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Milford chronicle., 1947-11-07
HeGIth-PhysicaL
Z Program Inadequate
State Schools Need More
Facilities and Personnel
Survey Reveals

Facilities and personnel needed
in the program of health and phys
ical education have never been ade-
quate in the public schools of Del
aware, according to a report of the
Postwar Planning Committee of
the Delaware Association for
Health, Physical Education, and
Recreation.
The first report of the commit
tees findings indicates that eighty
one trained personnel. seventy
three gymnasiums, and ninety-six
locker-shower rooms are neces-
sary in the state to approach an
adequate provision for the physi-
cal education program. The report
continues that there is need for
athletic fields, Fairgrounds, track
and field facilities, basketball
courts, equipment, and instruc-
tional materials. Included in the
report is the fact that there are no
swimming pool facilities except
those made available to the schools
by virtue of community pools and
those located in a Y. M. c. A., or
Y. NJ. III. A.
Continued on page 81
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cams Preparing For
inter Cage Season
Strong Mems And Girls Quintets Are Expect
ed To Be Sponsored By Blue Hen Post Vet
erans OF Foreign Wars And It's Auxiliary.
Much New Equipment Has Been Secured.

ular season final standings and in
the post-season playoffs. In regu-
lar league play, the Vets won
twenty-four out of twenty-eight
games, three of the four losses
coming at the hands of the Mid
dletown rivals. In the playoffs,
Milford eliminated the Dover Leg
ionnaires with two straight wins,
and then carried the championship
Middletown quintet to a third and
deciding game in the playoff finals
before being eliminated.
In play against Kent county RI
walls, the Vets earned recognition
as the county's most outstanding
quintet by defeating Dover six
times, FELTON, and Harrington four
times each, and Smyrna three out
of four games. The losses to Mid
dIetown were all by CLOSE scores
and the Vets gained general recog-
milton as one of the Peninsula
most outstanding clubs.
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-07
Welfare Board Aides
Have Been Appointed
Names OF STAFF Members Revealed
BY Whitney

Frederick =. Whitney, chairman
of the board of directors of the
State Board of Welfare. announced
at a regular meeting of the board,
held at the state Office in Whining
ton on Monday, October 27, the
following staff appointments:
New Castle County
Mrs. Martha Beck, receptionist,
is native of Port Penn and a
graduate of Delaware City High
School with three years of clerical
experience.
Mrs. Charlotte Connor, case aide
in child welfare service. is grad
uate of Wellesley College, with ex-
perience in secretarial work and
also with the D. p. A.
Mrs. Edith G. Johns, case aide in
child welfare service, is a gradu-
ate of Wilberforce University and
served two years in the Women's
Army Corps. Her experience in
cludes teaching and secretarial
work.
Mrs Beryl Riffel, case worker ,in
aid of dependent children, is a
graduate of the University of Cal
Continued on page y
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Migrant Group VIII
Meet November IL
Rev. j. NJ. DeChant, This City, Is
Committee Chairman

The Eastern Shore Migrant Com
mittee will meet in the Methodist
Church, Bridgeville, on Tuesday,
November IL, at 300 p. m. A fea-
ture of this meeting, which is open
to the public, will be the exhibit
of a mobile unit to be used in
carrying on religious and social
work among migrant workers who
help to harvest the crops in this
area. The units consists of a sta
ton wagon and trailer. 1t is
equipped with a motion picture
protector, library, first aid sup
plies, and a host of other things
used in Christian ministry to the
folks who follow the crops.
The Migrant Committee works
under the Home Missions Council
of North America and the Mary
land d Delaw ware Council OF
Churches. Rev. John NJ. DeChant
, of Milford is chairman of the com
mittee at present. The committee
works on an annual budget oi
about $6,000.00. 1t operates child
care centers at the big canneries al
Houston, Bridgeville, WoOdside
Hurlock, Pocomoke and Fruitland
1t carries on religious services anC
social activities for adults in mos
of the camps where the migrant!
reside. Canning companies like
Libby, Cannon, Dulany and Amer
lean Stores are liberal contributors
and most OF the churches on tn,
Peninsula also support the work.
The meeting next Tuesday i
omen TO all
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-07
Local Girl Scouts
Witness Fine Program
Speaker Was Miss Alice Mearns
Of Wilmington

One of the finest programs wit
messed in a long time was given
last Saturday afternoon in Milford,
with the Senior Scout Troop as
hostesses.
The program got under way with
the Color Guard, Flag Salute and
singing of Star Spangled Banner,
The speaker was Miss Alice Mearns
of Wilmington who gave most in
teresting talk on her experiences at
World Camp held this summer. Al
ices personality and fine delivery
carried us right to Camp Bafree.
We felt we too had had the oppor-
tunity of meeting some OF the re-
representatives. from other states and
from foreign countries. The theme
was Friendship Builds A Better
World" We are proud Of Della
wares delegate and our hats are
off to Alice for her representation
of the Girl Scouts of our Diamond
State. Let's have morelike her. The
sextet sang Pop Goes The Weasel
and Lonesome Valley'-both were
beautifully done and We have a
feeling this group of girls are going
far in the field of singing. Mrs. w.
p. Chapline of Washington showed
a series of pictures taken OF differ
ent Girl Scouts in Washington.
Some were of Girl Scouts being in
terviewed on radio programs; what
other troops are doing; how the
Girl Scouts served during the war
and others. Mrs. Chapline introdu-
ced her guests, DR.. and Mrs. Law
renee Kirk of Canada. Refresh
ments were served and the singing
of Taps closed the meeting.
The Senior troop consists of the
following girls: Barbara Fooks
Ethel Clements, Eleanor Humes
Rachel James, Ruth Kimmel, Clau
dia Beswick, Kathleen Tyndall
Paula Barkley, Peggy Coffin, Doris
Ward, Patsy Grier, Emma Petty
john, Mary Lee Jacobs, Joan Snow
berger, Clydia McGinnes. Phoeb,
Houston. Marilyn March, Joan Har
/! rison, Clara Coverdale and Chell
Bowls Leaders are: Mrs. kathryn
4 Schumacher, Miss Florence Lyncl
! and Mrs. Lee Russell.
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-07

With the 1947-4S season bat four
weeks away, interest in basketball
is mounting locally; keeping apace
with the revival of interest in the
popular cage sport are the prepa-
rations being made locally for the
sponsorship of another successful
community basketball program.
The Blue Hen Post, No. 6483, v. F..
W., and its Auxiliary, which to-
gether last winter sponsored one
of the most successful programs
ever staged in this area, have al
ready formulated plans for the
coming season with Milford again
being represented by strong mems
and girls arrays.
The mems team, the Milford Vets,
will again compete in the Mar-Del
League, one of the Peninsula's s
strongest and best-balanced anna
teur basketball circuits. Competing
in the same circuit last season, the
Vets finished runners-up to the
Middletown Aces in both the reg
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-07
Cedars Will
Hold Meeting
November 18th
Session Will Be Officially
Designated AS "DOwn
Home Night" Splen-
did Program.

Following up the largest cere-
mOnial in recent years held in Mil
ford last month, Evergreen For
est No. 49,, Tall Cedars of Leban-
on, is staging another meeting on
November IL, in the Varney Audi
torium, Milford. Grand Tall Cedar
l.. Robert Wiley will preside, as
sisted by Senior Deputy Tall Cedar
Theodore III. Harrington and Jun
ior Deputy Tall Cedar Leroy Dem
mis-.
This meeting has been designat-
ed as Down Home Night" in hon.
or of the many Evergreen members
taking part in the program. The
main feature of the evening will
be the induction of a class of can
didates, with many new and inter-
esting stunts prepared and staged
by the Forest Rangers. This unit
of Evergreen Forest has been made
over from the ground up. Many
new faces not heretofore seen in
this work will appear for the first
time. Under Captain Roy Palmer
of Rehoboth, the forest now has &
real working troop of rangers tha
is making good.
CONTINUED on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-07
Immunization Rebuilding Is
Program For Completed At
Kent SchoOlsEyans' Store
Long Established Jewel
ry Store Has Been COM
pie ely RemOdeled;
Grand Opening Today.

Rebuilding has finally been COM
pleted at Evans Jewelry Store.
This famous old store, established
"a years ago, now presents one of
the finest and most up to date jew
elry stores in these parts. No ex-
pense has been spared to- give Mill
ford large stocked, fine, modern
jewelry store that carries every
thing, so that no one has TO eyeF
leave Milford and vicinity to DO
their jewelry shopping. The Evans
Store is now part of the Rays Chain
of Jewelry Stores, having 10 stores
the nearest being Wilmington.
where it has been established fol
many years. Many hard to gel
items as we'll as many specially
priced items are being offered to-
day and tomorrow during this gala
opening event.
One of the big features of the
store now is the offering of al
easy payment credit plan. One. ma!
charge all their purchases on ont
account and pay for them in cas-!
weekly payments, convenient tC
the purchaser.
The policy of the store will al
ways be to sell the finest merchan
disc at lowest prices, either casl
or credit and above all, friendl,
service that must please the Gus
toner at all times.
! Today and tomorrow they ar
giving away free, a fine useful gif
to every adult entering the store
no purchase being necessary. Larg
crowds are expected to attend tn
gala opening tomorrow.
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-07
c. Of c. Plans
For Christmas
Fete Here Are
Shaping Up
Call On Merchants To
Beautify Interior, Ex-
terror OF Stores; Will
Sponsor Kiddie Matt
nee.

It was announced today by Harry
E. Mayhew, president of the Mil
ford Chamber of Commerce and
Garrett L. Grier, chairman of the
mercantile division Of that Organi-
zati0n, that inasmuch as the city
lighting and decorative program,
which is being sponsored by the
Milford Chamber, with the cooper
alton of the city Fathers" is
scheduled to be completed by De-
cember /, the city merchants are
requested to decorate and beauti-
fy the interiors and exteriOrs of
the stores, and have them cOmplet-
ed by December /. Practically ev-
cry merchant has agreed to this
plan.
It was also announced that the
chamber in cooperation with the
management of the Shore Theatre,
will sponsor kiddie matinee in
December, with Old st. Nicholas
present to hand out gifts to every
child.
Much interest is being shown in
the Christmas lighting contest, and
1t Is expected that three-fourths OF
the city's residents will participate
i'm the contest. Prizes are $4,000
first: $25.00. second; $500, third
and six prizes of $40 each. Every
resident of the city is eligible tC
compete in the contest, which viii
be judged by neutral judges from
out OF the city.
The business section of the city
will be beautifully decorated will
laurel roping entwined arounC
thousands of colored lights ant
stars. A huge community Christ
mas tree will be erected in Plaza
Square and the famous story bool
house, unique in Milford, will b'
erected on the Walnut street pane
and will remain throughout thu
Yule season the abode of Santi
Claus.
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-07
Conference Directed At
Developing CoOrdinat-
ed Studies OF Agricul-
tural Questions In This
State.

War-interrupted efforts of Gov.
Walter w. Bacon to develop coor-
dinated endeavors of farmer and
research for the benefit of all Della
ware agriculture were resumed
with freshened zeal at a three-hour
conference held in Dover last Mon
day afternoon at the call of the
Governor.
DR.. G. M. A. Stine, retired chemi-
cal head of the Dupont Company
and trustee of the University of
Delaware, presided. at Governor
BacOn's request. over the discus
sion of a representative group of
agricultural authorities, general
farmers, dairy farmers, poultrymen
and orchardists.
DIR. William S. Carlson, president
of the University of Delaware, also
sat in the discussions and assured
the group that the, university has
a real and vital interest in the prob
lens of Delaware agriculture. The
meeting afforded, he said, an Op-
portunity to bring to him assistance
in formulating plans for the next
five or ten years toward solving the
/ numerous problems.
/ Before calling upon each of those
present. DR.. Stine mentioned that
consideration should be given
chemical approach, biological APP
proach, and combination of the
two, asking the agriculturists to
suggest problems. He advised that
farmers be sure of theiIA market il
they begin TO produce new COM
/ modities, of the development of
new diseases and then the discov-
cry of remedies to combat them,
and of the development of pests to
destroy other predatory pests.
In explaining to the group his
purpose in calling the meeting,
Governor Bacon mentioned that al
though he is not a farmer "since
my first year in office have dream
ed of some increased cooperation,
Tor coordination of efforts, between
Delaware's practical farmers and
the research department of botl
the state agricultural department
and the University of Delaware
that might bring to Delaware anC
its people additional and increased
, benefits
War played havoc with oui
dreams during the past six years,
the governor continued.
Continued on page l01
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-07
Plans Shaping
Up Here For
Re-DedicatiOn
High Spot OF Local OBJ
servance Will Be Cere-
monies In Plaza Square
On Afternoon Of No
vember 22.

According to latest available III
formation, plans for Milford's OBJ
servance of "Re-Dedication Week"
Nov. 10Th thru 23rd, are now taking
shape, and indications are that most
of the community's organizations,
veterans, service, fraternal and
social, will work into their pro-
grams of that period material of a
patriotic and historical nature.
The principal thought and pur-
pose of Re-Dedication Week is to
arouse in the breast and mind of
every American an appreciation of
the great stake they, individually
and collectively, have in our form
of democratic government and re-
solve that this stake shall never be
lost through neglect. Among all the
various forms of 'isms" being ex-
pounded and FOR advocated in var
ious parts of the world today, there
remains but one "ism" worthy of
being embraced by intelligent. free
doming loving Americans and that
is-Americanism!
AS a climax to Rehabilitation
Week, the Freedom Train will make
its lone lower Delaware appearance
on Sunday, Nov. 23rd., at Dover
Delawareans, adult and child, will
descend upon Dover on the 23rd tC
see for themselves the great docu.
ments upon which our constitutions
al form of government was built,
Locally, the high-spot of the OBJ,
servance of Re-Dedication Weel
will be the ceremonies to be helt
in Plaza Square on the afternoon o
Nov. 22nd. These ceremonies, under
the sponsorship and direction q
Blue Hen Post No. 6483, v. +. w.
the areas largest and most activ,
veterans organization, will be eli
NAKED by presentation of new ma
tional colors by the post to- the Cit,
of Milford. The Milford unit of tn,
Delaware National Guard will ais,
have a role i'm these ceremoniei
which will mark this areas observ
ance OF Veterans Day. Both tn
Vets group and the Guards will e
to Dover on the evening of the 22n
to participate in the parade an
ceremonies connection with observ
ance of Veterans Day there.
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-07
Winners Named In
State All Contests
Two Houston I'll CIubbcrs Place
In Finals

Nineteen state winners in All
contests have just been announced
by Miss Jean Lee. state All cluD
specialist.
County winers were selected
from those 4-H'ers who had kept
outstanding records in their partic-
ular projects during this past year.
State awards were made after the
winning county records were
Judged by extension specialists in
agriculture and home economics at
the University of Delaware.
State award winners and their
projects are:
Better Methods-Lee Locates
Laurel
Canning Achievement Sallie
Paxton, Middletown
Clothing Achievement Hester
Ann Bennum, Lewes
Dress Review - Ruth Pierson
Hockessin
Field Crops William Price. "
Middletown
continued on page y
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-07
Kent County Club
Forum November II
Session VIII Be Held In Smyrna
At Club Rooms

Mrs. John w. Fry, vice president
for the Kent County Federated
Clubs will preside over the Forum
to be held in Smyrna on November
IL, beginning at 10:30 o'clock a. m.
The meeting will be held in the
Twentieth Century Club rooms
where the luncheon also will be
served. Reservations for which
may be made with Mrs. Robert
Denney of Smyrna. The program
will be as follows:
Theme: "Our Contribution to
World Security"
Morning session, 1890 a. M, in
vocation, Rev. George w. johnson; !;
club collect, Mrs. William r. Pos
ties, president Dover Century
Club; salute to flag, Mrs. John S.
Farrow, president Rising Sun Com
munity Club; welcome, Mrs. Robert
Denny. president Twentieth Cen
tury Club. Smyrna. introductions
Continued on page Sd
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-07
Sen. Williams
Demonstrated
Federal Tax
F or Hughes
Delaware's Junior Sena-
tor Asserts ''Defcien-
cy" Shown; Sets Firms
War Profits At $751;
$4,000.
BwA,sOciafed Press


WASHINGTON-A demand that
a $5,919,921 additional tax assess
ment be slapped on Howard
Hughes, millionaire Hollywood
plane designer, was made on We'd
nesday of this week by Senator
Williams (R-DeD as the Senate
War Investigating Committee re-
smned its inquiry into Hughes
100000 warplane contracts.
Williams, member of the COM
mittee, declared a study of tax rec
ords of Hughes and the Hughes
companies showed a tax defcien-
of $5,919,921."
He asserted in a statement that
the records showed profits of $15,-
526 900 were made after taxes dur
ing the wartime period, but that
only $1,000 900 was paid to Hughes,
the rest being retained as undistri-
buted profits by the Hughes Tool
Company. The senator added that
statute called for taxation OF
wartime corporation profits not
distributed to stockholders.
Senator Ferguson (R-Mlch)
chairman of the committee, EN-
phasized the tax issue involves INC
crime or fraud on the part of either
the company or Mr.. Hughes"
'HighIy Complicated
Senator Hatch (D-NM) said the
tax question was highly cOmpli
Gated and not yet fully determined.
|, Earlier Charles Z. Wilson brand
ed as silly Hughes wartime pro
gram to build photo reconnaissance
planes an air force engines
testified that Elliott Roosevelt, wh'
(conIinueo on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-07
entary
School IA.
Meets Nov. III
Program Is In Charge Of
Health Committee OF
The Association; Full
Program Outlined.

The next meeting of the p. I. A.
of the Milford Elementary School
will be held in the school on Tues
day, November IL, at p. m. The
program is in charge of the Health
Committee of the p. L. A. A report
will be given regarding the work
which the committee is doing to es-
tablish definite health program
for the Milford Schools. Films from
the State Department of Health will
also be shown. At the conclusion OF
the meeting. refreshments will be
served by girls of the fifth grade.
The health committee is COM
posed of the following parents: Mrs.
Edmund f. Steiner, chairman; Mrs.
Raymond Masten, Mrs. ID. G. Greene,
Mrs. Irwin G.. Burton. The group
met at the Office of Superintendent
Harold A. Shaterian on Tuesday,
Nov. A, 20 discuss ways in which
the provisions for the health of The
pupils could be improved.
Another important topic to be
discussed at the meeting is the idea
of having released time religious
instruction available to the boys
and girls in the Milford Schools
Under this plan the pupils would
be released or excused early from
school to receive religious instruc-
ton at the church of their faith
The plan would be developed by
the clergy, parents and also mem
hers of the school staff. If sufficienl
interest in the idea is shown OIL
the part of the parents, a plar
would be worked on to go into effec
as soon as practicable.
The rummage sale sponsored b!
the P. T. A. last Saturday at Viii
kie's store was very successful
venture. The results were most gra
tifying. The sale was conducted b.
Mrs. Wilbur Bennett, Mrs. VIM
Burke, co-chairmen, with the abl
assistance of Mrs. Raymond Mas
ten, Mrs. James Humes, Mrs. Mich
ael Groverman and Mrs. Russell
Emory. The officers of the P. I. a
wish to thank all who contribute
and cooperated in such fine man
ner. Special thanks are due tn
members Of the committee.
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-07
Bacon Calls Parley
To Map Research
In Farm Problems
LEGION ARRANGES FOR
TRANSPORTATION TO
SEE FREEDOM TRAIN

Transportation has been ar
ranged for by the American
Legion, Post No. 3. The high
school has been contacted
and buses will be at the Plaza
Square at 2 P. M. Sunday, No
vember %, to take anyone
wishing to visit the Freedom
Train at Dover. For infor-
nation, call Col. w. E. Lank,
honorary chairman.
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-07
Wesley College
Enters Sixth Year
Great Expansion Program
Is Taking Place At
Present Time

with the enrolment of 175 stu
dents, Wesley is operating as a
junior college for the sixth term. A
great expansion program is taking
place not only in the number of stu
dents. but also in faculty, person
mel, and general plant equipment.
The regular college curriculum is
being offered under the direction OF
twenty qualified faculty members,
who in turn are under the supervi-
sion of DIR. o. A. BARLEY, president.
New science labs make it possible
to teach three major sciences: Bio
logy, Chemistry and Physics.
tcontinued on page ~
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-07

In preventing or treating masti-
It's, the object is to remove or over
come the cause. In practice it is
not always easy to determine the
cause, but Delaware dairymen have
available to them a helpful way to
find out what is causing mastitis in
their herds. This aid is the Mastitis
Diagnostic Laboratory established
by the Delaware State Board OF
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-07
c. A. Lindenkohl Is
Marine Recruiter
Milford Youth Is Appointed BY
District Director

The assignment of Second Lieut..
George A. Lindenkohl, III, USMCR,
of this city, as a Marine Reserve
recruiting officer was announced
recently in Philadelphia by Lieut..
Colonel E. o. Price, United States
Marine Corps, director of Marine
Reserve activities in Pennsylvania,
Delaware. and Southern New Jer-
sey.
Lieut.. Lindenkohl has been a
Marine Corps Infantry officer for
three years. He served with the
first Marine Division on occupation
duty in China. He served twelve
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-07
Mastitis Laboratory Renders
Service To State Dairymen

Agriculture and located in Wolf
Hall at the University of Delaware.
DR.. c. c. Palmer, professor Of
bacteriolOgy and director of Has
kell Research points out that the
methods used by the laboratory for
detecting the causes of mastitis are
based upon research conducted by
the bacteriology department.
Continued ON page 81
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-07
State Homemakers
Elect New President
DeImar Woman Named To Succeed
Mrs. Duane Lynn, Milford

Mrs. Jonathan Wheatley, Delmar,
was elected president of the State
Home Demonstration Council at a
recent conference of the council
members in Dover. Currently Sus-
sex County home demonstration
council president and a member of
the Delmar home demonstration
club, Mrs. Wheatley will serve a
two-year term.
Other officers elected for the conf
ing term are: Viye-president, Mrs.
Clifford Clark, Kenton; and secre-
tary-treasurer, Mrs. S. B. Collins,
MiddletOwn.
(contihued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-07
Buccaneers Trample
Caesar Rodney, 31-6
Drummom Stars As Milford Makes
1t Six Straight

Piling up 25 points in the sec
ond half, Milford High School de-
feated Caesar Rodney High, 81 to
G, last Friday and maintained its
undefeated record.
Milford's hard-running backs
were checked with one touchdown
In the first half. but the winners
picked up three six-p0inters in the
second half when Bill Drummond
and johnson found their strides.
The line-ups:
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-07
Caesar Rodney

Milford scoring Touchdown,
Johnson. Drummond 3. Lank. Point
after touchdown: F. Holleger
(piacement).
Caesar Rodney scoring: Touch
down, Rodriques.