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Milford chronicle., 1947-12-12
Final Plans Underway
For Handel's Messiah
Famous OratOria To Be Presented
In Avenue Church Sunday, Dec. 81

Final preparations are now we'll
under way for the presentation of
Handel's famous oratoria, "The
Messiah" by the Avenue Methodist
Young Peoples Choir, on Sunday,
December 21, at IL a. IN. in the
Avenue Methodist Church. On this
occasion there will be fifty-four
voices in the choir including 21 So
pranos, Is altos, IL tenors and 8
basses. The entire personnel of
the choir will be listed in the next
issue of the Chronicle.
This choral program will in
clude the five most famous Christ
mas choruses from this oratoria
and in addition soprano, alto, ten
or and bass solos.
An instrumental prelude COM
posed of Christmas carols by the
trumpet quartet and flute solo OF
the Schubert Ave Maria" will pre-
cede the service at 10:40 for the
benefit of those who come early to
assure themselves of a good seat
Fin the church auditorium. The
chapel will also be open to accom-
modate those who prefer to sit
there.
The choral presentation of the
Messiah" will constitute the en-
tire morning service and will re-
place the customary order of wor'
ship. A complete program will alsC
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Milford chronicle., 1947-12-12
F. F. A. Leadership
Training School
InspiratiOnaI Session Held At
Caesar Rodney School Last Sunday

The largest and most unusual
Officer Training School for F. F. A..
members was held at Caesar Rod
ney High School on Saturday, De-
cember 6. The school was held un-
der the inspirational and most cap
able leadership of Lyle Mowlds,
state supervisor of Vocational Ag-
riculture and state adviser for the
F. F.. A. officers and advisers of all
local chapters of the F. F. A. from
I the entire State of Delaware as
sembled to consider ways and
means of improving the already
high standards of achievement of
the executive personnel of the or
ganization. A new incentive to in
creased effort and accomplishment
was furnished by Jack Webb, who
was honored by being awarded the
Star Farmer degree, the highest
award given by the National F. F.
A, and by being elected to the Ma
tiOnal Vice Presidency at this years
kcOnvention at Kansas City. Jack
Webb gave the assembled officers
an inspired address on 1.-The De.
velopment of an F. F. A. Leader"
The Milford delegation, repre-,
senting Mispillion Chapter f. F. A
contributed many helpful and uni.
que suggestions for financing F. F
A. Chapter activities and took al
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Milford chronicle., 1947-12-12
Vets Dance, Funniest
To Be Held Tonight
New Milford ArmOry Scene OF
Gala Time

The fall dance and fun-fest, stag
ed annually by the Blue Hen Post
No. 6483, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
will be held at the New Milford
Armory this Friday evening, start
ing at O'Clock. Judging by the
widespread interest being shown
and the encouraging advance tick
ct sale, indications are that one of
the seasons largest turnOuts will
be on hand for this affair, which
promises to surpass even the high
ly successful. fall dance held here
last year.
Something new and different in
the way of musical entertainment
will be offered Friday evening by
the Metronomes, talented group
of sepia musicians and entertain
ers that have built up large fol-
lowing in lengthy engagements at
peninsular night spots. According
to advance information, the Metro
homes have no fewer than seven
vocal or instrumental soloists, and
present a varied program of dance
music pleasing to all, young and
old alike.
AS an added attraction, the local
v. F. w. Post will award an ap-
propriate Christmas package to
some lucky couple Friday evening
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Milford chronicle., 1947-12-12
v. F. w. State Leader
Speaks To Lions
Service Club Entertained Lloyd w.
RicardS Last Thursday Night

Lloyd w. Ricards, Commander,
Department of Delaware, Veterans
of Foreign Wars, told members of
the Milford Lions Club that 'Veter-
ans are being 'over-rehabiliated'
and that all that the average able
bodied veteran desires is the on
portunity to prove his worth to
community and nation" The veter-
ans leader was principal speaker
at the regular Thursday evening
dinner-meeting of the local serv-
ice club.
Commander Ricards advised that
every community has gained i'm
measurably from the return of its
veterans, and that throughout the
nation, in the halls of Congress. in
the State Legislature bodies, and in
municipal governments, veterans
are assuming leadership, and are
using their vast and varied expert
ences and abilities for the benefit of
all, veterans and non-veterans alike.
The V. F. w. leader emphasized that
the veteran is not a special case.
but is the neighbor and business
associate of the non-veteran citi-
zen.
The speaker cited many examples
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Milford chronicle., 1947-12-12
Lt.-Col. Lank
Is HOnOred
By yLegion
Milford Veteran Legion
naire Is Given Life
Membership And Post
Award.

Lieutenant-Colonel William E.
Lank, Milford's and Delaware's old
est Legionnaire, has been singu-
larly honored by the local Ameri-
can Legion Post for his outstand-
ing work as legionnaire, with a
life membership in the post and a
post award.
Lieutenant-Co Colonel Lank has
been an active member of the Mil
ford Post since it's formation back
in 1919, and was post commander
in 1899 and 1940 He served as
Commander of the Department OF
Delaware in 1899, and has the dis
tinetion of having attended 26 de-
partment conventions as dele
gate and during the same period he
attended 25 national conventions
Lieutenant-Colone Lank has al
so received many honors and cita-
tions from the State Department
and has been active for over q
years on important committees.
He will receive his award from
the Milford Post early in January.
There are few if any living Del
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Milford chronicle., 1947-12-12
Sum Now Under Specu-
lation Is ST., ,3OO,OOO,OOO
Above The Four Billion
Vetoed in Two Bills
Earlier This Year.
BY Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Dec. - Republic
cans were reported by a high
placed party member this week as
ready to drive for a $5,300,O ,OO0, 900
or more individual income tax
slash in 1948.
This is $1,000, ,0O0.O above the
$4,0OO,00O,OOO in two bills vetoed
earlier this year.
The COP spokesman, who asked
that he not be quoted by name, said
tax reduction probably would be
tied to the Republican substitute for
President Truman's anti-infiation
program.
Meanwhile, potent group of Re-
publican Senators lined up today
behind a proposed limit on wheat
exports which some lawmakers
hope may prove an effective anti
initiation substitute for controls
and rationing authority urged by
President Truman.
The proposal might be attached
either to an extension of export
controls or the appropriation meas
ure providing stopgap European
aid.
Winter Aid Okay Expected
House approval by comfortable
margin of winter aid in Europe was
expected this week-just in time
for Congress to settle itself and
hear President Truman's message
laying before 1t the long-range
Marshall Plan.
The House headed into wrangle
over the amount it should authorize
in the bill calling for emergency
relief in Italy, France and Austria
through next March. The Senate
had voted the $597 900, 900 that Mr..
Truman asked. The House bill now
for China which the Administration
did not request at this time.
Chairman Knutson fR-Mfnn) OF
the House Ways and Means Com
mittee. who will introduce the new
tax bill, probably next week, would
not confirm or deny that plans are
afoot to boost the tax-cutting figure.
However, he did indicate to re-
porter his new bill will include
these three major provisions:
1. A 500 increase in individual
exemptions, from $500 to 5000, that
would sweep about 100000 small
income personsl off the tax rolls
completely and provide some reduc-
tion for the remainder of the as
100000 taxpayers. This would cut
revenues about $4,000, 900, 900.
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Milford chronicle., 1947-12-12
Four State Youths
Win In Gardening
Three Boys From Harrington Are
Among Winners

Four Delaware youths were nam
ed winners of state awards in the
1947 production-marketing contest
among members of the National
Junior Vegetable Growers Associ-
alton as the organization gathered
in Jackson, Miss, for it's 18th an
nual three-day convention.
Donald Bullard, 16 years old
Louis Brown, 16 years of age; Bob
by Fry, Is years old, all of Har-
rington and Vaughn Fox, Is years
of age, of Newark, received incen-
tive awards from a $4,000 fund pro-
vided each year by A. and P. Food
Stores to encourage study by farm
youth of better production and mar
keting of vegetables.
! Other results announced by Prof
Grant B. Snyder of the University
of Massachusetts, adult advisor tC
the association, included the award
ing of the national Junior cham.
pionship and top $500 agricultural
scholarship to Lewis G. Schaene
man, Jr.. 16-year-old grower o.
East Longmeadow, Mass. Georgt
H. Bull, Jr., 21 years old of Homer
N. Y, was named northeastern
champion and received a $2Ot
scholarship.
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-12
Scout Honor Court
Held Here Monday
Rev. J. Harry Wright of Harrington Made The
Various Awards At Session Held In The
Milford New Century Club A. E. Humes
Acted As Master Of Ceremonies.

At 9:15 o'clock Monday evening,
December s, all the lights in the
Milford New Century Club went
out, the entire assemblage in the
auditorium stood on their feet and
sung in unison the words to "Taps. I"
Then from afar the haunting notes
of lone bugle playing Taps"
was heard. after which the Boy
Scouts in attendance. repeated the
scout benediction: MAY the great
Master of all good scouts be with
us until we meet again. Thus end
ed the most impressive ceremony
of Boy Scout Troop No. 102 Court
of Honor and thus Boy Scout
history was made in Milford, for
this was the first time an individ-
'ual Milford Boy Scout Troop had
ever attempted such an event.
Throughout the court, which was
called at p. M, Al Humes acted
as master of ceremonies, intro
ducing the participants, recogniz-
T ing guests and in general guiding
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-12
Veterans And Auxiliary
Will Meet CeciltOn And
Georgetown; Old Tim
ers Will Cav0rt.

Three games, instead of the Gus
t0mary two, will comprise the bar
gain holiday basketball offering on
the Milford High School court this
coming Monday evening In addi-
tion to the regular league game
between the Milford Vets and Ce-
clifton brakes, and the girls game
between the Milford Blue Hens and
the Georgetown County-seaters,
there will be special added attrac-
tion, pitting the "Old Timers"
against the Milford v. F. w. Re
serves. One of the still young sea-
sons largest. turnouts is anticipat-
ed for this triple-header.
. From the viewpoint of local fan
dom, particularly that part of it
able to remember way back when
the game between the "Old Tim
ers" and the local Reserves is the
featured game of the three1game
card. Included in the "Old Timers
lineup are expected to be such
outstanding players from yester-
year as Frank Sapp, Ben Orkin,
Buddy Belts, Josh Bennett, Jake
Roosa, Jim West, Skeet Thistle
wood, Newell Isaacs and Charlie
Prettyman. Supplementing this
group will be Chuck Wright. Dave
Pack, Duck Whaley, Sid Schwack
Horace Wiley and Harvey Marvel
! fellows who either starred else
where in their young years or came
along at later date. Due to hand
injury, Nelson Griffith, a former
outstanding player of yesteryear
will be unable to play: however
"Grfff" will guide the "Old Timers
from the bench and is extending an
invitation to all players, not al
ready ion the squad of the Vets OF
! their Reserves, to come out Mon
day evening.
The "Old Timers" and the Re-
serves clashed twice last winter
and, although the youth of the Re-
serves prevailed on each occasion
two, interesting, well-attended--
and, at times, amusing games re
/ suited. The Reserves of this sea
son are younger and even less. ex
] perienced than those of last year
which should mean that the "olC
know-howv of the t'Old Timers
may prove a big factor in deter
4 mining the ultimate outcome.
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Milford chronicle., 1947-12-12
COP. May Drive
For Tax Reduction
OfOyerFiy Billion
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
WILL BE AVAILABLE
TO SCHOOL CHILDREN

Recently the executive COM
mittee of the Parent Teachers
Association of the Milford EIe-
mentary School met with the
ministers of Milford and two
representatives of the Milford
Board of Education to make
plans for having Religious Edu-
cation available to some of the
boys and girls of the local schools
during the school day. The idea
has been approved by all three
of the aforementioned groups,
and a plan whereby children of
the fourth, fifth and sixth grades,
with the consent of the parents,
may attend church of their
choice each Wednesday at 2:05
p. m, has been worked out. The
plan will go into effect on jan
uary 9, 194S. Questionnaires
have been sent out to the par
ents of children in the above age
group.
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-12

the program with great ability.
After the salute to the flag led
by Scout Bob Messick, the singing
of America and recitation of the
scout oath and laws under the lead
ership of Scout Joe Cook, Bob
Wollters, troop committee chair
man, was introduced to deliver the
welcoming address. Mr.. Humes
then introduced the guests present
and gave special mention to the
work being done by ]. Irwin Bow
man, scoutmaster of Troop No. 102
and his assistants, Roger Deats, G..
Edgar Wood and Thor Hauschild.
Songs were led by Scout Joe Lank.
A song speciality was introduced by
Scout District Executive Lowell
Hendricks, which proved to be one
of the high1ights of the evening
an audience participation song
that literally brought down the
house.
Rev. ]. Harry Wright of Har-
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Milford chronicle., 1947-12-12
Santa Claus Arrives
In Lewes Tomorrow
WIN Land BY Plane AT Lewes
Dairy

All is in readiness for the Christ
mas celebration tomorrow after
noon which the Lewes Chamber Of
Commerce is staging for the chill
dren of that town.
A program has been arranged for
the arrival of Santa Claus by air.
plane at p. m. He will land on the
field adjacent to the Lewes Dairy,
Pilot Town Road, where he will be
greeted by the children, and the,.
head the parade through the town
AT his special booth downtown he
will distribute nundreds of gifts.
provided by the Chamber of Com
merce through donations of busi-
ness houses and other friends.
The line of march to music by the
Lewes School Band, and including
detachment of soldiers from For
Miles and fire company equipment
and personnel. will be down Pilot
Town Road to Ship Carpenter st.
east on Second Street, to Third anC
Market Streets in circle and back
to the business section.
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-12
viii Change Phone
Numbers In Milton
Dial Equipment Will Be
Placed In Operation
December Ia

All telephone numbers in Milton
will be changed, effective at s a. m.
next Sunday, December IA, when
new dial control office equipment
is placed in service at the Milton
central Office, it was announced to-
day by Theodore w. Collins, local
manager of the Diamond State Tel
ephone Company.
All subscribers i'm Milton, George
town, Lewes, Milford. and Mills
boro, will be mailed directory sup
plements containing the new num-
bers, Mr.. Collins said.
The new central Office equip
ment, installed at a cost of $26, 900,
will increase the capacity of the
office and will make it possible for
the company to provide telephones
for some of those now on the wait
ing list.
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Milford chronicle., 1947-12-12
Funds Coming
In W ell For
New Hospital
.At'Ceorgetovn
Support For New Institu-
tion Is Enthusiastic,
According To Reports
From Chairmen In Lo-
cal Areas.

Reports coming in from chair
men in local areas all over Sussex
county indicate enthusiastic sup
port in the campaign for funds for
the building and establishing OF
Sussex Central Hospital, Inc. The
special gifts committee began an
intensive drive several days ago,
which will round out the 1947 cam
paign begun on Labor Day.
Prior to the actual beginning OF
the campaign for funds, many con-
tributions had been made by in
terested donors. The board of di-
rectors of Sussex Central Hospital,
Inc, sometime ago decided upon
the policy of releasing to the press,
a list of contributors and contribu-
tions, except where requested not
to do so by the donors. A list OF
contributions made since the be-
ginning of the drive on Labor Day
is now being compiled and will be
released in the near future.
There follows a list of contribu-
tors and their contributions made
prior to the beginning of the cur
rent campaign for funds:
Crawford Bailey, $500; Howard
S. Abbott, $1,000; Charles E. Lane
$3.50; Julian E. Townsend, $4,000;
L. Nelson Mcgee, 800; Harold w
t. Purnell, $500; Robert w. Tun-
nell, $100; Houston-White Co.
$3.50; ]. Reese White, $3.50; Walter
Roach and Sons, $500; G. M. Var
Valkenburgh, $3.50; Anthony L
Hudson, $500; Elwood Workman
/ $1,000; Leroy Marvel, $50; r. N
Ennis. $25; Joseph B. NAPLES, Jr.
$500; Howard w. Bramhall, $500
Leo H. Hirsch and Co., 500; A. E
Braunfeld, $500; James E. Goslee
/ 5000; C. d. Sapp, $500; Nutter d
Marvel, $500 ;Anthony S. Steen
$1,000; Curtis w. Steen, $1,000
Fred ]. Goggin, $100: James F
Elliott, $500; Lindale G. Fisher
800; Mary H. Robinson (Susse,
Countian) $500; Edward B. Rust
$500; James E. Goslee, Jr., $500
4 William A. B. Dodd, 500.
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-12
Blue Cross
Rate Increase
Is Announced
Semi Private Up 10 Pct,
Ward, Ia Pct; New Set
Up Goes Into Effect AS
Of March 1, 1913.

Directors of Group Hospital Ser
vice, Inc, this past Wednesday in
creased rates an average of 1913
per cent for the semi-private hos
pital plan and an average of 14.9
per cent for the ward plan. Surgi-
cal plan rates went up an aver
age of about Is per cent.
The increases averaged less than
half of the SO per cent jump in hos
pitalization rates which was pro-
posed when hospitals upped their
rates few weeks ago.
While increasing the rates, the
directors also announced an in
crease in benefits for care in non
member hospitals, and the estab-
lishment of a new type of Sub
scriber-spouse" contract providing
coverage without maternity bene-
fits.
The new rates will go into effect
on March /, although the higher
rates which the service is charged
by the hospitals become effective
on January 1.
Under the new rate schedule
disqualification for a family in the
semi-private plan will cost $3.50
a month. The amount is at present
$2.25. With surgical insurance add
ed, the combined family rate will
be $4.70 as compared with the pres
ent $3.50. Surgical coverage alone
for family, in either the ward OF
semi-private plan, will be $2.10 {
month, instead of the current $1.35
For a single person in the semi
private plan, the new rates will bt
$1.20 a month for disqualification
80 cents a month for the surgica
plan, and So for the combination
The present rates, in. the same or
der are: $1.00, 0 cents, and $1.6O
For one adult with one or mQr'
children under Is years of age th'
new rates will be: disqualification
$3.50 surgical, $1.60; combined
! $3.4O. The present $1.50, $1.65, ant
$3.15.
The new subscriber-spouse plan
excluding maternity benefits, viii
cost $3.50 a month for hospitaliza
ton, $1.6O for surgical coverage
and $3.50 for the combined cover
age.
In the ward plan, coverage for
single person will cost rs cents
month for disqualification, so cent
for surgical, and $1.55 for botf
Present rates are 65 cents, 60 cents
and $125.
T The family rate under the war
plan will be $1.55 for hospital care
$2.10 for surgical and $3.65 fo
both. At present, the rates ar
$1.35, $1.65 and $500.
Among the provisions for widen
ing the benefits available to sub
scribers is one under which sui
scribers will soon be able to re
ceive, while they are out of Dels
ware, all the service benefits du
to Blue Cross plan members in th
} area where they are.
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-12
State Senate
Called For
December l9
By Gov. Bacon
Special Session Will Con-
firm Appointment OF
Associate Judge Of
State Supreme Court,
Name Not Revealed.

Governor Walter w. Bacon issu-
ed proclamation on Tuesday af-
ternoon of this week calling a spe-
cial session of the State Senate for
Friday, December 10, to confirm
the appointment of an associate
judge of the Supreme Court.
The proclamation, signed by the
Governor and by Secretary of State
William ]. Storey called attention
to the fact that the term of Office
of Resident Judge Frank L. Speak
man of New Castle county expires
on Wednesday,, December II.
1t also points out that the Con-
stitution provides that if vacancy
occurs among the state judges by
expiration of term or otherwise,
when the Senate is not in session,
the Governor shall within 80 days
convene the Senate for the purpose
of confirming his appointment to
fill the vacancy.
Session To Open At IL A. M.
The proclamation calls for an ex-
traordinary session to start at IL
a. m. on the 10Th to consider and
act on confirmation of the appoint
mentI as well as to transact such
other executive business as may
come before it.
Other business to come before
the Senate is expected to include
confirmation of a number of ap-
pointments to state boards which
have been made since the 114th
General Assembly adjourned sine
die on Saturday, April 5.
Governor Bacon in issuing the
proclamation would not reveal the
name that will be sent to the Sen
ate
The appointment of a member OF
the state judiciary will be Cover
nor Bacon's fourth during two
terms as the states chief magis-
trate. His other appointments tc
the state bench have been Chiei
Justice Charles S. Richards, Judge
James B. Carey and Judge George
Burton Pearson. Jr. M
/ A majority vote or the Senate in
which the Republicans have an Il
to six edge over the Democrats i;
all that is required for conf1rma
ton.
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-12
University 20 Present
Drama Clinic Dec. Is
Session For Kent And Sussex VIII
Be Held At Georgetown

Adrama clinic for Kent and Sus-
sex County participants In school,
church or community dramatic
production work will be presented
by the University of Delaware ORA
matte Center on Monday, December
is at Georgetown High School, DR.
c. Robert Kase, Director of Dra-
mates at the University, announced
today.
The clinic idea, originated in the
state last year, is being continued
at the request of the Delaware ORA
matte Association, whose president
Miss Virginia Wiley, is Director ol
Dramaties at Georgetown Higf
School and is host for the clinic
The University's Academic Exten-
sion Division is cooperating in the
program.
fconunusu on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-12
Starting Next
Monday Stores
In Milford TO
Be Open Nights
Plans Are Completed TO
Handle Holiday Trade,
Kiddie Matinee viii Be
Held At Shore Theatre
Tomorrow Morning.

1t was announced today through
the Offices of Harry e. Mayhem,
president of the Milford Chamber
OF Commerce, and Garrett L. Grier,
chairman of the Mercantile section
of the Chamber. that beginning
next Monday evening, December 10,
the stores of Milford will remain
open in the evenings until Christ
mas, In order to take care of the
needs of those shoppers who are
unable to visit the city during the
day time.
The merchants are prepared for
all last minute Christmas shoppers
but advise earlier shopping. Every
store in the city has put in special
Christmas window displays and
many have gone to considerable
trouble and expense TO beautify the
interiors and exteriors of their
stores.
Thousands of thrifty wise shop
pers, who have readily caught on
to the Chamber of Commerce slo-
gan "Shop and Save in Milford
have expressed their delight witt
the attractive decorations through
out the business section, and local
merchants report the best TRAFFIC
in years.
Old St. Nick in his headquarter:
in the tabled story book house OF
the bridge panel. is being visites
daily by. hundreds of youngsteri
and receives many letters from hi
youthful admirers.
Saturday morning the annua
free klddie matinee. sponsored b.
the Milford Chamber of Commerce
in cooperation with the manage
ment of the Shore Theatre will b.
held In the Shore Theatre begin
ming promptly at $3.50 o'clock. OIL
Kris will be on hand to greet tn
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