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Milford chronicle., 1947-03-07
End OF Draft
Law Asked By
The President
By March 3lst
Says No Renewal Will Be
Sought If Voluntary
Enlistments Can Fill
Need Of Services; Ci-
villains Wanted.
BY Associated Press

WASHINGTON President Tru-
man told Congress this week to let
the draft law die March 81 but gave
notice a renewal will be sought if
voluntary recruiting fails to keep
.641 900 men under arms.
The Army announced simultane-
ously that it will discharge the
100000 draftees remaining in its
ranks those in this country by
May II, those overseas by June so
making it an entirely volunteer
force. The Navy already has re-
leased all its draftees.
Actually no men have been
drafted since last October. but the
expiration of the act March 81 will
mean:
/. Young men no longer will have
to register upon reaching their 18th
birthday
=. The fO.0U0,0O0 oldsters already
registered can tear up the registra-
ton cards they have been required
to carry in their pockets.
3. The 6.442 local draft boards
probably will go out of business ell
tirely. although their status wa:
not made clear Immediately. ant
many of the 7.6i1 full-time and / &.
49, part-time employees on the Sc
lective Service payroll will be re
leased
T. Any incentive to enlistin;
which the mere existence of TIL
draft law provided. with it's laten
threat that young men might b.
drafted. will be removed.
Army to Total 100000
The Army's strength is to b
100000 after June 80. The Presi
cents message said that losse
through separations will be 5000
a month and that the Army "ca
count with fair degree of certain
ty on an average of 10000 enlist
ments and re-enlistments' month
ly. This would make Il deficit {
100000 one year hence. the mes
sage continued. but there is rea
sOnable expectation that better re
suits may be obtained"
continued on page ~
Milford chronicle., 1947-03-07
Boy Scout Fund Is
Oversubscribed By
Milford Residents
Rotary, Lions and Kiwan-
is Clubs COOperated
With Committee Chair
man c.. E. MOul In Put
ting Drive Across.

c. Edward Moul, chairman of
committee for the Milford area an
nOunces that the campaign to
raise $1,000.00 as this cOmmunity's
share of the Dover Boy Scout Dis
trict. has been quickly and cheer
fully Oversubscribed. 342 Milford
ians donated $1,30000 in three
weeks.
Mr.. Moul emphasized the opinion
that the success Of the campaign
was due to the most willing and
cooperative efforts of the entire
memberships of the Rotary. the
Lions and Kiwanis Clubs of Mil
ford
He especially praised the work
Of Robert Yerkes. president of Ro
tary; W. Dean Kimmel, president
of Lions and Ford Sewell. presi
dent of Kiwanis and cO-chairmen
of his committee. "They" rendered
an indispensable service with effi
cheney and dispatch, thus insuring
the success of the campaign.
The people of Milford also did
their good turn for the Boy Scouts
of America in recognition and ap-
probation of the excellent work
that this organization is doing.
both locally and nationally.
The Boy Scouts of America with
its troops in almost every cOmmun-
ity throughout the nation has con-
tributed much to curbing juvenile
delinquency, particularly among
boys and young men. The funds
obtained in this campaign will
provide the means for expansion in
this excellent work, better facili-
ties. summer camps, and a host OF
other advantages that will go d
long way towards keeping Oul
American youth in wholesome ant
helpful surroundings. 1t shoult
give each contributor a real sens,
of pride to know that his donation
will support these efforts.
incidentally. Mr.. MouI was for
mer boy scout himself, and re
cent newcomer" to Milford, ant
has gained many friends in the tel
short months he has been here
He plans to make his home in Mil
ford. He is associated with the !
G. Burton and Company, Inc, hav
ing resigned from General Motor
Corporation after fifteen years o
service to join Mr.. Burton's Sale
Force.
Milford chronicle., 1947-03-07
Wilkie Plans Special
Service For Clientele
Will Establish Rug Cleaning Plant
And DemOthing Service

ID. X. Wilkie has recently pur-
chased the three-story school
building at 2l1 S. f.. Second street
in South Milford from the ThOs.
Simpson Estate. The ground floor
will be remOdclled into modern
rug cleaning and shampooins
plant. Also guaranteed demoth-
ing service for clothing. rugs and
furniture. etc.
The second floor will continue
complete upholstering and fur
niture repair shop. doing custom
work on both modern and antique
furniture
The remaining space Will be
used as a furniture salesrOOm ant
storage space for rent.
Milford chronicle., 1947-03-07
Com pany L
Delaware State
Guard Assn.
Formed Here
Robert HI. Yerkes Is Sc
lected AS First Presi-
dent OF Group; Will
A dOpt Bylaws On
March 10Th.

Over one hundred former otii-
GERS and enlisted men of Company
c, Delaware State Guard OF Mil
ford. now deactivated, met at the
Log Cabin" on North Walnut
street on Wednesday evening lasa
and formed social organization,
named Company G. Delaware State
Guard Association.
Former Second Lieutenant Rob-
ert II. Yerkes was unanimously
elected the first president OF the
association. Other officers are:
Vice President, Ebe Savage; sec
retary-treasurer, W. Marshall
Hugg; custodian of association
property, Albert j. Hunnicutt; di-
rectors of the association. also
elected by the group are: Jacob ii.
Roosa. Jr. James II. Manlove, Da-
vid l.. Porter. Robert Young, John
l.. Allen. William A. Chandler. j
Holland Prettyman. William A. Da-
Wis, Ralph 7. HynsOn. Edward W
Favinger. Leroy Short and Clar-
ence Smith.
The group voted to set dues al
six dollars per year or fifty cent:
month.
1t was announced that Il specia
meeting of the association wOul(
be held Wednesday evening. Marcel
10, at eight o'clock at the Log
Cabin
On Wednesday evening. Marcel
-. the officers and directors wer,
invited to meet at the home OF tn
president to formulate set of by
laws to govern the association. TIL
recommendations of the bylaw
committee. which will he heade
by w. Dean Kimmel will be sub
mitted to the association for adop
ton at the meeting on March 10.
Any former member of COmpan
c is eligible for Membership in tn
t organization and is cordially in
vited to attend the meeting 9th
: association on March 10. The nl5i
"piCce de resistance" will be tn
)" noble bivalve. the oyster. whic
, will be served i'll all styles, bl
= mainly steamed.
Milford chronicle., 1947-03-07
Fire Recorder Makes
Report For Past Year
Local Fire Fighters Answered 13O
Calls-67 City. 63 Rural

Edward Jester. fire recorder for
the Carlisle Fire Company. Mil
ford. has compiled the following
figures for the year 1916:
Fires attended by the Carlisle
Fire Company for the year 1916 13O
city 67-rural 63.
Time in service-154 hours or a
total of 2.61S man hours.
Distance traveled-1,2S ,2S4 miles.
Average attendance for each fire
IL men or a total of 209 for
the year
LosS-$1S3, ,935.
Continued ON page O.
Milford chronicle., 1947-03-07
Red Cross Has
Opened 1917
Fund Drive
Area Chairman ShOckley
Daugherty Has APP
pointed His Ward Cap
tains.

The Milford 1947 Red Cross Drive
officially began Friday. February
2S. On that evening group of in
tereSted persons were called to-
gether i'll the Milford Trust Com
panv Bank f0F the purpose of or
Ganizing. ShOckley Daugherty. who
is the area chairman, had arrang-
ed a large set of cards i'll such a
manner that will make canvassing
comparatively easy. The political
division of the town has been
adopted for the purpose of this
drive and each ward has a captain
appointed and he will be reSpOn-
sible for the soliciting in his ward
Percy Haughey and Donald DonO-
van are cO-captains in the first
ward; Frank NAPLES is captain OF
the second ward: Bill Burke is the
captain of the third ward, and Ed
Walls is the captain of the fourth
ward. He will be assisted by +. J
Waters. principal of School No. )
Mrs. John Fry is assisting thi:
year as the custodian of all fund:
turned in. Many others are alst
helping and when the lists ar,
complete the names of all thos
who are giving of their time ant
effort will be made public.
We sincerely hope that the re
sponse to this drive will be genel
Gus. The Red Cross must function
in peace as well as in war. An in
vestigatiOn into their many activi
ties is most enliShtening and in
teresting. Such a program cost
money and it is deserving of tn
support of us all.
All persons who are working i
the drive are requested to meet j
the Trust Company at 7:30 p. III
Friday. March 1. This meeting wi
be short and will serve as a checl
up.
Milford chronicle., 1947-03-07
Petit Jurors Are
Drawn In Sussex
:. T.. Pm>cy. Geo. Is. Wells. J. g..
HOlZmuellcr Selected From First

Petit jurors and additional petit
jurors for the April Term of Su-
perior Court and the Court of Gen
eral Sessions in and for Sussex
County. beginning on Monday
April !. were drawn on March
by the jury commissioners of Sus-
sex County as follows:
Representative District No. -
Samuel +. Pusey, East SecOnt
street Milford; George b. Wells
Clarke avenue. Milford; James G
HolZmueller. Milford. and Della 3
Reed. Ellendale
continued IN mare
Milford chronicle., 1947-03-07
848 New Bills
Sets 7 Year
Record For
Legislature
Both Houses Adjourn
After Stopping Clocks
And Filling "Legisla-
tive Hopper" To Ca
pacity.

A total of S4S bills-more than
in any session since 1939-had been
introduced in both chambers of
the Hath General Assembly by the
time the Senate adjourned a few
minutes before / o'clock last Sat
urday morning.
The House had adjourned at
11:57 o'clock last Friday.
The clocks, meanwhile, remain
ed set in both the House and Sen
ate at $3.50 p. M, where they were
stopped Friday afternoon, the of
ficial deadline for introduction OF
new bills.
During Fridays long sessions
in which both chambers recessed
more than six times, total of 279
measures were introduced-144 III
the Senate and 135 in the House.
Most In Skeleton Form
This brought the record total foi
the current Legislature to 410 bills
in ele Senate and 43S in the House
Almost all of the 279 bills pour
ed into legislative hoppers las
Friday were in skeleton form, ant
except for the titles there was M
additional knowledge of what thu
bills themselves might contain.
In the Senate, bills were intro
duced which would continue rem
control within Delaware if fedora
controls are lifted: make unlawful
attempts to influence the results O
certain athletic contests in TIL
state; and. create a state emergen
cy fund not to exceed $1.000,000.
School Buses Provided
Also introduced were bills to re
quire the State Board of EducatiO
to provide suitable transportatiO
for all. Delaware school childre
living more than mile from schot
and to provide machinery for til
administration of rent control
the state in the event that the fet
eral control of rents is discOntil
ued
Continued ON page n 500.
Milford chronicle., 1947-03-07
Vets, Hens Are On
Victory March
Local QuintetS Are Stead
lily Climbing To Top OF
Mar-Del League

The Milford Vets continued their
climb up toward the top rung OF
the MarDel League standings ON
Monday evening with a hard-earn-
cd 2S-22 win over determined
Smyrna A. A. quintet Smyrna got
the jump on the locals and piled
up seven points before the Vets
could break into the scoring col
umn. However. Milford rallied
strongly in the second quarter ana
pulled up even with the upStaters'
I'LL at half time. Milford Vets
outscOred Smyrna II to II i'll the
final half but had a battle on Their
hands right up to the closing MN
UteS.
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1947-03-07
State Group Bids For
1948 Chicken Contest
"Chicken OF Tomorrow" Commit
tee May Close Contest Here

The members of the state COM
mittee of the Delaware Chicken-Of-
Tomorrow Contest have extended
an invitation to the National Com
mittee to hold the final contest in
Delaware in 194S, announces A. E.
TOmhave, Committee Chairman ana
Head of the Department of Animal
and Poultry Industry at the Uni
versity of Delaware.
The rules of the National Chick
en-of-TomorrOw Contest in 1948 re-
Quire that contestants ship hatch
ing eggs from their flocks to a cen
trail hatchery where they will be
Matched and reared under careful
supervision and identical condi-
tiOns.
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1947-03-07
The Camera And The Birdie
Await Community Riddles
At Odd FELLOWS Hall, Milford

Friday and Saturday. March -.
are the big days for the picture
taking Of your youngsters. / lie
Milford Chronicle is having PIC
lures taken of all children who are
brought by their parents or other
guardian to the Odd Fellows Hall
between l p. NJ and p. NJ. abs0-
lutely free of charge. The Woltz
Studios. of Des Moines. Iowa, ma
tionally known children's photo
graphers. will be in charge. The
Chronicle wants d picture of your
Milford chronicle., 1947-03-07
Education Important
In "VD"- Control
Dir. +. {. Drescher Gives Opinion
At Dover Institute

That the control OF venereal di-
sease is, primarily, problem OF
education, was the opinion express
ed by Dr. Erwin c. Drescher of the
U. S. Public Health Service, speak
ing at the State Board of Health's
Nenereal Disease Institute held last
Friday in Dover. Dr.. Drescher went
ON to state that the church and the
family need help i'll imparing sex
knowledge to young people in order
that all boys and girls may be in
formed and learn early to have
good habits.
Public health is concerned with
good mental as we'll as physical
health emphasized Dr.. Edwin
Cameron, executive secretary of the
State Board of Health, in his dis
cussion of venereal disease work il
the state.
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1947-03-07

child to print in its forthcoming
feature "Citizcns of Tomorrow. Il
series OF Photographic studies OF
local children. The more we get
the better the feature will be. so
the cooperation of mothers and
fathers is urged.
IL often seems TO parents tnat
children are little one minute and
are grown up the next. SO fast does
chllds growing stage pass. Here
is a splendid opportunity to catch
likeness of your child or children
Milford chronicle., 1947-03-07

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Evening star., 1947-03-23
Reissig Will Speak
Al Sunrise Service

The Rev. Frederick E. Reissig
executive secretary of THE Washing
ton Federation of Churches. will
speak at the second annual Easter
sunrise service in Magruder Park
Hyattsville, at 5:35 am. Easter.
The service Is sponsored by the
Prince Georges County YMCA, OF
which w. Carroll Beatty is presi-
dent.
Hyattsville High Schools A
Cappella Choir, led by Mrs. Anita B
Hargraves, and a brass ensemble
directed by Harold c. Yeager OF
the University of Maryland Band
will provide music. Boy Scouts will
form the color guard.
The Rev. D. Hobart Evans will
give the Scripture lesson, with the
Rev. j. Jaquelin Amber offering
the invocation and the Rev. Edgar
w. Beckett pronouncing the bene-
diction.
Harry A. Shinn is chairman of
the Planning Committee, which also
includes the Rev. Harry R. Osgood
William K. Cooper and Charles W.
Matthews,
Evening star., 1947-03-23
Many Accept Invitations
To Winchester Festival
spseiol pisnaieh 10 The s,ur

WINCHESTER, Va, Mar. 22.-In-
vitations to the Apple Blossom Fes-
tival here May and have been
accepted by 80 colleges and schools
in Virginia, Maryland, the District
of Columbia, West Virginia, North
Carolina and Pennsylvania, it was
announced today.
According to Mrs. B. B. Dutton.
who will be in charge of Queen
Shenandoah and her court, the fol-
lowing will send princesses to the the
festival:
Stuart Hall, Staunton; Mary Bald
win College, Staunton; Warrenton
County School, Warrenton; Fairfax
Hall, Waynesboro; Greenbrier Col
lege, LewisbuEg, w. Va; st. Mary's
Seminary, st. Mary's City, Md;
Shepherd College, Shepherdstown,
w. Va; Handley High School, VIM
chester; Madison College, Harrison
burg; University of Maryland; Mary
Washington College, Fredericksburg;
William and Mary College, Williams
burg; Holton Arms School, Wash
ington and the Maryland, West Vir-
ginia, Pennsylvania and Virginia
Horticultural Societies.
Evening star., 1947-03-23
Hunnicutt Named Tester
OF Dairy Association

w. j. Hunnicutt of Oakton has
been named tester for Dairy Herd
Improvement Association No. 8,
Fairfax County Agent Joseph E.
Beard reports.
Members of the new association
include:
Clifford A. Webb, Pleasant VAL
ley; R. A. Osmun, Centerville; j. H.
Launders, Floris; George c. Gill
lingham, Woodlawn; Claude Jen-
kins, Wheeler's Mill; John S. Bar
bour, Fairfax; Preston Rogers, Lew
insville; Wilson M. Farr, Fairfax;
Welby Nails, Seneca Road; William
Spencer. Pleasant Valley; Leon
Bloch, Willard Lawrence Leigh,
Browns Chapel; Jesse M. Hughes,
Dranesville; F. A. Melton. Seneca
Road: A. H Chilcott. Fairfax; Mrs.
j. R. Mcmillan, Herndon, and Allen
Forsberg. Clifton.
Granville Berry of Mclean has
been named chairman of the
County Agricultural and Homemak-
ing Board Committee to study the
feasibility of beginning artificial
breeding of dairy cattle. Mr.. Bard
announced. G. Ray Harrison OF
Chantilly is secretary.
Other members of the committee
are: Paul Kincheloe, Burke; How
ard T. Mars. Merrifield; wilkins
Ayres. Centerville, and James King,
Fairfax
Evening star., 1947-03-23

The ninth and final of the Neigh
borhood concerts by the National
Symphony Orchestra which have
been sponsored by The Evening Star,
will be given tomorrow night at
Washington-Lee High School on
North Washington boulevard in
Arlington, Va.
The concert will conclude series
which has taken the orchestra into
various sections of Washington and
Montgomery County throughout the
winter to widen the acquaintance OF
Washingtonians with their SYM
phony orchestra.
Thousands of music lovers have
heard the concerts as the guests
of The Evening Star and an even
greater number have heard the per-
formances over Station WMAL, The
Evening Star station. which has
carried all of the programs in full.
In the absence of Dr.. Hans Kind
Evening star., 1947-03-23
Addresses Of All Alumni
OF MARYLAND U. Sought

A drive to learn the addresses of
all former University of Maryland
students has been launched under
the direction of David L. Brigham,
general alumni secretary.
Mr.. Brigham urges graduates OF
both the Baltimore and College
Park schools, now out of contact
with the university to notify
the alumni Office at College Park
of their present addresses, Mem
bers of families and friends of for
mer students also are urged to re-
port the location of those with whom
the school has lost touch
Maryland" a monthly magazine
Is being sent to all alumni whose
addresses are available.
In announcing the campaign, MIR
Brigham said the ultimate aim was
IAN up-to-date record of every
alumnus and former student plus an
alumni group which will keep pace
with the rapid development OF the
university"
Evening star., 1947-03-23
Silver Spring Civic Group
To Discuss School PROGRAM

The Allied Civic Group of Silver
Spring will meet at 8 pm. tomorrow
at the Silver Spring Dispensary
Building to discuss the pending ex-
pansion school program and a pro-
posal to finance the Silver Spring
Memorial Hospital through a bond
issue.
Ralph D. Boyd, president, said
recent open discussions held with
the commissioners and the county
legislators by the group have been
part of a program ito improve the
county government and enable resi-
dents to become familiar with many
problems encountered in the opera
ton of their county"
He emphasized that the meetings
did not originate as criticism OF the
past performances of officials"
Evening star., 1947-03-23
Final Neighborhood Concert
To Be Given omorrow Night

Ter, conductor, who has been forced
to take a rest because of i'll health.
Howard Mitchell, assistant conduc-
tor, will lead the orchestra in tomor-
rows concert.
Mr.. Mitchell has selected the fol-
lowing program:
Leonore Overture No. 8, Beetho-
ven.
Dance of the Blessed Spirits and
Musette, from Suite, Gluck-Mottl.
Andante, Pizzicato, and finale
from Symphony No. 4 in F minor,
Tchaikovsky.
The concert will begin at 9 pm.
at which time all guests are re-
quested to be seated. Promptly at
8:45 pm. the doors will be opened
to admit those who desire to attend
but have been unable to get invita-
tions.
As usual, Station WMAL will
broadcast the program.
Evening star., 1947-03-23
Blind Soldier Hopes to Resume
Writing After Learning BroiIte
By Casper Nonnes

Braille printing presses are avail
able in many cities throughout the
country.
Shellacking is a most important
part of the process of preparing
Braille books. Paper used for Brazil
ling hand copies is smooth and Pill
able, known as jute tag Manila. A
thinner paper may be used for press
copies. The back of every page OF
Brailled material to be bound into
books requires coat of shellac to
keep the dots firm. Once such paper
is properly shellacked, it will last
indefinitely.
Two parts of liquid white shellac
to one part denatured alcohol are
mixed by thorough stirring to form
the shellacking material. 1t is then
applied with a camel's hair brush
having bristles about an inch and
half long. The liquid must be
applied exactly right as too thin
hardening the dots, and too thick
mixture either fails to enter the de-
pressions or seeps through broken
dots and makes them sharp and un-
comfortable to the touch. The mar
gins or blank parts of page are not
coated.
Work slowed During War.
The shellacked pages then are
dried in wire basket dryers before
they are assembled into volumes.
This is done to prevent the pages
sticking together. Duplication is
the production of multiple copies
of Braille from a master copy which
previously had been transcribed.
Before the war the Jacob Jones
Post performed many of the needed
operations, but during the war other
activities confined their work to
shellacking. In 1916 the members
did 5,165 pages or 81 volumes Tor
the Library of Congress. With post
war activities gradually being re-
sumed, the post is considering re-
turning to the full-time basis Of
the project.
Women who have been Brailling
for more than 20 years for the post
are Mrs. Ethel j. Rule. Miss Jane
Breen, Mrs. Mayme Smith, Mrs.
Cora L. Drake, and Mrs. Mary
Tatspaugh. Three members work.
ing for more than Is years at
Brailling are Miss Jane Cox, Miss
Elizabeth Geary and Miss Hope
Knickerbocker,
More Books Available.
The Division of the Blind at the
Library of Congress, of which
Xenophon P. Smith is director. Is
the central agency for Braille books
and other reading aids for the blind.
There are 2,877 Braille book titles
available. But these are works of
general appeal. Where single copies
are needed, such as texts for stu
dents, printing costs preclude this
method of production. Here in
dividuals or organizations using the
stylus method or Braille writers"
take UP the task.
Where there were less than $780,
600 volumes for the blind readers In
1881, the Library of Congress by
1916 distributed 643,355 volumes to
these readers through its Is regional
distributing libraries. The books
remain the property of the Library
of Congress, though the blind may
keep them so long as they wish.
Evening star., 1947-03-23
Four Towns Honored
For Sofety Records

Frostburg. Md. and three towns
in Virginia have been placed on the
honor roll of the National Safety
Council for completing 1916 without
traffic fatality, it was announced
yesterday in Chicago.
Those in Virginia include Harri-
sonburg, Radford and Waynesboro.
A total of 153 communities IN the
Nation with populations between
5000 and 10000 were honored by the
council.