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Milford chronicle., 1946-10-04
Boost Draft Quota
For Present Month
New Army Call Is For
$1,000. Up 10000 Over
September

WASHINGTON. Oct. (Pl The
Army called on Selectiyc Service
last Tuesday for an October draft
quota of 35.000 men. up 10000 from
September
There was no change III the age
:rOup to be called 10 through %.
The draft quota was raised with
out explanation on the heels of War
Department orders to speed the re-
lease of some 100000 nOn-vOlunteer
enlisted men.
Officials said however. the Army
would effect savings in money and
Gain in efficiency by discharging
men who had only Il few weeks or
months to serve and replacing
them with recruits who under the
extended draft law must serve IS
months
Volunteer CnliStmcnts. mean
while. continued to exceed advance
estimates In the first two weeks of
September 23.239 signed up for the
regular Army nearly as many a.
has been expected for the full
month.
Milford chronicle., 1946-10-04
Highlets Will
Open Football
Season Here
This Evening
Milford "Bucs" Will En-
gage Rehoboth High
School Gridmen Under
The Lights At The
Milford Baseball Park.

At eight o'clock Friday night.
Milford will meet RehobOth in the
opening game of the season. The
Bucs" have been hard at it for tno
past four weeks preparing for their
opening game with their down
state rivals. Coach Briggs charges
using single wing attack that
spells power and speed will go
against the much heralded + for
nation of Rehoboth.
Rehoboth has victory over
Georgetown to its credit so far this
year, while the local boys will be
cut for their first win
Preceding the game the High
School Band under the direction of
Mr.. McAdam. will march through
town to the ball park.
Everyone is urged to attend to-
nights game and give the "Bucs" Il
big send-Off. Lets all get behind
this new era in high school athlc-
tics and really give it a push.
Starting lineup for the game:
Ruble LIE; Evans 1t; Mayhem LG;
Walls c; Kemp RG; Strahle RT;
Lank RE; Campbell QG; Emory
LII; Davidson RH; Tease tB.
Milford chronicle., 1946-10-04
Senator Taft Another Joke
Will Speak At Democrats Lay
State Rally Woes To COP
Il ti0naI Executive
Group Adopts Eight
Point Program For
'Fatcful Decision Year

WASHINGTON (P) The cXccu-
tive committee of the Democratic
National Committee. rcstating the
party's foreign and domestic poll
icics last Friday. approved peace.
production and progress" as its
Watch-words in what it /cailcd this
Hateful year of decision.
The policy making groups. in an
effort to unity the party on the eve
of the congressional elections. ad-
opted unanimously 1.o00- word
statement outlining an Cight-point
program.
II declared the American people
will back to the limit the Admins
iration's foreign policy.
DOmcStically. il said the Admin
istIation'S price control bill Was
"sabotag"d by the Republican lead
"rship at the bchcst of selfish in
t"rcSts" and promised continuance
of tn" fight to hold down the cost
of living"
Republican initiation today
means Republican depression
tomorrow. il asserted
1t told how income taxes have
been cut under the Democratic Nd
ministratiOn and said further taN
reductions are promised as rapidly
as sound financial policy will per
nit"
Milford chronicle., 1946-10-04
Southern States
Georgetown Meet
Annual Session viii BE Held In
The Georgetown Grange Hall

More than 225 farm people from
tie Georgetown area are expected
10 attend the annual Southern
states local membership meeting
Tor this area to he held Tuesday
evening. October s. at S o'clock at
the Grange Hall in Georgetown. {.
A. Pepper of Georgetown will serve
as chairman of the meeting which
viii be one of the largest farm
meetings in the county this year.
Sponsoring the session are G. W.
Workman. Georgetown. Southern
States Cooperative and Paul W.
Short. Georgetown, the local SER
vice agency.
Highlghting the program will be
the presentation of the annual re-
port of Southern States Coopera-
tive. a technicOlor sound motion
picture and comedy cartoon, and
election of new members to the
Southern States Advisory Board
and local Farm Home Advisory
Committee. Musical entertainment.
contests. and recreational activities
are also planned.
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1946-10-04
New Milford
Theatre Will
Open Soon
Shore Theatre Opening
Is Being Speeded Up
BY Extra Crews of
WOrkmen.

Nilfords new theatre which Will
be known as the SHORE theatre
will open its doors to the public
within the next few weeks. Extra
crews have been placed on the job
to speed up the finishing details. \
definite date will he announced
next week
The SHORE theatre is the first OF
theatres To he operated hl the
shore Amusements Inc. Della
ware corporation with the follow
ine officers: Marsh Golluer. Presi-
dent Harry Pierce of Milford vice
president. W. e. Pierce. Secretary.
Jay Pierce OF Milford. Treasurer
and HasWeil Pierce OF Milford.
As ,iStant Treasurer.
The company has spared no cX-
pense in equippinS the theatre with
The very finest in equipment and
materials Tn" seats being AmeIl-
can seats with self rising bottoms.
The seat purchased for the shore
theatre i American Seating com
panNs very best model. Tho proiec-
ton equipment is the same type
used in Radio city and the sound
will be from Voice OF The Theatre
speakers which is the finest on the
market today The decorations viii
he Of nautical atmosphere.
The balcony will he reserved 10!
COlOred patrons
Milford chronicle., 1946-10-04
Republicans Will Gather
In Wilmington Fer
Campaign Highlight
On October %.

t : Senator Robert \ Taft ot
Ohio viii speak At the Republican
Party's major rally OF the Novcn-
ber campaign in this state in the
Gold Ballroom OF the Hotel dupont
in Wilmington. on October -
Plans for the rally were an
nouuccd this week by Earle ID. viii
ley. chairman OF the Republican
State Committee
The rally will be state %idc. and
all candidates for national. state
and county offices are expected to
attend. Mr. Wiley announced that
a general invitation is extended to
the public
Meanwhile John J Williams. The
Republican candidate for +. S.
senator. continued hi, attacks ON
the New Deal
In statement ISSUED from his
home in Mjllsboro this week. Mr..
Williams declared that president
Truman. i'm a speech to - New Deal
candidates for Congress. has re-
vcalcd the plot to pcrpctuate the
party in office by continuing the
emergency.
Nh Truman remarks To the -
New Deal candidates who called on
him at thu White House Tuesday
continued on pagc ~
Milford chronicle., 1946-10-04
Ced Are
Planning g Big g
Cercm m Onial |
Evergreen Forest Will
Open Fall And Winter
Season On Thursday
Evening, October 10.

Introducing something new in
the fratcrnal line for the pleasure
and entertainment OF its members
seems to be the foremost thought
in the minds Of the officers and
committees that prepare Evergreen
Forests ceremOnials
On October l0 in the Commune
ity Building Milford Evergreen
Forest. Tall Cedars OF Lebanon OF
Kent and Sussex counties will
open the season by staging it's first
Past Grand TIL Cedars Night. with
a program especially arranged TO
honor the m.n who bore The bruut
of its affairs ovcl i long period Of
years. These past officers who
have seen the Forest com" from a
fiOundering seeding TO one of the
largest organizations OF its kind
in the state. will occupy the spot
light
Dr. Gilbert NJ Wiltbank. Grand
Tall Cedar. will officially welcome
the guests as Evergreen Rangers
led by Evergreen Band escort them
into the building. After the usual
exchange of formaiilies and greet
ings attending such gatherings. Dr
Wiltbank will turn the gavel ovel
to Past Grand Warren +. Moore
who will Ofticiatc at the initiation
of class of candidates. During the
initiation. Director Walter j. Wells
will turn over his baton to Past
Grand G.. Clifton Maull who will
direct the band during The induc-
tiOn ceremonies.
Milford chronicle., 1946-10-04

Headquarters tor the $250.000
campaign TO build new wing.
Nurses School and Residence for
Milford Memorial Hospital have
been established in the old Nurses
Home, l25 Northwest Front street
Announcement OF the forthcoming
campaign WAS made recently at a
dinner meeting attended by 300
citizens OF lower Delaware. at
which it was announced that staff
doctors have pledged $35 .ooo
Contemplated construction would
under ordinary conditions cost
nearly thrcc-fourlhs OF million
Ii was pointed ont. however that
when the present hospital was
built building committee con-
sjsting OF George II Draper. U..
/ d. Short and Louder " IIcarn.
took over the job which would ordi-
narily have been done by a con-
tractor, with a tremendous saving.
BeCaus" il IS expected to build the
new addition in the same manner
it i expected the job can be done
for 5000 .0un.
\ fund OF $2oo.ooo is already
available 1t is anticipated that
$5o.00o more will come from fed
cral funds leaving a goal of $3.50
600 which must now hc raised to
make possible necessary eXpan-
sion.
Milford chronicle., 1946-10-04

Discussing the campaign. DR..
William Marshall. Jr.. whose mo-
ther Mrs. William Marshall. foun-
dcd the hospital movement in low
cr Delaware. stressed the need for
the new wing and Nurses School
and Residence. He pointed out
that IN this atomic age the com
munity takes hospitals pretty much
for granted and expects that in
time of sickness and disaster. ia
Cilitics will be available
Recalling the start OF the hos
pital movement in Milford. he said
il was in 1907 that the top floor OF
the present Hotel Windsor was
used as a hospital. About 1910. the
hospital was moved To the second
floor OF the Masonic Temple and
in 1872. the Marshall Hospital on
North West Front street was OPP
encd With Dr. Marshall and his
brother. DR.. Samuel Marshall away
in service the hospital rcopcncd in
1872 and in 1898 joined with tn,
Milford Emergency Hospital to re-
suit in Milford Memorial.
Speaking OF the old Marshall
Hospital, the spokesman recalled
that his mother fed the patients
from her own kitchen and prepar.
ed the menus herself
He said. 1t is only about >!
tcout!uued on D,rp ,0t
Milford chronicle., 1946-10-04
State Welfare Home
Is Without Meat
Institution Has Been Without Sup
ply For Two Weeks

The meat situation at state iuSti-
tutiOns varies from the complete alb
sencc of meat at the State Welfare
Home in Smyrna to normal supply
at the Brandywine Sanatorium. a
survey revealed this week.
Meat has been missing from the
table at the Welfare Home for more
than two weeks. but the 80 guests
and staff members are not com
planning. Dr.. G. J. Hrickctt. super
intendent. said last Monday.
Since meat has been difficult to
obtain il has been satisfactorily re-
placed by fish. chicken and egg and
cheese dishes. Dr. Prickett said. The
home had a supply OF canned meat
to fall back on for d time. but It
has been used up.
Realizing that the problem is a
tough one hut by no means rare.
Dr.. Prickett says his family has
accepted it with hardly ii gIumble.
Despite meat substitution. the pres
ent diet is OF equal calOric and nu-
tritiOnal value. he said. and every
effort is made to produce varied
and palatable dishes
continued on page pt
Milford chronicle., 1946-10-04
Food Preservation
Champ To Get Trophy
>ccrctar! Of State Board Oi Agri-
culture Announces Prize

\ silver loving cup will bc
NV arded the 1916 food preservation
champion OF DclaWa are. it has been
II Ralph &. Wilson.
secretary OF the state Board OF
Agriculture The trophy Was made
available tc Delaware and to other
participating states. b! the Nation
al Garden Institute.
The awards will be in rccogni-
tion OF the splendid job American
homcndkCrs are doing to hclp win
the fight against fauWe. With the
purpose OF stimulating interest in
the great need for even more home
canned. preserved, frozen and stor-
ed foods.
y committee has been appointed
TO draw up regulations for the
Delaware contest. with Miss VI.
Gertrude Holloway as chairman.
Miss Holloway is State home de-
monstration leader and nutrition
specialist for the Delaware F.Xten-
sion Service. Other members in
clrde Mrs. Ethel NJ Hunter. home
economist for the Delaware Power
and Light Company: Miss Mary
Davenport. nutritiOnist. Stat,
Board OF Health; Mrs. !. Edward
Taylor, representative OF The Farm
Bureau: Mrs. Lulu Wilson. HON,
economies chairman OF the Grange:
Miss Emily King. State supervisor
of home economies: and Miss Nir-
sinia Kirkpatrick. assistant Fxtcn-
sion editor. University Of Delaware
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Milford chronicle., 1946-10-04
Ceiling Is Near
On u. S. Workers
Labor Shortage Predicted By AJ.
mini>tratOr Small

WASHINGTON II (4'i John b.
Small. civilian production adminis-
traitor. says employment OF the ma
tiOn'S work force is humping the
ceiling and the only way to raise
present high production levels sub
stantially will be a longer work
week
His monthly production report
showed August output OF such
goods as radios. electric stoves.
irons and vacuum cleaners RIM
ming 80 TO 90 per cent higher than
in prcWar years.
Automobile production was up
~ per cent from July. Small said.
and tn" industry expects to pro-
ducc at a monthly rate of 333 .00U
for September. October and No
vcmbcr against 312.000 a month in
1871
The nation now has 5S.o0o 600
employed and only 2.0on.000 job
less. Small told - news conference,
this week adding:
IF things continue tn" way they
have been running the last few
months we are going to be very
short Ot manpOWer by the end OF
the year.
Milford chronicle., 1946-10-04
Record List Of
Divorces In Kent
Prothonotary Stevenson Says Earg-
est In COunty's History Listed

The largest number of divorce
cases ever listed for court term in
Kent County have been announced
for the October term, which CON
venes on Monday, Oct. 21, accord
ing to PrOthOnOtary W. Marion
Stevenson.
A total of 81 cases are listed for
argument, of which 3S are new at
the October term and - have been
continued from previous terms.
Five of the continued cases s1e
listed for decision.
There are also 20 cases listed as
being ready for final decree in di-
VOrce. The new cases listed for ar
2ument at the October term. fol-
low:
Frederick Teller Reynolds V.
Bertha Hester Ellis Reynolds:
Mary E. Williams V. William G..
Williams; Thelma Elouse Porter
Warren " Walter George Warren,
flor annulment of marriage); Mar
garet Helen Quail V. Theodore
Quail, Jr.; Estella Larimore Sea-
mons V. Lowder Seamons; John w.
Collins V. Mary E. Collins.
Continued on page g.
Milford chronicle., 1946-10-04
Farmers Cautioned To
Check On Fire Losses
Extension Director Calls On State
Farmers To Cooperate In Chcck.Up

George l.. Schuster. director of
the Delaware Agricultural EXten-
sion Service. calls upon all Della
ware farmers and their families to
enlist in the fight on fire which last
year destroyed more than $85. 1000
o00Oi farm property and snuffed
out almost 1000 lives.
Stating that the fire curve con-
tinucs to surge upward to an all
time high this year. he urges farm
ers to take time TO eliminate the
common causes Of fire during Fire
Prevention Week. October 6-12.
sponsored by the National Fire
Protection Association.
Pointing out that 90 percent of
the fires can he prevented by elm
mating the common causes. Direc-
tor Schuster declares. so many
times we have seen the result of a
lifetime of work 20 up in smoke in
few minltcs-all due to the fail
urc to exercise ordinary care
continued on page B.
Milford chronicle., 1946-10-04
Pay Of Teachers
Is Held Too LOU
State Supt. Miller Blames
Shortage On Present In
adequate Salaries

The main problem facing cduca-
ton in Delaware-and everywhere
is obtaining and holding fully
qualified and competent teachers
This cannot be achieved unless aud
until an adequate salary is offered
teachers" declared DR.. George r
Miller. Jr.. superintendent of the
Delaware public schools, in letter
to Mrs. Burt S. Norling. education
chairman. Delaware Division of the
American Association of University
Women.
This letter was read by Mrs.
NNOrlng at the fall meeting of the
executive Board of the division last
Saturday at the Dover TeahOuse.
Dr.. Miller contends that the prin
cipal problems in order Of their
Importance in the state were OBJ
tanning adequate salaries for tcach--
ers and the school building pro-
gram. including new construction
and repairs.
CONTINUED on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1946-10-04
Artificial Breeders
Organize In Kent
Dairymcn In Middle County To
Rcgin Membership Drive

Last Monday evening. group of
interested dairymcn met al Caesar
Rodney High School to organize a
membership committee. Wilbur II.
Jump, Of Houston. was elected tenn
pOrary chairman. and J. Harold
SchabinGcr, of FELTON,. was selected
as temporary treasurer. The fol-
lowing men are acting as cOmmun-
ity and neighborh0od leaders, and
will visit other farmers TO inter
est them in artificial breeding and
take their application FOR member
ship: Ernest NJ. Cool, Wyoming:
=. f. Friedel. Viola; Francis r.
Thomas Marydel. Md; A. b.
Thomas, Wyoming; }. Harold Scha-
binger. FELTON,; Douglas Fry, Mil
ford: Paul Bowman, Pennington
K. d. No. l; w II. Jump, Houston;
Charles W Bostick. Jr, FELTON,;
Robert KEELING. FELTON,
(continued on page l6l
Milford chronicle., 1946-10-04
Race Meet Will
Open At Fair
CroundsOct
Permit For Is Nights Of
Harness Racing With
Pari Mutuel Betting
Granted BY Willis.

HARRINGTON-The Kent and
Sussex Racing Association has
been granted a permit by J. Writ
Willis harness racing commission
er tor the State Of Delaware. to
conduct l5 nights of harness rae
iu@ with pari-mutucl betting at the
fair grounds track here. Five addi-
tional nights of racing are optional,
Weather permitting. The meet will
open Friday evening. October 1lth.
The meeting Will feature eight
races nightly, eight horses in each
race.
Tho meeting will mark the first
time III history Of the state that
harness racing will be operated
with pari-mutucl betting, and will
have the added feature of being
conducted on one of the finest
lighted tracks for night racing in
the east.
over $50 horses will be stabbed
here. giving George {. Enslen, rae
iug secretary and handicappcr an
opportunity to provide Del-Mar-Na
peninsula harness racing fans with
some OF the finest races they have
ever Witnessed. Because most of
The fairs and other harness raSe
Hcrtin2- have closed. more horses
viii he available for the night meet
here than for any other single
meeting. whether night or day rae
ing.
Extensive Improvements have
teen made at the fair grounds foi
the meeting. All roads on the
grounds have been given ma
cadam surface, proper drainage has
been provided and facilities fOl
horSemcn have been improved ant
enlarged
y special Pennsylvania train viii
run from the Broad Street station
Philadelphia. for the race meeting
The train will ston at Chester ant
Wilmington arriving here at 7:3l
+ II.
Mr. Enslen comes to Harrington
direct from the Freehold. y. J
continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1946-10-04
Rev. Bailey Is
Killed By Car
On Highway
Near Church
Pastor At Can
terbury Dies After Au-
tOmObile Hits Him On
Way To Conduct Ser
vice In Edifice.

\ 74-year-old minister. the Rev.
John Thongs Bailey of Milford.
died last Friday night of injuries
sustained when he was struck by
an automobile as he was crossing
the State Highway to the Canter-
bury Methodist Church. below Do
yer. to conduct service.
The clergyman. member OF the
Peninsula Methodist Conference for
Is years and supply pastor of the
canterbury church for the past {
although he was officially listed as
retired died before reaching the
Milford Memorial Hospital. His
skull and both legs were fractured
and his head was lacerated.
State police said that the clergy
lian is believed TO have stepped
from the path of one automobile
into that of another. operated by
Mckelery William Bailey. A.. of
Princess Ann Md. Bailey. who was
arrested on charge Of man
slaughter. said he did not see the
pastor until it was too late 20 avoid
the accident.
The minister started in the Meth
Odist ministry in his early life and
had served churches at Milford
POcOmoke City, Md. Delmar and
Georgetown. He was member OF
the Independent Order of Odd Eel
lows and several Masonic bodies.
Surviving him are: His wife. Mrs
Emma j Bailey. and six children
Crawford b.. Mrs. Herman Roach
Mrs. Warren HolsOn. and Mrs. Rob
Crt Mustard. all of Georgetown
State Senator Fred Bailey, and Mrs
Harry {. Tee. Sr. of Harrington.
tcOntInued on page b
Milford chronicle., 1946-10-04
World Communion
Sunday, October 6
People Of This Community viii
Participate In Services

World Wide Communion will he
observed on sunday, October s.
Soc the church notices inn another
part of this newspaper. For more
than one hundred years the Chris
tian Churches of America have
been sending missionaries TO all
parts of the world. Today over foo
million people are Christians. The
Bible has been translated into more
than one thousand different lang
uaGcS and dialects so that people
may read the scriptures in their
own tongue.
Next Sunday great numbers of
these Christians will observe the
Communion OF the Lords Supper.
Throughout the - hours of sun
day Christians all over the world
will gather in their churches for
communion. The people of Milford
will want to take part in this World
Wide observance of d Sacrament
handed down by our Lord.
Milford chronicle., 1946-10-04
AVENUE W. =. {. =. HOLDS
YEARS FIRST MEETING

Mrs Benjamin + Johnson.
OF Denton. president of the
Peninsula Conference Wo-
mans Society of Christian
Service was present for the
opening fall meeting of the
Avenue Methodist Church.
Mrs. Johnson addressed the
members, using as her sub
jcct Stewardship" Present
also were members of Cal
vary Methodist Church. In
teresting reports were given
by the chairmen of circles
and secretaryships. Mrs. Ed
ward y. Kelley presided and
Mrs. G.. Prettyman Carey
had charge of devotiOns.
Milford chronicle., 1946-10-04
Laurel Farmer Dies
After BuUs Attack
Martin W. Johnson, ST., Is
Victim OF Farm Animals
Rage; Left Many Survivors

Martin Wilson Johnson ST.. 20
years old. died last Wednesday af-
tclnoon at the Peninsula General
Hospital in Salisbury Md. from
injuries received ZEN days before
wh,n attacked by hull on his
farm.
Alr Johnson wa- attacked in the
pastur" ON Saturday afternoon.
Sept IT, suffering head injuries
we'll as broken rib, and other scri-
ou- cuts and bruises. The bun was
driven off by his wife and daughter
in-law. Mrs Martin Johnson. Jr..
and he was Immediately rushed to
tn" hospital.
continued on page 3
Milford chronicle., 1946-10-04
Beekeepers Assn.
To Meet October IL
Second Meeting Oi 1916 Season
Will Be Held At Dukes Apiary

Delaware heckeepcrs will mold
their second meeting Ui the 1916
season at John W. Dukes apiary.
near Taylors Bridge. on Saturday.
Oct. T.. hctW Zen > and ; y. IN.
Principal speaker ol the meeting
will be Paul NJ fIolCombc. inspect
or of bee culture with the New .ler-
ser State Dept OF Agriculture
TOPICS to hc discussed are Bee
keeping Regulations. Inspection
Service and Disease Control Work. 81"
and Wintering OF Bees" The meet
ing is sponsored by the Delaware
Agricultural Extension service in
cooperation with the Delaware
Bcekeep@rs Association
John DukeS. acting licc-prcsi-
Gtnt for the New Castle County
continued on pare
Milford chronicle., 1946-10-04
Health Group Meets
At Dover Today
"PUblic Health As 4 community
Investment" Will BE Topic

The Cost of Illness" will be the
theme of the regional open meeting
of the Delaware Public Health As
sociatiOn to be held today. Friday.
October /. in Legislative Hall, DO
yer. when the speakers will in
cludc Dr. Albert +. Bailey, new
chief Of the consulting service. ma
tional office Of Vital Statistics, L.
5. Public Health Service. Wash
mGton. ID. c.. and DR.. Francis 3.
Elder, engineering associate of the
American Public Health Associa
tion. New York City. DR.. Bailey
will speak on The Contribution OF
Vital Statistics to the Investment
in Public Health" and Dr. Elders 5
topic will be The Value ofta Man.
continued on page l4l