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Milford chronicle., 1946-05-17
Vote OF State Bows State
Congressman Solons Met
Last Week Last Friday
Senate And House Pass
Measure Providing For
Compulsory Education
Between Ages OF 7-16.

What was generally desCrihCd as
being ono of the best sessions of the
Boys State held thus far took place
at Dover last Friday under the
auspices of the American Legion
and was attended by high school
students from every section of the
state
OF the numerous measures nitro
Guc"d in thc assembly session. or
~ eudycd for presentation To the
young legislators. only one sue
CCCdcd in passing both houses and
that was Il measure providing for
compulsory education for children
between the ages of seven and six
teen years.
In the Senate. a measure to pro
hihit the issuance Of drivers IL
CenScS to persons under is years Oi
age was defeated following d lenG-
thy debate during which the merits
and ability of the young drivers
came in for much discussion.
Two measures introduced in tn,
House were defeated. One wOult
have made daylight saving tim,
universal throughout the state, ant
some of the objections vOiCcC
against il were based on a desire tC
permit the individual cOmmunitie!
tC decide this issue for themselves
! The other defeated House mea
sure provided for the ah0lishmcn
of the whipping post and created ;
debate lasting more than an h0u
with more than 20 of the youthful
representatives taking part in III
discussion.
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Milford chronicle., 1946-05-17
Swimming Instruction
For City District
Program viii Open Here Monday,
June -

The Red Cross will sponsor
swimming instruction at the Mil
ford Recreation Park. beginning
Monday, June -. and continuing
through Saturday. June 30.
The instructions are open to all
persons in this section. including
Harrington. Pennington. F'redcrica
Lincoln and other nearby commu-
mites.
The instructions are for non
swimmers. and for those who wish
I" advance in their SWimminG
range. They are directed to contact
Mrs. Margaret Cannon OF Milford
NstruCtrcSS.
The program at the bathing
beach will commence at 10 a. m
II. :. r.. and those who wish to on
ter may como to the beach AT an
earlier hour.
Those in charge of local arrange
mentS besides Mrs. Cannon arc
irving Bowman. Safety Service
Btanch. Area NO Is. and Mayor Ed
ward {. Evans.
Milford chronicle., 1946-05-17
Senate And House Vote
Recorded On All Re-
cent Roll Calls In
Washington.
By Associated Press
sen ATE,

On motion to limit Senate debate
on the proposed loan to Great Bri-
tain. defeated I'LL; Tunnel (O
tor; Buck (R) against.
On motion by Senator Mcfarland
(D-AriZ) to make the British loan
contingent on the transfer tn this
country Of permanent title Ia {. $
huilt military bases ON British pos
sessions and acquisition of COM
mercial rights. defeated i5-t0;
Buck for: Tunnell against.
On point of order by Senator
Johnson tD-Colo) ContPndinG the
British loan bill is unconstitutional
because as a tax measure it should
he considered first by the House
defeated 54-27; Buck and Tunnel
against.
On an amendment by Senator
knOwland (R-CalifO to provide
that no payments he made under
the British loan agreement unit
the President or Congress declared
the general level of production il
this country equal to or eXCeedinc
domestic needs, defeated 50 10,
Buck and Tunnel against
On an amendment by Senator
Capehart (R-Ind) to reduce tho
British loan to $500. 10000 Over
a period of five years and make re-
Payment contingent on a favorable
trade balance. defeated 55-25
Buck and Tunnel against.
On an amendment by Senate
Aiken (R-VD to provide that NJ
more than $1,000 900 worth o
credit could he extended to GrCa
Britain unless within one year tn
United Kingdom notified this coun
try thet discriminatory trade prac
tices had been abolished, defcatc
54-19; Buck and Tunnel against
On an amendment by Senate
Taft CR-OhiO) to offer Great Bri
tain in lieu of the proposed loa
on outright gift of $1.250 900. 900 t
he spent in this country dcfcatc
"0-16; Tunnel against; Buck nc
T voting.
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Milford chronicle., 1946-05-17
State Police Chiefs
Select New Officers
Ned BOggS OF CheSw0ld. Kent C0un.
~ Detective. Is New President

Edgar j. BOggs. of Cheswold. was
elected president of the Delaware
Association of Chiefs of Police at
the annual election held last Mon
day night at the Waysidc Inn.
Smyrna. Mr.. Boggs, who is state
detective for Kent county. sue
cceds Lieut.. Walter +. Squires of
Wilmington.
Lieut.. Carl Schnetter of the Del
aware State Police was elected
vice president and Lieut.. Arthur r.
Wilson of the Wilmington Bureau
of Police, who had served as secrc-
tary, was elected treasurer.
Lieut.. Harry S. Shew of the state
police was elected secretary
Officers TO Be Installed
The new officers will be installed
and committees appointed at the
organization next meeting which
Will mark the final session unit
September.
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Milford chronicle., 1946-05-17
Kent All Boys To
Plant Hybrid Corn
County Agent Emil A. kielbasa An
n0unces Plans For Season

1t has just been announced By
Mr.. T., A. kielhaSa. County 4-H
Club Agent. that All boys in the
county are again gong TO plant
various varieties of hybrid field
corn in field testing demonstra-
tiOns. These projects will not only
serve as an individual unit of work
taken up by the boys. but it also
serves as demonstration of the
adaptability of different types of
hybrid field corn in communities
throughout Kent County. In 1915,
Billy Vanderwende of Harrington
had top yield of 97.9 bushels to the
acre for a Funk variety Delbert
Cain. 1914 corn growing champ.
was second with the yield for his
FiOneer variety of 93.2 bushels per
acre Mr.. kielbasa stated that the
seed corn is donated by various
state agencies and seed corn COM
panieS Accurate records are kept
throughout the growing season on
labor, fertilizer. and cultural prac-
tices. After the corn has been har-
vested, field test is taken of a
representative cross section in the
hybrid acre for moisture and yield
per acre. 1t has been revealed that
seventeen 90 Kent County All
Club boys are carrying on field de-
monstratiOns for Pioneer. Funks.
and DeKalb varieties and are as
follows: Francis Nichols. Dover;
Jackie Davis. Milford; John and
Bill Eisenbrey. Thomas Grunstra
and Floyd Blessing, all of Houston;
Earl McNatt. Smyrna: Charles
Bostick. Bill Carpenter, Bill Pas
key, and Joe Bell of FELTON,; Raw
mond Vincent and Wallace Ryan
Pennington; Lewis Denemoustier
Cheswold; Delbert Cain, Billy Van
derwende, and Harold Workman OF
Harrington. Field test results the
hybrid corn by these All boys will
be announced in November of this
year according to the County Clut
Agent.
Milford chronicle., 1946-05-17
Senate Passes House
Amended Bill Sparing
Selective Service Until
July 1; Less Than 60
Men Liable In State.

President Truman with rCluc-
tance. signed into law last Tues
day night hill passed by Con
gress to continue the draft until
July | with exemptions for teen
ayers and fathers beginning We'd
nesday, May 10.
The President affixed his sigma
ture at p. m, -four hours before
the old law was due to expire AT
midnight Tuesday.
The Senate had passed the bill AT
GAP p. III.
In approving the extension bill
Mr.. Truman automatically reScind-
ed an earlier executive order issued
by him to renew the drafting or
ganization but not inductionS i'm
event the measure extending the
law was not passed in time.
"LPSSPr OF Two Evils"
Presidential Secretary Charles
&. Ross said the President consid
cred the measure very poor" leg
iSlatiOn.
Ross said the President had de
clded to sign the bill as the lesser
of two evils" since confusion would
develop if the old law were allowed
to expire
Secretary of War Patterson com
mented:
Il hope that before July I an OK
tension of SelcctivC Service for one
year will be adopted by the Con
GreSS in such form as To permit tho
War Department To carry out the
tasks expected of il by the ma
ton.
Only 72,000 Available
Two hundred thousand youths IS
and 10 years old. now deferred from
the draft until they finish their
present school terms. are exempted
from induction by the new law
S"lcctive Service officials said
that with these exemptions only an
estimated - .n0n men in thr % -
age bracket would ~" available t..
, induction They expressed the "a
iiet deferments would cat actua
inductionS to $4,000
Officials pointed out that the vas
number of single men in the 20-3
I age group had already served il
, the armed forces or had been de
/ fcrrcd for variety of reasons.
Exemption of tPcn-agers also viii
relieve from duty about 100000
youths who become Is each month
The new law, however. assures
|. Rights of millions of return
ing veterans To claim their old Ci
= william jobs within 90 days.
, > Power of the President unde
; the Smith-Connally act To sciz,
struck properties. including Goa
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Milford chronicle., 1946-05-17
Geo. K. Miller
Will Supervise
State Schools
FIX : Delaware Mentor,
Now Teaching In Sal
EN-, n. j., Will Succeed
DIR. Holloway.

DR. George H. Miller. Ir.. school
superintendent of Salem. y. J.. and
former superintendent of the Smy-
rna Special School District. was
elected state superintendent OF Duh-
nc instruction for the next school
year hy the State Board OF t,duca-
non. meeting II Dover last Friday
afternoon
He Will succeed In IT, Y. Hollo
way. of Dover. who will retire at
the conclusion OF the present school
year after occupying the office for
the past - years.
The board presented Dr Ilollo-
way with resolutions oXtolling his
long and efficient service to the adj
NdncCmcnt of the states cduCationa
system and expressing an ackuow
lcd"mcut of the dcht the state owes
him foI lis untirinG devotion to In,
schools and the state
TN" board also appointed \ com
mite" To arrange for Testimonial
which Will probably be in the form
81 dinner 10 the retiring Supcrlu
t"nd'nt Mayor J Wallacc Wood
i"id Dover. member of the board
Is chairman Of the committee. Tn,
"th"r members are. Il w. Holm
Newark. state director OF vocationa
"dncation, Miss Emily \ King
state supervisor of h0mcnakmt
education nr. Calvin + Ntfcrh1ch
GeorG"toWu. supervisor of cI"m.u
tary achn"ls "t caSlcsn @us~,
County; Glenn Giidrrsleevc. Dove,
state director of music rducttion
r. Paul Burkcholdcr. Dover Ken
County elementary school super
visor, and Miss Edith l.. Mitchell
state director of art education.
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Milford chronicle., 1946-05-17

The Bureau of Markets of the
State Board of Agriculture has an
nounced that over 100 licenses have
been issued to buyers and or sell
ers of live poultry to be used for
human consumption as authorized
by the Delaware Poultry Law pass
ed during the legislative session
1945. OF this number, 80 licenses
were issued to buyers whose appli-
cation for a license showed assets
of $4,000 or more, while A Ii
censes were issued to do business
on a strictly cash basis. The buy
ers are required by law to show
their license to the seller at the
time of purchase. 1t was pointed
out by Paul NJ. Hodgson. acting di-
rector. that for the farmers intor-
nation. a license issued to buyer
to do business on cash basis will
be stamped across the front in red
with the words Issued for Pur-
chaseS on Cash Basis Only.
Milford chronicle., 1946-05-17
/ cr m 4 ne mt
To
Be Mailed Out
When Finished
Motor Vehicle Commits
siOncr George $. Will
liams States Prepara-
tiOn OF Permanent Ii
censes Requires Time.

Persons who have filed apple
ations for permanent operators 5
licenses will receive those licenscsc
just as soon as they are completed.
stated George :. Williams. Motor
Vehicle Commissioner.
enquiries concerning those APP
plications. or when they will b,
mailed. will be Ot no help in the
matter. said Mr.. Williams. who add
ed that the preparation of these
permanant' licenses require Ger
tain amount of time and that they
cannot he handled as rapidly as 9th
er types of licenses.
Applications for more than
20.00U permanent licenses were re-
Ceivcd by the Department prior tt
May LIST, and II is hoped To have al
of these licenses prepared and sem
to the applicants before the end o1
May. according to Mr. Williams.
"HOWcVcr. stated Mr., Williams
each applicant for permanent
operators license was given an
OlllCldl ItNtIpt 1T the Ilme tnt
application WAS made. and this re-
ccipt serves as Il drivers liccns,
until such Umo as the permanent
license is received by the arplic
ant.
The card bearing the permanent
license is placed in Il special case
since il is anticipated that it will b,
in use for a length OF time. ano
since each application first require.
COnSidCrahlC research work. aut
after approval must be place.
through the process OF being scale,
in this case it can readily be seer
that some time must be consume,
on each application.
Persons holding motor vChicl
drivers licenses. either operator
or chauffcr'S, in Delaware. need no
appear in person to have this liccn
Sc renewed. Mr. Williams polntc
out that the renewal stub, attachr
To the present license. can be dc
taChcd and mailed with the tc,
10 the division offices. located q
Wilmington. Dover. and George
town, and the new license will l.
forwarded to the applicant
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Milford chronicle., 1946-05-17
Lions Laid
Charter Night
Plans During
Dinner Meet
Principal Speaker At The
Banquet To Be Held In
Community Building
On June 7 Will Be Har-
old p. Nutter.

The newly organized Lions Club
of Milford. meeting at Calvary
Methodist Church Monday evening
at its first regular session since
its organization gathering two
weeks ago. laid plans for a charter
night banquet to be held on Fri
day evening. June I.
Dean kimmel. head of the local
organization. announced that the
affair. at which formal presentation
of the club charter will be made
by the district governor. DR.. Lee a.
Rademaker of Salisbury. will be
held in the Milford Community
Building at 7:30 p. m. with mem
hers. their wives, and guests from
Lions Clubs of neighhOring com
munities present.
Milford chronicle., 1946-05-17
Farm Drainage On
Increase In Sussex
ing B. Hudson Is (hairman Of
The County Board

The demand for assistance in
drainage work is steadily incrcas-
ing in the Soil Conservation Dis
trict of Sussex County reports the
Sussex District Board of Supervi-
sOrS.
The Board members are: Irving
b. Hudson. chairman, Selbyville; !;
William Henderson, Secretary,
Georgetown; Otis p West. Selhy-
Vile; Earl White. Bridsevile; !;
Robert Short. Glendale; and Man
ford J. Penuel, Georgetown.
This year the supervisors have
developed plans to more than
double the amount of drainage
work that has been done so far.
During 1945 the District assisted
with the construction of $500 feet
OF drainage bitches on individual
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Milford chronicle., 1946-05-17
Air Base Salaries
Are $25O,OOO Monthly
Colonel X. X. Powell Makes
Announcement; 200 Ci-
villains On Pay Roll

More than Il quarter million dol
lars is paid In salaries alone each
month by the finance officer at the
Dover Army Air Field, said Colonel
kenneth r. Powell, base command
CT. last week.
The colonel pointed out that in
January 1916 the payroll which
included military and civilian per
sonnel, was approximately $275.
10000. Last month this figure had
cropped to around $225.000 which
reflects the fact that many men
from the Dover base have been
separated from the service and also
slight reduction in the civilian
fOrce that is now on duty at the air
field. There are now some 200 civil
lians at the field and their April
salaries added up to more than
Sl0.000 alone
n Pane
Milford chronicle., 1946-05-17
Airports At Rehoboth,
Bridgeville Are Active
Full Time Licensed Instructors
And Planes Are Available

Rch0h0th Airport and the Bridge
VILE Airport are the first to apply
to the Veterans Bureau for pcrmiS-
SION to give the flight training of
Tered veterans hy the G.. |. Bill Of
Rights. Full time government Ii
c"hSe. instructors and planes are
available at both places.
W. f. Richards. office manager
Tor AirCrattcrS. Inc. at the Reho-
both Airport. solcd Piper cub in
the record time of GH hours in
StruCtiOn
The Maryland Airlines are opcr-
atinS two flights daily between Re
h0hOth and Baltimore and Reho-
both and Washington. D. c. Start
ing within a few days there will be
TWO flights daily ont of Rchoh0th
to Wilmington.
Milford chronicle., 1946-05-17
Danes Grateful
For Cotton, Yarn
Letter From HelsingOr Expresses
Gratitude For Sewing Supplies

A few months ago the members
of Calvary Methodist Church sent
to Denmark purse containing
sewing supplies. One of the young
members of the church. Virginia
Hall. enclosed letter in the purse
with the hope that some Dane
might write. A few days ago she
received a letter written in DAN
ish. which naturally she could not
translate. but she contacted a local
Swedish family and they made the
following translation. which is re-
produced to show at least the Danes
are appreciative of things sent
them from America.
HelsingOr. Denmark
March 80. 1916
Dear Friend:
We received your gift with your
letter today We wish to thank you
ever-so-much for your friendly
thought For -four years we haven't
had a spool of cotton, but had to
use unravelled yarn.
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Milford chronicle., 1946-05-17
All Automatic Firearms Should Be
RegisteredWHh Federal IAufhorifiies

The National Firearms Act re-
quircs that certain types of for
eign guns, such as are being brOu-
ght or sent back to this country by
our boys. be registered with the
Alcohol Tax Unit of the Internal
Revenue Department.
All automatic firearms and sever
al types of rifles. pistols and shot
guns. though not fully automatic.
Milford chronicle., 1946-05-17
One Pound Bread
Loaf LGW Stands
| Governor Issues Warning
After Meeting With Sealers
OF Weights And Measures

Gov. Walter w. Bacon last
Thursday warned bread manufac-
turers that, according to an opinion
given by Acknowledgement Clair j.
Killoran, Delaware law requires
that all bread sold in the state must
weigh at least one pound. regard
less of federal requests for the re-
ductiOn in the weight of bread.
The warning was issued follow
ing a meeting of the Governor witt
Secretary of the State William J
Storey and the sealers of weight:
and measures for the three coun
ties: James +. Heal, New Castle
AlonzO Jones, Kent, and Carl Simp
son. Sussex
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also require registration hy law
It is for that reason that your
government urges all veterans or
their families to take that sOuv-
enlr gun to a government invest
lgator for inspection and to have it
registered. if required. for the pro-
lection of the home and neighbors
None of these firearms will be
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Milford chronicle., 1946-05-17
Dread NcU Castle
Disease In SUSSEX
II. Il. Baker. Poultry Path
ologiSt, Sure OF Findings
In Two FlOckS

New Castle Disease Of poultry
las been definitely found in two
fl0cks in southern Delaware. ac-
cordine to II. II. Baker, poultry
path0lo2ist 0f the State Board of
Agriculture. New Castle Disease
has been recognized in other C0un-
tries for the last twenty years. and
first appeared in the western part
Of the United States about ten
years ago, Although the presence
of this malady was discovered in a
neighhOring state in 1945. il did not
appear in Delaware until last win
ter.
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Milford chronicle., 1946-05-17
T.. LAYTON GRIER
PROPERTY IL SOLD

Last Tuesday. May :. Mil
ford Memorial Hospital. In
corporated purchased from
Margaret &. Wilson and Ann
Il. Poole, the home property
OF the late Dr. &. Layton
Gricr. at POO Lake View ave
nue.. Milford. together with
the pond OF Silver Lake.
According to members of
the hospital board the home
property is To be used tenn
porarily as nurses home in
connection With the hospital.
Milford chronicle., 1946-05-17
Consideration Urged
For Mothers All Year
Make Mothers Day Last All Year,
Health Board Says

Sunday was Mothers Day and
people all over the country wore
symbolic flow CrS in their honor
red for mothers living and white
Ton those who sleep in the quiet
communities of the dead. The State
Board of Health believes that it is
entirely fitting that motherhood
should be h0norcd in such fashion
CnCC a year but feels that il is a
pity that families. far too often.
limit their expressions of devotion
t. mothers to the Once-a-ycar OBJ
SCrNanCC.
Health for mothers is year
round need and the Board points S
out that ii this fact were property
recognized there would be fewer
white flowers worn because more
homes. Mother feeling keen respOn-
sihility for the health of their fami-
lies. often insist thai JOhnnie's S
glasses be changed TO suit his eye
needs. that Mary go to the dentist,
"nd that Dad has yearly phySica
check up, meanwhile. doing moth
ing what ever about their own
health. These mothers may be in a
worse physical condition than
any of the other members OF their
households.
Childbirth Deaths
The Children's Bureau, L. 8
Dept. of Labor. states that far toe
many mothers lose their lives ever,
Year while giving birth to theil
babies. Last year in Delaware IS
mothers died at childbirth and tn,
/ state Board of Health emphasizes
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The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1946-07-25

The State of Ohio, Noble County.
Common Pleas Court
Case No. 1855
Harry b. Snyder,
Plaintiff,
Inez Franklin and
Clarence w. Snyder,
Defendants.
Notice is hereby given, that on
Saturday the 3rd Day of August 1916,
at the Hour of 1000 O'clock, A. M,
! will offer for sale at public auction at
the West Door of the Court House In
Caldwell, Ohio, the following real estate,
situate in the County of Noble and State
of Ohio, and in the Township of Marion,
to-wit:
And being the NWA of Section "A.
Township 2. Range 8. excepting 1885
acres out of the Southwest corner. Also
excepting 2A acres. described as follows:
commencing at the Northwest corner of
Section "a and running South along the
Section line SO rods to a stone which
is the commencing point of the tract
herein excepted; thence from said stone
running southeasterly direction 40 rods
and five Isl feet to a stone at the
Northeast corner of the lands of Frank
Craig, thence run West aleng the North
line of the lands of Frank Craig. to the
Section line. thence run north along the
Section line to the place of beginning.
Total number of acres, 144.54, more or
less.
Appraised at s2,soO.O0, and cannot be
amount.
Said premises to be sold as the prop
erty of the parties to the above action,
on an order of sale in Partition from
the Common Pleas Court of Noble
County, Ohio, and directed to nae, the
undersigned Sheriff.
TERMS OF SALE-CASH
Given under my hand this 26th day
of June, 1916.
CLAYTON MCKEE,
Sheriff of Noble County, Ohio.
BY Harry L. Merritt, Deputy Sheriff.
w. v. Archer-Attorney.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1946-07-25
Coal Ridge

Coal Ridge, July "a - Mr.. and
Mrs. Stanley Lisak of Cleveland
were visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Nemets last week.
Mrs. Louis Balint of Cleveland
was visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Andy Zudell last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Klobusnik
and sons of Cleveland are visiting
friends and relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Senko and
son, Andrew, of Cleveland were
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Senko, over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Bruski and
daughter, Verna, of Cleveland were
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Steve Kopchu.
Mr.. Andy Nemets of Cleveland is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Nemets.