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Milford chronicle., 1947-09-05
H. J. Pettyiohn
Passed Away
Here Thursday
Former Mayor Had Been
Ill A Long Time; OPP
Grated A Pharmacy For
Many Years.

Harry j. Pettyjohn, former Mil
ford Mayor and Civic leader, passed
away at Milford Memorial Hospital
early Thursday morning, Sept. 4,
1947, following a long illness.
Mr.. Pettyjohn was born in Hous-
ton, Kent County, Delaware, on
September 8, 1888; son of the late
Theodore P. and Mary c. (Warren)
Pettyjohn. Shortly after his birth
his parents moved to South Milford.
He received his education in the
public schools of Milford, gradual
ing from the high school in the
class of 1907, and then entered the
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy,
from which he was graduated with
the degree of Doctor of Pharmacy
in 1910. A1:er graduation, he served
as druggist in the Philadelphia
General Hospital until 1916.
He came back IL lis native hearth
in 1916 and purchased the pharma-
cy of Winter Moore, which he op-
Grated under Eis Cwn name. until
his demise.
Fraternally, ne was a member ci
the Milford Rotary Club, having
served that organization capably as
President. He was a member of Jer-
usalem Lodge Nc. s06, Free and Ac.
cepted MasOns; Philadelphia Con.
sistory. Ancient Accepted Scottish
Rite; and Lu III Temple, Ancient
Arabic Order NoNlts of the Mystic
Shrine; Evergreen Forest Nc. q?
Tall Cedars of Lebanon of Kent ant
Sussex Counties. Ee was menlbe
and past director of the Milfcr,
Chamber of Commerce. He was ;
! member and past officer OF th'
Army and Navy Club of Philadel
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Milford chronicle., 1947-09-05
Slate Santa Claus
Stamp For This Year
DC "Chrlstmasy Reds viii Depict
st. Nicholas

The Post Office Department has
just about decided to dOff its OFF,
cial hat to Christmas with an Off
ciaI Santa Claus stamp.
The department says only that
the idea is being Seriously con-
templated, but it is known that
the department has been working
through the August heat to bring
out such stamp for 1947 use. An
announcement probably will be
made this week
If the project comes off this year,
this much. is indicated:
THE stamp will be three
center.
Pit will be red, and probably
a very Christmasy red at that
Santa Claus in person will
provide the central design.
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Milford chronicle., 1947-09-05
Southern States
Bridgeville Meeting
Annual Stockholders Meeting VIII
Be Held On Sept. 10

Presentation of the annual report
of Southern States Cooperative, en-
tertainment, and election of new
members to the local Southern
States Advisory board and Farm
Home Advisory committee will be
among the highlights of the South
ern States annual membership
meeting which will take place at s
P. M. Wednesday, September 10, at
the Bridgeville High School,
Bridgeville, Del.
Thurman Adams, Bridgeville,
who will preside at the session,
said that approximately $50 South
ern States members and other
farmers are expected to attend the
meeting. which also will include a
business session and recreational
activities.
Probably the largest farm meet
ing of it's kind to be held in the
area this year. it is being sponsored
by Southern States and local mem
hers served by o. A. Newton & SoT
CO.. Cooperative agency.
Continued on page l5)
Milford chronicle., 1947-09-05
State Club Women
To Meet Sept. 9
Mrs. L. w. Buchanan To Preside
At Sessions In Dover

Arrangements are being made for
the annual fall conference of the
Delaware State Federation of Wo-
mems Clubs in the Community Hall
of the Peoples Congregational
Christian Church, Dover, on next
Tuesday, Sept. 8. The parley will
open at 10 a. m. with Mrs. E. w.
Buchanan, Dover. federation presi-
dent, in charge.
Federation chairmen will meet
with local club chairmen to outline
plans of work for the coming year
and the film, America the Beauti-
full" will be shown through the
courtsey of the Treasury Depart
ment.
Echoes of the early summer con-
vention of the General Federation
of Women's Clubs in New York City
will feature a luncheon session in
the church. ----
Milford chronicle., 1947-09-05
School viii Reopen
In Milford Sept. 8th
TO CHOOSE MILFORD'S
MOST POPULAR GIRL

Milford's Most Popular
Girl" will be chosen in a con-
test to be conducted here
from Sept. Sth to Oct. 17th
with the lucky lady being
crowned" in one of the high
spots of the carnival to be
staged here by the Carlisle
Fire Company in mid-Octo-
ber..
This contest will be spOn-
sored by the Auxiliary to
Blue Hen Post, V. F. W., and
will be open to all ladies of
the community, irregardless
of age. Several lovely giftc
have been donated by David
Kay, owner of the carnival
equipment, and there will be
awarded to the contestants
finishing first, second, and
third in the contest.
Complete details concern
ing this contest will appear
in next weeks edition of the
Milford Chronicle.
Milford chronicle., 1947-09-05

c. E. Ocheltree, state chairman
of the Delaware Production and
Marketing Administration Commit
tee reports that $751; 200 has been
allotted for soil conservation prac-
tlce payments as against $447, 900
for this year.
Tentative plans indicate that next
year the credit rates-the pay
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1947-09-05
Mastitis Warning Is
Given Dairy Owners
Most Outbreaks Are In Usually
Clean Herds

Mastitis, highly contagious dis
ease which causes lowered milk
production and frequent loss of AMI
mails as profitable milk producers,
is on the increase in Delaware.
In sounding this warning, E. s.
Biddle, mastitis specialist for the
State Board of Agriculture Mastitis
Diagnostic Laboratory at the Uni
versity of Delaware, reveals that
most outbreaks are in herds which
have never had the disease in the
past. In most cases seemingly
healthy cattle which have been pur-
chased and added to the herds are
later found to be infected with some
form of contagious mastitis.
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1947-09-05
Delaware Motorists
Urged To Drive Easy
Warming Being Broadcast As State
Schools Reopen

Schools open--take it easy!"
This warning Is being broadcast to
Delaware motorists today by the
American Automobile Association
and the Delaware Safety Council.
Lloyd R. Lewis, Manager of the
local Automobile Club, said that
traffic accidents involving school
age children have shown an in
crease during vacation months. He
said that American motorists have
shown a tendency to relax their Wig
ilance at the wheel with the result
that the good safety records which
have been established are beginning
to show a narrower margin over
our blacker years.
lconsinued On page %
Milford chronicle., 1947-09-05
% Teachers Needed
AS Schools Open
Sufficient Personnel Available For
Academic Programs, Report Says

Although % teacher vacancies
still exist in the state schools, the
teacher shortage will not delay the
opening of any of the state schools.
This is disclosed in a statement
issued by the State Board of Edu-
cation Wednesday, in which it was
reported that some state schools
opened Wednesday and more open
ed on Thursday, according to
schedule except those which are
closed because of the presence of
poliomyelitis in the area.
Of the % vacancies, Is are in
the secondary schools and six in
the elementary field. The situation
is better than it was last year at
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Milford chronicle., 1947-09-05
Turkey Crop Reduced 25%
Due To Market Uncertainty

Delaware farmers are raising
about $4,000 turkeys this years.
per cent less than last year-ac-
cording to the preliminary estimate
of the Bureau of Agricultural Eco
nomics.
The reasons for the sudden drop
are the high price of young birds,
the high price of feed, and the un-
certainty of the market, it was ex-
Milford chronicle., 1947-09-05

planned last night by Prof. A. E.
Tomhave, head of the animal and
poultry industry department at the
University of Delaware.
Last fall, many growers had diff
ficulty in marketing their turkeys,
particularly the big toms, and final
ly had to put many of the birds in
cold storage. Discouraged by the
Continued on page %
Milford chronicle., 1947-09-05
Farmer Committeeman Plan
To Study 1913 ACP Program

Delaware farmers who serve on
state and county committees of the
Production and Marketing Admins
tration are presently studying ways
and means of continuing maximum
soil conservation next year with
less than half the funds available
as in the past for practice pay
ments under the agencies agricul-
tural conservation program.
Milford chronicle., 1947-09-05
Summer Term Ends
At Del. University
Enrolment OF 1901 Surpassed
Last Years Figure

The largest summer session en-
rollment In the history of the Uni
versity of Delaware-1,051 students
completed the second summer
term there last Friday, it was an
nounced by W. Earl Armstrong,
dean of the university's school of
education and director of the sum-
mer school,
In the first term of the summer
school, from June IL to July Is,
there were 948 enrolled, and $50 in
the second term to make the period
total of 1901. This compared with
975 for both terms last wear, which
also had larger enrolment than
any previous summer session.
CONTINUED On page -
Milford chronicle., 1947-09-05
State Police Are
Issued New Caps
COlOrful SOmbrerOs Are Supplanted
BY More Practical Head Gear

Something new has been added TO
the attire of Delaware state police
"a cap.
The new short-visored, eight
pointed headpiece replaces the
wide-brimmed felt hats that added a
touch of glamor to the appearance
of state troopers.
Maj. Herbert Barnes, command
ing officer of state police, said the
new cap-made of a blue fabric
that matches the blouses of the
present uniforms-is more practi-
cal than the sombrero.
AS for the members of the force
their opinion on the change was
divided.
Girls Won't Like It.
"The girls aren't going to like
these new caps" one trooper, sta
toned in Georgetown. lamented.
continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1947-09-05
Health Authorities Do
Not Believe 1t Is Nee
essary To Postpone
Opening Date Because
Of Polio Epidemic.

Plans for the opening of school
on September 8 are being brought
to a conclusion. Local school au-
thorities have been in constant
touch with county and state health
officials concerning the polio situ-
alton in the immediate area. DR..
Edwin Cameron, secretary of the
State Board of Health, and DR..
Charles r. Hayman, deputy state
health officer for Kent county, feel
that it would not be necessary to
postpone the opening of school.
1t has been determined that the
one case of polio in Milford is a
very mild case and that there is
no paralysis. Miss Patricia Belts
is the victim.
The doors of the elementary
school will open at $3.50 a. m.
School will begin officially at 8 a.
m. at this building. A number of
last years classes will remain the
same, going to the teacher as in
dicated below:
Milford chronicle., 1947-09-05

Pupils VINO had Miss Derrickson
last year will find their section
posted on the bulletin board in the
hall. The fourth grade pupils of
last year will also need to use the
bulletin board to locate their rooms
and teachers. The bulletin board
will display all of the above infor-
nation.
At the high school the doors will
open at $3.50 a. m. School will be-
gin officially at $40 a. m. Pupils
of the sixth grade are asked to
report at the tennis court entrance.
Others are asked to report at the
east entrance. At the bulletin
board at this entrance, high school
students will locate their home
rooms. The lunch hour for high
school pupils begins at 1905 and
ends at 1 p. m.
The first day will be full day
for all schools. Cafeterias will be
open as usual.
Milford chronicle., 1947-09-05
Del-Mar-Va Editors
VIII Hear Daley
President Glenn II. James AnnOun.
ces Plans For Meeting Sept. 1918

ces Plans For Meeting Sept. 12-13
William L. Daley, legislative rep
resentative of the National Editorial
Association in Washington, d. c.,
will be the principal speaker at the
annual two-day summer meeting of
the Del-Mar-Va Press Association
to be held Friday and Saturday,
Sept. 1918 in the George Washing
ton Hotel, Ocean City, Md, it was
revealed this week by Glen ~r.
James, publisher of the Queen
Anne's Record d-Observer, Centre
vile, Md, and president of the
shore press group.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02
VETS ARE TO
 GET CHECKS

WASHINGTON, May 2.-tR- President Truman signed an ap- propriations bill last night that car ried $1,S00, 100000 for the Veterans Administration, permitting resump- tion of monthly unemployment and educational payments to 2,780,00C war veterans.
 The checks were delayed one day while the bill cleared Congress and received the Presidents signature
 In addition to the veterans funds the s2835, ,161 ,509 measure provid- ed S135, ,000,0 900 for Social Security grants to the states, S300,000, 900 for relief by the Army in occupied countries, $6,o0oo0O for the school lunch program and nearly $500,- 000.000 for Army pay raises
 The appropriations are to run various agencies until the end of the fiscal year June 30
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02
MARBLE TOURNAMENT
 FOR CUBS ON MONDAY

Vance Blackwell. Assistant Cub master, today announced the en- trants and officials for the Cub Scout Tournament to be held Mon- day at the Evergreen Bowl.
 The entries from Cub Dens are: Norman Wood, Den No. l; Clifford Robards, Den No. ?; Thorlief Snar- ing, Den No. 5; Robert Pollack Den No. '; and Jackie Hermle, Den No. g.
 Officials for the event, which be- gins at pm. are Stan Grummett, Howard Simmons and L. E. Iver- son
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02
BPWC Banquet;
 Installation Held
 Last EyeninQ

Elgnty-IlVe members ana guests
 of the Business and Professional I Women's Club assembled at the
 Salmon Creek Country Club last
 evening, for the formal installation
 of officers who will serve during
 the coming year of club activities. Distinguished guests included
 Acting Governor of Alaska, Lew Williams, Mayor and Mrs. Waino
 Hendrickson, Miss Lee Ellenwood, | President of the local Soroptimist 1 Club, and guest speaker, Dr. Kath-
 ryn Sherwood, Director of Mater nal and Child Health program, and Crippled Children's Association of
 Alaska
 Betty Mccormick served as
 toastmaster at the banquet. Dr. Sherwood. a graduate of the California Medical School, spoke
 on the topic Women in Business and Profession" Mayor Hendrick- son thanked the club members for
 the splendid cooperation that has
 been given the City of Juneau in
 the past year.
 1 Paula Friemuth. accompanied at
 the piano by Dorianne Barnes, sang
 Danny Boy" "Habenera" from
 Carmen, "A Heart That's Free, and Italian Street Song from
 Naughty Marietta.
 | The Golden Key" song dedi-
 cated to the BPWC in 1923, was sung by Rhea Smith and Vida i Huston, who also furnished the : highhght of the evening with a
 song dedicated to Betty Mccormick and sung to the tune of Old Faithful" The words of the song were written by Rhea Smith. | The installation ceremony was
 presided over hy Frances Paul, with Mary Jane Lyman as install ing marshal. The emblem of the club was explained, and each re- tiring officer lit a candle for the ! new officer
 Amy Lou Blood is the new Pres ident; Rhea Smith. First Vice. President; Roberta Goodwin, Sec ond Vice-President; June Martin, Recording Secretary; Gladys Vuille, Corresponding Secretary and Lu- cille Johnson, Treasurer On behalf of the club in appre- citation of their work in the past
 years, gifts were presented to Fran ces Paul, Reba Hardin and Betty Mccormick.
 The BPWC was organized in 1919, and Juneau is one of 1700
 clubs in 48 states, Hawaii and Alaska. Recently the BPWC spon- sored the Alaska Crippled Chill dens Association, and now has over 400 members.
 Miss BPW" made her first pub lie appearance last evening, and
 will now be on display at various
 business houses in Juneau. Tickets may be purchased from any of the club members, and the awarding will take place July 4.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02
CANCER CLINICS
 TO BE HELD THIS
 MONTH, ALASKA

The Territorial Health Depart ment this month will bring to Al aska for the first time trio ot cancer specialists to conduct a ser ies of four cancer clinics lasting for two days each in Anchorage Fairbanks, Juneau and Ketchikan
 pr. William Y. Burton, radiolo- gist, Dr. Dean B. Seabrook, sur geon, and Dr. Warren c. Hunter .pathologist, make up the team which will travel to the Territory during the latter part of this month. All three are on the staff of the University of Oregon Med ical School at Portland
 Prime purpose of the clinics is to serve to acquaint the local phy- SicianS and surgeons more ade- quately with the disease Examin- ations will also be made of patients suspected of having cancer, brought to the clinics by local doctors.
 On the second afternoon of the two day program in each city, there will be a special lecture for dentists, who came in contact with oral cancer. And a special evening forum will be held for nurses and Health Department personnel.
 Present plans call for the clinic to be held in Juneau all day on Monday and Tuesday, May 26 and 27.
 In making the announcement to- day, Miss Mary M. Hurley stated that this is the first time any can cer program has been initiated in Alaska. The clinics are made avail able through Federal funds, as is the money for all cancer programs in the Territory.
 For interested groups or individ- uals, the Health Department has available several films on cancer and printed lectures free of charge.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02
COASTAL AIRL!NES FAKES $ PERSONS
 ON EIGHT FLIGHTS

Alaska Coastal Airlines report ed eight flights yesterday, touch- ing at Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg, Port Malmsbury, Sitka, Pelican, Gustavus, Skagway, Hoo- nah and Lake Florence.
 Ketchikan passengers were Isa- bel Dotson, H. Davis, J. Elliott, and A. J. Kamm; to Petersburg, Doris Armstrong; from Ketchikan to Port Malmsbury, Ed R. Cox; from Ketchikan to Sitka. James Severance, Ivan Hoge, Mrs. R. Hunter and Mary A. Ashby; from Sitka to Juneau, J. C. Peters, Har- vey Brown and A. s. Thompson.
 Passengers from Juneau to Peli- can were Mrs. J. Breseman,J. Me Kinley, Albert Burrell, Emil Pas quan and Jen Sholders; from Pel- ican to Hoonah, Charles Whitney; from Hoonah to Juneau, Charlie Fawcett and Esther Book.
 From Juneau to Gustavus, G. Livingston, Joseph Parks and Floyd Papa from Skagway to Ju- neau, R. B. Smith. Ruth Alice and Ruth Barlowe; to Lake Florence and return. C. Peter, K. Loken, and c. Foster
 Sitka passengers from Juneau were Dorothy Whitney Agnes Full CT, Florence Falin, Mrs. F. B. Pearce, L. c. Peters, George Brum- skill. MT and Mrs. Engleman, Mary Meehan, Leo Porter, T. Ben can, MT. and Mrs William Smith and Esther Book.
 Flying to Juneau from Sitka on the return trip were MT. and Mrs. Roy Avrit and Roy Avrit, jr., H. R. Blood and Henry Roden.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02
ASKS FOR DIVORCE

Isabelle M. Dotson filed suit for divorce today from Raymond V. Dotson charging incompatibility
 The Dotsons, who were separated on March 31, according to the com plaint, were married at Yakima, Wash, on Dec. 2, 1922 and have two children, aged 21 and i9. No property is involved in the suit. The family formerly resided in Douglas, prior to going to Skagway.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02
GIRL SCOUT NEWS

Girl Scout Troop No 10 met in the Northern Light Presbyterian Church parlors at 3:45 o'clock Thursday afternoon. We had a cookie sale and the Martha Society purchased the cookies. We opened the sale at 345 and the money we received will go toward our ex- penses at picnic the first week in June. The Scouts serving the cookies were: Esther Lavold, Car lene Sharp, Agnes Hared, Yvonne Swanson and Sharon DeBarra.
 ESTHER LAVOLD, Reporter.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02

IN FROM ANCHORAGE B. c. Johnson is registered at the Baranof Hotel from Anchorage.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02
WINFIELD HOME TELEPHONE FOR
 EMERGENCY USE

The Federal Communications Commission said today that the newly installed telephone to the Winfield Home is a private line, for emergency use only, and is not open to the public. The phones were installed as service to the Territorial Highway Patrol, and for emergency purposes at Min field. The line is not a through line and only has radio connect ions.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02
GUY ATKINSON co. SUED

A suit fer S5159.56 was filed to- day in U. s. District Court here against the Guy F. Atkinson Go. by attorney William L. Paul, Jr., on behalf of Charles E. King. The suit asks for alleged non-payment of overtime wages of S2,079.78, damag- es of an equal amount and attor- ney's fees of $1,000
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02
FROM THE MIDWEST

Samuel c. Johnson Jr,, from Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Charles and Eddie Gulham, from Edwardsville. Illinois, arrived in Juneau by air yesterday and are at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02
RAINBOW GIRLS TO
 ELECT OFFICERS AT
 SATURDAY MEETING

The Order of Rainbow Girls will meet tomorrow afternoon at 200 o'clock in the Scottish Rit Temple for regular session. Officers are to be elected and all members are requested to be in attendance.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02
JOHN CARTER TO TRAVEL

John Garter, Chief Underwater of the Federal Housing Authority in Alaska, will leave his Juneau office Sunday, for ten day busi- ness trip to Anchorage.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02

Charles E. Evans and Herbert s. StrouSs, pilot and copilot of a Golden North Airlines plane, stop ped in Juneau over last night and were registered at the Baranof Ho- tel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02
DOWN FROM SKAGWAY

Ruth Alice and Ruth Barlowe, from Skagway, flew to Juneau yes terday with Alaska Coastal Airlines and are registered at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02
MCCORMICK MOVES OFFICE

John L. Mccormick, Territorial Director of The Office of Selective Service Records announces The Of- flee of Records is now located in Rooms l23 and 127 of the Federal Building
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02

All snakes shed their skins one or more times each year.
The frontiersman., 1947-05-03
StloovIA Pu1s |n fOR REPAIRS

The Berger harge Seldovia, cap tained by Jim Arness, arriv ed here from Anchor- age early this week. The scoW has been beached near Engl i ish Machine Shop for the past several days while und ergoing re- pair s. She is sched- uled to make another trip up the inlet and then will go to Jun eau to pick up a load of machinery for del- livery to Alaska a Road c ommi s si on camps.
 ACC ompanying MT. Arness aboard the Seldovia was Mr s. Arr ness, the former Peggy Peter on, dau- ghter of Al len Peter- son of Kenai and a former SeldoV ian.
The frontiersman., 1947-05-03
{ AS1 MEETING or WO ~ ANS CUB IS NEXT TUESDAY

The lnal nee t ing of the Seldovia Wo- man's Club before the sumner recess will be held in the Libr ary next Tue sday evening at 8 o'clock, members were remind ed today.
 Spe aker at the nee ting will be c. E. And CT son. Mr. And er- son's topic Is "Wo- man, An Econ omic Fac tor in Present Time s .
 Hos tesses for the Tue sday meeting in- clude Mrs. JUanita Ander s on, Mr s. Els ther Diamond, Miss Viola Daniels and Mis- s De-