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Milford chronicle., 1946-10-11
Plan NOU For 1911
Pork Production
Farmers Urged To Give
Care In Selection OF
Breeding Stock

Now is the time for farmers to
begin plans for next seasons step
rcd-up pork production. by select
,nS high-eGficicncy breeding stock
that will assure Il heavy volume of
spring pigs. livestock authorities
urged in Il report issued here today.
with the need for much higher
production. farmers cannot afford
this year to triflc with inferior OF
scrub breeding stock" states to-
days report by the American Foun-
cation for Animal Health. PRO
ducing herds should be culled now
to eliminate shy-brccding brood
.:ows and both sows and bOars
which produce slow gaining, hard
feeding pigs.
(cOnIIuuPd on Daor b
Milford chronicle., 1946-10-11
Dance At Milford
Armory Sat. Night
Weekly Allair> Being Sponsored
u! Company {

Dcv0tccS Of the tclpsiChOrcan
art, better known locally as dane
ing. viii he more than pleasantly
surprised if they will attend one Of
The weekly dances, being held every
Saturday evening at the State ar
rOry on North Walnut street, tins
city.
Th" dance which hceiu- prompt
Is at $50 o'clock. are brln" spou-
"nrcd hy company "C' Nllturd's S
own state Guard company.
Music for the gala affairs. which
are drawing orderly crowds. is be
inS furnished by Frank Jackson'-
orchestra Admission is low. onl,
&c each, plus tax
Refreshments are for sale in the
basement and may be- obtained 1T
"Gy time during ihc dance.
Second Lieutenant Jay Manlul,
i presently serving as chairman ol
arrangements. The c0mmandin2 of
llcCr OF Company &C." which
through virtue of h0nors won dur
in" the nearly six years the guar
has lunCtiOnCd. is generally rcc0G
ld/cd rs not only the Outstandin
company in the Delaware Guard
but is on" Of the Icadn" contender
Tor first place among all Stat,
Guard c0mpany's on the East Cons
: Captain Jacob II. Roosa .Ir.. W
Dean kimmcl is First Lieutenant
while Major j. Holland Prcttynlan
u former company commanded
presently serving as commander q
me llrSt battalion. making Milford
ms headquarters. are all member
Oi the dance committee.
Milford chronicle., 1946-10-11
Fort Dupont Given
ToDe1awareByU.S.
Governor Walter w. Bacon AT Ceremony in
Dover Predicts Health And Welfare Pro
ject Will Rank With States Road, School
Record.

Fort DUPONT was formally trans
fcrrcd TO the State of Delaware last
Tuesday by the Public BUILDINGS
for use in health
and welfare work AT ceremony
in the office OF Governor Walter ".
Bacon.
The transfer document Was sign
cd by Governor Bacon in the pres
encc OF nearly 100 persons. Among
them were t. S. Senator c. DoUS@
lass Buck and L. S. Representative
Philip \. TraynOr.
Fort dupont. valued al more than
81. 500 900, will be used to establish
the Delaware State Welfare Center,
a health and welfare institution 10
care for children. the aged. and
alcoholics.
Milford chronicle., 1946-10-11
16Oth Anniversary
At St. Johnstown' S
Rev. Joseph Is. Dickcrson, Cam.
bridge Pastor. To Deliver Sermon

The Rev. j. B. DiCkcrson. pastor
ol Zion NJ f. church. cambridge,
Md. will he the guest speaker at
the 160th dnniveI Sary service at st.
JohnstOwn NJ. l.. church. near
Grccnw OOd next Sunday, October
T.. at 30 y. m.
The sOloist for the service will
hc Cooper Davis of Philadelphia.
Hc will be accompanied at the pi-
ano by Mrs. Charles KOpplC. Con
LrcEaiional singing. will he directed
hi Miss Joan Steele. music instruC-
ter in BridgclillC school.
The first NJ. +. Church grew out
.! Il series of meetings held at the
Lumc of William Laws under the
inspiring prcachin" of Francis As
hurry in l779.
In May l779 the great work be
gan on the occasion of the death Of
= young man. John Laws. Having
been converted while sick by AS
bury. he spoke of his great expert
onCCS. Many of his family and
n"i@hb0rS were deeply moved by
such burning words of triumph
over death which he uttered. AS
(cuutiuurd IN parc 3
Milford chronicle., 1946-10-11
Shore Theatre.
Will Open
In Milford
October 29
Plan Elaborate CercmOn-
les For Opening Night
OF Peninsula's Newest
Playhouse; Increased
Crews Working.

With all the splcndOr of Il Holly
wood premier. MilfOrd's Shore
Theatre will open its doors TO the
public the night Of October 10Th.
Carpenters. plastcrs and eleclrici-
ans and decorators are working
with increased crews to complete
their jobs.
All projection and sound equip
mcnt has arrived in Milford to-
ecther with the seats and the man
agcmrnt is now awaiting expert
installation men from New YORK to
install the various equipment
Shore AmuScmcnts. Inc. owners
and operators Of the Shore Theatre
have spared no expense in making
the Shore Theatre one of the best
equipped and most comfortable and
attractive theatres along the East
Coast. They are exceedingly proud
of the seat they have purchased for
the patrons comfort A completely
erected scat is on display in The
Pierce Hardware Store for the pub
lies inspection.
Opening attraction and policy VIII
be announced at a later date.
Milford chronicle., 1946-10-11
Sarah Barcus
Elected Head
OF Auxiliary
o
Adjunct To Blue Hen
Post, V. +. W., Formal
ly Organized At Meet
ing Monday Evening.

Au auxiliary to the Blue Hen
Post Y f w. was formed last
Monday evening at meeting held
in the Narney auditorium. Milford
I Community Building. with Miss
Sarah A Barcus Milford being
elected as the groups first presi-
dent. Mrs Lola SZymanski. presi-
dent Of the Department of Della
ware. Y. f. W. AuXiliarics. and her
staff were present and assisted in
the organization of the local group.
other officers. in addition to
Miss Barcus. are: Senior Vice Pres
idcnt. Mrs. Mildred Fry; junior vice
Mrs Ellen Sipple Grier;
secretary. Mrs. Ann Pierce Baech-
Ter. treasurer Mrs Marian II.
Lynch. chaplain. Mrs. Lena Man
love. cOnductrcSs. Mrs. Lillian
trustee. three year term. Mrs. Bur
da Burdick; trustee. two year
term. Mrs. Jane H. Rocco. and
trustee. one year term, Mrs. Marie
Webb. There are several appOin-
tive Offices yet to be filled.
The local auxiliary will be in
stitutcd on November 10.
The Blue Hen Post is going
ahead with plans for its "ArmisticC
bay Dance. one of the high.
lights of the program that evening
will be he awarding Of new 1910
Chevrolet to u lucky ticket holder
members of the local post have
been soliciting donations" for tn,
past couple Of weeks and. accord
ing TO all reports, the advance sal
has been most encouraging.
Milford chronicle., 1946-10-11
Crystal F0unt Will
Hold Installation
Monday Evening
Frank A. Jester, Well
Known Insurance Man,
Will BE Installed AS
Noble Grand, Earle +.
WOrthingtOn, V. G..

Crystal Fount Lodge. No. ~. Iu-
this city. will observe another
in It's brilliant history.
when the semi-annual installation
for the officers recent
ly elected for the winter term. are
held next Monday evening. OctO-
Der II. in the handsome new temple
on North Walnut street.
The officers who will be induCt-
ed into their respective offices on
that evening are: Frank A. Jester,
noble grand; Earle +. WorthingtOn.
vice grand: Henry wilkins. finan-
cial secretary; Wilson Sockridcr.
treasurer; Herschel Billins. re-
cording secretary; George a.
Swain, Clarence f. Jester and
James a. Hall, trustees of the Gem
etery board. and Willard Hall. Wal
lace f. McFaul and J. Lewis
Wright. trustees of the lodge.
The elaborate and impressive
installation ceremonies will be con-
Quoted in full ritualiStic form by
Deputy Grand Master Paris {.
Kirby of the Grand Lodge of Del
aware and staff.
Frank A. Jester the new noble
grand. in private life is associated
with the Equitable Life Insurance
Company. He is we'll known in
business circles throughout this
section of the state. and is fully
qualified to accept the post as head
of the largest odd Fellows lodge
south of Wilmington. Ills term
should be most successful
TO lend the evening that bit
Of socialbility that goes with an
installation program as put on by
Crystal Fount. Noble Grand Rich
ard Welch has named Harrison
Lynch as chairman of the enter
tainment committee. Past Grand
Lynch is planning to provide spc-
cial refreshments for members anc
guests.
Richard Wclch. the retiring noble
grand, leaves the Office with th'
thanks and best wishes of tht
membership.
Every Odd Fellows within The
jurisdiction of the Delaware CRANE
Lodge is cordially invited to at
tend this installation.
Milford chronicle., 1946-10-11
Will Dissolve
State Guard
On January LIST
Closing Ceremony OF IN
fantry Regiment Will
BE COlOrful Parade
And Review On Jan. ;

The Delaware State Guard. which
was organized in April OF 1871, as
an infantry battalion and grew dur
ing the war days into a full rcgi-
mcnt with two battaliOns. will be
dissolved January l. 1917. il was
announced officially last Sunday.
ColOrful closing ceremony.
tentatively set for Friday January
:. 1871. Will include parade
in Wilmington and review IN
Rodney Square in that city by the
regiment which numbers nearly
500 men.
This will be followed by a gen
cral meeting at tho State armory
in Wilmington by officers and men
of the organization, and state Off
Cials. y dance is being planned for
that evening.
Replaced National Guard
The Guard. which was formed
to protect the state during the alb
scncc OF the National Guard when
the latter was called into active
service will be replaced by the
new National Guard Air Arm and
Ground Forces OF Delaware. Lieu
tcnant-ColOncl Wallace \. Gamer
on heads the new Air Arm. and
COl0nel George J Schulz. com
mands the l9Sth AAA Group
In May. 1871. the infantry battal-
ion was reOrganizcd with $50 men
1t comprised. Company \ and
Headquarters Detachment in Will
mington; Company b, Dover. ant
Company {. Milford. Now it con.
sists of eight companies. New Cas-
tie. Newark. and MiddlctOwn bein2
added. three companies in VII
mingtOn. and medical dctach
mcnt
Al Il meeting last Sunday in th,
State ArmOry in Wilmington o
State Guard officers. Colonel j
Paul llCinCr, commanding officer
told the group that until the Guar,
is mustered out, its ranks will h
kept at full strength. He also an
tCOntlnUcd on mage :,
Milford chronicle., 1946-10-11
The w. T. Grant Co.
Is Forty Years Old
NiOrcwidc Sale To BE Staged: Conn
pany Pays Tribute To Employees

Yesterday was the W. +. Grant
Company's birthday. and the event
is being celebrated by storewidc
anniversary sale from October 10
49, Starting in 1906 in Lynn. Mas
sachusctts. the company is now 40
years old and numbers some 500
stores
The growth Of The company has
been based on the development OF
strong local stores gcared to the
needs Of the individual COmmun-
ity. The success of each store and
of the company is the result of the
efforts Of local people. II. III. Fog
Ter. president and general man
ager, has sent an anniversary tel
Cgram to employees expressing the
appreciation OF the company. In
all the stores. managers are citing
employees some of them veter-
ans of many years. others yOungs-
ters who have Joined the stores
more recently who by their SER
vice and effort are representative
workers.
In the Milford store on North
Walnut street. George w. Perry
store manager, names the follow
ing: Mrs Edith Draper. who has
been with the store fifteen years
Mrs. Myrtle kiblcr. Mrs. Helen
Deputy, Mrs. Ruth Passwatcrs and
Mrs. Mary Dccs.
Mr Perry himself has u record
dating back to 1924. He came to
the Milford store when it opened
in 1929, and is the only manager
this store has ever had.
This store has been remodeled
twice since it was opened, in 1885
and again in 1910. The second re
modelling was following a fire il
December. 1899.
One of the annual events looked
forward to by every child in Mil
ford is the Christmas party, which
has been held since 1889. On this
continued on page 3!
Milford chronicle., 1946-10-11
RfIc, Pistol Group
TO Organize Oct. 20
First Meeting OF Group
Will BE Held In
.\rmOry Here

Itiilc and pistol enthusiasts of
tn" Milford era will hold an or
@anization meeting on Tuesday
evening. October -. in the Mil
ford Armory on Nnrlh Walnut
street.
All persons who are Interested
in forming an organization. which
will promote matches and Ecncr-
ally contribute to better shooting
and more activity for persons. who
enjoy The hobby of sports shooting,
are cordially invited to attend this
initial meeting y program will be
outlined and officers for tn" year
Will he selected.
George ShOcklcy. former mem
bcr OF the Delaware State Police.
and one of the finest pistol shots
in Delaware. will preside over the
first meeting
Milford chronicle., 1946-10-11
Survey Rates
Delaware As
I
In Education
Just Completed
Ranks State Lowest
As 10 Effort Meas
urcd by Income Set
Apart For Schools.

DrlaVarc rauhiu2 fifth IN the
nation q, To the ahili,y to support
public schools Is third from last
IN ita overall educational pcriOr-
nance. accoudih1 10 survey mad"
Iy Raymond NJ Hu2he-. president
OF Iowa State College. and
William II. I.ancclol professor ot
,ccationai cduction At the same
school III. ult~ of The survey are
bubllehcd IN their new book, Edu-
cation America $ Na2ic. Il study
of education in the various states.
Referring 10 this state. the cdu-
GATORS state. It appears doubtful
whether any other state in the
lnion places a lower value upon
education, since il ranks lowest Of
ali rs to effort MS measured by the
Ictccuta2c OF income which it sets
apa.l for schools
The ohlrctIN" CIit"Iia employed
IA urdNuriu2 the relative pcrlur-
nance. rates the states on the fol
lowing: Thrir accomplishment in
education dr the present time: their
ability 20 support education, the
degree in which their accomplish
mont is commensurate with THEN
ability. tEc degree Of effort OF tho
states TO provide Ton cducatiGn: tn,
efficiency ot their educational lcvcI
OF the adult population The auth
0rs explained That. the ratings or
The clitcria oumittin@ ability ans
Giving accomplishment Il weight o
1Wo--arc averaged. ana RANK ae l.
tuiS uycra"c is taken a. the appar
,nt educational rank Of the state OF
thc basis u all round general per
tCIuancc.
The uuhlicatiuu stated that tn,
annual income per child in Della
ware is $3.50 The figure is obtain
cd 10y dividing the income Of tn
state AVERAGED over school years h.
thr number of children of publi
.chool axe Ecloring to Delaware
low Irlci ~ effort. the authors dc
cl1rrd that This culpahlo dcrclic
'irn II u"alIt nHatc!od bt Il -lli.ul
Is ios ..ca.d b. - ,ulCi,ury. l.
"ntrl It h"id9 ne ranh OF A..
auou- 'Ac states.
Milford chronicle., 1946-10-11
Duck Season Cut
To Forty-Five Days
Delaware Will Open Season Orto-
her 26 Instead Of October IL

The new season on ducks. geese
and other migratory waterfowl has
been changed as follows for Della
ware:
Season opens October %
Season closes December =
Daily bag limit changed from ~
a day to Il day ON ducks and If
in possession instead OF the usual
-.
The lcu2rh Of the shooting day
for 1916. will run from one half
hour h"forc sunrise. to onc-lInlf
hour bclpr" sunset.
The daily ba@ limit for geese is
two Il day
These laws are for Delaware
for 1916. For more full aud com
pIctc detail. read pages - and 81
in October issue Of Sports Ahcld. .
Milford chronicle., 1946-10-11
Officers Elected
BY Grand Lodge
u. ". Almond, Grand Master: En-
gene Sharp. Temple Lodge. =. &. :.

Form". Juvenile Court Judge
Bayard Nv. Almond of Carrcroft
was elected grand master of the
Grand Lodge Of Delaware last Fri
day.
Other officers elected were.
Senior grand warden. William
llolton Of Hiram Lodge so u Of
Newark.
Junior grand warden. Dorsey Y.
Burnham, Endcavor Lodge No. Il
of Milton.
Grand secretary, Chester X
Jones. Oriental Lodge 40. - Of
Wilmington.
Grand treasurer. George Wander
grift, COrinthian Lodge 40. % OF
Wilmington.
Immediately following the elcc-
ton Grand Master Almond ap-
pointed the following as members
of his staff:
Grand chaplain. Dr Park W
Huntington. Temple Lodge No. II
OF Wilmington.
continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1946-10-11
Benefits Ayailable For Dependents
OF Deceased World Var III Vefs

Under the provisions of the Nct"-
rams Amendment tn the Social Sc
curity Act. many survivors Of Della
ware World War II veterans, not
otherwise covered by the law. viii
he entitled to benefits. according to
4 statement made today by Roger
Il Minker. Manager of the Social
Security Administration Office al
Sixth and King Streets. Whining
ton, Delaware
In order that survivors of de
ceased veteran may receive pay
ments under the new law his re-
cord must show that. ,lt The vete-
Milford chronicle., 1946-10-11
Funeral Held For
Accident Victim
Gerald u. Mitchell OF Near Gcorgc-
town, Was Killed by Truck

Funeral services for two-ycar-
old Gerald ID. Mitchell. who died as
u result of injuries sustained when
he was struck by a truck driven
by Raymond DOrcy, last Friday.
were held in the Carey Funeral
Home in Georgetown on Monday
afternoon at two o'clock, with the
Rev. Omar f. Jones officiating. In
tcrmcnt in Union cemetery, that
town.
The child, who died in the BCcbc
Hospital shortly after being admit
ted, was the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Glenn Mitchell. of near George
town. and in addition to his par
cnts is survived by brother,
Wayne
Milford chronicle., 1946-10-11
INCORRECT ADDRESSES
BALLS Up VA OFFICE

More than 90 subsistence
checks mailed To veterans are
returned to this Office each
month because of incorrect
addresses. 7. H. Stillwcll.
manager VA Regional Office
in Wilmington announced to-
day
These same veterans are
writing. tclcphoning and
calling IN person To say they
arc not receiving their sub
sistcncc checks" he added.
StillWcll explained that
This situation is a result of
failure of veterans TO keep
The w informed promptly
Of changes in address and he
stressed that government
checks are not forwarded.
Milford chronicle., 1946-10-11
Governor Signs Paper

After signing the papers, Cover
nor Bacon said that he "conIidcn,-
ly predicts that within Il few years
the benefit derived from this pro
ject will rank with those of our
original road and school building
programs and the buildin2 OF our
new Delaware bridge.
The Governor said further that.
1t is a pleasant privilege ON
behalf OF our State 10 sign this
document. and in 50 doing. permit
our citizens to take advantage OF
the many facilities OF the Fort du-
POnt reservations an undertaking
which means 50 much to the lu-
turc OF our State.
t.r...t,,,rto,t g.
Milford chronicle., 1946-10-11

van was in military service on on
"ftcr September l6. 1916. and be-
lore the official end of the war. t2)
The veteran had at least 90 days of
service. or. if his service was less
than 90 days it was terminated by
reason of service-cOnnected or SER
vice aggravated disability. 90 The
veteran was not dishOnOrably dis
charged from service. t4D The vete-
rams death did not occur while he
WAS still in military service nor
more than three years after the
Gate of his discharge" Mr. Minker
said.
continued on page ~
Milford chronicle., 1946-10-11

,e4a4inucu on p@So =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-14
Reds in Hungary Will Continue
To Censor Untrue Dispatches

jthey failed to understand the mean
ing Of squeeze plays" used In de-
lscribing economic activities.
Gen. Sviridov insisted the express
sion meant that the Russians were
trying to squeeze out the British
and Americans. I explained that
lit meant pressure was being put on
Hungary. Col. Hagy said the term
had something to do with baseball.
Gen. Sviridov seemed to think this
amusing, but not much clearer.
Most of the conference was taken
up by q discussion Of Russian ac-
ltivities in the Lispe oil fields.
Gen. Sviridov said the company,
which contends that gas pressure Is
going down II production is not de-
creased, had been ordered to in
crease production OF oil to 1000
tons daily and maintain 1t.
Col. Hagy, an oil man himself,
|said this was impossible, that there
was normal decline. Gen. Swirl
dov said there was no decline. Col.
Hagy insisted there was a normal
decline. Finally they both gave up.
Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc
Macy today announced a political
agreement which gave in to Com
munist-sponsored demands for ma
tionalization of industries.
Another high of1icial said the
agreement had averted a political
crisis and possible violence.
Macy issued the communique say
ing his party-the Stockholders,
which has a majority in the National
Assembly-"naturally" had agreed
to naturalization of the bauxite in
dustry, oil wells, electric power.
heavy industry and banks, and the
purge of "reactionaries" from the
party membership.
Macy also stated that the Small
holders had dismissed from party
membership 20 members of the Ma
tional Assembly and had accepted
the resignation Of eight editors Of
the party newspaper.
The Communists had demanded
that 50 members OF the Stockholders
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-14
Rodent Control Expert
Joins D. c. War on Rats

John g. Jones. United State.
Fish and Wildlife Service rodent
control expert, was due here today
from Chicago to assist Distric,
Health Department ofIicials In theil
drive on the rat menace.
Mr.. Jones is expected to supervise
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-14

the rat determination squad headed
BY David P. Jones, which spent
yesterday IN the 500 block Of First
street NV, planting poison and
taking other steps to cope with
rodent activity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-14
Men. 17.34i EnlisI

Men, l7-34l Enlist now! Take adj
vantage Of re-enlistment bonuses,
furloughs, travel pay and family
allowances. Secure more complete
details at the Army Recruiting Sta
ton, 403 10th st. NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-14

Everyone's surprised! Everyone's
delighted! And everyone's talking
about the lovely, lasting waves and
softly curling ringlets you get with
Toni home permanent. It's fun to do,
and easy -. and inexpensive, too.
If you can roll up your hair on
curriers', you can give yourself a won-
derfully successful Toni permanent
wave that lasts and lasts! And think
Of the comfort. And the time you
save! Once hair is up on special Toni
j curriers', your times your own and you
60 about household tasks as usual.
You'll love the looks and feel Of your
Toni wave! Hair is softer, lovely and
easy to manage, for this is a creme
cold waoe. And creme makes all the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-06-15

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-06-15
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-06-15

Never before maybe never
again - Will you have this
chance to go to 4 university.
business or trade school tree.
Three years service in the
New Army will make you eIigi-
bic for as months CT education
at the college Of your choice.
The government allows you up
10 $500 fer the ordinary school
year covering tuition. books.
la boratorY fees - everything.
Every month you will get a
check for $3.50 !; you have
dependents - fer living ex-
penses. This IS one Of Your
governments methods Of build
ing a better America--a plan
backed by every educator IN
the Nation. Your planning for
your future is as close as your
nearest Army Recruiting othce
where trained and experienced
personnel will be happy 20
give you all the information.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-09-06

vass of the ratification vote, if it is found to be favorable, the Governor would certify the re- suits to the President. The Pres ident, after a study of the arti- cles of the proposed state con stitution to determine whether they met the requirements laid down by the Federal Constitu- tion and by Congress- Alaska statehood act. would so certify to the Governor. Within 30 days after such notification the Gov ernor would issue a proclama- tion calling for an election of state officers and a Representa- tive and two Senators to serve in the national Congress.