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Milford chronicle., 1946-03-29
A-BOmb Test Is
DelayedBy Truman
May 5 Date Conflicts With Business Of Legis
lators Given AS Reason For Six Weeks
Hold Up In Surprise Move By President.

WASHINGTON (P) President
Truman last Friday evening post
poned for six weeks the atomic
bomb tests scheduled to start May
Il at Bikini AtOll, saying the reason
is legislative business that will
keep congressman from being in
the Pacific on that date.
The White House discounted all
talk of any international implica-
tions in the change OF dates. de
clining to discuss any possible con-
nection with the opening last Mon
day OF major test OF nlted Ma
tions peace keeping machinery.
Other persons close to the plans
for the trial of the devastating new
power against warships. however
said attention OF the White House
had been called to Il possible con
tiict of dates with the NO Sc
curitv Council meeting.
UNO observers. whose presence
AT the trials has been generally eX
pected. presumably would he namet
and dispatched al the council meet
ing in New York.
Milford chronicle., 1946-03-29
Automatic Weapons
Must Be Registered
National Firearms Act Provides
5000 Tax And $2.0N Fine

Since August, 1871. the duty and
responsibility of investigating. pre-
venting and detecting violations OF
the National Firearms Act has been
charged to the Alcoholic Tax Unit
of the Internal Revenue Bureau.
The investigator i'll charge for the
State of Delaware is Oliver j. Get
tel, 1860 Broad street, Newark, \.
j., and the investigator in Della
ware is Paul c. Culp, p. o. Box
1902, Wilmington, Delaware.
The national firearms act deals
with the transfer of certain types
of firearms, imposes 5000 tax III
connection with each transfer. re-
gardless whether sold or given
away, and provides penalty OF d
fine not to exceed $4,000, or inn
prisonment not to exceed five years
or both, in the event any person is
convicted on charge of violating
any provision of the act, which in
cludes failure to register certain
type firearms and transfer of sucl
firearms without payment OF the
transfer tax.
The underlying purpose OF thu
statute is the regulation and con
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Milford chronicle., 1946-03-29
28 Companies Get
Del. Safety Awards
John III. MulhOlland Plant, Milford,
Is Included In List

The Delaware Safety Council
presented awards this week to 2S
industrial companies for cOmplet-
ing six months of operation without
an accident. Frank j. HOrty. vice
president of industrial safety. pre-
sided at meeting of the councils
directors in the absence Of Harold
V. Maybee, chairman.
The achievements brought about
i'll safety through wOrker-manage-
ment cooperation We're explained
by Harold G.. Miner, safety director
of the Dupont Company. He said a
recent review of DUPONT Company
safety records for the past Is years
showed 36 safe periods exceeding
100000 continuous manhourS
without disabling personal injury
having been established by plants
and laboratories of the company
This represents a total of 234,0o0,
900 exposure hours.
One of these represents the
worlds record of 18.872.000 hours
Fifty Dupont plants and laborato-
ries, Mr. Miner said, haXe estab-
lished records of from five to ,:
years without disabling injury
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Milford chronicle., 1946-03-29
Delaware Park Will
Open '46 Meet May 20
1t Is Believed Total Purse Distri-
button viii Approximate $NOO.O0O

Three $25 900 takes will head the
expanded and increased Delaware
Park stake program which for the
forthcoming meeting opening May
29 will total new high OF $l65. 900
according to an announcement
from Donald p Ross. Mr.. Ross is
the recently elected president OF
the Delaware Steeplechase and
Race Association. Delaware Park
has not yet established its minimum
purse value, having cooperated in
years past with Maryland presi-
dent. but it is estimated that the
total purse distribution for 1916
will approximate $S00.000 This is
one of the largest sums given any
where in America for 80 day
meeting.
The three $25,00 stakes. each
increased from $4,000, are The
Kent, a handicap for three years
olds, to be run on Saturday. June
s, at mile and one sixteenth: The
Sussex Handicap, mile and a quar-
ter event for horses of three and
upwards, scheduled for June Is ;
and The New Castle Handicap. Il
mile and sixteenth race for tillies
and mares on June 20.
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Milford chronicle., 1946-03-29
USES Office Here To
Go On 4O-Hour Week
Beginning April | II Will Be Open
Five Days Monday Through Friday

Milford's office of the United
States Employment Service, like all
ether USES offices throughout
Delaware. will operate on a 40
hour work week, beginning April
l.. Edward Walls. manager of the
Milford local office. announced to-
dav that in the future the office
will be open only five days. Monday
through Friday.
The USES offices. which Operat-
ed on IA IS hour basis during the
war under the direction OF the War
Manpower Commission. dropped
back TO "A hour week at the close
of the war. This meant only Il four
huun schedule oil Saturday. bui thi1
now has been eliminated
Manager Walls. in making the
announcement. requested that all
applicants for work, and employers
who are seeking workers. should
contact the USES office here be
tween $50 a. IN. and > p. m. each
day. Monday through Friday.
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Milford chronicle., 1946-03-29
Spring Concert At
Wesley College
Floyd WOrthingtOn Will Be SOlOist
On Program April II

Floyd WOrthingtOn, baritone, of
New York. is the solOist for the
April | concert being given by the
choral groups of Wesley Junior
College. The college is fortunate
TO secure such diversified artist
who has scored triumphs in opera,
musical comedy, radio, concert and
oratOrio singing. He has appeared
with distinguished success as SOLO
ist in the Bach Festival. Winter
Park. Florida. and SchOla Cantor
um of New York; was leading bari
tone on tour with the Philadelphia
Opera Company, Nine O'clock OPP
era Company and the San Carlo OPP
era Company. He had four seasons
with the Chautauqua Opera Com
pany and recently was sOloist in
SChoenberg ode to Napoleon
with the Boston Symphony Orches-
ira at Harvard. During the sum-
mer he is head of the voice depart
ment at the National Music Camp
lnterlochen, Michigan. New York
critics reviewing his January Town
Hall recital said that his voice is
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Milford chronicle., 1946-03-29
Thirteen Registration
Days Listed In Kent
Additional Evening Listed
BY County Department In
Dover; To Open On April 6

The Kent County Department of
Elections has added one additional
evening date to the list of days for
supplementary registration of vot-
ers this wear il va: !. mod when
the list of dates was announced
last week
The department will be open one
evening in april. two in May, and
enc in June this year instead OF
one evening i'll each month as was
followed two years ago. \ total OF
Is dates have been designated fol
the supplemental registration.
Howard NJ Buckson. president
and Warren +. Moore. secretary OF
the department. in making the an
n0uncempnt OF the dates stated thai
ON the days on which the evening
session will be held the department
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Milford chronicle., 1946-03-29
Methodists To Meet
At McCabe May 16
Annual Conference " i'll Open With
Memorial Service

The seventh annual meeting OF
the Peninsula conference of the
Methodist Church will be held
i'll McCabe Memorial Methodist
Church, Twenty Street and
Baynard Boulevard. Wilmington,
from May l6 to May 20. Bishop
Charles Wesley Flint Of the Wash
ington area will preside
The conference will open We'd
nesday night. May 10, with Il memo
rial service. but the business ses-
sions will not he held until the fol-
lowing day
\ communion service will open
the business session Thursday
morning. May l6, with Bishop Flint
presiding. for conference members
only. Among the first business tC
be taken up will he the reports OF
tie district superintendent, the
Key. Dr Oliver J. Collins. of the
Wilmington District; the Rev. T. {
Mulli2an, Dover District: the Rev
Ralph {. Jones. Salisbury District
and the Rev. Essell r. Thomas
E.aston District Appointments o
pastors for the coming year will b'
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Milford chronicle., 1946-03-29
Teacher Is
Honored On
Retirem ent
Miss Lulu Ross Taught
Fifty-twO Years, OF
Which AZ 1-2 Years
Were Spent In Milford.

Miss Lulu Ross. beloved Milford
elementary school teacher. who has
been retired after 50 years of sue
cessful teaching. 47i2 years of
which were spent in the Milford
School. was the guest OF honor at
Il party given by her school asSo~
ciateS and friends last Wednesday
evening, March 20. During the party
Miss Ross was presented with a
beautiful cameo brooch by her
friends.
Miss Ross was born in this city
the daughter of the late Andrew J
and Mary +. Ross. substantial citi-
zens OF their day.
The first portion of her long anC
successful teaching career was con
Quoted at Benefits Gate. PostleS
and Williamsville Schools. This
took up AZ years of her career.
Miss Ross is still active and ener
getic and takes lively interest il
the happenings of the day. She wa:
always a hard worker. both inside
school and out, and she stills en-
Joys a hard days work.
During all of the year she taugh
in the local schools, Miss Ross wa
in the elementary department mos
of the time teaching the first grade
Milford chronicle., 1946-03-29
Popular Young Calvary
Church Pastor Gets
Unanimous Invitation
From His Flock.

The fourth quarterly conference
and annual membership meeting ot
the Calvary Methodist Church eX-
tended an unanimous invitation 10
the Rev l.. T., Werner TO return as
minister OF the church for another
Year at its meeting on last Friday
night. The meeting was presided
over by the District Superintendent
l,.. T. {. MulliGdn. Reports of all
organizations were submitted and
indicated substantial growth i'll
every respect. The report of the
minister indicated a steady in
cl ease in the attendance at all the
services OF the church. The average
attendance of all organizations has
increased. The treaSurer'S reports
showed Il wise expenditure OF funds
and an economy which resulted Ill
working balances being retained III
the treasury The budget for the
coming year was submitted by the
finance committee and included IL
increase in salary for the minister
The committee on nominations sub
mitted the following report which
was adopted: Trustees w V Ben
son. A. ID. Dickerson, W. Il kenton
Raymond Wilkins. Charles Swain
y. b. Downing and Edward Trice
Stewards: Causey Hall, Roy Petty
John. Harry Emory, W II Richard
son. George Maloney. Reedy RO&
crs. Wright Ward. Donald Donovan
Ninal Bennett, William CleaVel
John Wilkins, Mrs. j. +. Bale!
Mrs. W. v Benson Mrs. Willar,
Hall. Mrs. Raymond wilkins. Mrs
Emma Bennett, Mrs. Percy Haug
hey. Mrs. Lillian Hall. Mrs. Ami
Dcnney, Mrs Mary Mason, Mrs
isabelle Walter. Church Treasurer
Miss Catherine Downing. Lay mem
ber of the annual conference: Nina
Bennett. communion Steward
Harry Emory Recording Steward
Mrs Willard Hall. The entire meet
ing was characterized by a spirit {
harmony and optimism.
Milford chronicle., 1946-03-29
Kiwanians Bringing
Play To Dover Mar. 29
'Christopher Columbus" At Dover
Field House; Play Is COlOrful

"Christopher Columbus "a play
with dance accompaniment, will be
given at the Dover School Field
House on March %. The play is
colorful, gay. and full of vitality,
and makes its appeal not only thru
its story hut thru music. costumes,
scenery and dances. Tie play is be
ing brought To Dover b! the klWAn-
is. club i'll that city.
The play was written by Charles
Monroe. who is staff writer for the
Columbia Broadcasting System ana
Radio Consultant and Script Super
visor for the Association of Junior
Leagues of America.
The music was arranged and
composed by Florence Wickham,
famous COntralto of the MetrOpOli-
tan Opera Company. 1t is based on
folk melodies of Spain and Italy.
BESIDES composing the music, Miss
Wickham has directed the prOduc-
tiOn.
The choreOgraphy was prepared
by Edwin Strawbridge. distin-
2uiShed American master of the
Ballet. whose are has been acclaim
ed by leading critics the world over
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Milford chronicle., 1946-03-29
Rev. Werner Fair To Honor
Invited To State Fiiremen
Return Here On July &c
Parade With $500 In
Prizes To Feature The
First Observance Of
Its Kind.

The Kent and Sussex Fair is
planning To observe State Fire
mems Day at the fair on Friday,
July 26. according to information
leceived by the Kent County Nolun-
teer Firemen's Association at its
monthly meeting at Dover last
Wednesday night 1t was Indicated
that Il firemen's parade starting AT
p. m. would tie held al the tai' on
that day probably in front Ot the
LrandStand on the race track. The
tair association is providing prize-
totaling 5000 in connection with the
event.
First Parade at Fair
This will be the first time that
the firemen have been hOnored IN
this manner at the fair and indica-
tions are that large number 0I
volunteer companies throughout
the state will participate
The county visitors were wei
coined to Dover by G. X. Dempsey
president of the Robbins Hos,
Company.
The Little Creek Volunteer Fire
Company was admitted to member
ship upon the recommendation o
the board of directors.
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Milford chronicle., 1946-03-29
VI u d die Is
On
Surplus Goods
World Wide Investigate
ing Tour BY Senators
Tunnel And KnOwland
Bares Waste.

The Senate was told by its war
committee last Fri
day that virtually every federal
agency concerned with disposal OF
Americas vast stores OF surplus
GOODS overseas has mufted the Job.
AS a committee report, based on
subcommittee junkets to |. ;. sur
plus stOckpiles abroad, was intro
ductd. four members urged tlat
Congress take hold of the entire
problem to protect this nations IN
terests away from home.
The report charged that the dlS-
pOsal activities of the Army, Navy
State Department. and other agen-
cies have resulted in "a confused
muddle." 1t also asserted that the
United States got the short END II
its final lendlease settlement VIII
Britain, and had. through lack o
proper State Department vigilance
not effectively protected its own Ill
tereStS.
Senator William X. knOwlan'
(R~Cali0. who made recen
round-th -the-wOrld check of surplu
goods with Senator James NJ. Iun
nell (D-DeD, strongly advocate
congressional approval i'll IN
transfer and disposal of monde
militariZed combat material.
Not for Inner Sanctum
1T is not something that shoul
be decided in the inner sanctum {
the State Department., he Sal'
congress. too. has respOnsibilit
that cannot and should not b
lightly cast aside
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Milford chronicle., 1946-03-29
5 Business Houses
Prey To Flames In
D0yer's Worst Fire
Pan Of Grease Ignites,
Sweeps Through Res
taurant Building Into
Structures On LOCKER
man Street.

The most disastrous fire in the
history of Dover, started when
pan of grease boiled over in rest
aurant, shortly before daybreak
last Saturday morning. destroyed
five business establishments. dam
aged two others and caused
damages estimated by Fire Chief
Thomas f. Baker at 100000.
The fire started in Carey's Rest
aurant on Bradford Street. at
Loockerman. in the heart of Do
ver's business district. spreading
from the kitchen through the build
ing.
The flames were brought under
control after three hours at 81
by Dover firemen and those from
the Dover Army Air Base and Cam
den-WyOming.
Buildings destroyed or damaged
in the fire were:
Three Business Places In Buildin:
The Carey Restaurant building
which also housed The Centra
Liquor Store. and barber shop o
Raymond Maloney. destroyed.
Nap and Spence Furniture store
three story building on LOCKER
man Street, at Bradford, destroyed
Humphrey Building. on Bradfor
Street, adjoining the Carey restau
rant, badly damaged by fire, pre-
badly will have to be raZed
Tarvin Building. LoOckerman ST
smoke and water damage. slight t
building. more serious to content:
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Milford chronicle., 1946-03-29
Arrests Are Made In
Compensation Cases
Persons Who knowingly Took
Benefits While Working In Custody

As a result of an examination OF
all unemployment compensation
payments made in the period imme-
diately after vi Day, seven arrests
have been made at the order Oh
Caleb X. Layton, 3rd. special de-
putty attorney general. acting on be
half of the Unemployment Compen-
SatiOn commission. Criminal prose
cution will commence within a few
days. In all these cases. from all
parts of the State. the records lndl-
Gated that the persons had know
in2ly received benefits while work
ing and drawing wages.
In addition. commission officials
stated that i'll 50 cases where the
claimant was found to have been
III error but no really criminal in
tent was discovered. the individuals
lave been disqualified from the. fur
thCr receipt of any benefits for Il
period of one year and must repay
the amount OF any over payments
In eight cases only honest error
was discovered and the claimants
oIe being required to Iepa! tie
amount received. Three cases wer,
dismissed altogether. 20 cases are
being examined this week. and fur
Their analysis will be continued.
Commission officials also stateC
that this indicated an extremely
good record in view of the fact tha
many thousands Of claims have beel
l.,l IA Il, t,.,t,
They also called upon all employ
trs to be sure and report all wage
paid to workers since the commits
sion'S checkup is made by analyz
ing payments of benefits agains
wage payments reported by EN-
plOyerS
Milford chronicle., 1946-03-29
School Election In
Kent On May Hh
Petitions To Nominate Must
Be Filed BY April Is
And "a

The annual school election VIII
be held in Kent County on Satur-
day. May 4, Clerk of the Peace John
r. Leverage has announced.
Mr.. Leverage pointed out that uh-
less other vacancies occur one
member of each four member
school board in the county will be
elected this year, including these
districts partly in New Castle
County where the school is located
in Kent County.
Nominating petitions for mem
hers of the boards i'll school DIS
tricts under control of the state
Board of Education must be llleo
in the office of the clerk OF the
peace by April Is while nominating
petitions for members OF the boards
OF education OF special school DIS
tricts must be filed by April "a.
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Milford chronicle., 1946-03-29
Field Units Will Pass On
All Building In Move
To Channel Materials
Into Homes For War
Veterans.

WASHINGTON (P) - A nation
wide network of Il federal offices
was created Tuesday night To ad-
minister sweeping new order re-
stricting many building activities 50
scarce materials can be channcllrd
into lower cost homes for veterans.
A Civilian Production Adminis-
tratiOn order, effective now. re-
Quires advance federal approval for
all types OF construction dwell
ings, industrial and commercial
building and repairs: all except
small jobs.
The CPA forbidS the start of CON
struCtiOn unless each new store.
factory or dwelling is approved i'll
advance by one of the CPA offices.
This means that factories and eN-
penSive homes may be banned
wherever the materials are needed
10 provide shelter for homecoming
service men and their families.
A CPA official said he expected
that mot much material would be
left for luXury-type homes. i'll
view of the expected demand for
those costing $4,000 or less and
renting for $50 or less the type of
dwelling now granted priority on
materials.
House PASSES Bill
The clamp-dOwn was similar in
many respects to the wartime CON
trolls over non-essential building
Almost simultaneously with its is
suance, $253,000,00O housing APP
preparation bill reached the floor
OF the House. which passed ii al
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Milford chronicle., 1946-03-29
Army Day Will Be
Observed At Air Base
Open House At Dover VIII Be Held
On April 6

Army Day will be celebrated at
the Dover Army Air Field on Sat
urday, April 6, which is Army Day
Colonel Kenneth K Powell, base
commander, announced today that
open house would be held on that
day from 80 p. III. to %;%0 p. m
There will be an exhibition OF all
types of Army Aircraft and the
public will be able To make thor
ough inspection of the different
types of fighters, fighter bombers
and bombers that comprised the
worlds greatest airiorCe. which
brought the Axis powers to their
knees.
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Milford chronicle., 1946-03-29
Isaac F. Warren, Jr.
Is Honored By Govt.
Former Glendale Boy Is Sent To
Hawaii On Special Assignment

Isaac F. Warren. Jr., of Wash
lngton, ID. c., and Ellendale, left
for Hawaii on Wednesday of this
week on a special government as
signment.
Mr.. Warren attended Milford
High School. was graduated from
Flshbourne Military School at
WaynesbOrO, Va. and attended the
University of Delaware for two
years. He graduated from business
college, where he majorcd in ac-
counting.
For the past ten years he has
Deeh with the government His
ABILITY in accounting is responsible
lor his present important assign
ment
While he is in Hawaii. Mrs War
rem and their son. stephen Fisher
warren. will make their home II
i Eliendale with his parents.
Milford chronicle., 1946-03-29
Oratorical Contest
Held In Sussex
Peggy Warrington OF LeweS Win.
ner Of Legion Sponsored Affair

The Sussex County Oratorical
Contest. sponsored by the Ameri-
can Legion. was held in the George
town High School auditorium last
Friday evening, March 22. Contes-
tants We're: Pauline Way and Jea-
nette Belts of Lord Baltimore High
School, Peggy Warrington of Lewes.
Elizabeth Brasure and Jacob West
of MillsbOrO and Ned Davis and
Fred BurfOrd of Laurel. Miss War
ringtOn placed first by a very small
margin over Fred Burford. She will
represent the county in the state
finals at the Bancroft School in
Wilmington on March ~ The win
ner in the state contest will com
pete for national honors in the
Ninth Annual National High
School Oratorical Contest sponsor
ed by the American Legion
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Milford chronicle., 1946-03-29
Horace White
Spoke Before
Rotary Club
Newton Co. Executive
Tells Service Club OF
Little Known Indus
tries In Delaware"

Horace NJ. White, former mana
ger of the priority division OF the
War Production Board for this
area and presently an official of
the Newton Company at Bridgeville
was the guest speaker on pro-
gram at the weekly dinner meeting
OF thv local Rotary Club held Mon
day evening in the community
building The program was ar
ranged by Edwin l.. Fisher.
Nh White. who is very fluent
and entertaining speaker told the
group of some of the ~ unusual
and little known industries in Del
aware
He told how almost all the solder
and glue brushes made in the Uni
ted States are manufactured in
LeWeS
Another industry told of was the
Eastern Shore Products Company
at Greenwood, where feathers from
the states vast poultry industry are
reclaimed and are used to make pill
lows. etc. for the armed forces.
The plastic button company al
fredericksburg where millions OF
buttons are turned out every yeal
for the dress trade and housewife
use.
He said that the A. l.. Henderel
and Sons Company of Wilmington
was the only company in the Uni
ted States to know the names of al
the ships sunk at Pearl HarbOr be
cause the company. making boile
tube eXpanders for ships, was ask
ed by the Navy to supply additiona
eXpanders for the ships that wer
being salvaged.
Another Naval supplier. the LlOy
and Scott Brass Foundry, of vii
mington, made more than 10000
lights for U. S. ships, Mr.. Whit
|, disclosed.
y "One Wilmington company. Nj
White continued, makes the fines
I neatSfoOt oil in the world. Thi
| company has perfected the prOces
( of refining neatsfOot oils to such
= degree that there is no compel
! ton"
p A resident of Wilmington inven
= ed a pair of aviation ship shea
g used by every aviation manufactu
V er in the United States. Mr. Viii
said. adding that although II
shears are not patented no compal
= has been able to duplicate the
+ successfully.
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