circuit Court here, for divorce from his wife, Mrs. Mary Widdces.

The bill of complaint states that they were married Jan. 23. 1927, at Elkton, and resided together until July 3, of the same year. Mayor Robert R. Lawder, of Havre de Grace, has announced that he will file papers on or before April 12, as a candidate at the May election to succeed himself.

To fill vacancies the Harford Countv Board of Education has ap cial). Due to the reported violations in the Sussex County area of the dimout rules and regulations promulgated by the Army Command of this section a rigid inspection of this county and area will be held this week by Army officials, according to County Coordinator Edward C. Evans of Milford OCD. This inspection will begin in Mil-ford next Thursday at 7 p. m.

by Army officers. Every town, district, and community in the Sussex area will be subject to, scrutiny, and violations of the dimout will be checked, and stringent measures taken at once to correct these offenses. Two weeks ago a Sussex town was visited by an Army official who, unknown to local officials, made a dim- LAUREL, March 10 (Spe Salisbury cial). Mayor Thomas W. Rercords was reelected mayor of Laurel, for his third successive term here yes terday afternoon, against a field of three other contestants.

Mayor Records polled a total of 218, with Dr. William E. Prettyman, local dentist running second with 124 SALISBURY, March 10 (Special). The Wicomico County Grand Jury for the March term of Circuit Court was discharged here yesterday by Associate Judge W. Laird Henry, after returning two indictments, one for embezzlement and larceny and a second for assault.

The grand jury was concluded in votes. William D. King received 79 votes and J. Clarke Abbott, retiring presi- proved the following appointments out inspection, and the report that ent of the council received 73 votes. the county i a day and a half, which Chief of teachers made by ExQmoirdnimGiiry S7caHnnes BEAUTIFUL FLOOR LAMPS WITH THE FAMOUS 3-WAY BULB You get a soft, medium or brilliant indirect light simply by turning a switch! Also, the candles are controlled separately lighting one, two or three by a separate switch.

And Each Lamp Has a Lovely ltand-Tailored Silk Shade lonoea stated tnat aimout conoi- Tri tw. firsf ward Charles Atkins Deputy Clerk of the Circuit Court defeated Clarence Mitchell by a vote W. T. Smith said was one of the tions in this town were deplorable. This report has resulted in the present inspection by the Army.

ri fe4 3 superintendent: Mrs. Gladys Allen, to Havre de Grace High School; Mary Moore, to Slate Ridge High School: Mrs. Ada R- King, Old Post Road High School; Miss Mabel Estes, to Greenwood School; Miss Ann Elder, to Bel Air Elementary School: Miss Glascow, to Dublin Elementary School. The Elkton volunteer firemen will attend in a body divine service at Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church, next Sunday morning, when the rector. Rev.

J. W. Albin-son, will preach a special sermon. 5 St! shortest sessions in his 25 years of association with the court. Mrs.

William Simon. 23 North Street, Seaford, is minus all the purchases of her shopping trip to Salisbury yesterday. Police said Mrs. Simon's young son put his mother's packages into the wrong car while their automobile was parked in a downtown parking lot and someone went home with several packages they hadn't bargained for. Ads in the local papers described the missing articles as three and a half yards of yellow dress material, 11 spools of assorted cotton thread, a half yard of white linen, a boy's black belt and a comic book.

25 Farm Families Prepare to Begin State Jobs Shortly DOVER, March 10 (Special). The families and household effects of the 25 family heads who recently were assigned to farm work in Delaware will be transported to this state by the end of next week. J. L. Soper, Farm Security Admin of 66 to 60.

George Pusey ran third receiving 46 votes. In the fourth ward, Dallas Thompson defeated Marshall Pusey, present councilman by a vote of 39 to 34. Gola Dolby, unopossed for reelection as councilman-at-large, received 313 votes. Holdover members of the council include Luke E. Collins, Roy Mitchell and Charles S.

Gunby. A total of 499 votes were cast, slightly more than one-half of those polled at the last town election. The new town law requiring citizens to pay a poll tax in order to he eligible to vote, was largely responsible for the small vote. Sergt. George Kirk, now stationed in Boston, spent Monday and Tuesday with his wife and other relatives here.

Lions'' Speaker Urges Lent Period Observance A istration rural rehabilitation supervisor for Kent and New Castle Counties, was given this information yesterday by H. D. Berger, FSA LAUREL, March 10 (Spe- -A "ill v. i The Rev. R.

Y. Barber was I the guest speaker at the regular Elkton U. S. O. Visited iS: I 1.

Bv About 700 Daily ELKTON. March 10 (Special). A daily average of 700 persons visit U. S. O.

headquarters during iweek days and 1,500 on Sundays, it was announced by officials today. Mrs. Rhoda Sutton, and Henrietta official at Morgantown, W. Va. The families will total about 125 members, it is anticipated.

Twelve of the families go to Sussex County farms and the other 13 are divided between New Castle and Kent Counties. All the family heads, now at work on the farms, have signed agreements with their farm employers for 12 months, having waived the right to enter into initial three-month agreements before deciding upon longer work engagements. "Mm V. i 4. meeting of the Laurel Lions Club Monday His discussion related to the coming of the Lenten feaon, and he expressed his desire that everyone would observe the occasion more than in past seasons.

The club voted to hold its annual Charter Night at the next regular meeting, March 18. The members held a memorial service in honor of Paul Crouse, a member of the club, who was drowned in Laurel Lake recently. The war bond was won by John StalUngs in the club's regular bingo game. The ladies' of King's Church will hold a bake in Laurel on Saturday, March 20. beginning at 9 a.

m. Mrs. Sarah Spranklin Succumbs at Elkton CHESTERTOWN, March 10 (Special). News was received here yesterday of the death of Mrs. Sarah E.

Spranklin, former resident of this city, which occurred on Monday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank B. Evans, in Elkton, where the deceased had been making her home since leaving Chester-town. She was the widow of the late Dr. Thomas W.

Spranklin, who owned Radcliffe Manor estate here, and who operated a private sanitarium in Baltimore prior to his removal to Chestertown. Funeral services were held today from the home of her daughter in 1 -v I Archambaut, directors of the U. S. activities here, are assisted by 64 hostesses at the club while another group of 20 volunteers are Army dance hostesses and a third group help chaperon out-of-town dances, roller skating and movies. The population of Elkton has jumped from 3,800 to over 6.000 persons during the past year.

Chestertown CHESTERTOWN. March 10 (Special). Arthur E. Culver, superintendent of the Pennsylvania Railroad station here, which served as the depository for the recent campaign for the collection of automobile tires as an aid to the govern Elkton, with burial in Greerimount Jr I Ul Cemetery in Baltimore. Mrs.

Jennie H. Todd IX ,1 II ment's war rubber effort, reported yesterday a total of 1,100 tires were turned in by automobile owners of the city and county. Frank O. Sutton, secretary-treasurer of the Kent County Farm Bureau, announced yesterday that officials of the bureau have finally Elkton Plans Tomato Crop, Set Up Community Kitchen ELKTON, March 10 UP). share according to how many it had First they planned to divide 25 acres either working on the farm or in the of land into victory garden plots.

cannery. Then the citizens of Elkton de-j Dr. Charles Nitsch. community cided that a community farm would i druggist and leader of the project be more efficient. gave several reasons for the selection However.

25 acres of land would of tomatoes as the "town crop." not permit diversification of crops, l. Workers will be townspeople MILFORD, March 10 (Special). Mrs. Jennie H. Todd.

67 years old, widow of Mr. Pleney T. Todd, died at her home here, Sun lf MM -1 day. Funeral services will be held at in 31 1 1 rC I'J her home Thursday at 2 p. m.

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Crystal and china bases in colors, with matching shades. ment will be at Hollywood Cemetery, Harrington. She is survived by two daughters: Mrs. Horace Lindale, and Mrs. Horace Walls, both of this city.

abandoned plans for holding the annual banquet of the organization, which had usually been one the outstanding events of the year among the county farmers. The reason given for the abandonment of this year's function is the difficulty of transportation. The annual Day of Prayer for all churches in the community will be held in the First Methodist Church here at 3 o'clock on Friday afternoon. The program will be in charge of the women's organizations. All women in the community, regardless of their church affiliation, have been invited to attend this year's (externally with little or no agricultural experience, and tomatoes are easy to rake.

No Work, No Share 2. Canned tomatoes call for a lot of ration points in stores. 3. Tomatoes can be prepared in many different ways for meals. A practical farmer will be selected to superintend the farm and tractors will be bought or rented for plowing.

One Tdinal rule has been laid ACNE POLES caused) tney round, so tne townspeople concluded that just one product toma-' toes would be raised. Flan Common Kitchen From there, it was a simple step ta expand their plans a notch further and decide to set up a common kitchen in which the tomatoes could be "put up" by women folk. If such a kitchen is found and the backers of the plan are confident it will be jars of prepared tomatoes will be kept in a common warehouse and distributed as needed to sharers. I I WI'MUHWHWHWIt IHmBlfflBMIWmi EASE ITCHING BURNING with antiseptic Black and White Ointment. Uee only as directed.

Cleanse with Black and White Skin Soap. BUCK and WHITE OINTMENT down by the committee in charge Each family will be allotted ft "no work, no share..