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Milford chronicle., 1946-09-13
City Is Prepared
For Big Convention
Parade With $4,000 In
Cash Prizes Will Be
Outstanding Feature
OF 26th Annual Fire
mems Convention.

Milford assumed Marde GraS
air this week with the placing of
the decorations for the Firemens
Convention to be held here next
Wednesday and Thursday.
According to Fred Brown. pres
ident of the State Volunteer Fire
mems Association. the greatest
convention in the twenty-siX years
Of the organization history is eX-
pected.
Approximately $H00.00 has been
appropriated for parade prizes
alone, exceeding by over 5000 any
previous appropriation.
The parade is scheduled for :
o'clock Thursday night, and the
committee in charge has pointed
out that if il cannot be held as
scheduled il will not be held at
all
The parade will form on Lake
avenue and move promptly at :
p. m. Line of march follows: Lake
avenue TO Church street. north on
Church street to North West Sec
Ollu street, east Oh .NOIlH vest StC-
ond street to North Walnut street.
south on North Walnut street to
South East Front street. east on
South East Front street TO Lover S
Lane. south on Lovers Lane to
Municipal Bathing Beach and
Playground. where mammoth
display of fireworks will be set-off
Immediately following the parade
Top prizes of $75 will be given
To the state company having the
best band in line and the out-Of-
state company with the best band
a prize of $75 will also be giver
to the best state drum and buglt
corps.
The judges for the parade thi!
year. according to President Brown
will come from Pennsylvania. HI
said This parade is strictly ;
tiremen's parade and no CONNER
cial entries will be permitted, eX
cept where il directly aligns Will
fire companies operations. II
stressed the fact. that any com
pany permitting member to fal
into the line of march in an intON
} icated condition will be immediate
ly disqualified by the judges.
The convention will open Wed
(continued on mage o.
Milford chronicle., 1946-09-13
Red Sox Take First
Two Games Of Series
Noses Cards 6-5 In Opener; Shut
Them Out 20 In Second

The second place Milford Red
SoX in their first two games with
the fourth place Salisbury Cardi-
mails. took both. The opener. which
was played in this city on Tuesday
evening was annexed by the Sox.
6 to before a record crowd. The
second game played at Salisbury on
Wednesday evening. was also TAX
en- by the SoX. by score of to
0. AS the Chronicle prepared for
press the Red Birds" were due
back in Milford for the third con-
Continued on page g.
Milford chronicle., 1946-09-13
Greenwood Boy Wins
In Speaking Contest
Second Place In Regional Contest
Goes To John MerNinp

John Mervine. Is years old. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. w H. Mervine of
Greenwood. won second place in
the North Atlantic regional public
speaking contest of the Future
Farmers of America at the College
of Agriculture. Rutgers University
New Brunswick. N j. He was
awarded a silver medal. AT the
close of the competition John was
tied with Theodore l.. White, Jr.,
Connecticut boy. for first place on
basis of points, but the contest
was decided in Whites favor be-
cause his subject, The Backbone
of Poultry Husbandry" was decid-
ed best from the standpoint of ma
tional interest. The third and
fourth winners were from New
Jersey and New York, respectively.
The contest represented ten states
with total enrolment of approx
mately 10000 agriculture boys.
John was accompanied by Noah
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Milford chronicle., 1946-09-13
State College Opens
56th Session Sept. Is
Largest Freshman Class In
History Signed Up; Foot
ball Squad Reports

The fifty-fifth session of the Del
aware State College will open on
September 10 with the largest
freshman class in the history of the
college. Approximately 69%o of the
class will be exc. is. In prepara-
ton for the influx of veterans. the
Government is constructing 3
houses on the campus to accomo-
date 40 additional veterans.
Freshmen will register on the
10Th and start program of orien-
tation designed to adjust them to
college life The program includes
testing, assemblies, movies. tours
receptions. stunt night. and YES
pers.
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Milford chronicle., 1946-09-13
Mother Loper Passes
At FELTON,, Delaware
She Reared 26 Foster Sons. Two OF
Her Own During Busy Life

Funeral services for Mrs. Drucil-
la Dennis Loper. who in her life
time raised 26 foster sons in addi
tion to her own two sons, were held
at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at
Barratt's Chapel where interment
also was made
The Rev. Tilghman Smith of
Townsend. and the Rev. A. A..
Pierce of Schenectady, n. Y. will
Otficiate.
Mrs. Loper. who died at FELTON,
last Friday night at the age of 20
was the widow of Noah A. Loper,
who died last April. She is survived
by two sons, Edgar D. Loper of
Viola, and Charles f. Loper of Do
yer; eight grandchildren. and five
ereatchildren. Born near Berlin
Md, she was the daughter of the
late Ann Quillen Dennis.
Continued on page -
Milford chronicle., 1946-09-13

Farmers were warned today to
guard against the danger OF out
breaks of hog cholera in the hazar-
dous months of early fall.
This is one of the seasons
of greatest danger from hog
cholera. the American Foundation
for Animal Health declared, and
livestock men were advised to keep
a close watch on their swine droves
and have all PIGS vaccinated early
Vaccination. along with sound
sanitation practices and proper
feeding, constitute the best safe
guards for a sure pig crop, the
Foundation pointed out.
Milford chronicle., 1946-09-13
Farmers WarnedAgainst Outbreaks
OfDeadly Hog Cholera This Fall

Because infection can be spread
by hos coming down with chol-
IRA. even before pronounced symp-
toms appear. hog raisers were urg-
ed to keep a close watch on their
droves for signs Of fever, loss OF
appetite. or weakness.
If evidence of illness appears,
suspect cholera first" the Founda-
ton statement said" and have a
veterinarian make diagnosis at
once.
In the meantime. if pigs have
not been vaccinated. it is wise to
have this done Immediately, MAX
CONTINUED on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1946-09-13
Keeping House For HospitalHere
Is Il Mighty Big Undertaking

You can't get sheets. linen tow
els, silverware. You can't get soap
powder. canned fruits. tuna fish
and yet the war is over Such is
the plight of the poor Milford house
wife. How would you like to keep
house for more than $50 persons
each day. with the majority of
these folks sick and unable to take
care of themselves?
This is exactly what Milford
Memorial Hospital is doing. When
next your household duties get you
down, stop and consider what the
housekeeping problems of an IS
bed hospital are like. When you
Milford chronicle., 1946-09-13
Nurses Aides Needed
At Hospital Here
Local Institution Is Greatly In
Need OF Assistants

John Wymer. administrator of
the Milford Memorial Hospital. an
nounced today that there is an
acute need for nurses aides at the
hospital Immediately.
With every bed in the intuition
filled and many patients placed in
the halls and sun rooms. the pres
ent undermanned staff is running
itself ragged" attempting to take
care of the multitudOus needs OF
the patients.
Housewives who can spare few
hours out of their busy week TO
come out to the hospital will be
comforting a real favor on the over
worked staff.
Milford chronicle., 1946-09-13
High School Will
Play Night Football
Games will BE Played Under Lights
At Red SOX Ball Park

This year for the first time the
tOWnSpeOple will be able to watch
the Milford "Bucs" on the gridiron
The Milford Athletic Association
has consented to let the high school
use the Red SoX Park for all their
home football games. This means
night football under lights that
can be enjoyed by all the fans in
town.
The l947 schedule follows:
Friday. October RehOhoth at
Milford.
Friday. October II Seaford at
SeafOrd nighO.
Wednesday. October IL Sails
bury at Milford.
Friday. October - Open
Friday, November Caesar
Rodney at Milford.
Friday, November : Laurel at
Milford
Friday November Is Bridgrville
at BridSeville.
Friday. November - George
town at Milford
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Milford chronicle., 1946-09-13

say 81 beds that's really not a
large hospital as hospitals go In
fact Milford Hospital recently
reached an all time high with 105
patients and in an effort TO take
care of emergency cases it was
necessary to crowd in beds un-
reasonably.
Housekeeping is never fun and
when the home is jammed to over
flowing it becomes sheer drudgery.
so picture what housekeeping at
Milford Hospital must be like. 1t
must be remembered that a 100
bed hospital is considered full
continued ON page l5l
Milford chronicle., 1946-09-13
Accuse Milfordian
In Tire Store Theft
Spencer COverdale, Jr., Alleged To
Have Taken 500 In Cash

Milford police have arrested and
are said to have secured a signed
confession from a former tire store
employee that he entered the store
August "a and stole about 800 in
cash.
Spencer Coverdale. Jr., of Mil
ford. received a preliminary hear
ing on the charges last Saturday
before Justice G.. +. Beswick and
will be given further hearing at
a later date.
Coverdale, according to his con-
fession, obtained entry with a dup
licate of the stores front door key.
Milford chronicle., 1946-09-13
Corn Yield Contest
Begins In Delaware
Entries Should Be Sent To {. T..
Phillips. Secretary Of ID. {. !. A..

y
Who will be the Delaware Corn
King of l945?''
Corn growers may compete for
that title in five-acre corn yield
contest just announced by the Del
aware Crop Improvement Associ-
alton.
According to {. r. Phillips. sec
retary of the association and eX-
tension agrOnomist for the Univer-
sity of Delaware. entry in this con-
test is open to any five acres of
corn grown in Delaware. and may
be made in the name of owner.
tenant or any other person direct
ly connected with growing the
crop.
continued on page y
The Valley settler., 1946-09-26

Tho benefits of cooperation--uhich oh hovo proved their worth since timo inrnenoric1 i in var and count1e ss other to sts--can be : benefits for all humanity and individual !, and at such c reasonable price; simple, unsolfish, uho1 eheerted cooporot ion. Robert Mcdonald in Texun News,
 Rio Grando Valley Citrus Exchange
The Valley settler., 1946-09-26
VALLEY NEAT HER

The Woothor reports for the month of Aug ust end July reveal some very intoro st ing facts rhon compared vi tn past years. The nuska Valley gives us this story-- Maximum temperature for August vas 72 IMinninun vas 32' IPrccipi itotion l.69 inches Number of cl leer days
 of Partly cloudy days
 of Cloudy days 22 This is the co1dost August since l939 and the dryost sirco l94l. Tho minimum temperature of 32o is tho love- ost on record since 1913. T|o earthquakes Toro reported for August ono on the 18th aud tho other on the e8th. On the othor haIid July has little dif- foront record.
 Tho maximum temperature Uos 8l It uas tho varno st July. sinco 1856 and tho dryest since 1o39. ITo can draw tho conclusion then that this srurnor up until August Uos Warraor than usual, and that tho sumner in general has tended to be dryr--in spite of tho fact that thought it rather uot in August.
  Up until tho equinox, TO Uero having soro Irathor warn Sop ptorlbor weather, but al though tho weather is still nico tho last few days have chil1ines ss of fall about them. l~Tho North Wind doth blow."
Milford chronicle., 1946-10-11
Delmarva Raceway
Horse Show Oct. 20
Show Will BE Under General Chair
manship OF J. Ewell Calhoun

The date OF October 20 has been
set for the annual fall Delmarya
Horse Show. to be held at the Del
marva Raceway on the Georgetown
Lewes Highway. The show, which
will include 18 classes. is scheduled
to start promptly at p. m. with the
gates opening at noon, and band
concert scheduled for 1890 p. IN.
The show will be under the gen
eral chairmanship of J. Ewell Cal
houn. and entry blanks are being
mailed TO all former exhibitors. Mr..
Calhoun has announced that entry
blanks will hc sent to all persons
interested upon request to the com
mittee. The complete list of com
mittees for the horse show will be
announced within few days and
also the names of the judges.
Since the Delmarva Horse Show
date has been set to follow the
horse show being given at Dover
end Salisbury. horses will be in top
show form and a large number of
entries from the Eastern Shore Is
anticipated. Prizes and four rib
bOns will be awarded for each
event The Delmarva Racewav.
Continued on page ~
Milford chronicle., 1946-10-11
Fire Claims More
Lives Than Battle
100, 900 Persons Have Lost Lives In
Last Decade

Since 1920 more Americans have
lost their lives by fire than were
killed in all the devastating battles
OF World War II.
Fire has claimed 100000 victims
and has burned or disfigured for
lite 10000 persons in the last de-
cudc.
II has SCOurgcd property valued
at $4,000 ,0O0, 900 within the past 10
gears.
More than half of these fires OC-
ear in the American home, accord
ing to the National Fire Protection
Association.
YOu hear SO much about "thc
American home" To the rest of the
world it's wonder of electric ice
boxes and magic hands that per-
form arduOus household tasks at
the snap of button. Yet this great
institution. the American home. has
the highest fire rate of any country
in the world. an average of nearly
100000 year.
Why this shocking record?
The answer is simple-Bad
housekeeping. The remedy lies in
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Milford chronicle., 1946-10-11
III Achievement
.ShOlU In Sussex
Affair Will BE Held In
Georgetown High School
Auditorium

The annual III Achievement
Show in Sussex County will be held
in the Georgetown High School
auditorium this evening. Friday,
October II at 8 p. m. Mr.. Bruce T..
Frazier. County Club Agent. has
announced that Ill girls from
many OF the clubs in Sussex County
will participate in this show
Everyone Is invited to attend. Nd
mission is free.
The feature events of the evening
program will be a Style Dress Re
yrc and several foods dcmOnStra-
tions. In the Dress Revue all
dresses. suits, and aprons that the
girls will model will have been
made by them in the past years
club work. The small girls will
model their aprons and coit0a
dresses, and the older girls will pa
rade in their wool suits, dresses
and evening gowns.
For the foods demonstrations the
girls will demonstrate how to make
tasty. appetizing foods and drinks
with dairy products. The blue rib
bon winners in both events Will
participate in the State Achieve
mcnt Show at Caesar Rodney High
School on Friday, October 18th.
Come out to the Georgetown
High School and see what the l-H
/ girls are doing in Sussex County
Milford chronicle., 1946-10-11
Milford Swamps
Rehoboth rs To O
"Ruc>" Playing First Gamc Oi sea-
son Under Lights Crush Rivals

The Milford High School foot
ball team opened the 1916 grid sea-
son here last Friday night by adj
ministering a crushing 25 to de-
feat to their traditional Sussex ri
walls. RehOboth High. The game
was played under the lights at the
ball park.
The "Bucs' We're never in ser
ious trouble at any time during
the One-sided encounter. and had
little difficulty in running up -
first downs.
They scored their first touch
down in exactly five plays after
taking the ball on their own thirty
yard line following It"hohoth $
first kick Another outstanding
scoring play was a 35yard pass
from Emory to Lank who caught
the "pigskin" on RehOboth's 30.
and after sidestepping two deter
mined Rehoboth tacklers. sprinted
to the goal for the score
This evening, Friday. October
IL. Milford will go to Seaford. de-
termined TO wipe out last years
% to Q humiliating defeat at the
hands OF the Nylon TOwners.
continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1946-10-11
Night Harness One Killed,
Racing Opens Several Hurt
This Evening Over Week-End
Meet Will BE Held AT
Kent And Sussex Fair
Grounds In Harring-
ton.

HARRINGTON When the night
harness racing meeting, with parl-
Eiutucl betting opens tonight. Fri
day. October II. at the Kent and
Sussex fair grounds here, many OF
the $50 horses stabbed here for the
meet will be from some of the best
stables in the East. The meeting
will feature eight races nightly.
eight horses in each race. with the
post time s: Is p. m.
Night harness racing with pari-
mutuel netting is distinct innOVa-
tiOn for the state and was made
possible by a special act Of the 1918
legislature. Racing at Harrington
will be under ideal conditions. with
the Kent and Sussex fair grounds
track having lighting facilities
equal to any track in the East.
j. Writ Willis. harness racing
commissioner for the State Of
Delaware. has granted the Kent
and Sussex Racing Association -
nights of racing. with five addition
al days optional if weather permits
A special train will be operated
from the PennS Sylvnia station
Broad Street. Philadelphia, Leaving
at about $50 p. III. The train will
stop at Chester and Wilmington
and will arrive here at 7:30 p. m.
returning TO Philadelphia after the
races
Milford chronicle., 1946-10-11
u. S. Court Clears
l.. D. Caulk Company
Antitrust Charges In Plastic Sale
Are Dismissed

Newark. \. j.. Oct, (H) Anti
t.ust charges against the l.. ID.
aulk Company. Milford. Del;
Kerr Dental Manufacturing Conn
pany, Detroit. Mich. and Vernon
i:crnshoff Company, PittsburS. Pa.
have been dismissed in federal
court at Newark, \. J. by Judge
/ thomas f. Mcancy.
The charges against these cor
poration officers also were dismiss
ed: G.. Layton and William V. Grler
0l the Caulk Company: Robert VI.
Kerr. ST., and Robert NJ. Kerr. Jr..
OF the Kerr Company. and l.. b.
and H. NJ. Vernon of the Vernon
BCnshOff Company.
The defendants had been indicted
on charges Of conspiracy in re-
stralnt of trade in the manufacture
End sale of airplane and dental
lastics.
The DUPONT Company of Will
minGton. Del. and ROhm and Haas
Company. Inc. of Philadelphia
were abSolved Of companion
charges after trial which started
in May. 1915.
The action was on recommends
ton ol L. s. Attorney Edgar II
Rossbach. who said 1T does not
appear in the public interest to
prosecute the remaining defendants
who were alleged to have played
subordinate parts in the violations
charged"
Milford chronicle., 1946-10-11
Greenwood Cyclist In
stantIy Killed BY Al
legged Hit-Runner On
Bridgevillc Highway.

one person Mas Killed and II
others were injured in automobile
acCidcnts over the week end Most
OF the mlshaps occurred early la.
@unuay morning. a a dense loA
llankct"d most OF the state. lower
il,g visibility 10 only few feet in
some sectors ana making driving
hazardous. All the accidents out
side the city We're attributed by
pOlic, to the fO2.
The death victim was Shormat
Christopher. Is. Of Greenwood. who
vas Killed when struck hy car
while riding his bicycle ON Route
tot short distance west OF
BIidscvillc. state police. vino said
Christopher was struck by a hit
oud-run driver. last Sunday ni1ht
arrested Dudley Evans. u.s. Of
"ridgcylllc. who is hcin. held I'M
81 $1,000 bond in connection with
the death
Milford chronicle., 1946-10-11
Another Reader
Added To Our Club
T.. Green Reed Writes t. That He
Has Been Constant Reader

In Last Weeks issue OF the
Chronicle. We carried an editorial
in which we stated that Mrs. !
Stanley Short. of Milford was the
last remaining survivor Of the first
subscribers to the Milford Chroni-
Gle. On Tuesday of this week we
received letter from Mi i, Green
Reed of Lincoln. in which he adj
ViScS us that he has been ie@u-
lar reader of this paper since its
inception. and that he has never
taken amy other paper and never
expects To. \ check of our records
show that Mr. Reed is correct and
of this date he has had his paper
marked up as paid for life. We are
certainly glad to know that we have
AZ least two life long readers of III"
Chronicle who have been CnnStrni
readers since lis establishment
Should there be any more. who
can SubStantiatc their claim we
will h" more than pleased to add
them To our club.
The letter from Mr Reed follows .
Editor. Milford Chronicle.
Dear Sir
| see in the last paper long
nice letter of the old Subscribers OF
the Chronicle: but my name was
not in the letter. took the papcI
in 1873 from Frank Truilt and haV,
never missed single copy for 6
years. | feel that am The oldest
subscriber on your books | Woult
like to have You make a letter fo'
me in your next issue have never
taken any other paper and ncvci
expect to. have entered my 9Otl
year.
Hoping you all the success. | an
yours truly.
T.. C. Reed
We extend our congratulation,
10 Mr.. Reed as he enters his fou
score and ten year. and wish fO
him many more happy birthdays.
Milford chronicle., 1946-10-11
Youth Fellowship
Meeting Oct. 1920
Third tOn,oCati0n Will BE Held
In Wilmington Church

The third annual c0uvoCation Of
the Methodist Youth Fellowship
of the Peninsula Conference will
be held October is. ~ and 20 in
Harrison Street Methodist Church.
Wilmington.
The program follows: Friday.
October Is, p. m. registration at
Harrison Street Church; directed
recreation. Charles Smyth, leader:
$50 p. m, dinner at the church:
8 p. m. worship service tplcasc
observe silence in the sanctuary -.
Robert Holloway. leader: keynote
address. Dr. Allan Knight ChaI-
mcrs, pastor OF Broadway Tahcr-
naclc Church. New York City: 9
p. m, get acquainted session, aud
itorium of Sunday school room
Charles Smyth, leader.
Saturday. October ~ Breakfast
in home of hostess, $3.50 Il. m. wOr-
ship. Miss Ruth GucSSf0rd. leader;
DR.. Dayton McClain. speaker. vice
chancellor of American University;
1890 d. m. conference NJ Y. f.
session. Edwin Thomas. president,
in charge: 1l:30 Il. m, address,
Rev. Howard Bailey. executive sec
rctary of the Delaware Confer
cncc; 200 district NJ. Y. +. Sos
siOns; p. m. lunch at the church g;
% p. m. first discussion period a.:
}: l5-4:15 p. m. second discussion
period; 1:3O y. m, recreation; $50
p. m. banquet in the church; {;
speaker. Rev. Hoover Ruper. di-
rector of youth department. Gen
eral Board of Education. Nashville
Tenn; installation of conference
youth officers; movie in Sunday
school auditorium.
Sunday. October 20. $50 a. m.
service for youth, Edwin Thomas
leader; 1890 a. m. Worship ser
vice. speaker. Rev. Hoover Rupert
12:00. church school all depart
ments; dinner with host and hos
tess: return to homes.
Discussion Group Leaders jos
eph B. Vaughn. associate confer
ence director of youth Robert W
Hastings. district director of YOutl
Eastern District; Harold NJ. Davis
. District Director of Youth. Dove
, District: ID. c. Wildey. District Di
: rector of Youth, Wilmington Dis
trict: David W. Baker. Associat,
District Director of Youth. vii
mington; Jasper l.. Jones. Associ
i ate Director of Youth. Eastern Dis
| trict; Herman Mckay. ASSOCIATE
! Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1946-10-11
Is
On Approved
List For '45-46
Local Institution Was
Formerly COnditiOnally
Approved, According
To Chief OF Staff.

Milford Memorial Hospital is ON
the fully approved list of the Ancri-
can College OF Surgeons for l9f0-i6
acCOI ding To an announcement made
Ly Dr.. ". T. Chipman of Harring-
ton. chief OF the medical staff of the
hospital.
The hospital formerly was condi-
tionally approved Dr Chapman
said. but now is fully approved. Dr.
Chipman has been head of the medi-
cal staff for Milford Memorial Hos
pital for several years and was a
member OF the original committee
which conducted the campaign that
led to the establishment of Milford
Memorial.
The goal of every hospital IS Ia
y in approval Of tn" American Col
lc2c of Surgeons" he said since
1918 this organization has sci th'
standards for American hospitals
1t is largely the result of this that
our hospitals have made such pro
2rcSs as to give us the finest hos
pital protection of any country OI
the world Approval by the Amcri
can COllc9" means that Wc have
complied with tho minimum stand