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Milford chronicle., 1947-04-25
Red SOX Will Receive
First Test Today
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Wagner, former major league hur-
tenn director George Toporcer, being
slated to come in sometime this
week to assist Milford manager
Walt Miles in the training and
selecting of the local team person.
mel.
"Babe'Ru Day" will be observed
at the Milford park this Sunday
afternoon when the Rehoboth Pr
ateS. the Eastern Shore Leagues
newest entry, come to town to do
battle with the Milford club in
exhibition tilt This game
was scheduled in response to pub
lie demand, Milford fans having
indicated a desire to see the Little
Pirates and their pilot, Gordon
! tMac) McKinnOn, in action here
before the regular championship
season gets underway. Mckinnon
has long been a favOrite of Milford
tanS, having performed here with
/ the Milford teams of 1910 and 1871 ;
/ i'll the latter year, the popular
Mac" lead the Eastern Shore Lea
que in batting and played a prOmin-
ent role in the local teams climb
to top spot in the final standings.
The Babe Ruth Day" angle is
supplied by the fact that Albert B
Chandler High Commissioner OF
Organized Baseball, has designated
Sunday. April 9th. as the day on
which professional baseball clubs
of all claSSificatiOns shall pay tri'
butte to the games greatest figure
Throughout the country. profession
al baseball clubs will honor the man
who rose from humble origin tt
become the most popular figure
to ever appear on the American
sporting scene.
Inclement weather the earlier
part of the week hampered the large
squad of candidates trying out fol
the 1947 Milford club. However
those fans who saw the local grOul
in action last Sunday Afternoon
and on those occasions this weel
when pleasant weather did prevail
iare convinced that Milford will
again be represented by strOn:
ball club. Over forty candidate
have been trying out and Milfor,
will apparently be well fortified a
every position.
With the popular hard working
Walt Miles back at the helm. Mil
ford fans are confident that thi
community will be represented b
| another titular-cOntended. Millie
did a bang-up job here last seasO
i. and was selected by peninsula
sports scribes as the Most Out
standing Manager in the Easter
Shore League for 1876"
Milford will open its 1947 Eas
tern Shore League season hel
against the traditional Dover fC
( on May Sth.
Milford chronicle., 1947-04-25

pertinent Station has found that
broadcasting and plOwing down l.
200 pounds to the acre of 5-10-1O
fertilizer before setting out tomato
plants. instead of the usual practice
of brOadcasting fertilizer on top OF
the ground increased yields by
about one ton to the acre.
The Station has also found closer
spacing of tomato plants boosted
yields. Growers who have tried the
two practices find that they work
for them too.
Delmar j. Young, extension
dairyman reports that series of
breeding schools to study the prin-
, ciples of genetics and their appli-
cation to breeding programs in
dairy herds will be held throughout
Delaware during the month of
March.
| Arrangements for these schools
are being made by county agricul-
tural agents. Young urged dairy
! men to watch for future announce
/ ments of the time and place of the
school in their community
Under the price support program
the USDA will, at the outset, pur.
chase turkeys owned by producers
in storage or live and on farms a
levels intended to reflect a natiOna
average producer live weight price
of rs cents per pound for all youn,
toms and for heavy young hens, ant
32.5 cents for hens under IS pounds
A national average live weigh
price of 27.9 cents a pound at th
farm is required to reflect 80 per
cent of parity to the producer.
Disposition of the turkeys ac
quired under the purchase program
is planned as follows: % sale
, through commercial trade chan
, nels, (2) sales for export, CD sale
: to other Governmental agencies ca
! use under the school lunch program
: and go conversion to canned fOrr
, for disposition to the previousl
: designated outlets.
Milford chronicle., 1947-04-25

Bell added. And where accidents
can be avoided crop goals will be
much easier to attain"
National Safety Council records
show an alarming number of acci-
dents from home made labor saving
equipment. So, the Council joins
Mr.. Bell in advising special care in
checking such equipment
The 1947 Agricultural Conserva-
ton Program offers assistance to
Delaware farmers to restore and
conserve the fertility of the soil
through conservation practices.
Farm plan sign-up is getting un-
derway throughout the state and
every farmer is urged to confer
with his county ACP committee or
community committeeman to plan
how the program can be of great
est assistance in obtaining the max
imum conservation on his farm.
Mid-winter conditions affecting
1947 crop prospects are fully as
promising throughout the country
as those preceding any of the re-
cent record crop years
oHo
The U. S. Department of Asricul-
ture has announced revision
downward of 1947 potato goals. The
revised goal has been set at 2,517,-
600 acres as result of recent data
which reveal that potato acreage
has been declining nationally, while
yield per acre during the same time
has been increasing at a more
rapid rate than had been previously
estimated.
Only a slight revision has beer
made in Delawares acreage goal
Previously announced called for 5,
GOO acres. The new revised goal i.
$500 acres.
The new slant on pig growing
that takes advantage of the lif,
saving possibilities of slopins
floor in farrowing house is at
tracting farmers because of tn,
very simplicity of the plan. 1t is on
of those. Nov, why didn't thinl
of that?" ideas, says the L. S. De
: partment of Agriculture.
/ The nub of the idea is that
mother pig likes to lie down wit
: her back slightly up hill, and tha
5 in their first days little pigs ar
: wobbly on their underpinninS. $
= that if they are on a slightly slope
| floor they are more likely to wand
er down than up Thus they are nc
n likely to get crushed when she lie
k down with her back to the sigh sid,
:. The Delaware Agricultural EA
Milford chronicle., 1947-04-25
DELAWARE FARM BUREAU

Dclaware'S final farm production
goals for l947 have been announced
by c. E. Ocheltree, state director OF
the Production and Marketing Ad
ministration and chairman of the
State USDA Council.
The final goals, as suggested by
the State USDA Council and ap-
proved by Secretary of Agriculture
Anderson call for another year of
farm production in line with that oil
the 1916 goals.
In setting up the goals the Coun-
Gil reviewed suggestions from the
L. S. Department of Agriculture for
crop acreageS and livestock mar
ketingS desired from Delaware as
its share of the Nations require
ments.
The final goals are: Wheat, 20 900
acres; rye, $4,000 acres; corn, 1885,
900 acres; barley, $4,000 acres !;
oats, 5000 acres; sOybeans for
beans. 26,000 acres; potatoes, $500
acres; sweet potatoes, 5000 acres !;
hay, 10000 acres.
Beef cattle on farms at end OF
1947, 1000; milk produced on
farms. 1876 million pounds; number
of COWS on farms, $1,000; sows tC
/ f&rrow this spring, 5000; sheep and
/ lambs on farm at end of this year
/ 1000; chickens on farms other than
hroilers. 2.450,O00; turkeys raised
/ 115,000 bees, 5000 colonies.
oSo
Formal announcement has beer
made by the Department of Agri
culture that there will be no corr
marketing quotas and no corn allot
ments for the 1947-4S corn produc
ton and marketing season.
This action was taken in accord
ance with provisions of the Agricul
tural Adjustment Act of 1898, de
signed to protect both consumers
and producers in maintaining ade
quate supplies of foods.
ose
Since new farm machinery will
continue to be hard to get in 1947
it is highly important for farmer
to get their present machinery il
shape for the new year.
Poorly conditioned farm ma
chinery reduces an operator
alertness. is irritating and fatigu
ing. and fosters carelessness.
Jack F. Bell. extension agriculture
engineer. said today.
Timely servicing of all farr
, equipment before the field wor
starts will reduce accidents as We
as costly field break-downs, NJ
Milford chronicle., 1947-04-25
CLAIBORNE SERVICE

D Bus COnncCtiOnS daily cNCcpt wednesday,
and Sunday
IS Bus Connections Sunday
Note All boats leaving Claiborne make con-
ncctonS with boats leaving Matapcake / hour
later
For connecting Carrier additional mfOrma-
tion, consult:
aRED STAR MOTOR COACHES. INC.
Salisbury and Baltimore Md
BALTIMORE AND ANNAPOLIS r. R CO.
Baltimore, Md
PENNSYLVANIA Gr,rIHOUND LINES,
Washington. d. c.
THE STATE ROADS COMMISSION
OF MARYLAND
l08 l.. LEXINGTON STREET
BALTIMORE, MD.
Milford chronicle., 1947-04-25

In thousand years the only
animals known to have become
extinct in highly industrialized
England are the wolf. beaver, wild
boar. brown bear and reindeer.
Milford chronicle., 1947-04-25
Organ Dedication At
Houston Church Sun
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Funds for the organ were raised
under the sponsorship of Mrs. Estel-
lie Bigg's Sunday school class, with
Robert H. Yerkes, president of the
class. conducting the drive.
The organ will be dedicated to
the Service of the Community of
Houston, inasmuch as it's purchase
was made possible by the contri-
buttons of residents of that town
and their friends in other cOmmuni-
ties.
Rev. William j. Mckee. pastor of
the Houston Church. will also be
present and assist with the pro-
gram
The public in cordially invited
to attend this program. an organ
recital by Mrs. Ethel Johnson will
precede the program of dedication
Milford chronicle., 1947-04-25

Sprinkle parsley on top of
soups, stews, and chowders.
Milford chronicle., 1947-04-25
Poland Is Getting
Some German Factories

WARSAW-(P)-POland is get
ting nine machine factories from
the Russian zone of occupation in
Germany as part of her share of
war reparations, says the news
paper RZeczpOSpOlita.
The factory equipment includes
$500 lathes Five factories pro-
duce aircraft parts. two for metals
and another produces chemicals.
Milford chronicle., 1947-04-25
BRIDGEVILLE ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL MUSIC FESTIVAL

Don't miss a gala affair in the
Bridgeville High School auditorium
on Friday evening, May 2. at p.
m, when Bridgeville Elementary
School presents it's annual music
festival, Awaken, Spring."
The entire program is an out
growth of the various musical ac-
tivities carried on in grades one
to six during the school term.
After the introduction "Wel-
come, SPRING" grades one and two
will portray "Preparing the Gar
den," with songs, rhythmic activi-
ties, quiet listening and enryth-
mics.
Grades three and four will show
Activities in the Garden" by dra-
matizatiOn, impersonatiOn, panto
mine, folk dancing and two part
singing.
Grades five and six will bring
the program to completion with
Festivities in the Garden" A few
high spots in this part of the pro-
gram will be may pole dance, the
crOwning of the may queen, flute
playing and singing by the chorus.
Parents, patrons and visitors are
cordially invited to attend
The program is as follows:
Awaken, Spring
Introduction.
Welcome, Sweet Springtime,
choir.
Greetings, Matilda Parsons.
I-Grades One and Two
Violets and Tulips Grow. Eng
lish Folk song.
The RaindrOps. Flemish Folk
Song.
Song of the Shepherdess, Weber.
Dance of the Flowers, American
Game (adapted).
Grasshopper Green. Marshal Bar
tholmew.
Fuzzy Wuzzy, Kate Leroy.
Dance of the Bugs. Gilbert and
Sullivan.
Busy Bee, Geek Folk song.
Spring Is Here. Original song by
second grade.
Down in the Garden. Lillian Fox
Tweet, Tweet. Twee. Ellen Bax'
U-Grades Three and Four
Mrs. Ducky Daddle. Russian
Folk song.
The Gay Garden. Unknown.
The Woodpecker. Elizabeth Rob
erts.
The Bird Song. Ethelbert New
ins. (Accompanist, George Lord
JrD
Maytime. (Accompanist, Caro-
Friedel)
The Gardener. English Folk song
Santa Maloney, Old Englisl
Game.
Follow Me.
Full of Glee. old game.
May Day. French Folk song.
Dance of Spring, Sandra Davis
Dance of Greeting. Danish Foil
song.
Spring Is Here, German Fol
song.
Oh, How Lovely Is The Evening
adapted.
May Queen. Bohemian Folk tun,
IlI-Grades Five and Six
Morris Dance, English Fol
tune.
Weave Her Garland, Beethl
ven.
MaypOle Dance.
Spring Song. MendelsOhn. Jca
Ashe.
The South Wind. Dykema.
Flute Ensemble.
The DaffOdils. Hermes.
The Rluebird. Beriot
Memories from La Traviata. We
di.
IV-Finale
IlOha De. Queen Lillinofilani.
Milford chronicle., 1947-04-25
BRIDGEVILLE SCHOOL

The pupils in Bridgevllle Ele-
mentary School are preparing Tor
their annual spring music festival
Awaken Spring" to be given on
May 2 at s p. M. The program is
an outgrowth of the various musl-
cal activities carried on during the
year.
Parents and friends are asked to
keep the date open.
Milford chronicle., 1947-04-25
FARMINGTON

Don't forget the bake and food
sale at the Firemen's Hall. Green
wood, Saturday. April 26. at l0:oo
a. m. This sale is sponsored by
the Brethren Church of Farming
ton
Milford chronicle., 1947-04-25
Submit County Budget
To The Levy Court
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the county will depend on the rate
Court of Sussex county. 1t was
pointed out by Mr. Whitney that
under the law. the Levy Court
cannot exceed d tax rate of soc
for each $4,000 of assessment
During the past year the tax rate
was 40c for each $4,000 of assess
ment He also called attention to
the fact that there will be an APP
prOXimate increase of one million
dollars in the assessments of real
estate in the county. The adoption
of 40c tax rate would realize an
apprOXmated sum of $22S, 100000
on real estate taxes. Added to this
sum. there will be the approximate
amount of $32,000.000 resulting
from the $1.00 capitation tax from
$4,000 persons, bringing the esti-
mated total of real estate and cap
itatiOn tax revenue to $3.50, 100000.
In addition the county will re-
ceive other funds in the form Of
fees from county offices and from
justices of the peace and General
Sessions Court fines and costs,
which bring the estimated total of
receipts to $30S,000.00. Added to
this amount there is an estimated
$4,000 surplus in the general fund
as of July /. 1947, making a final
total of approximately $34S.000. 90
available for county purposes for
the fiscal year July l. 1947 to June
80. 194S.
A recapitulation of the budget as
submitted follows:
Ennnrnl EuuI
Milford chronicle., 1947-04-25
THE CHESAPEAKE BAY
FERRY SYSTEM

EDCLE-DAILY AND SUNDAY
eastern Standard Timei
EFFECTIVE APRIL is, 1947
Evening star., 1947-01-16
Bill Asks 5Ob Boost
In Civil Service
Retirement Pay

A so per cent increase In the
annuities of some $4,000 retired
civil service employees would be
provided, retroactive to January /.
under q bill introduced late yester-
day by Chairman LANCER of the
Senate Civil Service Committee.
1t is estimated that about 100 900
retired Government workers would
benefit under the measure. Those
who now have pensions of more
than 1,200 a year would be eligible
for q $500 annual increase in annui-
ties. There are said to be about
5000 ia this class.
The move is based on increased
living costs. 1t is estimated the
boosted retirement pay would cost
the Government about $45, ,000, 900
Annually. The average pension now
is said to be about 5000 year.
At the same time, Senator LANCER
placed before the Senate another
measure to raise the differential
for nighttime pay for employees Of
the Government Printing Office to
not less than Is per cent over regu-
lar hour rates.
The is per cent extra pay was in
effect before enactment Of the 1915
pay act which cut the diferential
to 10 per cent.
Evening star., 1947-01-16
Blind Group to Heur Smith

Xeno,hon P. Smith, director OF
the division for the blind at the
Library of Congress, will address
the District Workers for the Blind
at 8 O'Clock tonight at the Church of
the Epiphany, 1917 G street NV.
Evening star., 1947-04-04
Glen Echo 10 Open
Ifs Gates Tomorrow

Washington has a sure sign that
clearer and SUMMER. days are just
around the corner - Glen Echo
amusement park will open tomorrow.
Manager Leonard B. schloss said
the parks gates will officially open
at / pm. for the 38th consecutive
year of activities.
Visitors will find one new build
ing, housing the "Joyride,' which
Mr.. Schloss said is variation of the
old "Pretzel." The latter was a
pitch black building through which
small trains ran, subject to the sud-
den appearance of Illuminated
ghosts, goblins and witches, he said.
Other activities like the Midway and
such rides as the coaster dip, carou-
sci, whip and scooters, will be oper-
ating as usual.
The Glen Echo ballroom, with
Jack Corry's Orchestra, win start
the season at 9 pm. tomorrow. Mu-
sic will stop at midnight. The swim
ming pool, awaiting warmer wealth
er. will open May 20.
The park can be reached by route
20 streetcars marked either Cabin
John or Glen Echo. Admission to
the park is free.
Evening star., 1947-04-04
Foreign Royalty Due
Al George S Funeral
BY The Assosiated Pres. .

ATHENS, April 4.-King George
II. who died of heart trouble Tues
day, about six months after his re-
turn to the throne, lay in state
today in Athens Greek Orthodox
Cathedral while Greece awaited the
arrival of other European royalty
for his Easter morning funeral.
Archbishop Damaskinos, regent
for many months before plebiscite
restored the monarchy last Septem-
Der, will have charge Of the funeral
in the cathedral at 8 am. Sunday.
Among those expected are Georges
sister, Queen Mother Helen of Ro-
mania; Crown Prince Olav of Nor
way and Prince Bernard Of the
Netherlands.
George will be inferred In his
dynasty's burial plot at the royal
summer estate at Tatoi, q dozen
miles northeast of Athens, where he
was born In July, 1890. He will be
buried in his favorite uniform
Greek battle dress, copied from the
British.
The new queen, F'rederika, was
reported last night to have gone to
Tatoi to supervise burial prepara-
tions.
Courts were in suspension and
other government functions were on
a reduced schedule today until after
the funeral. Greece will continue
in official mourning for three
months.
George was understood to have
left will, but search of his papers
had not yet uncovered it.
Evening star., 1947-04-04
z Of 5 Killed in Crash
OF Bomber Identified
by the As.oe;o.ed Press

RICHMOND, Va, April 1.-TWO OF
five Army airmen killed in the
crash of an A-26 medium bomber
near Chesterfield Courthouse yes
tereiay, were identified today by the
Army Air Base at Myrtle Beach.
is. c.. but names Of the other three
we're withheld pending notification
of the next Of kin.
The two were listed as Staff Sergt.
Roy G. Sanders, son of Mrs. Alma
Sanders of Union, S. c., and Sergt.
|J. A. Sallnto. son Of Mrs. Mary
|Sallnto, Brockway, Pa.
The public relations of1icer at
Myrtle Beach said two of the uni
Identified occupants of the plane
were Army lieutenants, one colored,
and the third was an enlisted man.
Bound to Boiling Field. Washing
ton, on 4 routine flight. the plane
left its base at Myrtle Beach at $50
am. yesterday. Its occupants were
stationed at that base.
Capt. Richard A. Grant, opera
tions officer at the Richmond Army
Air Base, conducted a preliminary
investigation yesterday and con-
ferred this morning with officers
from the ONCE OF Flying Safety at
Langley Field preparatory to an in
vestigation at the scene, later today.
Evening star., 1947-04-04

Animals of the Ringing Bros,
Barnum g. Bailey Circus put on an
unscheduled show early today when
the circus train halted briefly in
Potomac Yards, Alexandria. Only
few spectators were on hand to
see the seasons preview.
Chattering and chilly, the more
than 400 animals in % railroad cars
en- route from Sarasota, Fla, to New
York. were fed their daily meal
shortly after am. Yesterday they
ate at noon at Florence, S. c. Their
last meal in Florida-until next win
ter-was served early Wednesday.
The circus will open at Madison
Square Garden April 8 and be in
Washington the latter part of May.
The more than 200 horses and
ponies and 80 elephants were taken
off the train. The horses and
ponies were exercised up and down
Evening star., 1947-04-04
Widow Surprises
I Tenonts, Wills
hem TO Homes
By ne Asseei1ssd Press

FLINT, Mich, April tenants
who rented 10 houses from Mrs.
Lulu Bell Burdick today were the
surprised beneficiaries of her will
and owners Of the homes.
Mrs. Burdick. who died Monday
at n, left seven houses as outright
gifts to their amazed occupants,
and stated in the will that three
tenants would be asked TO pay on
mortgages Of $4,000 to 81 900.
The will Of the elderly widow. who
had lived alone In q modest home
for II years since her husband died.
was filed In probate yesterday. It
also directed gift Of $4,000 to pro-
vide scholarship fund for Flint
Junior College.
No estimate was made Of the total
value Of the estate.
Evening star., 1947-04-04
Animals Stage Circus Preview
As Train HuIts at Alexandra

the tracks, while the elephants just
shifted from one foot to another
and threw cinders on their backs
with their trunks.
The lions and monkeys, disliking
the cold perhaps more than any OF
the other animals, according to one
of the handlers, chartered and
roared disapproval. The monkeys,
however, settled down to soft
squeaks when fed their fresh carrots,
onions, oranges and celery. They
drank warm water.
Edward Kelly, assistant manager
of the circus, says it is 80 per cent
new" this year with number of
additional animal acts. The per-
formers, on another train scheduled
to pass through Washington later
today, include the Rose Gould Trio
and the Flying Behees, whose high
aerial acts highlight the bill this
season.
Evening star., 1947-04-04
Radio Writers to Vote
On Network Strike
BY the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK. April 4.-T71e Radio
Writers Guild independently has
called on it's New York and Holly
wood chapters to vote Monday night,
and its Chicago chapter to vote
Tuesday night, on proposed strike
action against the major radio net
works.
Roy Langham, national executive
secretary, said last night the action
was being taken because Of re-
fusal by networks and Independent
stations to negotiate minimum
basic agreement on wages and work
ing conditions for 1,7o0 free-lance
writers in the guild. He said about
800 other guild members already
are covered by staff contracts with
NBC, CHS and ABC.
Evening star., 1947-04-04
President Says
Food Costs Also
Worry His Wife

Current grocery prices worry Mrs.
Truman just like any other Ameri-
can housewife.
The President was asked at his
news conference yesterday If Mrs.
Truman had spoken to him about
the high cost of groceries.
He replied yes, she had noticed
the prices just as every other house.
wife has.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics re-
ported yesterday that prices for
farm products have increased A.
per cent in the past month.
The agency reported that its
wholesale price index rose 0.3 per
cent during the week ended March
20, due to higher prices for agrt-
cultural products and some other
commodity groups, including petrol
cum