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Evening star., 1946-06-29

The Mortgage Bankers Associa
ton of America today announced
opening Of a permanent Washington
Office in the Chandler Building, 1877
I street NV.
Samuel E. Neel has been ap-
pointed Washington counsel Of the
association. His most recent post
was as adviser to Gen. Macarthur
in Japan from December to March,
this year, ION certain legal mat
ters." He previously was with the
Attorney Generals oflice and was q
Navy lieutenant commander.
The Myrtle A. Weadon Co. today
announced it has occupied new
building at 1887 M street NV. The
firm formerly was in the Denrike
Building, 1910 Vermont avenue NV.
Harold D. Hauf, formerly Of the
Yale faculty as professor of engi-
neering and architecture, and more
recently with the Navy Civil Engi-
neer Corps, has been appointed di-
rector of the National Housing
Agency's technical branch. The
branch will seek to develop new
Evening star., 1946-06-29
Shop Talk
Continued From Page BID

Wyatt will speak over the Columbia
network. including Station WTOP
between 10:l5 and 1890 pm. Mon
day.
Harrison Brown, an atomic scien-
tist, says in forthcoming book
Must Destruction Be Our Destiny?"
Dispersal of population to avoid
atomic destruction would require re-
location of 100000 persons in
cities over $4,000 population: would
involve construction of 100000
dwelling units would require de-
velopment of $4,000 square miles,
and would cost total of $3.50 0OO,-
900 900.
Offices of the Washington Real
Estate Board will close Saturdays
beginning today, and continuing
through July and August-by order
OF the directors. This is the first
Milford chronicle., 1946-09-27
Shortage Of Meat
VIII Grow Worse
SlaughtererS Near End OF Quota
Period: Some Lamb Available

The shortage of beef. veal and
pork will be further intensified this
" eek, but there will be some supply
Gl lamb. slaughterers report
In addition to the other factors
which have led to the current meat
shortage. local slaughterers are in
TIE final 10 days of their quota pc
riod, and have used up nearly all
OF their quotas. il was explained.
This means that the slaughterers
cannot legally kill the animals they
might he able to buy. On Oct the
slauShterers start on new quota.
and some improvements in the sup
riT of meats should be noted.
The Slaughtcring of lamb is not
subject to quota restrictions and
several of the slaughterers are pro-
ducing lamb. he said While there
will be some lamb available. the
supply will not make Lp for the
severe shortage of other meats.
Over the week end. shoppers
turned to fish and poultry in place
Of the meats they were unable to
obtain. The few stores. which start
ed out with some meat supplies last
Saturday, quickly sold out. it was
reported
Milford chronicle., 1946-09-27
Dedication Services
At Grace Church
Pipe Organ And Chimes Honor
Georgetown War Slain

Memorial dedication services,
dedicating a new electric pipe or
gan ana chimes, to the memory of
the boys from Grace Church who
lost their lives in World War IL,
was held Sunday, September 21st
IN Grace Methodist Church, George
town. DR.. Thomas E. Mulligan, Dis
trict Superintendent delivered the
dtdicatory sermon on Sunday even
ing. with special music by the
Children's Choir
The organ is permanent memo
rial. not only to the war dead, but
tC the veterans from the ChurCG, in
memory of their valiant service.
The Chimes are a memorial to
Harold West, Arnold Lee Roach,
Harry Ernest Hill and Harold
Scott, all of whom paid the SUI
preme sacrifice.
The Rev. William p Kesmodel, is
pastor of Grace Church, which was
formerly the First Methodist Pro-
testant Church of Georgetown, and
which has been three times de-
strOyed by fire and rebuilt.
The dedication last Sunday of the
pipe organ and chimes. marks the
dedication of the third permanent
memorial in Georgetown, withir
the last few months. The CarilloniC
BELLS of Wesley Methodist Church
and the Honor Roll Monument
which were presented to the com
munity by the Georgetown kiwani.
Club in dedication service on Sep
! tember Sth.
Milford chronicle., 1946-09-27
Local Cedars Services A
Are Visiting Old Barratt's
Other Forests This Sunday
District Superintendent
Thomas {. MulIigan to
Bring The Message AT
l66th Anniversary.

Rev. Thomas G.. Mulligan, of Do
yer. presently serving as Superin-
tendent of the Dover District Pen
iusula Methodist Conference. will
d"lN rr til" message at the l66th
anniversary OF historic Barratt' 5
Chapel. The Cradle Of Methodism
in America. located above Fred
erica on the main highway, this
coming Sunday September %. Ser
vices. which in all probability, will
be held IN the grove in front of the
church. depending on the weather
and attendance. will begin prompt
~ at two O'Clock.
Rev +. r. Coleman. pastor at
MiddletOwn. will be the guest so
lOiSt
Barratt's Chapel has been in con-
tinuOus use as a place of worship
since the first quarterly conference
was held in the church by Francis
Asbuiy. November 1 1880
1t was within the historic ivy
covered walls of this editice that
Francis Asbury and Bishop
Thomas Coke first met The spot
OF their meeting is marked on the
floor in front of the chancel rail
The general public is cordially
invited to attend this service which
is expected TO be the largest at
tended since before the war.
Milford chronicle., 1946-09-27
Junior Red Cross
Enrolment Drive
Will Begin Here Sept. 30 And Com
Time Through Octber II

The JUNIOR Red Cross Enroll
ment Campaign will begin on Sep
tember 30 and continue through Oc-
tober IL. The goal for this year will
be a 1000 membership throughout
Area q. Mrs. Herman Phillips is
Area chairman and will do much
to bring about this goal. Last year
there was $40 enrolment
Through donations from the Jun
iOr Red Cross Service Fund many
Worthwhile projects are carried
on. such as gift boxes. assistance
to children overseas. and to boys
in veterans hospitals. Local COM
munity projects may be helped in
this way should such an occasion
for aid arise. On October l6 as a
finale to the drive there will be an
assembly program at the Milford
High School when Mrs. r. Blair
Myers. executive director of the
Del2ware Chapter will be present
A Junior Red Cross film will be
shown a that time. Area white
and cOlOred schools are IN Harring-
ton. Houston. Pennington. Fred
erica. Lincoln, Ellendale, Cedal
Neck. Slaughter Neck. John Wes-
ley and Milford
Milford chronicle., 1946-09-27
Sussex Older Youth
Meet At Coolspring
Group Under Extension sponsor
ship Planning Series OF Sessions

The Older Youth Organization OF
Sussex county held their regular
monthly meeting on Thursday of
last week III the CoOlspring Com
munity House. on the Georgetown
Lewes Highway. The social events
of the evening included solo by
Miss Betty DOrman, of Lewes, sev-
eral numbers by a quartet led by
Stephen Vaughn of near COolspring
and piano novelties by Kenneth
Givan. all followed by dancing and
refreshments.
The Older Youth Organization Of
Sussex county is sponsored and
advised by the Extension Service
for Rural Youth Activities in Sus-
sex county and was organized over
year ago to provide educational
and recreatiOnal programs for the
young people of Sussex county be-
tween the All Club age and the
older service club age. Meetings
of this organization are held on
the third Thursday of each month,
in various sections of the county.
The plans for the October meeting
include Halloween party, the
date for which has not been set
The place will probably be in the
l.eWeS area. Officers oi the group
tcuut .nuei on page -
Milford chronicle., 1946-09-27
Milford Had
4 Successful
BaseballSeason
Locals Finished Second
In Both Regular Sea-
son Standings And The
PlayOffs.

Although eliminated by Centre
vile in the final round Gf the Eas-
tern Shore Leagues TOst-seaSon
ShaughneSsy system championship
playOffs. the Milford Red SOX en-
Joyed Il highly successful season
with a second place finish in both
regular season standings and the
playOffS. the hest attendance fig
ure in history Of diamond sport
here. and the development of more
promising youthful material than
any other club in the Shore cir
cult
The SOX. under the capable
guidance of Walt Miliies. former
major league catcher. dominated
the Eastern Shore League stand
ings during the first half OF the
1896 season and at no time were
lower than second in the stand
ings. Milford led the league in club
defensive play all season and fin
iShed only few percentage points
away from leadership in club bat
ting.
Milford met the fourth place Sal
isbury Cardinals in the first. round
of the playOffs and eliminated the
Red Birds by taking four out of
the first six games. In the finals
the youthful SoX came apart at
the seams after splitting the first
TWO games and were eliminated by
an older, more experienced Centre
Vile arrOy. four games to one.
continued on page e.
Milford chronicle., 1946-09-27
Plaza Completely Gutted
By Fire Discovered
Shortly After Closing;
Many Buildings Were
Threatened BY Flames.

Fire, of undetermined origin.
gutted the Schine Cir
cult operated New Plaza Theatre
here early last Monday morning.
Early estimates of the loss ranged
from $250000 to $300.000 with no
certain figures available until in
surance adjusters complete their
survey.
The fire, one of the hardest To
combat and most spectacular in
the history of the city. was disrov-
cred and the alarm telephoned to
local police at one o'clock Monday
morning by persons passing hv.
who saw smoke pouring from the
building.
Earlier in the evening the thea
ire was jam-packed for the show
ing of 1.-TWO Guys From Milwau-
kee." presentation especially Sc
lected for the Schine Circuit Sill
yer Jubilee. which was being OBJ
served by the local theatre.
Mayor +. c. Evans, manager of
the theatre, under the present own
I
ed with the theatre since its open
ing. under several other owner
ships. said he had found nothing
amiss when he left the building
for the night. He has been at his
home only ten minutes. he added.
when he heard the alarm 20 off.
responding as volunteer fireman,
he found the theatre in flames.
Those arriving early at the
scene of the fire. reported that the
fire seemed to center in the bal
cOny. Courtland Clark, proiec-
ZIONIST, said all of his equipment
was turned OFF before he left for
home.
The flames soon after discovery.
broke through the built-up roof
and showered a wide area of the
northern part of the city with
blazing embers. Fortunately a light
rain falling at the time helped wet
Continued on page 100
Milford chronicle., 1946-09-27
State Auxiliary
Officers Elected
Mrs. Kathryn Simpson OF Harring-
ton Named Head Of Firemen'S Aides

Mrs. Kathryn Simpson of Har-
rington was elected president OF
the Delaware State Firemen 5
AuXiliaries Association at the
eighth annual convention in Mil
iGrd last Thursday. She succeeds
Mrs. Nan Laws Woods of Richard
son Park.
Mrs. Wallace Hanson of HarrinS-
ton resigned as vice-president be
lore the election, thus eliminating
herself for elevation to president.
The new vicepresident is Mrs.
Maude Hughes Spicer of Seaford
and Mrs. {. Thorpe Martin, Jr., of
Brandywine Hundred was reelected
secretary. Mrs. Margaret Malin OF
Hockessin was chosen treasurer
and the directors are: Miss Jose
phine lori. Holloway Terrace :;
Mrs. Madeline Pyle. Kent County
PRESIDENT; Mrs. Helen Porter. Sus-
sex president.
Mrs. Martin was named publicity
continued on page -
Milford chronicle., 1946-09-27
Temple Lodge
" i'll III o | d
Meet Tonight
Stated Communication
Will Be Held In Temple
Here With w. NJ. G.. f.
Affeld Presiding.

Temple Lodge. No .. Ancient
Free and Accepted Masons of Mil
ford. will resume its regular meet
ings on Friday evening, September
27. G. Edward Affeld. the new
worship master. will preside at the
stated communication when bust
ness that has accumulated during
the summer recess will be given
first consideration.
Temple Lodge membership for
the first time since the war started
will see every chair filled with Off
GERS they have selected for these
positions. The general outlook for
another busy Masonic year seems
promising. Several visitations to
brother lodges in the Delaware
jurisdiction are i'll the planning
stage and will take place as soon
as the lodge settles down for the
season.
The new officers are: G. Edward
Affeld, Milford. worshipful master
Archie A. Feagan. Harrington. SEN
ior warden; James *. Pettyjohn
Milford, junior warden; Elmer
Calhoun. Georgetown, senior dea-
con; w. Shockley Daugherty. HOus-
ton, junior deacon; Sol Martin
Harrington. senior steward; Her
shall Billings. Milford. junior stew.
ard; George f. Davis, Milford. ty-
Ter; Edwin p. Messick. Milford
treasurer. and Eugene Sharp. Jr.
Houston, secretary.
Temple Lodge will be represent
ed at the Grand Lodge Of Delawar,
Annual Communication in vii
mington next Wednesday ant
Thursday by WOrshipful Maste
Aifeld. Wardens Feagan and Petty
john and Secretary Eugene Sharp
L..
Milford chronicle., 1946-09-27
Milford p. I. A.
Held Meeting
On Tuesday y
Local Organization Votes
Unanimously To Join
National Association;
Mrs. Baynum Presides.

The Milford Parent Teacher
Association held the first meeting
of the present year at the elemen-
tary school last Tuesday afternoon
with Mrs. Robert Baynum, the new
president presiding.
Following the reading of the
minutes by the new secretary, Mrs
Morris Groverman, the issue of
joining the National Association
was brought up for discussion and
proved to be one of the main fea-
lures of the session. Mrs. A. r.
Humes, wife OF the president of
the local board of education. pre-
sented some literature on the Ma
tional p. r. A. Harold A. Sat
erian. the new superintendent OF
Milford Schools, was presented to
the membership and developed a
strong case in favor of joining the
National Association. Following
the period of debate. a vote was
recorded, with every member pres
ent voting in favor of the local
organization becoming affiliated
with the National Association. Dues
We're then set at 60c per member.
The membership drive headed by
Mrs. George r. Sheaffer will end
on November 10.
Herbert Nichols, principal of the
elementary school, reported thai
Victory Garden prizes of $500 eacl
will hn rNnnCnntnH of Tho
ing.
New teachers. Mrs. Madelyn B
Kennedy. Mrs. John Jewell ant
Miss Ruth Hudson were presented
by Mrs. Baynum.
Mrs. Baynum, under the headin.
of new business. announced a rum
mage sale TO be held on Saturday
October u, under the chairman
ship of Mrs. Wilbur p Bennett
Collections for the sale will be il
charge of the faculty OF the schOo
and donations may be sent by tn
pupils
Past President Mrs. Herman +
Phillips. who is custodian of tn
budget. reported balance of owe
$4,000 She announced that tn
benefit movies originally sched
uled to be held in the Plaza The
atre. which was destroyed by fir
early Monday morning. will b
held in the school auditorium.
Mrs Ruth p Blades made a
, appeal for financial support for I'll
: fifth grade scholars education;
continued on page n
Milford chronicle., 1946-09-27
Bad NeWs For Kids
Smaller Candy Bars
Ceilings Boosted By OPA
But Makers Will Cut Size
For Same Price

WASIIINGTON. ops M | / g L
candy bars at the same old price
were predicted this week by OPA.
The agency at the same time
boosted prices of western sOftwOOd
shingles and innersprins mat
treSSe$.
Announcing Il new ceiling price
system for candy packaged to sell
from five to - cents at retail. OPA
said that under it Il manufacturer
may use the total cost of ingredi-
ents and packagins materials, plus
varying amounts to cover his profit.
Most retail prices of candy bars
are expected to remain at five and
10 cents for merchandising con
veGience," OPA said. adjustments
probably will be made in bar size =
The action is effective today. Ii
includes candy bars, consumer size
packages of waters. mintS. Favored
hard candy tablets. caramelS
Judges. gums and iellies. Chocolate
nodded items are not covered
Milford chronicle., 1946-09-27
Groups Attended Bran
dywine Forests Open
ing Last Friday; An
napOliS Last Saturday

a delegation of Evergreen For
est. No. ~, Tall Cedars Of l.cban-
on of Kent and SUSSEX counties.
attended the opening ceremonial
of BrandyWine Forest 30. 20. OF
Wilmington. at the Shrine Club,
near Black Cat. last Friday eve
ming.
A royal welcome was given the
down Staters as the delegation was
escorted into the building by Bran
dywine Forest Band. led by Major
j. Norris Robinson. playing Our
Delaware
Bill Webb. grand tall cedar.
made everyone feel at home with
his hearty greeting. The entire
evening was devoted TO fun. frolic
and fellowship.
Junior Deputy Tall Cedar Theo-
dore II. Harrington headed the
delegation that included George W.
Johnson. Clarence VI. Collins. Ma
jOr James w. Cannon. c. y. Ca
hall. w Charles Moore. Jack
TIOugh, Dallas A. Dennis. W
Shockley Daugherly, Harry A
Rash, Thomas c. Roadway. Marvel
Baxter. Riley Smith. A. T. Nit
chell, Robert d. Prettyman. Col
onel W. +. I.ank. Warren T. Moore
and Freeman Bennett
Saturday evening, September 81
Warren T. Moore. Major James W
Cannon. Junior Deputy Theodore
II. Harrington. W. ShOckleN
Daugh"rty Edward b. Green. dis
trict representative. and Cliff Nor
ris of Evergreen Forest. No. -
attended the institution of a new
forest at Annapolis. Md. as tn,
guests Of the Supreme Forest. Tai
Cedars of Lebanon of the Unitet
States
Milford chronicle., 1946-09-27
Jurors Are Named
For Kent Courts
Trial Oi Thomas Griffith For Slay-
ing Miss Reinecke On Docket

Jurors for the October term Of
the Kent County coLrts. including
the Court of Oyer and Terminer,
were impaneled this week by Jury
{ commissioners Walker l.. Mifflin
and Wilbur T.. Jacobs.
The regular petit jury panel will
report for service on Oct % and
The Oyer and Terminer jury on Oct.
2S Sheriff Fred NJ. Williams has is
sued a proclamation calling for the
COnyening of the Oyer and Termi-
Ter Court on the latter date.
Slated for possible trial at tha,
term of the Court of Oyer and Ter
miner is the case of Thomas Grif-
fifth, Sandtown. charged with the
Staying OF Miss Ruth Reinecke,
state welfare worker, Deputy Atty
Gen. Henry J. Ridgely has an
nounced he will seek to have Grif-
fifth indicted by the grand jury on a
charge of first degree murder.
The regular panel of petit jurors
follows:
Milford chronicle., 1946-09-27
Plans For Winter
Begun BY Guard
Regiment May Continue Until
Spring Due To Delay

In anticipation of the probable
of the Delaware State
Guard until spring, preparations for
the winter training program are
now under way. 1t is not expected
the Delaware National Guard will
be sufficiently organized in time to
replace the State Guard by Jan.1.
1947, the date originally planned.
Mai. Ralph f. Buckalew, adiu-
tant of the State Guard. said train
ing schedules are being prepared
by the commander Of each com
pany. and these will be submitted
to Col. J. Paul Heinel. regimental
commander.
From these schedules. Mai. James
Warner Bellah, regimental plans
and training officer will draw up >
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1946-09-27
State Murder Rate
Has Quadrupled
National Average Exceeded Ac-
cOrding To Recent Survey

WASHINGTON (A1 The muir
der rate in Delaware in the first
half of this year quadrupled over
the same period of l945 and eN-
Ceeded the national average, the
Federal Bureau of Investigation re-
ports.
III its Semi-annual national crime
report. the FBI says the known
number of murders and nOn-negli-
gent manslaughters i'll Delaware in
the first six months OF 1916 reached
3.20 for each 10000 population, as
compared with only so murders in
the first half of 1945.
The states murder rate was high
er than the national average of
3.13 for each 100000 population. 1t
also surpassed the rates in the
neighbOring states of New Jersey
and Pennsylvania. which had IL
and lS7 murders for each 10000u
people, respectively, but il was low
er than Maryland's figure Of 46l
(contlnued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1946-09-27
Celebrate Crossing Of Del. Line By
Pocomoke River Drainage Project

The governors of Maryland and
Delaware joined with Federal and
local officials at PocOmoke River
v here it crosses the Delaware
Maryland State line last Wednes-
Gay to celebrate the crossing of the
Delaware line by builders of the
Pocomoke River Drainage Project.
Addressing the public assembly
which started at 100 p. m. tEST1
We're Governor Walter W. Bacon
and Senator James s. Tunnel. Jr.,
of Delaware. Governor Herbert r.
Otonor. of Maryland. and Dr.
Hush Hammond Bennett, chief OF
the L. s. Soil Conservation Service
Milford chronicle., 1946-09-27
Oct. 6-12 Physically
handicapped Week
Management, Labor And Public
Urged To Assist In Employment

The 18th Congress and the Presi-
dent of the United States set aside
the first full week OF October each
year as National Employ The
Physically Handicapped Week"
period in which management, la
bor. and the public generally are
asked to pause and consider the
importance to the nation of main
tanning employment for handicapped
workers.
Among the millions of handicap
ped persons in the United States
are thousands of veterans of two
World Wars, millions of victims
OF industrial and other types of
accidents. and those who are handi-
capped as a result of sickness. dis
ease. or birth.
Continued on Daoe 81
Milford chronicle., 1946-09-27
Crowd Of $4,000
Witnesses State
Firemen Parade
COlOrful Spectacle Took
Approximately One
Hour And A Half To
Pass Judges Stand;
Memorial Services.

approximately $4,000 persons
from all sections of the Delmarva
PENINSULA thronged Milford last
Thursday evening to view the
c0lorful parade climaXing the 26th
annual convention of the Delaware
Volunteer Firemen's Association.
The parade. which took an hour
and half to pass the judges stand,
Was followed by an elaborate fire
works display al the bathing beach
and Il firemens ball III the Narney
auditorium.
The l947 convention will be held
in Claymont.
Parade In Divisions
The parade was in four divisions
led by TWO state police cars. follow
ed by the Kent County. Sussex. New
Castle County. and Out-of-state sec
tiOns Also in the front of the pro
CesSion We're the color guard of
Company e. Delaware State Guard
and the Carlisle Fire Company with
the Milford Band and five pieces OF
local apparatus. Milford headed the
Kent section; I.ewes the Sussex
group: Newark. the New Castle
County units. and Salisbury. the
cut ut-of-state division.
State company awards were as
follows:
Company with best band
Brandywine Hundred. led by Della
ware State Guard Band directed by
Maj. j. Norris Robinson: second
best band. Robbins Hose Company
OF Dover, led by Duffy's Philadel-
phia All-string Band.
Best Drum and bugle corps
Minquas Company of Newport, led
by V. +. w. Drum and Bugle Corps
of Wilmington: second. Delmar
fcontinnea nm mage 81
Milford chronicle., 1946-09-27
4 Spectacular Blaze
Razed Theatre Here
On Monday Morning
WILL FORM Blue HEN
AUXILIARY HERE ON
MONDAY NIGHT. OCT.

An Auxiliary to Blue Hen
Post, No. 64&3, will be form
ed at meeting which will
be held in the Varney Audi
tOrium of the Milford Com
munijy Building on Monday
evening, October :. at eight
o'clock.
Mothers. wives. daughters.
sisters and Gold Star Mo-
theirs of those who SAW ser
vice in any wars are eligible
for membership.
Please make an effort to
attend this important meet
ing.
Milford chronicle., 1946-09-27

which has been providing technical
planning and supervision for the
project in its final phases.
The celebration marked the end
OF Maryland's part in the under
taking which will make drainage
available to farms III watershed
covering $1,000 acres in Maryland
and 10000 acres in Delaware. The
PocOmoke River was Strengthened
drain its - tributaries.
In Worcester and Wicomico
tOunties, where the Pocomoke
River flows in Maryland. scores of
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