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Milford chronicle., 1946-04-26
F'be Chandler.
Repub blican
Leader. Killed
Automobile Crash Fatal
To Former State Sen
ator, Chairman And
Commission Member.

Ehr II Chandler - years old. of
Da&Shoro. one OF DelaWare's out
STANDING Republican leaders. was
killed instantly and four persons
were injured when two automO-
hilcs collidcd about Ia o'clock on
Thursday evening OF last week.
Mr. Chandler was Il former chair
man of the Republican State Cen
tral Committee. a former member
Of the Unemployed COmpensa-
tlon Commission. and former
Stale SENATOR The accident occur
red on the MilIsbOro-Oak Orchard
Road. about four miles east OF
MillShoro.
Al the time OF the accident, Mr.
chandler was riding alone FOul
men in the other car involved il
the crash We're injured. two of then
seriously They are Fred J. Dan
icls, u years old. OF Frankford
Alfred Short. - years old. o
Frankfort. Page Chester Sample
~ years o!d. and Walter Davis >
years old, Of F'raukford All wer,
taken to the Rcebc Hospital Il
l.cWeS
The Milford Lions club will b,
affiliated with and chartered b,
Lions international, Americas lar
eeSt association OF business an,
..r.. p. Is.yr
Milford chronicle., 1946-04-26
Bradford Evens
Series With Sox Here
Locals Lose y To After Winning
Opener To 6; Play Again Sunda,

Bradford OF the Pony League,
ono OF the Phillics' Doycr-based
farm clubs. cyenrd It's exhibition
series with the Milford Eastern
shore Lea&u" team with an ) to :
Wln here At the Milford Park on
"Wednesday Milford defeated Brad
ford. 10 t. ia = game played II
Dover last Sunday.
An eighth inning rally. netting
tour bradford tallies. put the Wis
TORS out in front Previously. two
Milford hurlers, righthander Joe
Barth and sOuthpaw Roy Phelps
had handcuifed the Bradford bat
ters as Milford assumed a : to t
lead. Tnlly, MiItord's third hu:lrr
OF the afternoon, was the victim of
the eighth inning uprising.
Ed. Nemeth Milford third sack
ar, had a perfect day at the plate.
his big bat figuring in the scoring
Dt six of the Red SoX's seven runs
In three trips to the plate. Nemctl
hit two home runs and double
The second of Nemeth'S two cir
cult clOutS came in the third inning
with the bases loaded.
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Milford chronicle., 1946-04-26
Business Girls To
Hold Spring Dance
Gala Affair Will Be Held At New
Armory Next Thursday Night

The Milford Business and Pro
fessional Girls club OF the Young
Women's Christian Association, is
completing plans for its annual
spring frolic dance. which will be
neld in the beautiful New Milford
ArmOry on North Walnut street. on
Thursday evening next, May >.
Dancing will be held from nine to
Dnc O'Clock.
The affair this year Will be semi
formal. The music will be furnish
'd by that old maestro OF melody"
Lou Startt
While the affair is an annual
event OF The club year. during the
war years il was dispensed with.
Tickets now OH sale are $500 per
couple or $l.5o per person uax in
cludedD. Mrs. Joseph Kemp is
chairman OF arrangements and is;
being assisted by an efficient com
mittte
Usually an invitation dance. tn,
tickets as priced aforesaid. will he
sold by the clubs membership
prior 10 the dance only. No tick
It's Will be sold at the dance.
Milford chronicle., 1946-04-26
Milford Boy Awarded
Bronze Star Medal
James L. L0tland. '. f.. Front ST..
Decorated for Bravery on Okinama

James Parn Lotlaud. seaman first
class, |. S. y r.. OF " +. Front
street. Milford. was recently award
ed the Bronze Star Medal for he
role achievement in action against
the enemy off Okinawa
Serving as Il gunner aboard the
|. ). 5. Oberrcnder. Lotlund gal
lantly stuck by his gun when al
tackled by an enemy suicide plane,
and succeeded in detecting the
plane from the main deck before il
crashed his gun platform.
The citation. presented in the
name of the President by James
Forrestal, Secretary OF the Navy
reads:
For heroic achievement as Gun
ner on Gun % on board The I : )
Oberrender, operating AGAINST eli
emy japanese forces of OkiuaWu
in the Ryukus Area. on May 9, 1913
When his ship Was attacked by an
enemy suicide plane, Lotland dis
regarding all personal danger rr-
manned SteadfaSl At his station
and. pouring steady stream ol
devastating lire al the onrushin2
enemey plane. dctlccfed the hoStii,
craft from the maia deck before il
crashed his gun position i.ohand :
heroic conduct aud gallant devo
ton to duty in the face OF eNtrem,
peril reflect the highest credit upon
himself and the United States Nay
al SerNict
Milford chronicle., 1946-04-26
Bronze Star Medal
For Two Brothers
Sons OF Deputy State Auditor W.
W. C0nwell HOn0red For HerOiSm

Two sons of William W. COnwell,
Deputy State Auditor. have won the
Bronze Star Medal for heroic
achievement while serving with the
Navy.
Captain T. Clarke Conwell, who
was recently released from the
Navy after nearly four years of ser
vice, was awarded the medal in
recognition of his services in hand
ling petroleum lOsistics in the Pa
Cific area. including the aviation
gasoline supply for B-29 operations
He has resumed his pre-war work
in the field of commercial tanker
operations with the appointment as
operating manager of the American
Trading and Production Corpora
tion's marine division.
Released a few days ago from the
Navy after almost three years OF
service. Lieut.. David NJ. COnwell re-
Ceived the medal for his service as
first lieutenant and damage control
officer of United States transport
from April |. l945. TO June ,. 1915
during the invasion of Okinawa
Shima. The citation accompanying
the medal reads as follows: "Fol
heroic service in connection with
operations AGAINST the enemy ae
First Lieutenant and Damage Con
troll Officer of United States
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Milford chronicle., 1946-04-26
Lions Club Being
Organized In Milford
Charter Quota Oi More Than 30 i
Already Assured

The Lions Club of Milford. new
est civic organization i'll this com
munity. got of To a flying start
last Monday evening when group
of young business and professional
men gathered at Caulk Auditorium
to discuss plans for permanent or
ganiZatiOn. 4 charter quota OF
more than thirty members Is al
ready assured. and arrangements
have been completed for dinner
meeting 10 be held next Monday
evening at the Calvary Methodist
Church social rooms al 10 o clock
promptly. with delegations expect
ed from SeafOrd and Laurel clubs.
The first move to establish a
Lions club here came ON April II,
when a local committee consisting
OF Garrett |. Grier. w Dean Kim
mel ]. c. Butler, W Price Webb
and Howard y. Furniss. conferred
with district and International otti-
cials Attending this conference
We're Dr. Lee \ Rademaker Of Sal
iSbury Governor OF District - Il
OF Lions International Interna-
tional representative Lawrence B.
Slater from Washingtou ID. c.. and
Zone Chairman Sam Pierce OF Sea
ford. 1t was then agreed that steps
should be taken Immediately t.
qualify for charter. and now IN,
charter is an assured reality.
professional mems civic service
clubs. numbering approximately
5400 clubs in Il nations. with
21o,oo0 members. There are ~
Lions Clubs in the State of Della
ware
Charter Night is tentatively plan
ned fOr June :. also the birthday OF
Lions International. when the
charter will be officially presented
by District Governor Lee a. Rade-
maker OF Salisbury This event
will be ladies night. attended by
delegations from many clubs.
Local Lions recall that HarolC
p. Nutter formerly of Milford, bu
now operating successful rea
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Milford chronicle., 1946-04-26
Red Cross Swimming
Classes Start Tonight
Cour>rS viii Be Conducted At
Wesley Junior college

Irwin J Bowman. safety service
chairman for Branch No &. Della
ware Chapter. American Red Cross.
announced today that in view Of
the need for more trained life
guards and swimming instructors
in the Milford area a Red Cross
senior life saving and water safety
instructors course will be started
at Wesley Junior College AT Dover
this evening, Friday April %. and
the following Friday. May ,. and
each successive Friday evening un-
til further notice.
TO be eligible one must be IL
wears OF age or over for enroll
ment in the senior life saving
course and ~ years of age or over
in the water safety and swimming
instructors course.
The preliminary requirements
are that person must be in good
physical condition. swim 4io yards
with ease. surface dive and tread
water.
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Milford chronicle., 1946-04-26
Big Stone Beach
Road Being Built
Resort Tan Soon BE Reached With
out Nading Through Deep Sand

Big Stone Beach. in the Milford
Neck section. which is fast hrcom-
inG the most popular fishing
grounds in the state, is expected to
boom as resort when the extern
sion OF the state highway now be
inG constructed, is finished
The resort has been growing i'll
popularity with fishermen for the
last several years However. il has
been handicapped because the i'm
proved road stopped some distance
from the shore line and fishermen
seeking to reach the fishing
grounds would have 10 plow through
deep saHt! to get TO The shore line
and boats
Regardless OF the fact that fish
ermcn had To carry their seines.
equipment, and upon return. heavy
loads OF fish to their automobiles
through this desert stretch. the re-
sort was popular. This was rec
ogniZed Ivy the state highway Of
iicials who ordered the construc-
tion OF the road to the beach.
The state is now extending the
road to the high wafer mark. and
fishermen are expressing their APP
probation for the Improvement.
With the building of the road
Big stone Beach is expected to be-
come ole of the most popular fish
inG ports in this section Of the
state
Milford chronicle., 1946-04-26
Home Selring Clinic
Open To All Women
Miss Adeline Hoffman,
Clothing Specialist, Finds
Women Eager To Learn

The home sewing hug has Int
Delaware. Miss Adeline Hoffman.
who is clothing specialist for the
University Of Delaware's Extension
Service. has found that woman all
over the State are eager 10 learn
the newest. easiest methods oil
home sewing and dressmaklng. AS
Il result of many requests tof heIp
on sewing problems she has decld-
ed to hold a series OF home seWlnS
clinics. to reach as many women as
possible in each country.
This series of three hom" sewlh@
clinics has been scheduled for one
day week. during the next month.
All women interested III learning
simplified sewing are invited TO
bring their sewing problems. Miss
Hoffman promises that the prob
lem will I've diagnosed and the
treatment suggested" One hour AT
the end of each session will be set
aside for help on individual dress
making problems.
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Milford chronicle., 1946-04-26
Make 1916 Farm Com Godl--
Enough To Feed livestock
Says Extension Agronomist

III YOU will have livestock to feed
next fan and winter. gro" All tlle
corn that you can possibly una Ia
Dor and machinery TO handle re-
ccmmends Claude L. Phillips. t.X-
tension Agronomist for the tnver-
sitv Of Delaware. Let your farm
corn goal be enough to feed all
Your livestock.
Phillips points out that pouI'f!
Producers are the hardest hit by
the present feed shortage. but that
all livestock producers will be af-
fected. corn is Delaware's leading
grain crop. In 1945 it exceeded all
other feed grains in acreage includ-
ing soybeans that were grown loF
seed A little more than 4o","'o
bushels we're grown in l"45 on
about I3?oou acres. The yield prr
Milford chronicle., 1946-04-26
Soil Conservation
Banquet On May 3
DR.. III. III. Bennett, Soil
Chief, Will BE Speaker At
Caesar Rodney Banquet

Every person who is interested i'll
the conservation of soil, the preSer-
walton of our natural agricultural
resources. and the general welfare
OF our nation is invited 10 hear DR..
Hugh H. Bennett, Chief of the Soil
{ conservation Service. L. ). Depart
ment of Agriculture, who will be
the guest speaker at the banquet
which will be held in the Caesar
Rodney School cafeteria. Camden
Wyoming. on Friday evening. May
;. at 6:45 o'clock
This banquet is being sponsored
by the board of supervisors of the
Soil Conservation District OF Kent
County in the interest of this pro
gram which is attracting the atten-
ton of large number of farmers.
bankers, and farm machinery man
ufacturers throughout the country
who believe in the methods of con
serVatiOn farming. The ladies' of
F'ruitland Grange will serve the
banquet. and reservations should
he made on or before April 27
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Milford chronicle., 1946-04-26
+. F. A. Meets
Tonight; Will
Make Awards
Will Confer Honorary
Degrees on Agriculture
Leaders at Caesar Rod
ney Convention.

The Delaware Association of Fu-
uf" Farmers of America will hold
lis sixteenth annual convention at
the Caesar Rodney High school.
camden Wyoming tonight. Friday.
April 20. when eight Honorary Dia-
mond Farmer Degrees will be
awarded 10 agricultural leaders
and teachers
Three hundred vocational agri-
culture boys will attend from high
schools throughout the state.
During The convention. ten Dia-
mond Farmers will be selected and
one Will be named Star State Farm
"f. kten competition is expected
III this field.
Those To Get Hon0rar, Degrees
Tn" Honorary Diamond Farmer
Degree Will he conferred ON the
following agriculture leaders and
teachers OF Delaware.
C. +. Ochrltree. state director of
Production and Marketing Admin
iStratiun. Newark
Frank Richardson. fruit grower
and fruit packer, Camden
Dean George l.. Schuster. dean ol
the School OF Agriculture. Univcr-
silly OF Delaware.
Paul Mitchell, outstanding dairy
man OF Delaware. Hnckessin.
Paul NJ HOdgson Dover. acting
director OF the Bureau OF Market,
and wartime acting state super.
visor of vocational agriculture
Darrell r. Long. Vocational a4ri
culture teacher. II C. Conrad lIigl
school. Richardson Park
ittr,
Milford chronicle., 1946-04-26
viii Rededicate
Baptist Church
Program Will Be Held At Local
Edilice This sunday

The first two OF the three big
Sundays at the First Baptist
ChurCh were a great success. A
special letter was sent TO the menu
bers and friends OF the church in
Nlting them to these specially
planned services. There has been
special music by the choirs which
has been enjoyed by the greatly
increased attendance at these ser
vices. The response has been graf
flying to pastor and church Off
cials alike.
4 nursery and Junior school is
being conducted for the smaller
children and this helps both the
children and the mothers.
This coming Sunday will be Ded-
icatiOn Sunday and the church will
be rededicated. The church now
has basement for the use of the
church school. the youth center and
other meetings. including fellow
ship suppers The small kitchen
has been planned with the latter in
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Milford chronicle., 1946-04-26
India Editor
Will Address
Group Here
=. G.. krishnayya Secured
AS Speaker BY Milford
Kiwanis Club; Rotar-
ians, {. OF c. Invited.

Mr.. krishnayya. who will address
Il joint meeting OF the kiWamis Club.
the Rotary Club and the Chamber
OF Commerce at Milford Grange
Hall on Monday evening. April -.
the meeting being arranged by the
kiwanis club belongs to Hinduism
which has been the religion OF the
overwhelming majority OF the pro-
pie OF Indian for the last 1000 years.
He belongs to the House OF Tirmul
Naick whose descendants ruled OV-
er the greater part OF southern In
dia and CeylOn for nearly live hun
dred years before the British oc-
cupation. The monuments and
temples of this illustrious House
are still the wonder OF tourists and
archeOlogists.
Having graduated from the Uni
versity OF Madras in India he
taught for some years there and
was actively associated with ull
national building activities in his
part OF the country. Fol some time
he held the rank OF lieutenant in
the British Army. one Of the few
Indians thus hOnOred Many OF
his kinsmen We're in active mill
tary service in the Indian Army in
World Wars l and H.
He is widely travelled and has
extensively spoken on the platform
and over the radio, He has a bril-
liant record at Columbia and New
York Universities as gradual,
student and research scholar. Ar
ticles from his pen have appeared
in leading papers and Journals il
his homeland and here and beside
he is the author OF some SchOlarl,
books and pamphlets He was 10
a while president OF the IIindustal
Association. the premier Hindu or
ganization in this part of the wOrlC
He is now the editor and pubIishe
of The Orient and L. s. A." am
managing editor OF The India an
t. :. a. News Service
Milford chronicle., 1946-04-26
State Sunshine
Officers Elected
Mrs. '. VI. Bailey. President: Mrs.
{. T.. Jester. Vice President

Mrs. Victor NJ Bailey was re-
elected president of the Delaware
Division, International Sunshine
Society. at the annual convention
III the Peninsula Methodist Church
in Wilmington last Friday.
Other officers were reelected AS
follows: First vice president. Mrs.
q. b. Waller; second vice president.
Mrs. Clarence Jester; State FEEDER
alton director, Mrs William l.. Mis-
sinner: recording secretary Mrs. r.
y. Stroud; assistant recording sec
retary, Mrs. Edna Smith; corre-
spending secretary. Mrs Harry r..
Lee, financial secretary. Mrs. Ed
ward Griffith; parliamentarian.
Mrs. Floy r. Booth; treasurer. Mrs.
Frank Craig.
Mrs. T. c. Watson was elected
third vice president.
Mrs H. ID. Simpson. Wilmington.
Il past president OF the Delaware
Division. and now president gen
eral OF the International Sunshine
Society. was the speaker at the
morning session. The Rev. Otis
Jefferson welcomed the group. Mrs
Gertrude Ross. executive secretary
OF the international group. spoke
AT the afternoon session. The Rev
Dr. y. II. Kleflman spoke in a
memorial service.
Mrs. Frank G. Sparks was toast
mistress for the luncheon. Mrs. Fay
ltitchie Was chairman of conven.
tion arran2ements and Mrs. :. II
Ross was chairman OF tickets.
Milford chronicle., 1946-04-26

acre was just over 2uo bushels
Delaware farmers could up corn
Yields To 40 bushels per acre with
llttIe effort says Phillips After
checklnS corn Yields on 30 To co
farms Tor the past five years he has
found thar the farmer who makes
Il special effort to Get GOOD Yields
Goes 50 Year after year.
Fmllips recommends planting a
-0"d hFhrld corn such a. [ : l3,
ONO C-l2 or proven commercial
h!hfld. Hybrid corn will WELD on
an average Of 10 To T. bushels more
per acre than other corn. IL has a
stronger root sWstem ana stands up
h"tler. This makes it much easier
:" harvest and saves Labor Hytrids
"iSo resist the attacks ot disease
ana insects better than the breeds
- corn hoW grown un many farms.
Milford chronicle., 1946-04-26

CITY Manager Norman Jack May
uard rendered his resignation 10
city Council at meeting OF that
body Tuesday evening OF this week
The resignation. according 10 Mf.
Maynard and Council. is eii"ctlv"
as of May 81.
Mr.. Maynard. in an interview
granted member of the Chronicle
staff "Wednesday morning. stated
he would open an office as a con
sulting engineer here. Specializing
in municipal development work.
including sewer. street, etc. also
lot survey and subdivision work.
Milford chronicle., 1946-04-26
For
Hearn Scholarship
Awards Are Invited
Since 1899 When Trust
Fund Was Set Up With
Milford Trust Co. AS
Trustee, Is Awards
Have Been Made.

The Milford Trust Companv
trustee under will of Louder \
llearn is pleased TO again invite
applications for benefits from the
Hearn Educational Fund and the
trustee announces that since 1899
when the trust fund was created
that S"vcnty-five separate awards
have been made by the trustee for
the assistance of worthy and de-
serving white boys and girls of
TINS community in securing a high
cr education
Inc following statement is made
by the trustee. which is Srlf-eN-
planatory:
Resolved. That the Milford Trust
Company as trustee of the Hearu
Educational Fund, established un-
der the will OF Louder ~. Hearn.
authorizes the following announce
ment:
The will of our late fellowtowns-
man. Louder y. 1earn. provided
Tor trust fund. of which the Mil
ford Trust Company is trustee, to
be known as the Hparn Educational
Fund of which the income is To be
used in helping and assisting the
worthy and deserving white bows
ana girls Of this vicinity in Secur-
lnS an education. Mr.. Hearn's will
stipulated that the trustees were to
use their Judgment in the distribu-
ton OF the income SO as to do the
most good
pursuant To the terms of this be-
quest the Milford Trust Company
invites applications for the tinan-
clal assistance of the Hearn Educa-
tondl Fund from the boys and
girls OF this vicinity for the fur
therance OF their education. Appli-
cations should be sent to the Hearn
Educational Fund in care of Milford
Trust Company. The final date for
tn" receipt of applications to be
acted upon this year will br May
~.
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Milford chronicle., 1946-04-26
Arrange For
ShowinssO Of
Poultry Film
Here May ]
"YOur Chicken Has Been
To War" Will Have It's
Premier In Milford On
May l In High School
Auditorium.

The sponsors of the motion pic
ture. Your Chicken Has Been TO
War" have announced that the
premier of the picture will be held
in Milford at the high school audi
tOrium Oh Wednesday. May |. and
not in Georgetown as originally
planned. No explanation was Of
fered for the change of the showing
by Norman Pratt. speaker for the
Eastern Poultry Institute. which is
presenting the film.
Filmed in technicolOr and over Il
year in the making. the picture is
creating Il great deal of interest
among those in the advertising
fields who have previewed the pic
ture in New York City. where the
Harry Coleman Pictures, Inc, is
located Mr. Coleman personally
supervised the making OF the film
and Harry Pack of the Sussex
Poultry Company acted as advisor
The Milford presentation is the
first public showing and the pic
ture will be available to organiZa-
tions and such for presentation af-
ter May l. 1t will he shown as Il
part of the Sussex and Kent County
kiwanis Club promotion at the ma
tional convention of kiwaniS In
ternational in Atlantic City early
in June.
Due TO the demand for seats. il
has been decided TO present tive
shows on May l. The first showing
starting promptly at SIS p. III. anC
will be by admission only. Ticket.
are still available free of charge by
addressing Mr.. Pratt, Box 427 a
Georgetown. The second preSen
tation will be held at 9:15 p. III
and will be open to the genera
public without tickets. There vii
be no admission charge i'll eithel
case Press representatives. gov
ernment officials. members OF tn,
University of Delaware and those
prominent in the poultry industry
are invited.
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Milford chronicle., 1946-04-26
H. V. Holloway's Plea
To Retire Is Granted
Education Board. However. Deirr<
Action On Successor To May 10

Acceding to the request of Dr
H. Y. Holloway. Dover. to retire as
state superintendent of public in
struction. the State Board OF t,du-
cation last Friday afternoon defer
red election OF a successor until its
next meeting on May TO-
DR.. Holloway's retirement will
become effective at the close of the
present school year. the educator ;
twentytifth consecutive year as
superintendent. DR.. Holloway. Il
native of Selbyville. started as Il
eacher in a one-room rural school
II lower Delaware in 1885
Granted With Regret
The school head informed the
BOARD of his desire to retire at its
Meeting in Wilmington last month
AT which time the board deferred
action. In granting his request
With regret at an executive meet
ing following its open meeting Oh
Friday afternoon. the board direct
ed that resolutions OF appreciation
for Dr. HOllOways services b,
drafted
The board rejected Dr John Shil-
ling. Dover. as assistant superin-
tendent in charge OF secondary
schools for the next school yeal
and DR.. II. b. King, Dover. as as
sistant superintendent III charge o
elementary schools
1t also rejected DR. r. L. Herbs
as director OF research and }. @
Adams as business manager. anC
reelected the other members OF III,
professional staff