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Milford chronicle., 1946-11-29
Kent Firemen Hold
Session At Houston
Nearly 100 We're Present For Din
ner And Discussion

When the delegates and guests
of the Kent County Firemans As
sociation assembled for the 191st.
meeting of the association at HOus-
ton last "Wednesday night, nearly
one hundred were present. 1t was
almost perfect attendance night,
all companies were present as well
as all the officers, only one direc-
tor was absent. President Burke
compllmentcd the firemen on their
cooperation and said three times
this year the tiremen had made
nearly perfect attendance. The
Ladies' Auxiliary served Il delicious
turkey dinner after Rev. W. j. Nc
kee offered the Invocation. At the
close Of the dinner, Mr.. Burnham
Simpson, superintendent of the
Caesar-Rodney school and home
town boy from Houston addressed
the assembly on school matters
Mr.. Simpson stressed the fact that
parents and grandparents should
become more vitality interested il
their schools. Following the ad-
dress the firemen retired to the
engine room for the business SeS-
sion. President. f. T.. Burke, pre-
sided. President Hayes of the
Houston company welcomed the
liremen and Harper, Jones res
continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1946-11-29
Paris c. Kirby
Elected State
E.O.O.F. Head
Milford Odd Fellow Ac-
corded Honor At 112th
Annual Communication
Held Last Week.

Paris c. Kirby. Deputy Grand
Master of the Grand Lodge OF
Delaware |. o. O. f., Il member OF
Crystal Fount Lodge. No 10, of
Milford, w&S unanimously elected
Grand Master of the Delaware |. o.
o. f. at the 1l2th annual cOmmun-
ication held in Wilmington last
week Grand Secretary Herbert e.
Downing. OF Wilmington, Assistant
Grand Secretary Francis NJ. ClOugh
Of Wilmington and Grand Treas
urer Samuel l.. McAllister of Mar
shalltOn were each reelected un-
animOusly to their present posi-
tons at the same session.
Grand Master Harry G. Little
presided at the communication that
was one Of the most harmonious
held in years. Several matters OF
vital importance to the fraternity
were taken up for consideration
and settled The resolution tC
change the time of the Grand
Lodge meeting from November tC
April was defeated The Crane
Lodge will meet in November as
has been its custom for years.
Much interest centers around the
fact that the Grand Lodge unani
mously accepted the invitation o
Crystal FOunt Lodge No. 10, tC
meet in Milford in 1947. Details ye
to be worked out will be takel
care of by committee of The
Grand Lodge and the Milford Ode
Fellows. The reports of the sew
Aral committees of the Grand LOdg'
showed the fraternity to be in ;
healthy condition both numerical
ly and financially. For the frs
time in several years the Crane
Lodge reported a net gain OF Ia
members among Delaware's - Od'
Fellow lodges.
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1946-11-29
Students Enjoying
Busy Week Here
Special Assembly Was Held Or
Tuesday. November 26

The pupils of the Milford Schools
are having an active week, in spite
Of the fact that school Will be
closed Thursday and Friday for the
usual Thanksgiving vacation.
The Thanksgiving Assembly took
place on Tuesday. November 26.
1t was featured by musical pro-
gram with the following partici-
pating: Phoebe Houston. Ann Hor-
ney. Ida Ann Hollis, Juliann Moon,
Janice Davidson. Patricia Carter
Jean Mccullough. Miss Harriet
Kocher. Bob Murray, Cecil Malo-
ney. Jack Elliott R0Usld Pack and
Vernon LemeX
In preparation for the play to be
given on Wednesday, November 27
by the players Of the Glare Tree
Major Children's Theatre. Mrs
Irwin Burton addressed the pupils
of the High School on Monday
November 25. Mrs. Burton very alb
ly explained various points about
play and then spoke specificall.
"ogardirg the production Under
the Lilacs" to be given by the thea
tire. Considerable interest has beer
shown in this production which i!
being sponsored by the Elementar!
School p. r.. A. Mrs. II. r. Phil
lips is chairman of. the cimmitte,
which is sponsoring this event.
On Thursday morning at 11:0
A. NJ. ,at Dover, the local fOotba!
team will wind up successful sea
son. Needless to say. every memhe
of the Milford student body an
staff is eagerly hoping for victor
in this final game.
Milford chronicle., 1946-11-29
Changes To Be Made
In State House Stahs
Complete Change In Personnel EX-
pected' I'm Two Offices

Most of the changes to be made
ili the public offices in the Dover
area as a result Of the recent elec-
tion will take place in the State
House, according to present indica-
tionS.
Three of the six county officers,
whose terms expire this year, were
reelected and will probably retain
their present staff of employees. In
one other office Republican will
succeed a Republican with no
changes in personal being expected.
Republicans will succeed Demo-
Gratis in the offices of sheriff and
governor. The sheriff has one full
time deputy and the coroner has
no clerical assistance.
In the State House Republicans
will succeed Democrats in the Of
flee OF auditor of accounts and state
treasurer's office and complete
change in personnel is looked for
iE these two offices.
State AuditOr-eleCt B. |. Shaw of
Harrington and State Treasurer
elect Benjamin f. Johnson of Dover
are. both Kent COuntianS.
Milford chronicle., 1946-11-29
Milford Blue Hens
Make Debut Dec. {
FELTON, VIII Engage Local Baske-
teerS On That Date Here

Milford community basketball
team, the Blue Hens, is tentatively
scheduled to make their debut on
Thursday. December 5, on the
Milford High School court. The Eel
ton V. F. w. team, which, like the
Milford mems team is a member
of the Mar-Del Basketball League,
will meet the Blue Hens in the
home opener. The Milford girls
team will play a strong down state.
girls SeXtet in the first part of the
doubleheader with the girls game
getting underway at 7:30 p. IN.
The Hens will make their second
league start on Monday, December
9. meeting the strong Smyrna A. A.
quiPtet On the Smyrna High court.
In years past, community or in
dependent teams representing Mil
ford, have made use of the facilities
formerly offered by the Commun-
ity Building but no concerted ef-
fort has ever apparently been made
+ to enlist public support despite the
fact that on innumerable occasions
Milford has been represented by
outstanding teams. The Commun-
ity Building floor is no longer
available due to its present use as
Il movie theatre, replacing the
Plaza Theatre, which was destroy
ed by fire in September. How
ever. through arrangements made
with the local school board, The
Milford High School floor. a fal
superior playing court, is now
available for use by local inde
pendent teams which affords thi!
years basketball venture better
chances for success, tinanciall.
and otherwise
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Milford chronicle., 1946-11-29
Xmas SAVINGS
Clubs In City
Will Disburse
Over $4,000
Milford Trust Company
Heads List, Paying Out
$4,000; Last Years
Total Was $199, 600;
Plan Is Popular.

Residents of Milford, who for the
past fifty weeks have been prac-
t:cing thrift and each week laying
aside sum for the Christmas Saw
ingS Fund Conducted by the local
banks ard l.. ID. Caulk Company
are being rewarded this week to
the tune Of $220,000, This money
was released by the Milford Trust
Company, the First National Bank
and Trust Company. and the Saw
ingS Fund Club Of the l.. ID. Caulk
Company, all Of which have been
in existence for several years. This
is an increase of $2l 900 from the
disbursements made by these three
Clubs last year. and indicates that
the idea is still popular iii Milford.
In the state total OF almost ST.
100000 has been distributed this
season.
The first savings clubs on the
Peninsula were started several
years ago at Salisbury. Md The
general public eagerly accepted the
method to Systematically save for
the holiday season. Shortly there
after. The l.. ID. Caulk Company
conceived the idea of conducting a
saving fund for its employees. The
plan was successful, and outsiders
were allowed to join the club. The
Milford Trust Company later took
up the idea, and it, too, was sue
cessful and secured many deposit
Ors therefrom. A few years later
the First National Bank and Trust
Company started its club and each
year has shown a satisfactory in
who have joined it's club
! This year the Caulk Savings
Club has sent out checks to the ap-
Continued on page -
Milford chronicle., 1946-11-29
Several Teachers
Join The A. +. OF l..
Some Local Faculty Members Have
Joined Union

Mrs. Ethel Dickey of the Will
mington Teachers A. f. of L., an
affiliate of the A. f. of L., spoke
to a group of Milford teachers on
Monday, November 25. at 7:3O p.
IN. in the high school.
Several members of the Milford
faculty joined the union at that
time.
A meeting of the Legislative Com
mittee held at the Wayside Inn in
Smyrna on Thursday evening, NO
vember u, worked out definite de-
tails of the program of the Repre-
sentative Assembly of the ID. S. f..
A.. designed to eliminate the cur
rent personnel crisis in Delaware
schools. In order to attract and
hold we'll qualified instructors in
sufficient numbers the group Will
ask the Legislature to enact laws
embodying the following items:
continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1946-11-29
Cedars Will
Gather Here:
Der 5
Nominating Committee
Will Present Their Re-
port On That Evening;
Plan Night Of Fun.

In closing his term as Grand
Tall Cedar OF Evergreen Forest No.
40, Tall Cedars of Lebanon of Kent
and Sussex Counties on Thursday
evening. December 5. in the Com
munity Building, Milford, DR. Gill
bert M. WiltbankS of LeWeS has
many accomplishments to his Gre
dit in bringing the Forest through
year beset with all sorts of diff
cuitiq.. Fitsst the resienation of the
Ranger Captain George b. Atkins,
then the retirement of c. Don HOlz-
mueller, Scribe. to be followed by
the removal from Delaware of
Chester b. Stroup, Band Director
Last but not least was the diSaS-
trOuS Plaza fire that neceSSitateG
giving up the Community Building
Gym where the Forest had met fOl
years. These and a few other pro
blems have been overcome during
his term in creditable manner.Tht
vacancies having been filled will
competent personnel during the
year and has not interrupted the
progress of the Forest.
At the meeting on December 5
the nominating committee headed
by Past Grand A. Edward Steven.
will present their report naming
new officers to carry the FOres
through another year. The usua
procedure is to advance the SeniO
and Junior Deputy and name a new
man for the juniors position. Their
is no doubt but that |. Robert viii
ley of Millyille will be the neN
Grand Tall Cedar. A prominen
business man of Georgetown is tn
most favored candidate for In
Junior Deputy position.
Milford chronicle., 1946-11-29
Sussex County League
Has Begun Practice
League Opener Has Been Set For
December =

The seven teams of the Sussex
County Basketball League have be-
gun practice and many Of the
teams will play pre-seasonal games
this week and next. The first game
of the league has been set for Dec
ember 2.
AT the second meeting of team
representatives, held in George
town, this week, bylaws were ap-
proved and a three member board
of directors to govern the league
was appointed. Thomas S. Hughes
Jr., of Milton, who last week was
named temporary chairman of the
new organization was elected per-
manent chairman and as such will
be chairman of the Board of Direc-
tors. Other directors named were
CONTINUED on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1946-11-29
Seven Killed In
Week-end Crashes
Norman ID. Scott Of Re-
hoboth, Dies In Bridge
Crash Here; Maurice
Hawkins And Stanley
Frankel Of Milford,
Die In New Jersey.

One man was killed early Mon
day morning bring tie week end
death toll from accidents in Della
ware to seven.
Three others were injured.
Three deaths were due to crashes
oi vehicles into bridges, two Others
when an automobile overturned
and plunged into BrandyWine
River. The sixth fatality resulted
from collision between trucks,
while the seventh was Il drowning
in the Delaware River.
The Dead
The dead are:
Norman ID. Scott, % of RehUbOth
Beach, who died following the
crash OF car in which he was rid
ing with Mark Shockley. "A, also of
RehObOth, into the bridge over the
Mispillion River, near Milford, ear
ly Monday morning.
William Fl. Hill, Sc, of Port Penn
and Harry j. ROache, 80. of 40t
Winston Avenue, Elmhurst. who
were trapped when their autOmo-
bile overturned ana plunged lntC
the Brandywine River at Eleventh
and Thatcher Streets early las
Sunday.
Mrs. Maude A. Ricards of Mid
dletOwn, who died Monday morning
in the Delaware Hospital from in
| luries sustained in a collision be
tween truck she was driving ant
truck operated by Leon G. Devin'
of ElktOn at the intersection o
Wrangle Hill Road and Route II
last Saturday.
Duck Hunter Browns
Harry Alan Thomas, 16 of Bald
/ ton, New Castle, who drowned il
! the Delaware River when d boat il
which he was duck-huntins with
companion overturned.
! Continued on page y
Milford chronicle., 1946-11-29
Bishop McKinstry
To Visit Milton
Episcopal Church Head
Will Conduct Service
Sunday

Bishop A. r. McKinstry will
make his annual Pastoral Visit to
tire Episcopal Church of st. John
The Baptist, Milton, Del, at HOO
O'Clock, Sunday morning, Decem-
ber 1st. This will be an important
day in the calendar Of the Milton
Church, as in addition to preaching
the sermon. the Bishop will con-
firm class of candidates.
At the same time he will dedicate
an American flag and Church flag
which were presented to the church
10y Mrs. Marcie Winn, in memory of
the members of the congregation
who served in the late War, especi-
ally Joseph Thomas Winn. Jr, her
son, who. as a member of the U. S
Merchant Marine, lost his life in
the North Atlantic early in the war
CONTINUED on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1946-11-29
S3Capitation
Tax Given
Approval At
Election Here
Referendum Vote Of 3S9
To 148 Will Enable
Milford Board Of Edu-
cation To Secure Extra
Funds.

With vote of 3S9 to l40 the
citizens of Milford. last Saturday,
in IA referendum election, approved
Tie special Board OF Education S
proposal for an additional school
TAX Of So per poll.
Tie referendum followed an ac-
tive campaign, i'll which various
civic organizations were addressed
regarding the 0bjectiVes Of the
pool.
The Board Of Education was
strongly supported by the Milford
Elementary School Teacher
Association and also by the Milford
Teachers Association.
The referendum was requested
following Il recent visit of T. L. A
committee to the Board of Educa-
zion. The committee urgently re-
quested the board to act at once to
begin to solve the present financial
difficulties Of the school system
The tax will not be payable until
July |. l947.
Ii is anticipated that the Board
of Education will proceed without
delay to seek the services of g
fourth grade teacher so that the
present two classes of this grade
will be made into three sections
The present enrolment i'll this
grade is almost 100 pupils.
Attempts will he made to correct
some of the conditions due to {
shortage of materials of instruction
in the schools of Milford.
The present fiancial difficulty
arises largely from the increase il
costs of textbooks and other schOO
supplies. Cleaning supplies alsC
have risen greatly i'll price since thu
present operating school bulge
was determined and approved earl.
in 1945.
A. f.. Humes is president of tn
Board of Education. III. A. Skater
ian. new superintendent of tn
local schools, is secretary.
Milford chronicle., 1946-11-29
Stores To Be Open
All Day Wednesdays
New Schedule viii Go Into Effect
Next Week, Continue For Month

Following survey completed
this week by the merchantile sec
ton of the Milford Chamber of
Comerce, it has been announced
through the advertising columns of
this paper, that Milford stores will
remain open all day on Wednes-
days beginning with Wednesday
next, December 4th land continuing
through the month.
This change in store hours is be-
ing carried out to cooperate with
customers, who find it advantage
cous to do their shopping during
that time.
1t will probably De announced
next week through the columns of
this paper the nights the local
stores will be open before Christ
mas.
Milford chronicle., 1946-11-29
Girl Establishes
Attendance Record
Margaret Williams Proud Posses.
sOr OF 15-Year Record

What is probably an attendance
record has been made by Miss Mar
garet Williams, Of Milford.
Miss Williams who is a graduate
of the Milford High School and JEFF
fersOn College of Nursing, Phila-
delphia, attended Milford schools
for II years, and in the Is years of
school she never missed a day, or
even one-half day in attendance.
She was recently the guest of her
parents before returning to Phila.,
to resume her nursing profession.
Her father, Earl Williams, is q
clerk in the Milford postoffice. and
also secretary of the Carlisle Fire
Company of Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1946-11-29
To Continue Drive
Here For Hospital
Campaign Will Now Be
Concluded December 2,
Now Have $156,792 Of
Needed $25O,0O0, With
Victory In Sight.

The largest crowd of workers
ever assembled for Milford COM
munity project gathered in Milford
Community Auditorium last Thurs
day night, and marked $l5G,792 on
the community ScOrebOard OF the
$3.50, 900 campaign to erect a new
matrenity wing and Nurses School
and Residence at Milford Memorial
Hospital. BY almost unanimous ac-
claim, workers voted to extend the
campaign until Dec. confident
that victory is in reach.
Since the pervious report meet
ing, Monday night, more than $50
coo was brought in assuring sue
cess of the project. Topping the list
was a subscription of $4,000 from
the Sussex Poultry Company and
David, Harry, and Louis Pack, pro-
prietOrS A gift Of $1,000 was an
nOunced from former Senator John
G. Townsend Jr., of Selbyville.
Eight gifts of $4,000 each were
made contingent upon total Of IL
such gifts being received while 30
gifts of a 1000 each were reported
One hundred twenty subscriptions
were made to establish memorials
in the new hospital and nurses
home.
1t was announced that commit
tees in practically every community
OF South Delaware will undertake
to reach all those who have not YET
subscribed in order that complete
victory bay be achieved at the fina
report meeting on December 2.
Campaign Chairman Irwin G
Burton presided and presented casl
prizes, privately provided, to stu
dents from Lower Delaware
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1946-11-29
Peninsula Horticultural Society
Meets In Dover December 1918

The sixtieth annual meeting of
the Peninsula Horticultural Society
has been scheduled for December
II and 13, at Dover, announces G..
Fred Fifer, Wyoming, president Of
the Society.
Meeting sessions are scheduled
for the Legislative Hall, and the
largest commercial exhibit in years
of fruit and vegetable production
machinery and materials will be
housed in the State .ArmOry.
The Society's annual banquet
Milford chronicle., 1946-11-29
DR.. J. w. Spies Joins
State Health Staff
Direet0r OF Communicable Disease
Division

DR.. John w. Spies has been named
to the post Of director of the Di-
vision Of Communicable Disease
Control of the State Board OF
Health, according to an announce
lnent of DR.. Edwin Cameron. eX-
ccutive secretary of the Board. He
comes to Delaware after recently
making a study of the types of pro-
grams now being carried on by
health departments in this country.
Holding degrees from Harvard
Medical School and Johns Hopkins
School Of Hygiene and Public
Health. Doctor Spies has studied
and carried on medical work both
here and abroad. He was director
of the Tata Memorial Hospital for
Cancer and Allied Diseases i'll Bonn
bay, India. and associate professor
OF surgery and director of the
Continued on page y
Milford chronicle., 1946-11-29
Delaware 4-H Club Members To
attend Chicago Club Congress

For their outstanding project ana
club work, eight members of Della
ware All Clubs will represent the
States more than 1900 All MEM
Eers at the National All Club Con-
sress to be held at Chicago, Decem-
Der | to 5, reports George NJ. Wor-
rilow, Associate director of the
Delaware Agricultural Extension
Service.
This is the 25th Anniversary of
the Club Congress and the youthful
Delawareans will meet other HI
Milford chronicle., 1946-11-29

club members from all parts of the
United States.
The Delaware All members who
will go to Chicago, and their pro-
jects for which they have been
awarded the trip are: John Eisen-
brey, Houston, poultry; Audrey
Dukes, Townsend, clothing; Mrs.
Rosalie Reed Henderson, Smyrna,
girls All club record; Nellie
Schafer, Townsend, canning
Eugene FraZe, Newark. tractor
continued on page %
Milford chronicle., 1946-11-29
Song Recital AT
Armory December 8
Margaret Ellen Truitt Will Sing
Under Auspices OF Bethel Church

Margaret Ellen Truitt, gifted
cOlored soprano from New York
City will give song recital at the
new Milford Armory on North Wal
nut street, Milford, Sunday, Decem-
ber 8th at $3.50 o'clock.
The recital is being presented un-
der the auspices of Bethel A. NJ. f.
Church of Milford, Rev. J. w.
Whalen, pastor.
Tickets are on sale, with reserved
tickets selling at $1.50 each.
Miss Truitt is considered to be
one of the Nations outstanding
singers, and her appearance here
is being eagerly looked forward to
by music lovers OF both races.
Milford chronicle., 1946-11-29

will be held in the Social Room of
the Dover High School. Thursday
evening, December u.
A variety of subjects including
fruit and vegetable production pro-
blems, hybrid varieties and their
future, marketing, spraying and
dustinS equipment and insect and
disease control will be presented in
"A series of panel dicussions On
these panels will appear specialists
from the staffs of the Delaware
Continued On page -
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