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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1947-08-01
Sussex Firemen
Get Certificates
Recognition Received By 80 For
Completion OF Training Course

Recognition of firemen's training
schools featured the July meeting
of the Sussex County Volunteer
Firemen Association held at Ellen
dale recently when certificates for
attending the schools were presen-
ted to 20 members of the Rehoboth
company, Is from Selbyville, and
II from Greenwood.
State President Caleb Johnson, of
Magnolia, presented the certificates.
The training schools were conduc-
ted by Ellis Kyttle, of Laurel.
Thirteen companies were repre-
sented at the meeting and the to-
tai attendance was over 100. Mayor
Thomas P. Wilson, of Glendale,
welcomed he group and the re-
Spouse was given by Col Edgar
StayeH, Mayor of Rehoboth.
Talks were given by Mr.. Johnson,
Fred Brown of Wilmington, past
state president; John Bamberger,
vice-president of the Delmarva
Firemen's Association; Harry
Wolfe, of Wilmington and Benjamin
Johnson, of Dover, state treasurer
A chicken dinner was served by the
Ladies Aid of the Glendale Metho-
dist Church.
Retiring President c. w, Ennis
was presented with a past presi-
dents pin by Mr.. Brown. E. C,
Bailey, of Laurel, was presented
with silver cigarette lighter from
the Laurel company for his serv-
ices in conducting a firemen's train.
ing school there during the winter.
Invitations were extended the
group to attend the 200th meetins
of the Kent County Association tC
be held at Harrington on Aug. 20
and to attend relay demonstration
also to be held at Harrington, the
date to be announced later. Presi-
dent Edward Daugherty, of Delmar
appointed a committee to arrange
for two relay drills, one for each
side of the county. The committee
is composed of Ellis Kyttle, James
Wilgus, Clifford Temple, Charles
Conway and Theodore Palmer.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1947-08-01
Local Clubs Enjoyed
Hearing APP Reporter
Alton Blakeslee Told OF Expert.
ences With Byrd Expedition

The Kiwanis, Rotary and Lions
clubs of Milford and Service club
delegations from Dover, Green
wood and Harrington, were present
for the intercity meeting sponsored
by the Milford Kiwanis club, and
held last Monday evening in the
Community building.
The program was preceded by q
real Delaware style chicken dinner
served by the Carlisle fire company.
over 100 enjoyed the sumptuous re-
past
The speaker of the evening was
Alton Blakeslee, prominent Associ-
ated Press science editor and re-
porter. Mr.. Blakeslee told of the
many hazardous experiences, which
occurred on Admiral Richard Byrd's
expedition to the Antarctic regions.
Further entertainment included
the presentation of floor show
direct from the Hotel Plaza in Re-
hoboth.
The response to the speaker of
the evening was made by George r.
Macklin, president of the Milford
Rotary club. In his talk, Mr.. Mack
lin expressed the appreciation of
all the service club members pre-
sent. for the kind invitation extend
ed by the Kiwanis club. He also
congratulated the Lions for having
so, many members present for the
affair.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1947-08-01

II
The Sussex County Levy Court
which runs the airport, this week
passed a resolution abolishing the
position of airport manager as of
July 81, thus terminating the SER
vices of Colonel William c. Colds
borough.
Colonel Goldsborough, who was
named manager in July of last
year, and who was selected from a
number of candidates, is a veteran
of both World Wars with 81 wears
Of active service with the Army
Air Corps.
John G. Mitchell, Levy Court
president, said last Friday at his
home in Ocean View that under ex-
listing conditions, economy moves
are definitely necessary and if the
deficit continues, the. airport may
have to be closed
Despite Mr.. Mitchell's confirma-
ton of reports that the airport has
seen increased use during the past
months, and the admission that no
new construction had been under
taken at the site, the Levy Court
president asserted "the airport is
steadily losing money and after all,
it's the taxpayers money"
Continued on page y
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1947-08-01
Van Street Aids
At Farben Trials
BridgeviIle Resident Preparing
Case Against InduStrialists

Virgil Van Street of Bridgeville
will be a member of the prosecu-
ton team for the Office of Chief of
Counsel for War Crimes when the
trial of "a leading officials of the /.
G.. Farben Industry begins in Nuer-
nberg this month.
Mr.. Street has been working for
several months on preparation of
the case against the "a officials. The
indictment charges they helped to
prepare Germany for aggressive
warfare and actively participated in
waging war.
1t also alleges that the Farben
Industry used in it's war plants the
slave labor of concentration camp
inmates, civilian inhabitants of the
countries occupied by Germany, and
prisoners of war.
The defendants are also accused
of torturing and numbering these
slave laborers, and of plumber and
spoilation of public and private
property in the occupied countries.
Mr.. Street was raised in Bridge
CONTINUED on page 81
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1947-08-01
Marshall BLDG.
This City Is
Threatened By
Blaze Sunday
Fire In Old Frame Struc-
ture In Downtown Bus
mess Section Was Dis
covered By Restaurant
Patrons.

Prompt control of an early morn
ing blaze in a frame building last
Sunday morning was credited with
saving the Milford business section
from possible extensive destruction,
fire officials reported today.
At 6 a. m. flames were observed
eating through the rear roof of the
Marshall Building in the business
center of North Walnut Street by
patrons in a restaurant across the
street. The three-stOry frame
building, one of the oldest in Mil
ford, was recently purchased by the
w. T. Grant Company, chain store
firm, which planned to tear it down
some time this month.
An alarm was put in by those
noticing the fire and the Carlisle
Fire Company, which responded,
had the blaze under control within
Is minutes after arriving on the
scene. The fire was out in half an
hour.
There was no estimate on the
damage of the blaze which was con-
fined to rear room of the space
occupied by the, Nutter Wallpaper
Company, one of the buildings oc-
cupants. The roof was burned in
several places and the room in
which the fire began was charred
but no stock or equipment was
damaged. Firemen said if the flames
bad MT hoon Ohcorvod until o1yoY, n
few minutes later, the entire build
ing and adjacent structures might
easily have been ruined.
The Marshall Building, which was
purchased last year by the Grant
Company from Mrs. Angelina Jones
of Milford, daughter of the late DR..
William Marshall, contains space
for two stores, Office space, and
rooms for dwelling. 1t was former
ly used by. the late DR.. Marshall for
a drug store, home, and office. One
store area was rented.
The origin of the fire was unde-
termined by owners of the wall
paper company, Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bert Nutter of Milford. No stock
was stored in the room where the
blaze began and only some unused
scraps of paper were cited as the
loss.
Demolishing of the building was
scheduled for some time within the
next month with the later construc-
ton of modern store planned by
the Grant Company.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1947-08-01
Tax Cut Veto Costs
State An Estimated.
Sum Of $21,280,0OO.

Residents of Delaware lost $21,-
100000 when President Truman We
toed the income tax reduction bill,
the U. S. Chamber of Commerce es-
timated this week.
That's almost twice the $10,887, $50
the state of Delaware will collect
in all forms of tax revenue next
year
And it's $7,662,297 more than 1t
will cost to operate the entire
state and provide all it's numerous
services to taxpayers in 194S.
And for the sake of further COM
parison, it's exactly $6,097 1854 less
than the last session of the State
Legislature appropriated for the
1913 49 biennifm - or almost
enough to operate the whole, state
of Delaware for two years.
The $21, $500 "loss", the cham
Der estimated, is equal to more
than one-fifth of the $1OO,957 900
which residents of Delaware paid
into the U. S. Treasury in the
form of individual income taxes
during 1916.
The loss is based on the total tax
reduction of $4,000, 100000 which
the tax bill-twice passed by both
houses of Congress and vetoed as
many times by the President
would have saved the nations in
dividual income taxpayers in it's
first year of operation.
The estimates were based on a
tabulation provided the committee
on federal finance of the National
Association of state Chambers of
Commerce by j. Kirk Eads of the
finance department of the U. S.
Chamber of Commerce.
From the standpoint of Delaware
taxpayers. the loss is in proportion
on the basis of population-to
the loss suffered by taxpayers else
where.
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1947-08-01
Carey's Camp Will
Open Tomorrow
Rev. Walter Beckwith VIII Be In
Charge OF Sessions

The 59th Annual Session of Car
ey's Camp near Millsboro will omen
Saturday, August End, to continue
over two Sundays.
Rev. Walter Beckwith, pastor of
Millsboro and Carey's Churches.
will be In charge.
A splendid program similar to
past years has been arranged. All
neighboring churches are invited to
not only attend but to assist and
work comparatively for the SUCCESS
of the camp. Posters and Programs
are being printed.
Partial program follows: Satur-
day z P. NJ, Song Seryice-Announ-
cements, etc, 8 p. M. Sermon by
Rev. ]. ]. VonHagle, Frankford,
Sunday 10 A. NJ Love Feast in
charge of Frank S. Parker, 1880 P.
Continued on page ~
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1947-08-01
Field Day Visitors
To Observe Research
August Is Date Set For Annual
Inspection

Visitors to the Annual Field Day
at the University of Delaware Agri-
culture Satisfaction near George
town on August 5, will have an op-
portunity to learn about % differ
ent research projects conducted by
the departments of agronomy, en-
tomology, horticulture and plant
pathology. This is the greatest num-
Der of separate experiments ever
underway there.
In the field of horticulture Field
Day visitors will observe trial plots
OF new varieties of watermelons
cantaloupes, cucumbers, lima beans,
snap beans and other vegetables
produced in Delaware. Other pro-
Jects concern the effects of a low,
medium and high fertility level on
III vegetable crops; the effects OF
applying different amounts of broil-
er manure at different times on to-
matoes, watermelons and canta-
loupes; and the effects of different
management practices on the pro-
duction of asparagus.
continued on page 81
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1947-08-01
10th Anniversary
OF Soil Program
Over Billion Acres Expected To Be
Obtained By Next Monday

August will mark the 10th an
niversary of the establishment of
the first Soil Conservation District
in the United States. Also, by Aug
ust 4, the total acreage in Soil Con-
servation Districts will have passed
the one billion mark.
Within period of ten years, 1000
Soil Conservation Districts taking
in four and one-half million farms
and ranches have been established
IN this country. Something like
twenty new Districts are being
voted into existance by local farm
ers every month. BY 1850 there will
probably be 2,400 Districts embrace
ing one and one-quarter billion &C
res and more than five and one
half million of the nearly six hun
dred million farms in this country.
continued on page 81
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1947-08-01
]. HARRY LATCHUM
is HURT in FALL

j. Harry Latchum, of Mil
ford, former collector of in
ternal revenue in Delaware,
suffered shock, body bruises,
and a brain conclusion last
Tuesday afternoon when he
fell from a ladder in front
of his store on North Wal
nut street, and crashed IL
feet to the pavement.
The injured man was pick
ed up unconscious and TAX
en- to the Milford Memorial
Hospital. A member of the
family reported his condition
as good. He was discharged
from the hospital on We'd
nesday.
Mr.. Latchum, a former
state senator and represen-
tative, was assisting in the
painting of his store when
the ladder slipped, causing
him to fall.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1947-08-01

INC l5SuS may HSulS prominently
in the campaign.
But some other Republicans faY-
ored trying again in January, re-
CARELESS of what President Tru-
mans stand might be then, while
still battling out the issue in the
campaign.
And three Democratic members
of the Ways and Means Committee
introduced Saturday just before
Congress adjourned bill they call
ed the right kind" of tax reduc-
ton, for action when Congress re-
convenes.
I'VE have no present plans for
bringing in a, third tax reduction
bill while Mr.. Truman remains
in the White House, as we believe
it would be useless" Knutson told
a reporter.
"As l see it, we will have to
take the issue to the people and in
November, 194S, let them vote on
whether or not they want tax re-
duction.|
Battle Must Continue
House majority leader Charles A.
Halleck (R., Ind, said, however,
CONTINUED on page 50
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1947-08-01
Races Scheduled
For Tomorrow
Best Racing Card In Years VIII Be
PRESENTED Closing Day OF Fair

Everything is in tiptop readiness
Tor an afternoon of thrilling AAA
sanctioned big car auto racing to-
morrow, Saturday, August 2, at the
improved Kent and Sussex County
Fair. A six-event program will roar
over the Fairgrounds tracks, be-
ginning with the opening qualify
ing time trials at l p. m.
The star-studded race bill, which
promises to outshine last years
successful program in speed, thrills,
and attendance, will consist of
three eight-lap qualifying heat
races, a ten-lap consolation event,
and a big 2O-lap sweepstakes final,
with several of the country's great
est cars participating.
Big time race chauffeurs that
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1947-08-01
Dollar Day Will Be
In Wilmington Aug. 6
Being Held Under Auspices OF Re.
tail Merchants Section OF C. OF G..

Wilmington's justly-famed DOL
lar Day"-the second since the war
and sixtieth of the long SERIES
will be held on Wednesday, August
IS, under the auspices of the Re-
tail Merchants Section of the
Chamber of Commerce.
These semi-annual events, held
for more than twenty-eight years.
until the fall of 1912, have been
suspended this year due to mer-
chandise shortages.
Opportunities for unusual bar
gains in strictly seasonal merchan-
disc will be offered, at the August
Dollar Day." to discriminating
purchasers of Delaware and the
contiguous counties in Maryland.
Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and
the reputation built up over the
continued on pass -
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1947-08-01
Harold Bunting Hurt
By Falling Tree
Local Man Pinned To Ground :
Suffers Many Injuries

While cutting down a. tree near
Milford last Wednesday, Harold j.
Bunting, who formerly operated a
saw mill in Milford Neck, was badly
injured when tree fell on him and
pinned him to the ground. 1t was
his second recent misfortune.
Some weeks ago his saw mill in
"The Neck" was destroyed by fire.
Mr.. Bunting was using power
saw, and had severed one tree, but
in topping it caught in the branch
es of another tree. He was severing
the tree which held the one he had
already cut when the first tree
continued on page 81
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1947-08-01
Senate Work Is Carried
Into E arly Sunday
Morning.
BY Associated Press

The SOth Congress closed its first
session Sunday in the heat of an
angry senate political battle over
President Trumans nominations
that left six of them unconfirmed.
Plans for the Saturday adjourn
ment flew out the window and Con-
gress worked on Sunday for the
first time in the memory of veteran
Capitol officials. 1t was 3:49 a. m.
and the Senate had been sitting
more than 16 hours when the final
gavel fell.
The House had gone home soon
after midnight. It's members, too.
shouted partisan charges and coun-
ter-charges at each other, princi-
pally on the economy issue. Repre-
sentative John Taber (R., N. W
put the savings engineered by the
GOP-controlled Congress at $4.-
995 100000, Representative Sam
Reyburn 3D., Tex said they came
to $l,OOO,OOO,OO0, and other Repub-
licans and Democrats mentioned
varying sums in between.
But in the final hours the House
gave itself over to back-slapping.
Misunderstanding and song. Tired of
waiting for the Senate to wind up,
the members finally adopted their
adjournment resolution and de-
parted.
The resolution, passed later i'm
the Senate too, recesses Congress
until January 2 and empowers the
Republican leadership to call a
special session if "in their opinion
legislative expediency shall war
rant it." On January 2, Friday.
the session will be formally adj
Journed, and the new session will
open the following Tuesday, jan
uary 6.
The Senate confirmed James v
Forrestal as the first Secretary of
Defense under the armed forces
unification act, Philip B. Perlman.
OF Baltimore, as Solicitor General
and a batch of postmasters,
hut 1t did not act on these:
Abe Murdoch, former Democratic
Senator from Utah, and j Cone
land Gray of New York as members
or the National Labor Relation
Board.
Robert N. Denham of Washing
| ton, as general counsel of the
board.
Burton NJ Buhling of Washing
ton, as "a member of the Federal
Power Commission.
Charles M INldr;5~o
States Marshal for Rhode Island.
James Boyd, of Colorado, as dj-
rector of the Federal Bureau of
Mines. Boyd was opposed by John
l.. Lewis, chief of the United Mine
Workers.
|. Mr.. Truman can give them an
continents enabling them to serve
during the recess and submit their
names again for confirmation next
session.
The heated political fight over
the nominations. principally Perl
mans, was touched off by the fail
ure of a Republican move to in
vestigate the Justice Departments
handling of alleged vote frauds in
NdHSdS lily.
Perlman was confirmed, So to 81.
after Senator Owen Brewster (R..
Me- abandoned fight to delay or
block action. He acknowledged he
was motivated by resentment at
the COP leadership's failure to
force the Kansas City investigation
to vote over Democratic OPPOSE
ton.
Fight Fire With Fire
I'VE have been denied the oppor-
tunity to vote on the resolution hy
the dilatory tactics that have been
INDUCED in every time the matter
has come up" Brewster shouted.
Sometimes it is necessary to
fight fire with fire. How else are
continued on page n
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1947-08-01
Latex Employees
Share In Profits
Officials Map Job Security And
Expansion OF Benefits

In a colorful ceremony held at
Playtex Park, Dover, Delaware, the
International Latex Corporation
distributed their ninth profit-shar-
ing bonus to the men and women
employed by the company.
A. N. Spaniel, president of the
company, explained the general pat
tern of the profit-sharing distribu-
ton. He said that the broad idea
was one that he had personally wit
messed in his youth and early adult
life while living in Rochester, N. Y,
where he founded the Latex Com
pany and where the Eastman Kodak
Company had developed a profit
sharing program second to none in
the United States.
lcontinued on page 81
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1947-08-01
Congress Leaders Study
New Curbs On Unions
BY Associated Press

Chairman Harold Knutson R Mimi
ommltee Republicans
Xcutng bill session until after the
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1947-08-01
Republicans May Delay
fiction On All Tax Curbs
BY Associated Press

Congress back winter ideas for cubs
of
With conditions that may require correcting
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1947-08-01
Sussex County Airport May
Be Closed Due To Deficit

county Airport dedicated faced
money, it disclosed last Friday - : u"e ros0 Vi
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1947-08-01
Congress Ends Session In
Angry Debate; SIX Truman
appointments Not Confirmed
Sugar Rationing Ended
By Lack Of u. S. Funds
Sy Associated Press

All sugar raonng came end last Monday
does not the
nouncG by the Agriculture Department. industrial and
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-27
Dixon-Meier
Engagement
A%nnounc,i

Mr. and Mrs. Dan A. MAJ.
nounce the engagement ann IL
preaching marriage Of ~
daughter, Gwendolyn Mari, ~' \.
Harold Fulton Dixon. son ID
Letha z. Dixon and the i,t " \ NJ
Dixon. lale CT.
The wedding will lake r1...
August. place /
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-27
Miss Davis,
Bride Elect
Entertained

BURGAW, July 26,-Mesdames
John T. Wells, W. H. Robbins, N.
c. Wolfe, and Richard Won Bib
berstein were joint hostesses at a
bridge party and miscellaneous
shower complimenting Miss JUL
cite Davis. bride-elect of Satur-
day, given at the Community
House at $3.50 o'clock on Thurs
day afternoon.
The arrangements Of lovely
flowers ali through the auditorium
made a very attractive setting tor
this party. Twelve tables Wer. en-
gagged in and after two progress
sions, the prizes were awarded te
Mrs. Willard Haynes first prize,
Mrs. Everett Durham, second
high and the low Mrs. Ray
mond Switzerland, Miss Davis re.
ceiving the guest prize of a hand
some silver tray.
Those attending Were Mes
danes Helen Bland, Dorothy Sim,
mons, Miss Margaret Davis, Mes
DANES w. I. Taylor, W. l. Taylor
Jr., Harry Morris, T. T. Murphy,
Billie Nixon. o. Matthews, Ton
Haynes, Roy Rowe, John Farrior
Forest Mallard, Fannie Banner
man, Clifton Davis, Jr., Carlton
Harrell, Devauc Murphy, Maria
Lee Rell, Raymond Switzerland
William Sparkman, Clifton Davis
Sr., Nellie P. Cook, E. NJ. Thomp
son, T. j. Belts, Everett Durham,
John Russ, ]. !. Best, Miss Mar
garet Belts. Mesdames Harl Son
Thomas Robbins. Charles Pullen
Willard Haynes, L. W. Horne, Jr.
Edward Farrior, Claude McCul
len, John Williamson, Lorin DaW
son, Bobbie Dees, James Brad
shaw, Viola Truax, Misses Mar
garet Bets, Mary and Emma
Bryan, Laura Bibberstein, Ida
Bell Moore, DAME Hayes, Mar
garet Humphrey, Mrs. James
Umstead, Mrs. Gala Bordeaux.
Mrs. Lewis Shields, Mrs. Porter
Bordeaux, Mrs. Sara Carr Bor-
key.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-27

of us waiting around for the nine
o'clock show to begin at the beach
AS l glanced around the group!
Of people, 1 noticed Betty Anne
Caldwell and Raymond Haas.
Rachel Caremon and Hugh Mac
Rae, Jimmy Caudill and his out
of-town date.
Standing near the popcorn ma
chine 1 saw Catherine Grove ano
Barbara Anne Scott waiting fol
their dates to come back with the
tickets. AS we moved on inside, ]
happened to see Raymond Holland,
Victor Taylor and Poll Barefoot
and over on one side, were George
Clark, Vie Sanders, and Katherine
Rhett. Nearby was Ebe Goodwin
and l also saw Hester Freeman
and Gilbert Thomason.
Cynthia johnson has been re
sponsible for much of th> week
end entertainment as she helc
beach parties, Weiner roasts ane
open house. But more about these
in the middle of the week
so until then, I'll be seeing yol
around!