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Milford chronicle., 1946-05-10
Wesley May Festival
Held In Field House
Miss Florence V. Pearce OF Milford
Crowned May Queen

DOver's May Day celebration was
curtailed last Saturday by incle-
ment weather Wesley Junior Cot
lese held its exercises in the Dover
school field house with Miss
Florence V. Pearco, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Pparce of Mil
ford. crowned as May Queen.
Her attendants We're: Virginia
Rittenhouse, North East. Md. :
Ethel Harrison. EaStOr. Md: Betty
Wootten, Magnolia and Rae Fell.
Calvert, Md.
Other features of Dover May Day
were tour of historic homes and
sardens and flOwer SHOW. Win
rers in the flower exhibit were:
Sweepstakes. Mrs. James B. Bice
Jr
All white flower arrangements
first. Mrs. James II. Hughes III
second, Mrs. Jack Lord.
Arrangement in mixed colorS
first. Mrs. James B Bice. .h.;
second, Mrs. Charles Bunker.
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Milford chronicle., 1946-05-10
Rev.L.A. Resan
Milford Priest
Dies Suddenly
Pastor Of St. Johns X. {.
Church Victim OF In
fluenZa After Three
Days Illness.

The Rev. Leonard A. Regan, 46
years old, pastor OF ST John :
Catholic church. Milford died in
st. Francis Hospital, Wilmington,
last Thursday night three days af-
Ter being admitted. suffering from
Influenza
Father Regain Went to Whining
ton last Monday to visit his mo-
ther. Mrs. Catherine +. Re2an of
305 North Van Buren, street He
was suffering with IA heavy cold at
the time and when his condition
became worse he was ordered to
the hospital.
He had been pastor of the Mil
ford church for about Il year. Tie
had served at St Peters Pro-Ca-
thedral st Thomas Church. Will
mington. and also at Easton and
Salisbury. Md. before being as
signed TO his last parish.
y graduate of ST. Pauls Paro-
chial School. he attended the Sales
ianum High School. ST. Charles
College. CatOnsville. Md. and ST
Mary's Seminary. Baltimore.
Father Re2an was ordained tt
the priesthood AT St. Peters Pro
Cathedral in Wilmington on Apri
IL. 1922. by the Most Rev. DR.. Ed
mond J FitZmaurice, bishop of tn
Catholic Diocese OF Wilmington.
His father. Dennis +. Regan
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Milford chronicle., 1946-05-10
Delaware Fire Jim Ellison
Losses Up y Republican
Pet. I'm ) Years Leader Dies
May Repeat World War |
Aftermath OF COntinu-
ing Increases Unless
Checked, Editor Finds.

Fire losses in Delaware. already
27 per cent higher tUr the last five
Years than for the l9@3-4o period.
threaten To keep on mounting for
the next 10 years following a ira
sic postwar pattern like thai after
World War according TO sur
NeN Just released by Fire EnSi-
uerrin2" magazine, which cited
tour key preventive steps.
The national trend to SkYrOCket-
ing postwar losses of life and pro
pcrty b! fire is Hgll undN: way. hnl
new techniQues and better equip
ment for fighting tire are available.
the survey reported. The nation $
less for the year ending Ian. 81,
!94G was $50 million more than tor
the preceding Year. Delaware. $
losses in the tiNc-year period end
in& with l944 were $2.014 .l92
against $l.555,26l Tor the last five
ears of the '30s
After World War |. the national
tire toll rose year by year from
>320 million in 1919 To 500 million
in 1928. Roi B. WOlley. editor of the
lha@a2int. points ont that 4 repeti-
tiOn OF this trend would mean that
more than 100000 persons mOSt Of
them the very young and the very
old would lose their lives. thouS-
andS OF others be crippled or injul-
ed. and nearly five billion dollars
worth of property be destroyed by
tire in America III the next decade
The keys ~ prevention of pro
excessively larger fire losses. Wool
ley said. are: CD strict enforce
ment OF building and lire-preVen
tiOn codes (instead of Il relaxation
in them that may accompany th'
desperate rush for housing ant
other huildinss); t2) restoration
and maintenance of full-stren&tl
tire department manpOWer: C3
keeping up watchmen's services
and (4) restoration and Check-up q
equipment. taking ADVANTAGE q
new developments.
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Milford chronicle., 1946-05-10
State Guard Praised
BIZ Army Inspectors
Milford And Newark Com
panieS Rated Best BY 2nd
Service Command

Members of the Delaware State
Guard, Col. j. Paul Heinel. the com
manding officer. and the entire staff
have been given high praise by the
Army Service Forces. Second Ser
vice Command. with headquarters
at Governors Island, y. Y. for the
excellent showing made by the
regiment during the federal inspect
ion which was completed several
weeks ago
The official report. which was
made public yesterday. praised Col.
Heinel and his staff for being high
ly efficient and for displaying a
great deal of enthusiasm in their
work. The report also stated that
the officers were we'll Informed on
all problems relating to various
units. and that they should be com
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Milford chronicle., 1946-05-10
Odd Fellows to Honor
Returned Veterans
Elaborate Entertainment Next Mon.
day \ight For Ser, icrmen

The members of Crystal Fount
Lodge No. 10 Independent On Ter of
odd Fellows of Milford, are laying
plans for an elaborate entertain-
ment hOnorins the members of the
Lodge who have returned from
serving in the various branches OF
the armed forces. The affair will
be held next Monday evening, May
18th i'll the new beautiful Temple
on North Walnut Street.
The committee in charge of the
festivities. Hershel Billings and
Henry wilkins, have secured
prominent speaker. and are also
making plans to take care of the
inner man at the close OF the en-
tertainment.
Friday evening. May 24th. there
will be held in the spacious audi
torium of the Pierre :. DUPONT
high school. Wilmington. a vete-
rams reception for all Odd Fellows
and RebekahS in the State. who
served with the Armed Forces and
who have returned home.
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Milford chronicle., 1946-05-10
Former Adjutant-Gener-
al Served Overseas
During World War L;
Was In Oil Business.

Funeral services for James Aus
tin Ellison, Is years old, Il leader
i'll Republican politics for many
years. who died last Thursday, May
,. At his home in Wilmington. were
held at the James +. Hearn Funeral
Home in Wilmington. at the con-
Nrnience of the family
a former adiutuut general of
Delaware. Mr. Ellison had beer i'll
for II weeks OF u h"lrt condition
General Ellison vas a >,3"r.su OF
Werld Var fand served with the
59th Pioneer Infantry in France
as lieutenant colonel He held
some minor political offices al van
ious times in WilminGton and New
Castle county.
For many years had been asSO-
ciatrd with Clarence r. Pierce III
the coal and fuel oil business.
He was born in Wilmington on
December 10. 1873. son of the late
Lewis and Susan b. Ellison. and at.
tended Wilmington public schools
He started in his military career. il
which he maintained an interest al
his life. with Troop B. OF the for
mer First Delaware Cavalry
He was under the minimum en-
listment age when he first started
to drill. His father was Il first ser
Seant in the regiment and his uncle
the late f.. l.. Rice. captain.
When Troop b was dishanded
General Ellison Joined the Firs
Delaware Infantry as a ieutenan
and was later promoted. In tn,
Spanish-American War Genera
Ellison served as first sergeant il
Company *. and Went with tn
First Delaware Infantry to tn
Mexican Border in 1916.
On his return from France Ii
became actively interested in poll
ties. Former Governor John {
Townsend, Jr.. appointed Genera
Ellison the adiutant general OF De-
aware. a post Ellison held for |
years. during which he was a
active and ardent Republican work
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Milford chronicle., 1946-05-10
Red Sox Oloer,
1916 Baseball
Season Today
o.
Ancient Rivals, The Do
yer Phillies, Will Pro-
vide The Competition;
Parade Before Game.

Professional baseball Will return
to Milford today. Friday. May 10
after an absence of -four years anu
indications are that the CiHiC-mlEd-
ed. baseball loving citizens Of the
Milford area are 2Oin2 all out IN
their efforts to make the occasion
a "ala one. The ked SoX'S home
Oh tner will be proceeded by all the
fanfare associated with openlnS
days everywhere plus a few extra
trimmings of strictly local origin.
The Milford Iiieh Schorl Band
one of Delaw"re's oulStandinS
scholastic musical organizations.
will start "the ball rollin"" around
p. m. (Dayli9ht Saving TimeD
hen il forms in front OF the local
high school To start Il !arade
through the COmmunitE'S streets
AT > 80 i. m. war Veterans of the
Milford area will assemble il
I laZ" Square and will iall in line
behind the band as it leaves The
business section for the local bal
lark.
Upon reaching the ball park. the
band, war veterans and plaHin.
personnel of the Dover and Milford
Eastern Shore League clubs vii
join in a march to the llagpolr il
centerfield. where Il new Ampri ~
flag, donated by the local American
Legion Post. will he unfurled to tn,
strains Of The Star SpatgIe,
Banner" Promptly at 6 p. M. Day
li@ht saving time, Edward e. Evans
Mayor of the city of Milford. vii
toss out the first ball to uliiciall
CEen the Eastern Shore Iea4u
season here
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Milford chronicle., 1946-05-10
Apply For Drivers
Licenses immediately
Applications Can BE Made In Per-
son Or BY Mail; May 81 Deadline

Persons holding annual motor
vehicle drivers licenses i'll Della
ware will be doing themselves a
favor if they apply for Il renewal
of that license now rather than
wait until the CLOSING days Oi the
expiration period to do SO. is the
opinion expressed by Moor Nchi-
Gle George :. Williams.
All of these licenses expire on
May 3lst and Mr.. Williams pointed
eta that the Department! branches
in Wilmington, Dover, and George
town are issuing III" renewal of
"eSe licenses now. Application ,'llt
be r!aGe in person or hY mail.
with more than l00.00o cf these
licenses expiring on Nay 3lSt. it
should be remembered that all ot
these renewals cannot he issued IN
short space of time" stated MIR
Williams who added that those
persons who file their applications
early will not ne c&uGht in any
final rush.
1T has been noted continued
Mr.. Williams. "that i large number
OF permanent driver license appi
cations are being received whicl
indicates that many o. the Della
ware drivers are taking advantage
of the new law passed l2S; year anC
which became effective on tuly |.
Our Department iH handlin:
those applications AZ rapidly Il
pCsSlhic and it should he remcm
Eered that no applications for per
manent licenses will ha receive
during the month of May since al
of our efforts will be devoted &
handlin& annual licenses durin
That mouth. Mr.. Williams stated.
Milford chronicle., 1946-05-10
Health Board Warns
Of Spotted Fever
Two Gases 0i Dread Malady Al
ready Reported In State

TWO cases of Rocky Mountain
spotted fever, Just reported III Della
Vurr. prompts the State Board OF
Hrulth 80 l~sut "a warming about
inla ddustlullS disease, which is
spread by the bite OF Il wood tick.
I ivkS are now prevalent III the
state, according to persons whose
work takes them into the fields and
woods The TWO current cases OF
tick fever are from Wilmington and
from Sussex County.
First reported i'll Delaware i'll
1882. Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Las caused the death of II persons
uut of the 45 who have had the di-
SeaSe since 1899, and the statewide
distribution of the cases indicates
that ticks which carry the disease
are also widely scattered. OF the IS
cases since 1899. ; have been in
Nilmin2ton. IL in New Castle
County outside Wilmington. IL in
Kent and Is in Sussex
Examine Body Closely
The principal danger of the tick
is. of course. his bite and even
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Milford chronicle., 1946-05-10
Carlisle Fire Co. To
Give Nylons Away
Will Award Several Pairs At We'd
ne>day-Saturday Night Dances

Officials of the Carlisle Fire Com
pany, this city, announced today
that they will resume the award
ing of nylons as prizes at their
weekly dances held every Wednes-
day and Saturday evenings, in the
community building, beginning
with tomorrow evening. Saturday
May II.
According to the officials. they
have secured new supply of the
sheer hosiery SO much desired by
milady, and the awards will be
made from time to time during the
dance nights.
The refreshment counter is al
ways open at the dance, and fea-
tured are the famous "MiSpilliOl
Puppies, the last word in frank
furters. served with all the trim
minss; also soft drinks, candy ant
smokes.
Milford chronicle., 1946-05-10
Sam Powell Has
Narrow Escape
Milford Officers Cap DETECTS Bul.
let Fired BY Stewart Hill

Samuel Powell. former member
of the Delaware State Police, pres
emily employed as Il peace officer
by the City of Milford. is believing
in charmed life. especially since
last Saturday, when he went to
make an arrest and the man whom
he was taking i'll, fired a shot from
a revolver which struck Sans cap
and was detected, from piercing
his skull and brain by the metal
braid.
Stewart Hill, colored. of this city.
is the man who fired the shot, and
he was being arrested by officer
Powell for disOrderly conduct
when the near tragedy occurred on
East Front street. Hill has been
remanded to the custody of the
sheriff of Kent county to await
action by the grand jury.
Milford chronicle., 1946-05-10
Harrington
Shirt Factory
Prey Flames
Last Saturday
Cutting Plant Of George
Sherwin Shirt Com
pany On Route 13 Com
pletely Destroyed With
Contents By Fire.

The city of Harrington suffered
its greatest industrial loss. estl-
mated at $250.000, when the cut
ting plant of George Sherwin Shirt
Company was entirely destroyed
by fire together with its contents
shortly before s o'clock last Satur-
day night The Sherwin Shirt
Company is the largest industry
i'll Harrington, employing about 300
workers. mostly women. Mr.. Sher-
win operates in four different
buildings in the community. Shirts
are made and pressed in two
story cement block building i'll the
heart of the city. COlored employees
are housed in an adjacent frame
building for pressing shirts, then
another two story frame building
on Hanley street, known as the
Polo Plant.
The fire. of undetermined origin,
burned the one story cement block
building owned by j. G. Smith and
b. |. Shaw and carried no insur-
ance, located along Route l3 State
highway, dDOut Oue llllS oOuth vi
Harrington and almost opposite
the James Restaurant. and the
home of Daniel V. Link, Jr., re-
Gently completed; both these build
ings were threatened by flames. bu
did not get on fire. When the alarm
was sounded all equipment OF the
Harrington Fire Company rushed
10 the scene but was hampered b!
the lack of water, the nearest tir'
hydrant was several hundred fee
away and a dead end OF fou
inch main The firemen hooked il
relay but couldn't get enough wa
ter to save the building. Houston
and FELTON, were called with thei
tank wagons. There are two nigh
watchmen. Will Brown and Ernes
Hammond. They alternate ut thi
building Saturday and Sunday
Brown was to go on duty at Il
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Milford chronicle., 1946-05-10
Rabbit Assn. Show
At Fair Grounds
Exposition Beginning Today Prom
iSeS To Be Educational

The Del-Mar-Na Rabbit and
Cavy Breeders Association will hold
Eastern Shores largest rabbit show
at Kent Sussex Fair Grounds be
ginning today and continuing tomor-
row and Sunday. The Association
is comprised of breeders and fam
ciers throughout the peninsula.
Every popular and most rare breeds
of rabbits will be exhibited. This
show will be interesting and edu-
cational To adults and to children.
Everyone is invited. and the show
will likely I've Well attended
because admission is without
charge.
Milford chronicle., 1946-05-10
Houston Ladies Form
V. F. w. Auxiliary
Mrs. Martha Benson Heads (;roup ;
Public Installation May 10

A public installation ceremony
will be held on Sunday. May 10. at
) p. m. i'll the Houston Methodist
Chuch by the new auxiliary Of the
Marvel-TaylOr Post. Veterans of
Foreign Wars
Officers were elected at recent
meeting in charge of Mrs. Anna
Wardell, state department presi-
dent. She was assisted by Mrs.
Lola SZymanski. state senior vice
president; Mrs. Hazel Dewitt. state
junior vice president; Mrs. Elsie
Bradley. state secretary. and Mrs.
Nerna Redman, state color bearer.
The local unit has l0 charter
members. Mrs. Martha G.. Benson
was elected president. other otfi-
GERS are:
Senior vice president Mrs. Grace
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Milford chronicle., 1946-05-10
Sussex County Tax
Rate Reduced Sets
Levy Court Fixes 4OS For New Year; Improve
ments Throughout County Boost Basis
Four 10 Five Million; Budget For Year Is
Officially Adopted

The Sussex County Levy Court.
upon a survey OF prospective reve-
nue. on greatly increased taxable
basis. reduced the tax from - to
80 cents per $loo this week and
adopted a budget OF $291 ,29o, pre-
pared by Frederick d. Whitney. its
counsel
The new rates becomes effective
at the beginning OF the l946-41
fiscal year on July |.
The court announced that i'll adj
dition to prospective increased rev
enues from several different
sources. there will be a surplus in
the general funds al the end OF
the present fiscal year which will
make up any budget deficiencies
caused by the reduced taxes or any
extraordinary expenses the county
may have 10 meet.
Milford chronicle., 1946-05-10
Farm and Home Hour
Schedule Released
Agricultural Extension Service Re-
leases Mays Program

The Delaware Farm and Home
Hour schedule for May was re-
leased today by the Delaware Agri-
cultural Extension Service.
This 15-minute program is pre-
sented Monday through Friday over
WDEL, at l p. M. Agricultural and
homemaking topics of interest to
Delaware listeners are discussed
at this time. by extension special
lists and farm people. The broad
cast schedule is as follows:
May 10-Homemaker Miss Nan
cy Kelly and New Castle county
hOmemaker.
May 13 Poultry: w. c. Skog-
lund, extension poultry specialist
Poultry Situation.
Nav IA Feed and Forage Pro
duction: c.. f. Phillips, extension
agronomist.
May l5-Kent County All Clubs
May l6 Production and Market
ing Administration
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Milford chronicle., 1946-05-10
E-SaUing Bonds NOlc
Are FiUe Years Old
II. s. Government Securi-
ties First Went On Sale
May l, 1911

The most popular security in all
financial history is five years old
TODAY. The Series + Savings BOND
of the United States Treasury llrst
went on sale May !. 1871, alohS
with its sisters. Series f and u.
In five years more than billion
Units of E-bOnds have been ISSUED
to Americans who paid more thah
SAP billion for them, Clarence r.
Keyes. State Director of the |. ;
Savings Bonds Division said To-Day
The Cinderella of the Treasury
bond family made modest debut.
Only 875.241 E-Bonds were dated
May, 1941. for total of $l26.9l0.-
600 issue price.
More than twice as much III dol
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Milford chronicle., 1946-05-10
State Farm Labor
Situation Reviewed
approximately 275 Outside Labor.
fr> Are Now Working On Farms

Bahamian and jamaican laborer.
now engaged in farm work in Della
ware number approximately 275
reports J. Franklin Gordy. STATE
farm labor supervisor for the Della
ware Extension Service.
About 100 of this number are
housed at the Wessex Farm Labor
Center near Bridgeville and the re-
manned are living in housing fur
nished on farms throughout the
state. Al the present time these IL
horers are employed in the harvest
OF asparagus, setting the early crop
OF tomato plants. and in general
farm work.
80 tar this crop season sufficient
labor has been available to care for
the most essential farm needs. Yet
farmers who wish to secure i'm
ported labor for this season and
VINO have not already done so are
urged To contact farm labor Off
cldlS and complete labor contracts
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Milford chronicle., 1946-05-10

troll and treatment of avian coccidi-
osis and fowl typhoid.
The poultry disease research
program which the grant will sup
Fort ANA strengthen is under the di-
rccti0n of Professor \. T.. Tomhave.
head of the Animal and Poultry In
dustry Department. and is hein9
conducted by Karl Seegar at the
Suhstation near Georgetown and
Or. Earl Moore al the University.
1t is expected that these funds
will make possible the initiation OF
several additional lines of disease
Investigation which may greatly in
ilutnCe the control of hrOiler di-
scaSpS in the hruiler area III south
trn Delaware.
Milford chronicle., 1946-05-10

The total assessment amounted
to $35,42G .599. which is an increase
of between -four and five million
dollars over the assessment of
1913.
The increase in assessments this
year is largely due To the fact that
this is a general assessment year
and Il great number of properties
with improvements have been
added to the list
There are 81 .5oG persons assessed
with capi1atiou tax. the capitation
rate being 81 per person.
Sussex county Will receive from
taxes on real estate, under the new
rate, total of $22l.706 .39 and So
500 from capitatiOn tax. making i;
grand total OF $2542l2.39 This
sum equals approximately tht
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Milford chronicle., 1946-05-10
Soil Conservation
Banquet At Dover
]. c. Dykes. Asst. CHIEF :. {. -.
Guest Speaker Last Friday Nlght

Expressing faith in farmers that
they Will place their land i'll the Soli
conservation program for the 1u-
ture welfare of agriculture, J. {.
Dykes. assistant chief. Soil Conser-
vation Service. L. S. Department OF
Agriculture, spoke before a crowd
of over one hundred farmers. busi-
ness men, bankers. and representa-
ives of agricultural organization"
and their wives at a recent banquet
in the Caesar Rodney school. cam
een-Wyoming. DR.. Hugh II. Ben
nett, chief of the Soil Conservation
Service, was scheduled to be the
guest speaker, but was unable to
attend due to illness.
The banquet was held under the
auspices of the board of SuperVls-
ors of the Soil Conservation Dis-
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Milford chronicle., 1946-05-10
Baptist State
t. nVentiOn
Was Held Here
Y lesterday y
Noted Speakers Address
ed Thirtieth Annual
Convention In First
Baptist Church In This
City.

The Rev. DR.. Reuben Nelson. ex-
ecutlNe secretary OF the Council on
Finance and Promotion of the Nor
thern Baptist Convention. one of
the most responsible positions of
the denomination, was one of the
speakers at the Delaware State
Baptist Convention at the First
Baptist Church here yesterday.
The Rev. DR.. Benjamin p.
Browne. executive secretary OF the
Pennsylvania Baptist Convention.
and the Rev Merrick l.. Streeter.
Baptist missionary. who was sta
toned III Burma prior To the war.
and who during the war did special
broadcaSting in Burmese for the
OWL, We're among the other out
standing speakers. Presiding over
the convention was the Rev. Elmer
r. Rose. president.
The programs as presented ut
the convention and associated meet
in9S. follow:
Convention
Convention called to order Nv
the president; hymn No. >; devo-
tions. Thomas Gebhart. Holloway
Terrace Church: welcome, the Rev.
Leon {. Nelson. Milford Church :
business session. report of eXecu-
tive secretary. Mr.. Nelson; report
of director OF promotion. Mrs. Al
bert Edge; report of board of trus-
tees. Everett Borton; report oi
chairman of promotion. the Rev r
Raymond Baker: appointment ot
committees; introduction of New
minister: reading of church letters
Memorial service. the Rev. JOIN
Ballhach. Delaware venu,
Church,; hymn No. LAG