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Milford chronicle., 1946-09-27

Why Girls Leave Home" The con-
tractors and builders were John a.
Bader and Company of Whining
ton. The designers were Hoffman
Henen Company of Philadelphia.
The late Colonel Theodore Town
send. editor and publisher of the
Milford Chronicle for tifty-eight
years, was the principal speaker
at the opening night performance.
and stressed the great value of the
then new theatre to the people OF
Milford and lower Delaware.
The building of which only the
bare walls remain as this article
was written. and they cracked and
in danger of falling into the Plaza
Square. which has been rOped OF
from curb TO curb as precau-
tiOnary measure against such a
thing occurring. is according to
origina measurements. la feet
long and 40 feet wide with the
highest point about 80 feet above
the sidewalk
The building was completely re-
modelled by the Schine Corporation
in 1889. with steel beams being
used to replace several of the car
lier wooden supports. 1t was dur
ing this period of renovation by
Milford chronicle., 1946-09-27

tho Schine circuit who maintain
their Headquarters at Gloversville,
New York. that an air cooling sys-
tom was also installed to replace
tho earlier sidewall electric fans.
The Schine Corporation purchased
the theatre from the late William
wilkins. who had in turn purchas-
cd il from syndicate headed by
the Grabowsk Brothers of Phila-
dclphia.
The theatre WAS formally open
cd following rcmOdeling by the
Schines by then Mayor Harry j.
pettviohn at dedicatOry exercises
held Saturday evening, April s, at
7:15 o'clock. with a record crowd
present. together with several Off
cials and members of. the Schine
family.
While complete details are lack
ing as the Chronicle prepares for
nress il is believed that the Schine
CORPORATION is only awaiting final
disposition of the fire survey by the
insurance adjusterS before begin
ming Immediate work on breaking
down of the fire ravaGed walls,
the removal of the rubble and the
subsequent building of another
modern theatre.
Milford chronicle., 1946-09-27

only President ever to visit Kent
and Sussex counties, spoke in front
OF the theatre at 7:30 O'Clock on
the evening of Saturday. June 9,
1923. and later entered the theatre
where he was made member OF
Evergreen Forest. No 40 Tall Ce-
dars of Lebanon. on sight.
In addition to the President and
Mrs. Harding there We're in the
visiting party the following mem
bers of the Presidents party: Sec
retary of the Interior and Mrs. HUI
bert Work, Secretary of Agricul-
ture and Mrs Henry c. Wallace,
Brigadier-General Charles f. Saw
yer General Sawyer was the late
Presidents personal physician 4;
George b. Christian. personal sec
retary: Senator and Mrs. l.. Heis-
ler Ball of Delaware, and Senator
and Mrs. Walter +, Edge OF New
Jersey The late President was
brought to Milford through the ef-
forts of the late Doctors Frank l..
and &. Layton Glicr of Milford.
Following the ceremonies in the
Plaza the late President and party
motOred to Lewes. where the Pres
idential yacht, the Maytlowcr, was
anchored.
The theatre was built i'm 1921 by
the Plaza Theatre Corporation. OF
which James f. Lewis OF Middle
town. was the president, and the
/ late Watson X Belts. also of Mid
I dletown. was seCretary-treasurer
and the late William Robinson
manager Mr.. Robinson was post
master OF Milford at the same time
he served as theatre manager. and
the present manager, Mayor Evans
was prOjectiOnist.
The initial performance in tn,
new playhouse. which WAS pro.
claimed by its sponsors as the lar
geSt and most modern on the Pen
insula south of Wilmington. wa:
held the evening OF Wednesday
February 22, with the showing o
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overhang built on the side of the
theatre when its organ was in
stalled number OF years ago and
We're threatening to ignite the War
rem and Gibson property.
Despite the great risks involved
i'll fighting a blaze OF this type. no
fireman was injured
Several of the companies placed
their bumpers on the bridges on
South West Front and Walnut
streets and pumped directly from
the AIispillion River.
Damage to the huge stage and
dressing rooms as we'll as the boil
er room 10 the rear OF the build
ing was practically nil except for
water. due to a curtain of water
from sprinkling system installed
when the theatre was remOdeled by
the Schine Corporation. which fell
directly in front of the stage. An
alarm bell which went off with the
starting of the sprinkling system,
continued throughout the fire and
could be plainly heard by the puZz
led spectators, who during the
heighth OF the blaze numbered sew
eral thousand, until dawn, when
the gong was torn down.
The stage. despite the fact that
it is more or less intact except for
water damage. will probably have
to be removed with the rest of the
burning mass of ruhble.
Also destroyed in the fire was the
huge pipe organ. which was in
stalled in the theatre during the
ownership of the late William Will
kins of Wilmington. and was sub
sequently damaged by weather and
never played again when the the
atre was remOdeled by the SchinC
Corporation in 193S-39
Presently Milford is without a
theatre. although the building for
merly used as State ArmOry. To-
Gated on South West Front street
opposite the Milford Chronicle
Publishing Company. is being re-
modelled for use as a theatre, and
according to the hackers, The
Shore Amusement Company. In
cOrpOrated. will be opened in tho
very near future.
For IA number of years the Plaza
has been used frequently for com
mencemcnt exercises by the loca
school. convention sessions, churCl
conferences and political rallies.
One of its greatest pretension'
to fame was the fact that the late
President Warren G.. Harding, the
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Spectacular Blaze
Rdzed Theatre Here
On Monday Morning
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down the roofs of threatened prop
critics. which were being closely
watched by volunteer firemen. who
maintained an all night vigil
The terrific heat for time
threatened the large three-story
wood and metal building next door
to the theatre property. owned and
operated by Ray Warren and By
ron Gibson as furniture store
and damage to the roof OF this
property has been estimated at
approximately $500
The heavy downpou of rain on
Tuesday night came through the
damaged roof and ruined furniture
to the extent of $1,000 in the War
rem and Gibson store.
The proprietors of the furniture
store and the Milford Chronicl2
Publishing Company which is To-
Gated on South West Front street.
in the rear of the theatre and the
Warren and Gibson property: at
the height of the blaze removed
valuable papers and books from
their respective offices. The ChrOn-
icle building was undamaged.
The cOnflagration was definitely
brought under control at 2:20. al
though burning embeTs and SCOT
flakes continued to fall on nearby
buildings the balance OF the night
and up until 3 O'Clock Monday af-
ternOon The last OF the out-Of-
town fire companies did not leave
until six o'clock Monday morning
companies from Dover. Harring
ton, Houston. Frederica, EllCndale
Bowers. North Bowers. Milton
Magnolia and Greenwood respond
ed and all went into action with a
dozen or more high pressure
streams being played on the fire al
its heighth. The water tower
brought down by the Dover com.
pany was particularly effective
discharging a $50 gallons min
ute stream into the heart of tn,
blaze. Water for the tower was
furnished by the Frederick pump
er. Houston. the first out-Of-towi
company TO respond. performed al
invaluable service to the owner:
of the Warren and Gibson and Mil
ford Chronicle properties. whel
they ran high pressure lin
through the business entrance o
the Chronicle and attacked tn
flames from narrow allcywa,
which runs the length of the thea
tire and between the aforemen
toned properties. The flames her
were pOuring from a sheet meta
Milford chronicle., 1946-09-27
Coaching Staff
W. ID. Murray Again Is Head Coach

William ID. tBilD Murray. who
is director of health, physical edu
cation and athletics as we'll as head
football coach at the University of
Delaware. is beginning his seventh
year at the Newark institution. He
will be coaching his fourth Blue
Hen football team, however, since
no formal cards were arranged in
1943, 1914 and 1945. An All-South-
ern halfback at Duke University,
from which he was graduated in
1881, Bill has had outstanding sue
cess with Blue and Gold elevens.
His Delaware teams have lost only
three of the "a games played under
his tutelage-an they were the
first three games in his first season
here 1940) when his double wing
back formation was being INSTALL
ed.
Martin Returns As Backiield Coach
After two years of active duty in
the L. S. Naval Reserve, w. S.
(Shack) Martin has returned to
Delaware and is beginning his third
season as backfield mentor Shack
joined the Delaware coaching staff
in 1941 and has been largely re-
spOnsible for developing several
high caliber passers. ball tOters,
and blOckers.
New Line Coach
Candidates for posts from tackle
to tackle are this year receiving
their instructions from Joseph l..
Bruansky. Joe, former Army
captain, joined the Blue Hen staff
as line coach this year succeeding
Emery w. (KnOcker) Adkins. Blue
and Gold line coach in the unde-
feated seasons of 1871 and 1912.
Also a graduate of Duke Univer-
sity. Joe won All-Southern honors
as a Blue Devil tackle as we'll as
honorable mention for .All-America
He has played professional foot
ball and has had experience as d
college and Army football coach.
FlankS Also Have New Coach
Also new to the Delaware foot
ball coaching staff is ID. kennetl
Steers. who in 1890 was graduated
from the University of Illinois
whore he was a member of the foot
ball and track squads. A cOmba
veteran of World War III, he ha
been assigned the task of cOaChin;
the Hen ends.
Playing Squad
Tackle Tony StallOni Elected
Captain
Short. stocky Tony Stallion
stellar tackle and the only mem
ber of the squad who has won thre
football letters. has been electe
captain of the 1916 eleven. A pre-
duct OF Chester (Pa) High SchoO
Tony Joined the Marine Corps in
mcdiately after the close of tn
Milford chronicle., 1946-09-27
Football
1916 Schedule

September 2S - Pennsylvania
Military College. Wilmington Park.
October Randolph Macon Col
lege, Wilmington Park.
October 11-Western Maryland
College, Wilmington Park.
October 19-Gettysburg College,
Gettysburg. Pa.
October 26-Drexel Tech, New
ark. Del.
November 2-Franklin and Mar
shall College, Lancaster, Pa.
November 9-Bucknell Univer-
sity. Lewisburg, Pa.
November Washington Col
lsge. Wilmington Park
November 3-Muhlenberg Col
lege, Wilmington Park.
denotes night games.
University of Delaware Returns
TO GridirOn
After a period of three years
without any formal intercollegiate
football program. the University of
Delaware returns TO the gridirOn
with a nine game schedule and will
be seeking TO extend it's record of
81 straight games without de-
feat. The Blue Hens have not lost
= gridirOn contest since October II,
1910. In 1941 they registered sew
en- wins and one stalemate and in
1912 were undefeated and united in
eight clashes
Milford chronicle., 1946-09-27
Apartment Seeker
DOgged By Bad Luck

CENTRALIA. Ill. - (A) Jack
Sligar here advertised for roof
over his family's head thus:
Wanted Immediately r. Cnfur-
Eished apartment or house. Man,
wife and daughter, s. Will dispose
OF dog, but prefer to keep child
Then. before Sligar could line up
d prospective landlord. the dog
gave birth to eight puppies.
Milford chronicle., 1946-09-27
FaHSports At u. OF D.

1912 season and is twice wound
ed veteran of Guadalcanal and sew
eral other Pacific battles. BY his
election, Stalloni became the first
individual to hold the Delaware
football captaincy since 1899. for
the Blue Hens had co-captains in
1910 and 1941 and tri-captains in
1912.
Other Lettermen Available
In addition to Stalloni. thirteen
other football lettermen are on the
1916 squad. Seven of the previous
monogram winners are backs. This
group includes Fullback Paul
Hart. a former Naval Air Corps
ensign who registered 81 points
for the Blue Hens in 1912; Full
back Joe COady. an above-par
punaer who served in the Army
Air Forces; Halfback Fred Sposa-
to, a former Army paratrooper;
Halfback Art Millman. who also
saw service as paratrOOper;
Halfback Danny Wood, an Army
veteran of the ETO; Halfback Ger
aid DOherty. a Marine veteran OF
the Pacific theatre. and Quarter
back Jim Buchanan, another Ma
rine who fought northward from
Guadalcanal.
Lettermen in the forward wall
in addition to Captain Stalloni are
Ends Harold (Buck) Thompson.
an Army veteran. and Howard
(Jabbo) Jarvis. a former AAF
fighter pilot in the ETO; Tackles
Bob Campbell, former AAF cap
tain, and Al Northwood who serv-
ed nearly five years i'll the Army;
Guard Walt (Moose) Marusa. re-
Gently discharged from the Army.
and Center Jack Messick. a Navy
veteran.
Milford chronicle., 1946-09-27
Soccer

Because soccer practice will not
get underway until after classes
begin on September - little is now
known of the prospects for the
coming season
However, a difficult ten-game
schedule has been arranged for the
Blue and Gold hooters, who for
the third consecutive year will be
coached by Max kurman. Among
the 1945 lettermen who are eX-
pected to return to the campus this
fall are William II. Jerry) COlona
Joe Miller. Jim Cam. Jack POvey
Joe Mackey, Tom Riggin. Bill
Monaghan Dave Scott, Murray
Feigenblatt, Doug COnners and
Dick Edwards.
In addition to these eleven let
termen from last years team.
Coach Kurman will also have avail
able Earle Ewing and Newell Dun
can. who earned emblems in 1914.
1916 Soccer Schedule
October - Lehigh. Bethlehem
Pa.
October 16 Washington College
Chestertown, Md
October 10 Stevens Tech, New
ark. Del.
October 26-Franklin and Mar
shall. Newark. Del.
no, rmber > Western Maryland
Newark. Del.
November 6 Wheaton College
Newark. Del.
November Gettysburg, Gettys-
burg. Pa.
November 13-West Chester Tea
chers College. West Chester, Pa.
November 16-Johns Hopkins
Newark. Del.
November 23 Bucknell New
al.k Del
Milford chronicle., 1946-09-27
Others With Previous Varsity
Experience

Eleven other aspirants for the
1916 aggregation have had limited
varsity service prior to the war
Those who served as requirements
during the building OF the Hen 5
q game undefeated streak and who
have returned this year are Hor-
ace CHM, Joe Hearn. Charlie Grit
fifth. Billy Cole and Bill Nash. all
backfeld men; and Carroll Haup-
tie. an end Bob Papy and Jim
Otton. tackles; Gene Carroll and
Jack Coulter, guards; and Bob
Glisson a center. All of these men
are also World War III veterans.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-17
government and the employer not for
weeks but years.

government and the employer not for
weeks but years.
The disabled veteran forms a large
percentage of those most vitality affect
ed. Extensive and highly practical
training of these men for good jobs is
being conducted under the supervision
of Major General Graves B. Erskine,
head of the Retaining and Re-employ-
ment administration.
Meanwhile, every employer should
make more than ordinary effort to hire
as many of these men as possible.
Do not think it is charity to do so.
1t is everything but that. Past exper-
fence shows that they are the most
loyal employees, have good attendance
records, their accident rate is lower
and, in most cases, are the best pro-
ducers.
1T is good business to put these men
on your payroll. In doing so you are
them the thing-a job-they
want most to fill the role they right
fully deserve in society.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-17
Another War Criminal

At long last the American and British
authorities in Germany have reversed
a former decision and decided that
young Alfred Krupp, head Of the IA
NOUS munitions works, should be tried
for war crimes. Earlier he had been
bypassed when it was thought that his
aged and ailing father, Gustav, would
not be able to stand trial for reasons
of ill health.
1t was suggested at that time that
Allied authorities hesitated to try an
ndustrialist for fear of the precedent
+might set in the event of future wars.
wen if that cynical reason were the
eal one, the Krupps would remain a
,pecial case.
The Krupp family has been arming
fermany soldiery since Napoleonic
lines and had a hand in instigating
hree wars. They have i%ncontestibly
,een a part and parcel of the German
nilitarism which twice has brought
Europe and most of the world to the
brink of disaster.
If Alfred Speer, the Johnny-come-
lately boss of German war production,
was judged a fit companion of Goering
ct al in the first war crimes trial, then
by all logic young Krupp has his turn
coming-and high time.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-17
Remember The Postman

If a man had to move five tons of
goods in five weeks and had a pack
mule to do the moving, he wouldn't
spread the first tons load over four
weeks and make the poor beast haul
four tons in the last week. But that is
about the way we Americans treat our
postmen from around this time of wear
until the night before Christmas.
1t seems a shame, especially since
the Post Office Department and the
department stores perennially urge US
to "Shop Early-Mail Early" Perhaps,
however, the emphasis is wrong. We
are advised to mail early lest our gifts
arrive too late. But most of US seem to
think that the postal clerks will handle
those mountains of last-minute parcels
somehow, and that even repeated trips
with arch-flattening burdens will not
stay the weary couriers from the swift
completion of their appointed rounds.
So it really seems no more than a
humane gesture to shop early and mail
early. For as things are now, what hap
pens to the postman every Christmas
shouldn't happen to a mule.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-17
$35, 900 Building Under
Construction For GARAGE
Morton Says November Fig.
ures For Permits Show
ing Slight Increase

The $35, 900 structure which will
be the future home Of Jordan
Threat Motors Inc, at 18th and
Princess streets was included in
building permits totaling $63, 655,
issued during the first half of No
vember, Gilbert F. Morton build
ing inspector said yesterday.
The building and equipment
when completed is expected to
reach an estimated cost of $40, 900,
it was said.
Already under construction, the
building is expected to be ready
for occupancy soon. It will be the
new agency for DeSoto and Ply
mouth automobiles.
Topping permit totals for the
same period last month, this
months figures show, a slight in
creas for the first Is days. Total
ing 500, 655 for the first Is days
of November, permits during the
entire month of October totaled
only $83, 1872.
Inspector Morton pointed, out,
however, that this figure does not
present a true picture of the city's
overall building program. He de-,
clared that local builders priori-
ties for materials has caused a
general showdown in applications
fol- permits.
Building permits i S sued yester-
day included that of o. R. Brin-
Son, 2124 Brandon Road, servants
quarters estimated to cost So, 900,
AID n for a private garage to
be built by the Waccamaw Oil
Transport company at a cost of
81, 900.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-17
Employ The Handicapped

The country recently observed Ma
tional Employ the Handicapped Week.
AS is often the case, many received
the impression that this was just an
other special period, to be emphasized
and then forgotten until another year
rolls around.
No idea can be further from it's true
meaning. It was only the formal be-
ginning of a most worthwhile program
that should be carried forward by the
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-17
Girl Arises Early
On 18th Birthday,
Tragedy Strikes

MAIDEN, Mass, Nov. H.
R)-Pauline Handy was up be-
fore breakfast today-her 10th
birthday.
She was careful to be quiet
SO as not to wake the others.
So when the gun blasted,
Pauline was the first into the
kitchen where she found her
father dead and her mother
near him, dying.
Police 1t. Frank E. Lenehan
said her father, Clements w.
Handy, Jr., IS, a city fireman,
had fatally wounded his wife,
Ada, Al, and then committed
suicide with the same shotgun.
Mrs. Handy died in q hospital
several hours after Pauline
found her, wounded in the
stomach.
Neighbors said Handy, a
veteran of World War. I, had
been in good spirits last night,
and police did not determine
motive of the shooting.
Awakened by the shooting
were Pauline's sisters, Mrs.
Marilyn WEXFORD, 70, Beverly
8, and her brother, Robert, IL.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-17
Parole Is Requested
In Football Fan Scrap

NEWTON, Nov. 16 - W.H-Su-
perior Court Judge H. Hoyle sink
today requested parole if ayouth
convicted of manslaughter in the
death of a football fan following
a fight in the bleachers,
George Clontz, 81, has been con-
victed of manslaughter in the
death of Tate Propst at the New
ton-Morganton game October 10,
and was sentenced to serve 18
to 10 months imprisonment. Sink,
however, asked that Clontz be
paroled after serving six months.
He said Clontz was ct excellent
character and he made the re-
quest because Of Clontz' youth.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-17
Christmas Wrapping
Service Planned Here

Arrangements have been com.
pleted for the Christmas wrapping
service planned by the Wilmington
Chamber of Commerce, to begin
Dec. l and continue to moor Dec.
"A, the Chambers weekly report
said.
The packages will be wrapped
only for mailing purposes, and will
not include colorful gift wrapping,
1T was earlier announced by an
official of the chamber.
A sub-station postoffice will be
established in the offices at Fourth
and Princess streets, enabling
persons to mail their packages d.
rectly after wrapping.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-17

vote, the turnout is down about
Is per cent from 1914.
=. The drop-oH in the Is large cities
from 1914 would thus appear to
be about the same as it was
throughout the nation as a whole
Political experts would quick
ly agree that the vote in the big
cities. with their highly geared ma
chane operations, should not have
been off to the same extent as the
entire national least not if the
machines were operating with
their old-time efficiency.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-17
Texas Dow Chemical
Plant Faces Walkout

HOUSTON, Tex, Nov. 16.-P-
Picket lines of t h e International
Union of o Grating Engineers
(AFL) were closing down the
huge Dow Chemical company
plants at Freeport today, throw
ing nearly 5000 workers off the
job.
A union spokesman said that ap-
proximately 800 engineers employ
ed at the plant were helping close
down the units in an orderly
fashion.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-17
Two Million
Vets Enter Schools

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16- R
The Veterans Administrator "
night reported 1881 53 Vetelsn'
of World War II r%ecelVlhg feu ~.
al education or training oenei''
at the end of October. NM.
During late September aho
tober. 500, 521 veterans ehIsts@
schools and colleges, incfeas, n,s
the total to 1922, 1893. In the sam IN
period, 81, 1854 entered on-the s,t
training, raising the total In
program to 665, $50.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-17
Campaign For Nurse
Memorial Fund Set

WASHINGTON, Nov. ia "A
campaign to raise 81, 800, 600 Tor
nurses national memorial In WASH
ington will begin tomorrow win
the public to be asked TO eoa'fF
butte.
The memorial, which viii include
sleeping Accommodations for at leaA
300 women, along with various re'.
reational facilities, is planned al
a tribute to nurses who serVeo
World War II and to the 1876 ARMY
nurses who were killed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-17
THORNE FUNERAL

CHARLOTTE, Nov. Is e~d
Funeral services were pi an.
today for Silas o. Ihofne, An
local manager of a Nal.o'@ here
pliance company, who dieo d
yesterday. He was d native
Halifax county, N. c.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-17
TOP O. THE MORNING

The one a~ll-important need to learn'
then, in the ministry Of intercession Is to
take time for it. All work takes time ana
all the course of living, where is there
more important work than pleading in the
name of Jesus for the salvation and res
cue of eternity-bound souls? - Gordon
Vance Johnson.