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Milford chronicle., 1947-05-02
Demonstration Of
Corn Borer Control
Area In This Section Is Being Used
In Stately ide Drive

AS d part of the Statewide drive
on the control of corn bOrer, d de-
mOnStratiOn area has been selected
which includes all the farms in the
area between Greenwood, Glendale,
Milford and Harrington. This area
is about eight miles on each side,
making d total of approximately GA
square miles.
Last week the Assistant County
Agent, William {. Sloan of Sussex
County, visited the farmers in the
Sussex County part of the demon
stratiOn area making personal con-
tracts with them to encourage them
tC help in this drive by following
these practices:
/. Flowing under completely all
standing corn stalks before May 10.
continued on page 50
Milford chronicle., 1947-05-02
Dover District Youth
To Meet At Rehoboth
Spring Institute Will Be Held In
EpwOrth Church On May 3

The Dover District Spring Youth
Institute of the Methodist Youth
Fellowship will be held May 3. 1947
at the Epworth Methodist Church.
RehObOth Beach, Delaware. The
registration will begin at 10000 a. m.
and the meeting will close with d
banquet in the evening at $50 p. m.
with the Rev. George Cooley OF
Salisbury, Maryland as the banquet
speaker.
The Institute will be under the
direction and sponsorship of the
Dover District Youth Council with
Rev. Harold NJ. Davis, Milton. Della
ware, District Director as Dean.
The sub-district directors are: Rev.
Arthur GOOdhand, Jr., Camden.
Delaware; Rev. J. Harry Wright,
Harrington, Delaware; and Rev. j.
j. Won Hagel. Frankford, Delaware.
Continued on page y
Milford chronicle., 1947-05-02
TtUO MiIfOrdians In
University Play
George LindenkOhl And
Howard Kitchens In
!, Joan OF Lorraine"

One of the most important events
Of Delaware's theatrical season will
he the presentation of Joan of Lor
raine" by the Esq Players at the
University of Delaware. on May Is
and 16, contemporary with the
plays Broadway run.
This will be the first opportunity
for local theatre-gOers to see Max
we'll AndersOn's latest play, which
currently is attracting packed
houses in New York with Ingrid
Bergman in the title role. This part
has been assigned to Margaret
Guenveur, who may be remembered
Tor her stellar performance as
Brigid in Shadow and Substance
last fall. and for her Interpretation
of Lizzie Keckly in the recently
produced "Storm."
CONTINUED on page ~
Milford chronicle., 1947-05-02
Fireplace Blaze
Causes Fire Scare
Carlisle "Firefighters" Call
ed On Empty House Scare;
Barn Prey To Flames

Two fires, one of them harmless
blaze of an unoccupied house and
the other a barn in the rural area
gave the Carlisle Fire Company a
busy day last Friday,
Wall paper and trash which had
been burned in the fireplace of
vacant house at Maple Avenue and
South Walnut Street, by workers
preparing the property for Occu-
rancy flared up early last Friday
morning. About 1:30 a. m. a neigh
Dor saw the reflection of the flick
ering fire in the empty room, and
called the fire company.
The large barn on the Brown
farm. between Frederick and FELTON,
was destroyed by fire last Friday
afternoon. together with a large
quantity of hay. Besides the Carlisle
company units from Frederick.
Harrington, FELTON, and Dover
answered the alarm, and prevented
the fire from igniting the dwelling
Milford chronicle., 1947-05-02
Harness Racing Meet
Opens At Harrington
Big Season Is Predicted By Commissioner j.
Morris Harrington For l5-Day Meeting
Which Opened At Fair Grounds May !
Expect $lO0O,OOO To Be Wagered Dur
ing Season.

Although popularity of running
races started to show signs OF
decline during 1916 from the fabul-
Gus figures of 1945. harness racing
was decidedly on the upward trend
last year.
Believing that this upward trend
has not reached its peak, officials
of the Kent and Sussex Racing as
sociatiOn are looking for a better
meeting at Harrington this spring
than the highly successful fall
meeting last year
With pari-mutuel wagering on
harness racing decidedly new on
the Del-Mar-Va peninsula. harness
racing followers poured $996.935
thru the betting machines at Har-
rington during the Il nights of the
fall meet
J. NJ. Harrington. FELTON,, Della
Milford chronicle., 1947-05-02
applications For
Hearn Scholarship
awards Are Invited
GOVERNOR SIGNS
IMPROVEMENT BILLS

Governor Walter w. !.acOn
signed yesterday morning the
following measures. that have
been awaiting his approval
or rejection since the Legis-
lature adjourned sine die
April 5. Senate Bill 165 ap-
propriating $4,000 for i'm
prOvements, such as flood
gates. dykes. etc.. along the
Delaware Bay. from the Mis-
pilliOn. down. Senate Bill
154, appropriating $4,000 to
protect the beach at Slaugh-
ter Beach from erosion. Sen
ate Bill $50. making an ap-
preparation to the Commits
siOners of Lewes. to erect
Groins and dykes at that
place to prevent erosion OF
the beach front. House Bill
359, the Bethany Beach Char
ter Bill, which allows the
Commissioners of that place
to make extensive changes,
etc. in the present town gov
ernment Set-up.
Milford chronicle., 1947-05-02

wares state harness racing COM
missioner. predicting that harness
racing, once more popular than the
running races, was on the way back
indicated that he felt that over ST.
100000 would be wagered at the
Harrington track during the 15-
night meeting that opened May 1st.
Whether l947 surpasses 1916 in
enthusiasm for the trotters and
PAGERS remains for the future to
tell. but there is no question that
1916 was far ahead of 1945. New
York state alone. which had 313
days or nights of racing at five
tracks. almost doubled the betting
record set the previous year, 1887
1862 fans wager ing $73.7S9,871. APP
proximately $60.000,000 was bet at
Roosevelt raceway. Long Island
where night racing is featured.
Milford chronicle., 1947-05-02
SUSSEX Assessment
Board Makes Report
Total OF $5S,166,66S.00 In
Real Estate And Per-
sOnal Property Reported

The Board of Assessment of Sus-
sex County this week presented to
the Levy Court the report of the
real estate and property assess
ment and the total capitations for
Sussex county for the year 1947
The report reveals a total of $5S.-
l66, $500 real estate and persona
property values and total capita
tiOns of 34,S15.
Following are the totals for the
several representative districts OF
Sussex county and the capitatiOns
First Representative District
Milford chronicle., 1947-05-02
Child Health Week Stresses
The Prevention Of Accidents

Of Health. points out that a survey
ny the United States Childrens
Bureau shows that accidents. not
disease, are now the single leading
cause of death in all-age groups of
except infancy. 1t is also
true that for every child who dies,
many more are MANNED and Grip
pied for life through accidents.
Types Of Accidents
Continued on page y
Milford chronicle., 1947-05-02
Contests Loom For
School Board Posts
A. +. HumeS, Incumbent President
OF Milford Board Has Filed

Six contests for membership on
Sussex School Boards loom for the
election on May 10th, three in spe-
cial districts and three in local dis
tricts. Contests are slated in the
Seaford, RehobOth and Lewes Spe-
cial Districts, one at Delmar. one at
Rabbits Ferry and one at Slaugh-
ter Neck, the latter two, colOred
schools. Two vacancies occur in
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1947-05-02

Continued on page Sd
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-04-25
Madison Jones
On Tour Of
Oklahoma

NEW YORK 49,, Madison 8.
Jones, NAACP administrative az.
sistant and F'EPC authority left
New York this week on an ex.
tended speaking tour Of Okla.
homa branches. Mr.. Jones tour
was arranged after numerous re.
quests were received from Off
cials In the Oklahoma area to
have him appear a. one OF the
speakers In the current Make It
A Million membership drive.
With years of experience as an
official OF FEPC coupled with
administrative "know-how" In N
AACP affairs, Mr.. Jones will &C.
quaint Oklahoma audiences with
recent and proposed development
Ia these fields. Among the branch
90 on the administrative assis.
tants itinerary are Langston, Paw
huska, baskerville, Muskogee
Hugo, Idabel, Broken Bow, Okla.
bona City and Tulsa with the
first meeting in Langston.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-04-25

ley's version OF why accredltatioa
was lost, students yelled "elt
down, you traitor" when d. No
MILAN attempted to defend hin
self against President Wesley's
charges.
PLAYING UPON THE excite
ment of the students. Wilbur
Page, popular Cincinnati Bapt1st
minister and member of the WI
berforce board of trustees, who
had come to the University 70
help officials break the news q
the lost of accreditation, foliowea
the University president with he
statement:
Il have q funeral to conduct IN
Cincinnati at o'clock this after.
noon. but from the looks Of
things ! will have to commit =
body before leaving Wilberforcs. :
The tone Of the meeting. Il 10
learned. was that DR.. MCMILLAN
had stabbed Wilberforce ar
See HERE and Thers-paas sosse
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-04-25
Pres. TruInan's Committee
Hears Thurgood Marshall

WASHINGTON, D C. Thurgood
Marshall of the NAACP legal
staff today declared before Presi-
dent Humans Committee on Civ.
il Rights that actual protection
of the civil rights of Americans
has been thwarted by people who
never intended all citizens Of this
country to have complete and e.
quail citizenship rights
Marshall said Negroes in the
South have learned the bitter
truth over long period of years.
There are states in this country
which have not the slightest idea
Of recognizing the principals upon
which our government was found
ed insofar as Negroes are con-
cerned. Negroes In the South. Mar
shall stated. and most of the Ne
groes in the North. therefore are
forced to look to the federal gov
eminent for the protection of
their basic civil rights.
Marshall talked about the
rights which our federal Consti-
tuition and way OF life guarantee
to each OF us and went on to say.
That this guarantee Is purely
academic and unreal. is undoubt
eddy the greatest Indictment of
our American democratic form
Of government. There has grown
up among all groups in the Tn
tied States great cyncisim a.
bout our so-called American de.
mocracy. To the Negro this Gym.
cislm Is all the more bitter be.
cause possibly more than any OF.
her group In American life. the
Negro fervently believes In the
rightness and tho correctness OF
these principles
yet all of these rights are In
some form or another being de-
nied Negro citizens. Negroes are
being lynched and brutalized all
over the United States. They are
being denied employment or re-
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-04-25
S ate
EDITION

XENIA, OHIO Under circum-
stances charged with such COM
mands as "sitdown. you traitor"
and yelled threats OF I'm have
to commit a body before leaving
Wilberforce', students at the
famed Ohio educational institu-
ton near Xenia heard President
Charles Wesley officially reveal
to capacity chapel meeting Fri
day that WHEREFORE University
had lost Its accreditation In the
North Central Association OF Col
leges and Secondary Schools.
The excited cries from the
student body and the threat OF
bodily harm came after Presi-
dent Wesley had charged In an
impassioned address, that the
greatest cause for the loss OF &C.
creditation stems from the activi-
ty Of DR.. l.. X. Mcmillan, head of
the department Of history at the
school.
Upon learning President Yves.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-04-25

To Start
Soon
Mrs. L. Christopher Bates
City Editor

City Trucks will start this week
dumping on to the Dunbar site ON
Wright Avenue near High Street
dirt gathered over the city. Thers
is not a large quantity of dirt
available now, said Mr.. AmO, Re-
irrational Director. But as soon
as excavation is begun to prepare
FOL fIie erection OF the new ho8pi-
tai already planned. tons OF dirt
will be on hand and will be given
without charge and sent to the
Dunbar location In city trucks.
The recreational policy of the city
is that any playground or area
belonging to the public Ia laid or
and prepared out of city recrea,
tional funds. Parent.Teacher Asso.
Citations and other organixat ions
raise funds for physical recrea.
ton or equipment such as slides.
swings, and so on. After the or
gani2ations have made their pur
chases, the city installs them
without expense to the organise
ton or organizations.
When Mr.. Amo was asked II
the same thing would be done for
Dunbar, he replied that It would.
The two thousand dollars held
by the Parents and Teachers Of
Dunbar in special fund with .
bonded treasurer will not there
fore be needed for the purchase
or the transportation or the
dumping of the dirt. The speciaa
fund is the balance from q cam.
See WILL GIVE D,RT-paoe =
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-04-25

leased from employment because
of their color. They are being
crowded into ghettos and forced
to live in an atmosphere not only
conductive to but necessarily pro.
ductive of vice crime. high NOR
tally. subnormal health and de.
graduation. They are handicapped
from birth and before by the
lack of adequat, health facilities,
hospitals, doctors and nurses"
The Association lawyer said 1t
was evident from even a cursory
glance at our history that protect
ing Negroes and other minorities
from degradation and violence
cannot be handled on the local
level. Only the federal govern
ment can act effectively to pro
tect minorities In the enjoyment
of their civil rights. 1T Is the
prime duty OF the federal govern
ment to eradicate racism from
the behavior pattern of this ma
ton. The federal government
must use its authority to protect
all Of its citizens from violence,
violation of their constitutional
and statutory rights and to as.
sure to all the equality TO which
our system is dedicated"
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-04-25
Jim Grow America"
Exposes Bias Of ANPA

dom OF the press" Is no longer
In the hands OF that organization,
II 1t ever was, he asserts, but
instead, metropolitan journalism
nationally IL one OF tho last
strong bulwarks OF the caste avs.
tenn itself"
Conrad, who quit the white
press two years ago to Join the
Chicago Defender, declares that
while the Negro people have
made wedges into numerous 20.
See "J'M cRow"-paoe four
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-04-25
n. 0. Speaker
Calls For Ten.
Point Program

The negative aspect OF south.
ern politics with It's major EN-
phasis upon the Limitation OF suf
frage IL one Of the major forces
which push" citizens out OF the
South. declared Daniel c. Thomp
son Professor of Sociology at
billiard University, In a speech
last week, He was addressing the
Louisiana Conference OF Social
Welfare at the Jung Hotel IN New
Orleans, on one of the rare occa.
sions Negroes have been permit.
ted 10 speak In that imposing
Crescent City hostelry. He went
on to state that negative politics
See N. o. speAkeR-paoe four
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-04-25
Maritime Head
Joins Negro
Freedom Rally

NEW YORK. N. Y. Joseph
Curren, the brilliant and aggres.
sive leader of the National Mari.
time Union OF America, joined
the growing list of sponsors OF
this years version of the Negro
Freedom Rally. Mr.. Curran has
made National headlines in re.
cent weeks and won the respect
and admiration of the majority Of
Americans for his valiant attempt
to rid his Union OF Communists.
BY becoming sponsor Of the Neg.
70 Freedom Rally to be held at
Madison Square Garden on June
l6, Mr.. Curran gives special signi,
ficance to its theme, Democracy
on Trial"
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-04-25

The bronze citizens of Little
Rock are gradually becoming civ.
ic and political minded as they
enter one of the hottest campaigns
witnessed in many years to elect
an official from their own rank
and file to honor as their may.
or. More than ever the Negro
throughout the southland is fast
coming to the stark realization
of the second class citizenship
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-04-25

Bronze Mayor Campaign to edu'
cate himself to the proper use OF
using the ballot. The campaign
opened last Wednesday and will
close May 20 when the city's eli.
gible voters 60 to the polling
places and name their favorite
candidates to offices. The cam.
paign will be conducted along
the same lines that the regular
city election. only there will be
no racial issue or discrimination.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-04-25

The American Newspaper Pub.
fishers Association, the organisa.
tion covering the daily news
papers Of the nation. Is either
actively anti.Negro or II is silent
on the Negro question. Earl Con-
rad charges in his book, Jim
Grow America" out this week.
EITHER course" he says. rs an
attack on one tenth Of the nation
and in the long run an attack
on the other nine.tenths."
The true tradition OF the free
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-04-25

hlbits and open house will make
mp the program for the 7lth
Founders Day program.
Since 1873 the college has ably
served her constituency. the state
and the nation In building men
and women for their places In
the world. Throughout the years
the institution has sent countless
numbers of graduates out into
See ANNlvERsARY--paoe four
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-04-25

role he has been forced to accept
because of his Acknowledgement.
But due TO the unforgetable spirit
of the late Franklin Delano
Roosevelt the southern Negro in.
herited one of the most sacred
rights ever accorded human be-
ing7-the right to Acknowledgement.
And til e Little Rock Negro
through the Bronze League will
get the opportunity through the
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-04-25
Senate Negro
Workers Assured
Of Fairness

WASHINGTON, ID. c. -" Ed
ward +. McGinnis, Sergeant. at.
Arms. of the United States SEN
ate. today assured the Washing
ton Bureau, NAACP,that any
Negro employed under his juris.
diction would receive fair and
Just treatment.
His statement came In response
to protest made by the NAACP
to McGlnnls over his alleged OK.
See NEGRO woRkeRs-psoe 4
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-04-25
74th Anniversary Of
State College To Be
Observed Sunday

PINE BLUFF-An alumnus, l..
u. Wilson, a real estate dealer
of Los Angeles. California, viii be
the Founders Day speaker at the
A. M. and N. College. Sunday.
G. A. Hicks. Assistant Supervisor
Of Negro Education in Arkansas,
will deliver the Sunrise Grafton
on the old college site Sunday
morning. at 600. An Alumni
meeting. tour Of the campus, OK.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-04-25
PLENTY FREE DIRT FOUND FOR DUNBAR SITE
Roundup.
BY A. N, Judge

~ W.
You scratch my back and I'll
scratch your back" doesn't go so
well with the sons of Hamm "a
round Little Rock, limited Butch.
| asked Butch upon what grounds
did he get his reasoning Butchs
reply was very reasonable, anu
did offer something to substanti'
ate his statement when he added
The IN scratch your back II
YOU kick my.,..,Q interrupted
him before he could finish, for
after all | was writing column
attitude seems to fit Lit'ie
Rockian bronzites far better
proof of my assertion contin'
ned Butch, will be found when
Won see Youngsters from Dunbar
I'll and Jones Hi sporting the oo'
TON T Shirt advertised in the
daily press few days ago MOI
being able to catch the slgliif
canoe of Butch's attack - III
auired about the ad and the oot
Ton T shirts. That was all Butch
wanted to start him talking, ana
mere it Is serbatum' ia trea,
those Cotton T shirts as II they
vera a stack OF shirts with the
RI" left out. You see, the artist
i1ferrea IN his advertising copy
HAT II the Toys from Dunbar and
,ones old buy the shirts ana wear
them il wouldn't be a damn
thing In them. 1t would only be
au,tv shirts with inaignias on
them steatting around, but II inc
ether hi school kid of the css
bought Tim they Would be III ii
with ermrs citizens. VIZ see, tn
artist painted picture OF young
tizen3 in fhe r shirts represent.
irg all - The schools N the city
and when he got to Tue lew re
epryed FL dunbar and Jones the
we're LETT Eolding empty space be
cause the store mena:sre ana Tn
artist knew The Neerees 81 Lit
tle Rock we're glutt as for i'll
suits" called Butch's attention
10 the praise another local pap+f
lad givel the management of the
store for displaying the shirts in
an ad. Bu Oh replied. That Is e~'
actly what am talking alb nut
Won kick my interrupted n
gain zee ava grease my paw ana
I'll scratch your back" And, ano-
Their thing to sub stantiat" my
statement. a few weeks ago. a
survey was made CO all Of the
white printing Establishments
that do job printing, with the ex'
ccption of two, as to their EN-
ployment policy toward hiring
Negroes. and the k2itn Printing
Company was the only company
contacted that definitely stated |
would not hire Nigra in my
shop stu ninety percent OF the
work OF Negro citizens goes u
Keith Printing Company exclud'
Ing several In and out OF town
Negro papers being printed there.
| was ready TO give In to Blu I'll
but IN mediiative silence conclnd
ed that he was right still cor
tending that all that bad whisk ~
he had the night before ha Ia
gotten completely out of his sys
TEN. But, Butch wouldn't stop
there. he continued: You have
been telling the people to follow
their leader. where In the hell
would you be II they did follow
their LEADER" What do you
mean" | inquired OF him. you
wouldn't have job because all
the leaders save faithful few run
See RouND-up--paee four
Hartford chronicle., 1947-02-08

Bill Lee, head of the Courant sports department, in an article relative to George Dunn's fight ing ability, begrudgingly ad- mits that the youngster has real ability. Bill states further that Dunn will have to be care fully matched before he can be considered among the first ten or fifteen ranking lightweights of the nation. All of which leads us to believe that the white critics want Negroes to be subjected to the severest tests before putting their so- called stamp of approval" on us.
 The pride and joy of Lees writing career, Willie Pep, was ever so carefully matched until he had at least 75 fights behind him. Here we have Dunn with only eighteen fights under his belt and he is expected to be ranked near the top. Have a bit of patience MT. Lee. Dunn may yet get the opportunity to knock some of the Halo" from around Willie Pep's head. In case they meet have your alibi ready.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-02-08

Having two of the best hand lers in the business, Lenny Ma rello, who helped Battalino to a worlds championship, and "Chick Adams, who helped get Ray Robinson started on the road to fame, hasn't hurt
Hartford chronicle., 1947-02-08
By Johnnie Stewart

Another kayo was added to George Dunn's list Tuesday night at the Auditorium. Bob by English, the pride of Fall River, Mass, managed to elude Dunn for a while but made the mistake of using his elbow. Af- ter that it was just a matter of time. George finishing English in the ninth round with a bar rage of hooks and jabs.
 George Emmons, looking classier each time out, fattened rugged Stan Fregeau of Spring field. We predict a bright flu ture for Edwards.
 In beating durable Paulie Jackson convincingly in their ten round joust at the Auditor ium January 28, George Dunn showed all of the earmarks of a coming champion.
 The only critical ones of Dunn's well planned attack were the smart money operators who had made George a 12 to ) favorite. s
 Having a few iron men down on the fight they could not un- derstand the Lenny Marello- Chick Adams battle strategy. Their plan was to have Dunn become used to going 10 rounds and in the closing rounds have enough left to turn on the heat and win ''going away. In his previous ten rounds George had shown a tendency to tire in the closing rounds. His per- formance against Jackson, how
Hartford chronicle., 1947-02-08
SPORTS REVIEW

ever, shows that he has over come that failing.