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Milford chronicle., 1947-10-24
Personnel For Area
I '''''''',', =, Red Cross
Has Been Selected
Officers And Directors
Names Are Announced
By The Secretary, Mrs.
Charles Swain; Irwin
G. Burton, Chairman.

The personnel for the Delaware
Chapter of the American Red Cross
of Area 6 has been completed, as
announced by the secretary, Mrs.
Charles Swain, and is as follows:
Chairman, Irwin G. Burton; vice
chairmen, Mrs. George Derrickson,
of Lincoln, Horace e. CULLEN of
Harrington; treasurer, Miss Bes-
sic Warren, Ellendale; secretary.
Mrs. Charles Swain; chairman of
production, Mrs. Douglas Fry;
chairman of Junior Red Cross, Mrs.
Herman Phillips; chairman OF pub
licity, Mrs. G. Marshall Townsend:
chairman of ID. p. and r., Court
land S. Clark; chairman of home
nursing, Mrs. Maurice Groverman,
Shawnee; chairman of safety SER
vices, Irving Bowman; chairman
of nutrition, Mrs. Jonothan S. Will
lis, Lynch Heights; directors, Mrs.
John Fry, Mrs. A. B. Parsons of
Harrington, Mrs. Edith Melvin of
Frederick, Mrs. Irma Beebe of Lin
coin, Mrs. Albert Peterman, Mrs.
George Kirkby of Houston, Mrs.
Edward Collins of Harrington, Mrs.
Wallace McFaul, Rev. David w.
Baker, Mrs. Ormond Hobbs of Har-
rington, Mrs. Carl Colell, Francis
Simpson of Houston, Mrs. Emory
Webb of Houston and Miss Anna
Sheppard of Ellendale.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-24
Eastern States Group
Meets At Harrington
Elect w. III. Jump As Delegate To
194S Springfield Session

Members of the Eastern States
Farmers Exchange served by ship
ments to Harrington met in the
New Century Clubhouse on Thurs
day evening and elected Wilbur IL.
Jump of Houston as member to at
tend the 1948 annual meeting of the
cooperative at Springfield, Mass,
with Elwood B. Gruwell of FELTON,
as alternate.
George ID. Torbert of FELTON, re-
ported on the 1947 annual meeting
which he attended as representa-
tive of the Harrington members. At
this meeting financial reports were
made on the 1916 $56,00O,000 vol
ume of the purchasing cooperative.
John A. Andrew of Springfield
gave a talk illustrated by slides on
the subject "HOw Eastern States
Helps to Make Farming More Pro-
fitable." He stated that in 1948
American families will be asked To
grow 2O,000.000 Freedom Gardens
to help save food for needy peoples
Ralph Peters, executive secretary
of the Delaware Farm Bureau, Will
bur H. Jump, director of Interstate
Milk Producers Cooperative, and
continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-24
W. I. Moore Is
Sworn In AS
State Auditor
Lifelong Friend Of Late
''Pete" Shaw Named To
Fill Unexpired Term, Is
Fair Executive.

Warren T. Moore of Harrington,
former Republican state treasurer
and a lifelong companion of the
late Benjamin +. Shaw. was sworn
into Office as state auditor Wednes-
day of this week by appointment of
Gov. Walter w. Bacon to fill the un-
expired term left by Mr.. Shaw's
death last Friday. The term ends in
January, 1949.
Mr.. Moore, born in Wilmington,
but a resident of Harrington most
of his life, has had business and
political career almost parallel to
that of the man whose office he was
appointed to by Governor Bacon.
The swearing-in ceremony took
place in Governor Bacon's office
with the Governor and other state
officials attending.
Born In Wilmington
Mrs. Margaret D. Tomlison adj
ministered the oath of Office as no.
tary public before the Governor
Secretary of State William ]. Sto-
rey. and Deputy Auditor Fred q
Powell.
Mr.. Moore was born in Whining.
ton, July 10, 1882, son of the late
William t. and Sarah Richards
Moore.
He went to Harrington with hi:
parents to live at the age of three
In his first year in harrington
public schools, he had as his seat
mate the late Mr.. Shaw.
In business life he headed Fore
lcontinued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-24
Vets Firing
Squad Will
Dead
Blue Hen Post Group To
Play Prominent Role In
Reburial OF Local War
Dead.

i The newly organized firing squad
and honor guard of Blue Hen Post,
No. 64S3, V. F.. W., held its first
drill last week in preparation for
the role it is to play in the reburial
of the Milford areas war dead.
With the first shipment of bodies
of Americas heroic war dead al
ready received in this country and
additional shipments reported as
being enroute, the Blue Hen squad
anticipates being called upon in
the near future to participate in
ceremonies accompanying the re-
interring of war dead from this
area.
The firing squad and honor guard
is comprised of fifteen volunteer
candidates under the direction OF
Clement ]. Nevin, charter mem
ber of the Blue Hen Post. The can
didates are George f. Collins, Will
liam F. Deputy, William Exley
Richard Farley, Ellis w. Geise, c.
Watson Hall, Donald Kern, Nor
ton Leverage, Eurie M. Savage
William A. Stevens, William Tat
man, Delbert Webb, Robert Whal-
ey, Joseph Wright and Robert
Zook. The group will participate
in the Halloween parade at Har-
rington as honor guard and ad-
vance detachment of a large con-
tingent of Blue Hen Post members
that will march on that occasion.
tconunueo ON page 81
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-24
Fall Meeting District
w. S. c. S. At Smyrna
Mrs. ii. A. Metcalfe OF Pittsburgh
Will Speak

Methodists of Dover District will
gather at Asbury Church, Smyrna,
on Wednesday of next week for the
fall meeting of the Woman's So
ciety of Christian Service. The
morning session begins at ten o.
clock. Mrs. G.. Prettyman Carey
and Mrs. Disston w. Jacobs of Re-
hoboth will have charge of devO-
tions. Study books for the fall
and winter term will be previewed
by Mrs. Roy Thawley of Dover,
Mrs. Peter Whaley of Selbyville and
Reverend Robert T.. Green of the
host church. The main address of
the day will be given by Mrs. Har-
old S. Metcalfe of Pittsburgh, Pa,
president of Northeastern Jurisdic-
ton, of which Peninsula Confer
ence is a part. Four other jurisdic-
tional officers will be present for
the meeting. There will be an cleo
ton of officers for the coming year,
conducted by Mrs. w. w. Sharp of
Harrington. Luncheon will be SER
we'd by the local society of Smyr-
ma. This is an important meeting
and a large attendance is expected.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-24
State Auditor
Suffers Fatal
Heart Attack
"Pete" Shaw Succumbed
To MaIady While Oper-
ating Small Delivery
Truck; Fair Head.

Funeral services for State Audi
tor Benjamin /. Shaw, of Harring-
ton, who suffered fatal heart at
tack while driving a small delivery
truck on Route 13, a mile south of
Camden last Friday were held at
Trinity Methodist Church, Harring-
ton, on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o.
clock. The Rev. E. A. Truitt officia-
ting and interment in Hollywood
Cemetery.
Mr.. Shaw, who was 6S years of
age, was Kent County Republican
leader. He was found dead at the
wheel after the uncontrolled vehicle
crossed the highway and crashed
into the side of another truck oper-
ated by Salvatore r. Liberia, %, of
Hammonton, N. ].
Deputy Auditor Fred G. Powell
will fill the position vacated by Mr..
Shaw's death until new auditor
is appointed by Gov. Walter w. Ba-
con. The state constitution provides
that the governor shall appoint a
successor to serve until the expira-
ton of Mr.. Shaw's two-year term
on the first Tuesday of January, 19-
40.
State Officials at Rites
Governor Bacon and other state
officials are expected to attend the
funeral services for the Republican
leader.
DIR. ]. Stiles Mcdaniel of Dover
said Mr.. Shaw was either dead OF
unconscious when the accident oc-
Cured.
Liberia told police that Mr.
Shaw's truck crossed the highway
into the northbound lane. Liberia
said he tried to swerve his truck tC
avoid a collision with Mr.. Shaw's
small delivery truck.
Reelected Last November
Mr.. Shaw had been elected to hi:
second term as state auditor las
November. He previously had oc
cupied that office from 1888 to 1910
He also had served as postmaster a
Harrington from 1908 to 1916.
In addition to his political ac
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Milford chronicle., 1947-10-24
Seaford 'Mardi Gras'
Thursday, Oct. 30
Upwards OF $4,000 Persons Are
Expected TO Attend Fete

Not in recent years have the peo-
pie of Seaford and vicinity been so
united in enthusiasm about any
proposed activity. The American
Legion Post and the Seaford Busi-
ness Mems Association originally
planned merely to revive the GUS
tom of several years ago of a Hal
lowe'en Parade, but response to the
solicitation for funds, and for par
ticipation has greatly exceeded the
first hopes of the Committee. Now
they are calling it a miniature
"Mardi Gras." Estimates on the
number of visitors to be drawn to
Seaford for this event ranges form
fifteen to twenty-five thousand.
Many notable persons have been
invited to attend, and their accepS-
ances are just beginning to be re-
ceived. About 40 floats have been
entered, with subjects including
comic, artistic, and commercial.
Plans are being rushed to compile
tiOn for decoration of store fronts,
show windows and the streets.
Floodlights will be installed along
the parade route SO that all will be
able to see. Many bands and drum
and bugle corps will enliven the
parade, as will scores of individual
contestants in comic and artistic
dress. One band will furnish music
for the street dance which is to fol-
low the parade.
The Committee wishes to empha-
size the fact that it is NOT NECES-
SARY for a contestant to send in
the entry blanks which have been
distributed and printed in the news
napers, but that it WILL help the
Parade Marshall, if he is notified
in advance of as many entries as
possible. All persons are invited to
come to Seaford to join in the fes-
tivities. either as a spectator, or as
participant.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-24
Farmers Warned
About Vaccination
Unskilled Persons Handling Vacci-
nation Syringe Are Dangerous.

With the arrival of the fall sea-
son for vaccination of livestock and
poultry, American farmers were
warned today that a loaded vaccin-
alton syringe is deadly weapon
and should be respected as such.
"In the hands of a skilled veterin-
arian," the American Foundation
for Animal Health declared, vac
cines can save the lives of valuable
livestock by preventing outbreaks
of disease.
SIN the hands of an unskilled per-
son, however, they may actually
cause losses of animals-losses
that would be especially costly un-
der today's meat price and supply
conditions"
AS an example, the American
Foundation declared a fractional
drop of virus from a syringe might
be enough to start diaastronSs out
break of disease.
Moreover, the statement added
failure to sterilize syringes proper
ly after each use might transmit
such serious livestock plaques as
hog cholera, anaplasmosis, anth-
rax, gas gangerene, swamp fever
or others.
Proper vaccination" the live
stock health organization said, ere.
quires thorough knowledge of dis
eases and vaccines; careful deter
mination of when and whether tC
vaccinate, and what kind of vac.
cine to use; sterilization of syringe;
with the proper agents; and thor
ough experience in handling thu
necessary materials and instru
ments."
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-24
Has Pierce Named
To Fisheries Board
MilfOrdian Named To Succeed Ar
mold ]. "Ducky" Stewart

Governor Walter w. Bacon last
Tuesday announced the appoint
ment of M. Haswell Pierce, Milford,
as a member of the Atlantic States
Marine Fisheries Commission for
a term Of three years, effective last
Monday, subject to confirmation by
the State Senate.
He succeeds Arnold ]. Stewart,
Wilmington.
The Governor also announced ap-
pointment Of William A. Wilson,
Wilmington, representing the en-
ployer, and James T. Ellington,
Wilmington, representing the en-
ployee, on the Delaware State Ad-
visory Council of the Unemploy-
ment Compensation Commission.
The terms are for six years, sub
ject to Senate confirmation. Mr..
Wilson replaces Manly P. Northam,
Yorklyn, and Mr.. Ellington sue
ceeds Leonard F. Buchmeyer, Will
mington.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-24
To Improve Phone
Service In Milford
Diamond State Telephone Company
Has Added To Switchboard

The Diamond State Telephone
Company has just completed an adj
-dition to the switchboard in. the
Milford central 0ffice, Which will
improve the service of all local
telephone users, it was announced
today by Theodore w. Collins, To-
cal manager.
The addition, completed at cost
of $4,000, will make it possible for
another operator to be on duty dur
ing the busy hours, Mr.. Collins said.
A second addition to the central
office equipment is scheduled for
completion next January. This later
addition will make it possible for
the company to provide telephones
to all those now on the waiting list.
The company is also spending ap-
proximately $500 during the next
four months on the construction of
new cable and wire lines in the
area served by the Milford office.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-24
Home Demonstration
Council Held Meeting
Final Plans Completed For Annual
Achievement Day

Members of the Sussex County
Home Demonstration Council met
at the Georgetown Labor Camp
last Friday afternoon, October II,
for the annual fall meeting, with
Mrs. Jonathan Wheatley, president
of the group, presiding.
Final plans were made for the
Annual Achievement Day to be
held at the Jones' Memorial Hall in
Georgetown on Wednesday, Novem-
ber 5, beginning at 10 a. m. The
theme for this meeting will be
community Service National Sup
port International Cooperation. "
The following committees we're APP
pointed: Hostess, Georgetown Club
with Mrs. Thomas Short, chairman;
decorations, Piney Grove Club; ex-
hibits, Wesley Cannon Club with
Mrs. Edward Williams, chairman.
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Milford chronicle., 1947-10-24
Christmas Lights
Will Be Turned On
In Milford Dec. Isl
Plans For Real Old Fash
ioned Christmas Are
Rapidly Developing;
Lighting Contest Will
Be Feature.

Harry E. Mayhew, president of
the Milford Chamber of Commerce,
announced today that arrange
ments are rapidly being completed
for the annual Christmas fete, un-
der the direction of the Chamber of
Commerce.
Following a recent meeting of
Milford City Council, City Manager
Fleming Hart advised Mr.. Mayhem
that the city would be ready to turn
the Christmas lights on here on
december Ist.
The Chamber Of Commerce has
placed an order for several thou
sand yards of Laurel roping, which
will be strung on the Christmas
light wires and poles throughout
the business section.
Plans are also underway to COM
pletely repair and paint the tabled
story book house, which will be To-
Gated on the Walnut Street bridge
panel this season and will as usual
be the abode of joyial old st. Nick"
who will be on hand December 1st
to greet the boys and girls, and
give to each and every one a small
gift
AS an incentive for local resi-
dents 90 decorate and beautify their
homes during the Yule season, Mr..
Mayhem and Garrett L. Grier, chair
man of the Merchantile division of
the Chamber of Commerce, announ-
ced today that $4,000 in cash prizes
will be awarded this year. Rules,
prize scale, ETC., will appear in an
early issue of the Chronicle. With
Christmas lighting fixtures now
available it is expected that many OF
the residents will enter the contest.
Many. of the merchants have an
nounced their Intentions of decora-
ting their store fronts with attrac-
tive greens and lighting effects.
Mr.. Hart announced that huge
c6anlnunity Christmas tree VIII be
located in Plaza Square and 1t is
expected that appropriate exercises
welcoming Santa Claus to Milford
will be conducted in the shadow ol
the tree.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-24

Several persons have recently
asked us how much paper is used
in printing an issue of the Milford
Chronicle. We welcome these in
quiries and expressions of inter-
est on the part of our readers. Pos
sibly the best way to answer this
question is to give it in distances
which could be reached If the paper
were laid end to end.
Take last weeks issue as an ex-
ample. If the newsprint used in
printing that single edition of the
Chronicle was laid page end to end,
(both sides printed), it would reach
a total distance of 41.79 miles. AS
another illustration-it would make
q strip of paper 1719 inches wide
which would reach from Milford al
most to Middletown. Another illus
tration-the strip of paper would
reach from Milford almost to Ber-
lin, Md. Or still another-the strip
would reach from Milford almost to
Salisbury, Md. If the printed pages
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-24
Il Large Quantity
Of Paper Needed
To Print Chronicle

were turned-then the printed pa
ges would double themselves in
distance or a total of 1888 miles
each issue.
This information will probably
be surprising to those persons who
are not familiar with the large
quantity of newsprint used in Civ
ing you each issue one of Americas
finest and largest weekly newspa-
pers.
We give you this information so
that you may better understand the
great amount of effort required to
edit the paper, set the reading and
advertising into type, proof read the
paper, put it through the press,
prepare it for the mails and deliver
it to you regularly each week. The
job is a big one-one which re-
quires the making of close dead
lines to assure prompt completion
of the task. You can help us in our
work If you will get your news and
advertising copy to us early each
week.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-24
Concert Duo Singers
Will Appear Here
Eleanor BrOwnell And Richard
Browning To Give Benefit

Keep this date in mind, Tuesday,
November Is, 1947. Milford will be
most fortunate in having Eleanor
Brownell, soprano, and Richard
Browning tenor in a duo concert
presented for the benefit of the hos
pital. Most Milford folks are well
acquainted with the ability of these
two young artists. But may you be
reminded that Miss Brownell comes
from California and originally stud
led music in the University OF
Southern California. Her roles with
the Los Angeles Light Opera Com
pany won her a music fellowship
for graduate study at Juillard
School of Music in New York. Her
lovely soprano voice excellent mus
icianship and personal charm car
ried her into New York musical cir
cles with the New York Oratorio
Society in opera and as soloist with
orchestras.
Mr.. Browning, pupil of Nine
Shoen Rene, studied for five years
at Juillard Graduate School of Mu-
sic, appearing many times with the
Juillafd Opera Company. He was on
tour with the Army and in Army
camps during the war and appeared
in Irving Berlin's all soldier show
"This is the Army" on Broadway
and again in the Warner Brothers
movie of the same show.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-24
Rally Day Program
At Whites Chapel
Public Invited To Services This
Coming Sunday

Whites Chapel, situated on the
hoboth-Milford highway and
part of the Nassau Charge of the
Methodist Church will be the scene
of great activity on Sunday, Octo-
ber 26. Home Coming and Rally
Day will be observed. Whites Cha
pei is well known from Whining
ton to Rehoboth and so easily
reached that many welcome the
opportunity to attend home coming
services. The program for the day
will be a very special one. Out
standing singers and preachers
will be heard. The day will begin
with a rally day program in the
church school and there will be no
separation in the services in the
morning. The church choir will
render a special number. The Rev
erend Estella Gibbon will preach
the morning sermon. The afternoon
service will be devoted to song and
praise. The evening service will
be evangelistic. Several very spe-
cial solo numbers will be heard by
invited guests. The public is in
Vited
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-24
Buc's Seeking Fifth
Win Here Tonight
Meet Lewes At Red SOx Ball Park
Under Lights

Coach Barney Briggs Golden
Buc's are out to scuttle the Lewes
Pirates" here tonight and add the
scalp of the pilot Town" eleven 20
their already impressive string of
victories.
The Lewes gridmen are big and
tough and although this is their first
year in competition, they are show
ing improvement every week and
are out for their initial win of the
1947 season.
Several of the local grid stars are
nursing bad bruises as of result of
the Donny Brook affair with Wi
comico high at Salisbury, last Fri
day afternoon. The Buc's won this
game 26 to 0.
Charles "Bucky" Johnson starred
in this game reeling off runs of IS
and 65 yards to score touchdowns.
The box score follows.
MfIeoud Vua.oa
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-24
Producers Saw
Meat Outlook
Is Improving
Better Corn Crop Pic
ture And New Data
Feed Substitutes Are
Cited.
Ry Associated Press


CHICAGO, - Livestock and meat
producers sat back to take another
look at conditions last week and
decided there would be feed enough
to turn out good crop of meat this
year and in 1948.
Views which were pessimistic as
recently as a week ago had shifted
more to the optimistic side, en-
couraged by ID an improved corn
crop outlook, (2) new information
on feed substitutes and (3) better
methods of feed conservation, as
advocated by many farm organiza-
tions.
The American Meat Institute en-
phasized that more than SO per cent
of all meat is produced without
corn. Half the corn which goes into
livestock and poultry is fed to hogs,
but IS per cent of the beef Ameri-
cans eat is produced with feeds
other than corn and other feed con-
centrates, says an institute report.
H. M. Conway, market analyst
of the National Livestock Produc-
ers Association, said, "There is
plenty of corn around if it is
stretched and used efficiently" He
noted also that there likely will be
some increase in short-fed cattle
coming in December and January.
The Bureau of Agricultural Eco
nomics has calculated the hog pop
ulation for 1947 at S5,000.000, an in
crease of 8 per cent over last year
On Ian. l the non-milking cattle
population, from which comes most
of the years beef, was around 55,-
100000 head.
Continued on page D
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-24
Miss Carolyn Nellie Is Crowned
MiFord's Most Popular Girl

Miss Carolyn Nelte, 15-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Nelte, of near Milford, is the Mil
ford areas "Most Popular Young
Girl" having been adjudged as
such by virtue of finishing in first
place in a closely contested poll
conducted here by the Auxiliary to
Blue Hen Post No. 64S3, V. f. w.
The winning contestant, a pretty
brunette member of the sophomore
class at Milford High School, polled
1882 votes and was awarded a
handsome ladies wrist watch by the
sponsors of the contest, results of
which were announced, amid i'm
pressive ceremonies, at the local
carnival grounds last Friday even
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-24
Lewes Hooks Up With
Del. Power & Light
Contract Has Been Executed For
Fiye-Year Period

The Delaware Power and Light
Company has started serving the
city circuits of Lewes, over a new.
$4,000 volt transmission line. This
is in accordance with a contract
between the Delaware Power and
Light Company and the Board of
Public Works of Lewes, executed
November q, 1916. for a supply of
electric power over period of
five years.
The new line has sufficient ca
pacity to serve the total load of the
City of Lewes. and will be used for
this purpose in case of emergency
as soon as larger substation trans
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Milford chronicle., 1947-10-24

ing.
Miss Florence Carroll, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Carroll, r. D.,
Milford, finished a close second to
the leader and was awarded a port
able all-purpose RADIO. Miss Car
roll is member of the freshman
class at the local high school and
is president of the All Club.
Miss Marilyn West, daughter OF
DR.. and Mrs. ]. r. West, Milford,
finished a strong third in the con-
test and was awarded a vanity
dresser set. Miss West is a fresh
man at Milford High School and n
member of the school band
Consolation gifts were presented
Continued on page -
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-24
Series OF Dairy
Meetings Planned
Sussex Sessions Will Be
Held During Early
November

Plans for a series of Dairy meet
ings to be held throughout Sussex
County early in Nov, have been
completed according to VIM. IL.
Henderson, County Agent.
The purpose of the meetings will
be to discuss with dairymen herd
management problems involved in
the operation of an Artificial Breed
ing Association. With over 600
cows already signed up in the As
sociation and much ihterest being
manifested by dairymen generally
it is felt that the organization can
be completed in time to begin oper-
atiOns by December 1st
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