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Milford chronicle., 1947-10-03
Fire Prevention Week
Observance Oct. 5-II
Safety Council Head Urges
Caution To Prevent
Losses

Fire PrenYention Week viii be
observed throughout Delaware and
the Nation during the week of Octo-
Der Sill inclusive.
For several years past the enor-
nous fire loss that occurs in this
country each year. has centered
public attention to this great state
and national loss Frank ]. Horty,
President OF the Delaware Saftey
Council says that it is only through
fire prevention and fire protection
that the individual can rid himself
of fire loss sixty per cent of which
loss is preventable IL we would OBJ
serve the principles OF fire preven-
tion and fire protection.
The Delaware Safety Council lists
thirteen ways mot TO burn your
home
/. Send clothes to the cleaners OF
use non-explosiye cleaning fluids
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-03
Cedars Will
Open Season
On Wednesday
Fine Ceremonial Will Be
Held In The COmmun-
ity Building; Expect
Distinguished Guests.

Evergreen Forest No. 40. Tall
Cedars of Lebonan of Kent and
Sussex counties is starting the fall
and winter season in the Varney
Auditorium, Milford. on Wednes-
day evening, October s, with a
comprehensive program destined
to afford a larger and better field
of entertainment than any in the
past.
This ceremonial is not a hit and
miss affair but one arranged by
an experienced committee which
has planned ahead. l. Robert Will
ley, Grand Tall Cedar of Ever
green Forest, who will preside, is
making a personal appeal to the
membership requesting they set
aside this night for their own
pleasure and benefit. Distinguish
ed guests who will be present are
Edmund III. Reeves, Supreme
Scribe of the Supreme Forest and
the newly installed worshipfuI
masters of the several Masonic
lodges OF Kent. and Sussex coun-
ties who are members of Ever
green Forest.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-03
Shakespearian Play
Here Next Tuesday
"ROmeO And Juliet" VIII Be Pre-
sented At High School

Whats in name?" So speaks
Juliet during her soliloquy on the
balcony when confessing her love
for Romeo. An evening of delight
full entertainment is assured an au-
dience if the name of the dramatist
is Shakespeare; of the drama, "Ro-
meo and Juliet" 1879 marked
Shakespeare's revision of this clas-
sic for publication. October z, 1947,
marks it's performance at the Mil
ford High School Auditorium. This
love tragedy, one in which the her
oine is as much the center of action
at the hero will be presented by
the National Classic Theatre of
New York, the same company who
delighted audiences this spring
with their performance of "Mer-
chant Of Venice"
A street brawl, starting between
two Montague servants and two
Capulet servants, reveals the sem
seless feud between two families of
Verona and strikes the tragic key
note of the play. Depressed by his
unrequited love for Capulet
maiden named Rosaline, Romeo,
son of the Montagues, masks him
self and ventures to Capulet feast
that he might see his beloved. His
melancholia leaves him when he
falls in love with another maiden,
his dancing partner. A nurse in
terrupts his progress when she
tells the maiden that her mother
wants her. She compensates for her
action, however, by revealing to
each of these unfortunates the iden-
tity of the other and by acting as
their messenger throughout the
play.
Stealing into the garden under
the cover of darkness, Romeo over
hears Juliet declare her love for
him, nor does she deny this love
when he makes himself known.
Sympathetic F'riar Laurence, desir-
Gus of ending the feud between the
families, consents to perform a sec
ret wedding for these two.
After the ceremony is performed,
the decline of the fortunes of the
"ill-starred lovers" begins. Romeo
is banished for the killing of Ty-
tconWnued on page %
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-03
State School Kids
To Get Orange Juice
Concentrated Beverage Being Dis.
trlbuted BY Agriculture Dept.

Enough orange juice to fill about
$4,000 eight-ounce glasses is now
being made available by the U. S.
Department of Agriculture to Del
aware school children who are
participating in the National
School Lunch program.
According to ]. j. Dittrick, who
is in charge of the food distribu-
ton activities of the Production
and Marketing Administrator in
the Northeast area, the beverage is
being distributed to Delaware
schools in the form of $50 gall
Ions of concentrated orange juice.
The rate of ALLEGATION permits dis
tribution of up to one-sixth gal
Ion per child per month-the equiv
alent of almost 19 eight-ounce
glasses of the reconstructed beyer-
age.
Concentrated orange juice is
pure orange juice from which more
than three-fourths of the water has
been removed by distillation under
high vacuum. 1t is being bought
(conJnueo on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-03
Most Popular
Girl Contest
IS Caining e
N Interest
Additional Entries Are
Being Received Daily;
Contest Prizes Will Be
Displayed At Ragains'
Pharmacy.

AS carnival time draws nearer,
public interest continues to mount
In The Most Popular Girl" con-
test being sponsored locally by the
Auxiliary to Blue Hen Post, v. F..
w. Additional entries are being re-
ceived daily and the earlier entries
are reporting accumuIations Of
large numbers of votes.
In addition to the list of con-
, testants announced In last weeks
Milford Chronicle. the following
eight girls and young women of the
Milford area have filed entries:
Margaret Cannon, Charlotte Ennis,
Ann Bennett, Helena Evans, Caro-
lyn Nelte, Florence Carroll, Doris
Gibson and Jean Moore.
The contest committee desires to
point out that entries will be ac-
cepted right up to the eve OF the
contests finale on October II, and
that an extended effort on the part
OF late entries could possibly Off
set the sh0wings being made by
those who entered the contest ear
lier. The committee also desires
to point out that contestant may
be sponsored or otherwise assist
ed by any community organization
or group OF friends.
Arrangements have been made
for display OF the contest prizes In
one OF the large front windows OF
RagaIns' Pharmacy on Walnut
street. and this display should
serve to further stimulate public
interest. The contest winner is to
receive lovely lady's wrist watch,
valued at more than $4,000 Second
prize is portable radio and third
prize Is lovely vanity set These
prizes are being made available
through the generosity of David
Kay. owner and operator of the
carnival equipment to be used by
the Milford firemen in their an.
nnal carnival.
fnnSsktnaea IN paaa a.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-03
Christian Workers
School In Milford
Sessions VIII Be Held In Avenue
Methodist Church

The Dover District of the PEN
insula Conference with Dr. Thos
G. Mulligan as District Superin-
tendent, will hold Christian
Workers School in the Avenue
Methodist Church, Milford, begin
ming October 81, and continuing
through the week.
This school is under the aus
pices of the Peninsula Conference
Board of Education of which the
Rev. Richard M. Green is execu-
tive secretary. The Rev. Robert
Green is chairman of the school
and the Rev. Harry Wright is dean.
The board of managers is happy to
announce the outstanding leaders
who will conduct classes each eve
mag beginning at 1880 o'clock, as
follows:
"The Children's Division of the
Church." taught by a representa-
tive of the General Board of Edu-
cation in Nashville, Tenn.
Church School and the Cru
sade for Christ" taught by the
Rev. Clyde Schaeff, executive sec
retary OF the Wyoming Confer
ence.
Towards Christian World Com
munitq," taught by Mrs. FredericB
M. Pyke of Baltimore.
"The Church and the Alcoholic
Problem" taught by the Rev. Jas
per Jones of Hockessin.
Ways of Teaching" taught by
Mrs. Ada w. Smith of Washington
d. C.
'The Pastor and His Task.
taught by the Rev.. John N. Link
of Wilmington.
"The Meaning of Church Mem
bership," taught by the Rev. Har
old Davis of Milton.
"World Evangelism" taught by
the Rev. Howell Wilkins of Cam
4 den.
With such staff of workers ant
4 teachers it is expected that a
least 400 workers with the churcl
schools of the Dover District will
be enrolled There will be no in
dividual registration fee. Eacl
church may send as many as the.
I desire.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-03
Home Leaders To
Attend Natl Meet
Eighteen VIII Attend Session In
West Virginia October 6-9

Delaware will be represented by
is home demonstration club mem-
bers and leaders at the nth an
nual meeting of the National Home
Demonstration Council, to be held
at the Jackson's Mill All Camp in
West Virginia, October SO.
Among the club members repre-
senting Kent County will be Mrs.
George w. Shaw, Secretary of Ad-
ivisory Council, Mrs. Jonathan Will
lis, MilIwood Club member and
Miss Gladys FARRELL. Canterbury
club member and Mrs. Clifford
Clark, past president of Kent Coun-
ty Advisory Council
The Delaware Council of Home
Demonstration Clubs. representing
1900 home demonstration members,
CONTINUED on page y
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-03
Charity Dance, Sponsor
ship OF Community
Basketball Team, Blood
Bank, Carnival Aid Are
Projects.

The Blue Hen Post, v. f. W..
held its first meeting of the fall
season on Tuesday evening at the
Milford Armory with the summers
accumulation of ''old" business be-
Ing cleared up, and plans being
made for post activities during the
fall and winter months. Among the
new items of business were those
pertaining to possible staging of
q charity dance, sponsorship of a
community basketball team, re-
opening of blood donor lists, and
post participation in the annual
firemen's carnival.
Upon motion of John Barcus. it
was decided that Blue Hen Post
should again sponsor a commun-
ity mems basketball team. AS dur
ing the winter of 1946-47, member
ship on this years team will be
open to any and all basketball
players of the Milford area, and
efforts will be made to have the
team compete in an organized
league such as the one of which
the Milford team was member
last season. This action by the
post parallels similar action by the
Auxiliary, which recently voted to
again sponsor girls team. The
set-up will again be similar to that
Of last season with Dave Hugg act
ing as business manager of both
team, and making the necessary
arrangements leading to the equip
ping of the teams and the secur-
ing of a playing floor.
Also upon suggestion OF Com
rade Barcus, 1t was decided to re-
open the blood donors lists. This
pOst-sponsored blood donors pro-
ject has attracted nation-wide at
tention with the result that many
veterans posts and other orgarliza-
tions have followed the pattern or
iginally set up by the local post.
This v. F. w. project has been
credited with saving many lives in
the Milford area during the past
eight months aud has been lavish
ly praised ON AN s1yAes. ~
Pending receipt OF Recommending
tions Of a specially appointed coin~
mittee, action was deferred upon
the proposed v. r. W.-sponsored
charity dance However, If suit
able arrangements can be made,
there is a good possibility of a
charity dance being sponsored here
by the local veterans post in the
near future.
After considerable discussion, IL
was decided to accept the invitation
continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-03
Musical Educators
Organize In SUSSEX
Lay Plans Monday Night
For County Wide Band
Organization

, The Sussex County Music Edu-
Gators, meeting in the Georgetown
High School last Monday night
with Miss Elizabeth p. Slotter of
Seaford, the new Sussex county,
music supervisor, presiding, de-
cided to become more fully organ
ized and work toward better music
education for the county and state.
Plans were discussed for a Sussex
county band which will give music
pupils greater experience in work
ing together toward higher stand
ards.
Roger Keagle, of Georgetown, is
the county band chairman and the
band committee is composed of Ar
thur Kretz, Laurel; Wendell john
son, Seaford, and Lewis Bruinburg,
Selbyville.
The newly elected officers are
Miss Joan Steele, Bridgeville, sec
retary, and Mrs. John Stallings,
Laurel, treasurer.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-03
Guard Sets Up
New Draft Unit
Selectlve Service. Section Created
To Revive System In Emergency

The Delaware National Guard has
created a selective service section
to prepare for the revival of the
draft system in case of emergency.
Similar sections are being set up
in national guard staffs throughout
the nation, it was pointed out last
Friday night by Brig.-Gen. Paul r.
Rinard, the adjutant general, who
said that this is a regular function
Of the national guard.
Lieut. Walter L. Tindall. Jr.,
is the head of the section, which is
part of the state staff and head
quarters of the Guard.
During the recent encampment at
Bethany Beach, Colonel Tindall and
members of his section conferred
with an officer from the staff of
Maj.-Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, dir
ector of the ONCE of Selective Serv-
ice Records.
The plans to be prepared here are
expected to be blueprint for a new
draft system, complete with details
on how many draft boards should De
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-03
Veterans Top
University Rolls
1850 Registered, With More Than
1,40O Expected

More than 1850 World War IL
veterans are registered for the fall
semester at the University of Della
ware, and the total number is ex-
pected to mount to more than l.
400 ont of student body of 2.200,
Harry w. Orth,. Veterans Admins
tration regional office official, said
this week.
Mr.. Orth. who heads the regis
tration section in the regional Of
fees vocational rehabilitation and
education division also said that
another so veterans who failed to
bring certificates of eligibility to
the registration soon will be added
to the rolls. In addition, about 100
disabled ex~servicemen will be put
on the list. making total of 1,400.
Last years veteran registration
at the university was in the neigh
continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-03
BY Associated Press

WASHINGTON. Sept. o. Nc
Clintock, president of the Chicago
Board of Trade, blamed the Truman
administration last Friday evening
for high prices in the grain market.
He said that the activity Of the
government in buying grain for ex-
port has been responsible.
McClintock issued statement on
behalf of the Chicago Board Of
Trade, the Minneapolis Grain Ex-
change and the Kansas City Board
of Trade.
These three had been asked by
the Agriculture Department to dou-
bic their margin (cash down pay
ment) requirements on future sales.
The department, asking margin
requirements of about 33 1IS per
cent, said the request was prompted
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-03
D.P.I.A. Officers To
Plan Fall Programs
Meeting WIN BE Held At George
town Next Tuesday

OfIicers of the six Sussex County
Locals OF the Delaware Poultry Inn
provemenf Association in coopera-
ton with representatives of the Del
aware Agriculture Extension Serv-
ice will meet in the A. A. A. Office
in Georgetown, on Tuesday, October
7th, at 500 p. m, to make plans for
programs that viii be held through
out the county during the fall and
winter seasons.
With q membership of approxi-
Smately 500 Sussex County Poultry
men, feed dealers, hatchefymen and
others interested in the industry
the D. p |. A. is designed to pro-
mote the general welfare of the en-
tire poultry industry and is open to
membership to any interested citi-
zen of the State.
(continued on page u
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-03
: orergn Var Vets
Are Laying Plans
For inter Sessions
DISTRICT w. S. C. s.
MEETING OCTOBER 20

The fall meeting of the
Dover District, Woman's So
ciety of Christian Service,
will be held in Asbury Meth
odist Church, Smyrna, on
Wednesday, October 30, be-
ginning at 10 o'clock. Mrs.
Harold S. Metcalfe of Pitts
burgh, Pa, will be the speak
er.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-03
National Employ The Physically
Handicapped Week October 5-H

ion. Two workers have lost both
legs, one has had both arms ampu-
tated and one has had both hands
amputated.
''And hundreds of others suffer
from diabetes, epilepsy, nervous
ness, heart ailments and other ill
nesses.
"All of them have handicaps SINH
lar to those we find in many return
continued on page 15)
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-03
Golden Age Ahead
ColIegians Are Told
Wesley Junior College Students
Hear Rev. DR.. d. E. McLain


THE Golden Age" is still ahead
in spite of all the great things al
ready DONE" the Rev. DR.. Dayton
E. McLain, vice president of Am
erican University, Washington, d.
c., told students of Wesley Junior
College at a convocation service
officially opening the college year
as freshman week ended.
He stressed that our quest for
knowledge is endfess-there is no
such thing as completed, perfect
knowledge in science, philosophy,
government or astronomy.
Ultima Thule is no where to be
found" he continued, mot even in
American government where JUS
tice and happiness seem to reign,
for when one man can control the
activities of several hundred strik-
ers, we do not have perfection"
CONTINUED on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-03

On the eve of observing employ
the physically handicapped week,
October 5 to IL, Henry Ford, II,
says:
"No man at the Ford Motor Com
pany is disabled.
"There are 6,286 men and women
who are physically limited.
'We now have SO one-armed wor-
kers. There are 13O deaf mutes, "a
totally blind, $50 with defective Wis
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-26
FEDERAL EMpL0yEES AT ANCHORAGE MAY
 ENGAGE IN POLITICS

Federal employees living in An chcrage may actively participate in local municipal government, ac- ccrding to a recent ruling issued by the Civil Service Commission.
 The permission long sought by Delegate Bartlett and government employees in Anchorage is granted under Section 16 of the Hatch Act, an act which generally forbids federal employees from taking part in political activities. Section 16 provides local political participa- tion whenever the United States Civil Service Commission deter mines that special or unusual cir cumstances exist and in municip- alities where the majority of the voters are employed by the United States government.
 There are certain restrictions or conditions to such local political participation, and they are listed below
 CD Federal officers and employ ees in the exercise of these privi- leges must not neglect their off cial duties and must not engage in nonlocal political activities.
 @ Federal officers and employ ees must not run for local office as candidates representing a poll tical party or become involved m political management in connec-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-26
Pay Increase
 Is Sought for
 (SEmIoyees

In order to provide a pay in- crease for government employees at this time to aid them, in part at least, to meet living costs which have been rising sharply in recent mcnths.' Delegate Bartlett intro duced a bill adding $500 to the basic salary rate of all Civil Ser vice employees coming under the Classification Act of 1923
 Under the provisions of the bill, which is similar to a number of others offered to Congress. the pay of employees who receive an hourly rate of pay would be raised 10 cents an hour It is estimated this amount would produce an an- nual increase approximating the amount given to employees receiv- ing a per annum salary.
 The addition of $500 to the an nual rate is calculated as the amount necessary to bring the average government salary up to a point where is will have the buy ing power of year and half ago Employees who are paid an annual salary had their pay increased July 1, 1945, and again On July l, l946. the second in- crease granted Is months ago.
 Neither of the first two in- creases made it completely pos sible Tor government employees to meet the cost of living' Delegate Bartlett commented, Tt is eSti- mated that it would require an additional S800 to do that, even if the raise is to become effective January 1, 1948 What the $500 raise will do is to offset the rise in living costs since July l, l94G."
 From that date the level of prices paid by government em- ployees and others has risen about 27 percent by official and esti- mated figures.
 Delegatae Bartlett's bill preserves intact the present automatic pro- motion provisions in existing salary laws. This was done to prevent any possible loss by the employees Of the periodic pay increments -ich the law now provides.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-26

ton with the campaign of apartl candidate for office.
 6 Federal officers and employ ees who are candidates for local elective office must run as inde- pendent candidates and must con- duct their campaigns in a purely partisan manner.
 t4l Federal officers and employ ees elected CT appointed to local offices requiring full-time services must resign their positions with the federal government. If elected or appointed to offices requir- ing cnly part time service they may accept and hold the same without relinquishing their federal employment provided the holding If such part time offices does not conflict or interfere with their duties as officers or employees of the federal government. The de- partment CT independent agency m which federal officers or em- ployees are employed is the sole judge cl whether CT not the hold ng Of the local office conflicts or lnterferes with their official dut- ss as officers or employees of the federal government.
 (5l The permission granted by the Commission to any particular community may be suspended or withdrawn by the Commission when in it's opinions the activities resulting therelrom are or may be- come detrimental to the public in crest or inimical to the proper enforcement of the political-ac- ivitly law and rules.
 Employees of The Alaska Rail- cad are now allowed to partici- pate in municipal affairs through provisions of a bill introduced by Delegate Bartlett and enacted in l946.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-26
16 BOWL GAMESON
 SCHEDULE
Two Million Dollars Is Ex. peeled to Be Spent for
 Big Grid Contests
By WILL GRIMSLEY

NEW YORK, Dec. .26-lP- The football bowls have grown into an expansive S2,00O,000 business, but the older, established events still carry the big part of the load.
 An Associated Press survey shows that sponsors of the Is re- maining post-season gridiron par ties are looking for total turn out of around 534,OO0 customers who will toss approximately S2,- C97 GOO into the various tills.'
 But more than half the fans 9,000-are expected to attend the Big Five" of New Years Day ex travaganzas-the Rose, Sugar, Or ange and Cotton Bowls and the East West Shrine game. These at fractions, too are slated to get about two-thirds of the cash.
 The Rose Bowl at Pasadena, Calif.-daddy of them all-is as- sured capacity flock of 93,000 fans who will fork over something like $400,000.
 The Sugar Bowl at New Orleans has it's 72,000 seating places al ready asked for, portending a gate of S360O00. The Orange Bowl at Miami expects 57,700 to pay $30O,- eco, while the Cotton Bowl at Dal- las has it's budget figured on $2o5,- GOO, representing an attendance Of 45,5OO.
 The Shrine's East-West All-Star game at San Francisco is expect ed to draw the days third largest crowd-60 ,O0O-but only the fifth largest intake-$ $200, ,000-because it's tickets are scaled lower.
 Two of the freshman bowls, the Dixie at Birmingham and the Delta at Memphis-are looking for ward to S150,0OO and $110,000 gates, respectively, which would put them right on the rim of major league classification.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-26

Murrell Jones. who was traded for York handled the most chances, l. 592 made the most putouts, l,462, and figured in the most double plays, 15o. Roy Cullenbine of the Detroit Tigers had the most assists, l39.
 Second basemen Philadelphia Pete Suder led with a percentage of 986 for 140 games. Bobby Doerr of Boston fielded the most chances, 858; the most double plays, 1l8, and the most assists, 466. tying in the latter department with Joe Gordon of Cleveland.
 Shortstops In addition to Bou- dreaus marks, Vern Stephen of St Louis, handled the most assists. 494, and Eddie Joost of Philadelphia the most putouts, 370, and total chances, 860.
 Pitchers Boston's Joe Dobson handled 38 chances from the box without a miscue to lead Twenty other pitchers had perfect records.