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Milford chronicle., 1947-08-15
Vets" Blood
Bank Has Been
Great Benefit
Lives Have Been Saved In
M any Instances By
Generous Action Of
Local Ex-Servicemen.

One of the least publicized but
most beneficial activities of the
Blue Hen Post No. 64S3, v. f. W.,
has been its, operation of Blood
Bank within the community. Last
winter, the idea of a Blood Bank"
was conceived by Comrade John
Barcus, the Oldest member of the
local post, and put in successful
operation shortly thereafter; men,
bers of the local post were blood
typed" and card system set up,
and made available to the Milford
Memorial Hospital. Members of the
post have since been called on
many occasions to donate blood to
those badly in need of it and lives
may possibly have been saved in
several instances.
What makes this blood giving
more commendable is the fact that
many of the donors are veterans
who have already given some of
their blood for their country on
World War ii battlefields, all of the
members of the Blue Hen Post hav-
ing served their country overseas
with many having been in actual
front line combat. These boys have
since returned to home and civilian
life, and are now contributing as
unselfishlv to the community's
needs AS they did to their country's
needs in wartime.
continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1947-08-15
Recital At Rehoboth
Presbyterian Church
Mrs. Marie GlltenbOth OF Near Mil
ford Featured On Program

The Westminster Presbyterian
Church of Rehoboth. Beach pre-
sents in recital this coming Sum
day. August II, at 4:30 p. M, Marie
Giltenboth and John r. Hoyt. A
feature of the service will be the
dedication of a new church organ.
The program follows:
Prelude and Fugue No. 8, from
the Light Little Prelude and Flu
CUES, Bach; Chorale Preludes, Now
Blessed Be Thou, Christ, Bach, The
Lords Prayer; The Giant Fugue,
We All Believe in One God-Chor-
ale Melody, Bach; The Lost Chord,
Sullivan; Meditation. G. Gilten-
both; dedication of the organ, Will
liam Drysdale Gibson, D. D.; pray
er from Hansel and GreteI, Hump
erdlnck; Were You There, Negro
Spiritual; The Lords Prayer, Arr.
Burleigh; Interlude, Maalotte; Be-
mold a Rose is Blooming, Brahms;
Berceuse, A Mafille, Colette,
verne; Chant de BOnheur, lie
mare; Narcissus, Nevin; Liebes-
traume, List; Now Thank We All
Our God-March Triumphale, Karg
Exlert.
John r. Hoyt of McKeesport,
Pa is a student at Westminster
Choir College, Princeton, N. J..
studying organ with Claire Coci,
concert organist.
Mrs. Giltenboth is soprano So
iolst at the church and is we'll
known in Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1947-08-15
Crier Family
Hold Picnic
Reunion Here
Occasion Marked 127th
Birthday of the Found
er of the Clan, George
S. Grier.

In observance of the 127th birth
day of the late George S. Grier,
founder of the Grier Machine Shop
and Foundry in Milford, now being
operated in Salisbury, Md, IS per-
sons, including descendants and
their families, attended the fifth re-
union of the Grier family last Sun
day afternoon at the home of Mr..
George S. Grier II, pine Wold," on
Silver Lake in Milford.
The oldest person present for the
celebration, where a picnic lunch
was served, was grandson, Mr.. A.
o. H. Grier, an editor of the News
Journal papers in Wilmington, who
celebrated his S0th birthday ami
versary in March, and the youngest
was one-year-old Marsha Townsend,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
Townsend of Milford.
Guests were present from Penn
sylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Vir-
ginia, and New York.
Two of his IA children still living
and in attendance with their fami-
lies were Mr.. George S. Grier, an
executive in the L. D. Caulk Com
pany, Milford, and DR.. Walter
Grier, vice-president of the Caulk
Company.
The late Mr. Grier, born in Eng
land in 1920, was married twice.
He came to America in 1874 with
his English wife and after her death
he was married to Margaret Lay
ton, daughter of DR.. Garrett Supple
Layton of Milford, Delaware.
Before going to Milford he es-
tablished a machine works and
foundry in Cuba and later came to
the Delaware town to start the same
kind of business which was trans
ferred to Salisbury by his two
grandsons, the late r. D. Grier ana
known as the r. d. Gfier e Sons
the late Fred A. Grier, and now
Company.
Altogether his descendants in
clude Al grandchildren, So great
grand children. and IA great-great-
grandchildren. He had eight chill
dren by his English wife and six by
his second one.
Milford chronicle., 1947-08-15
Flying Saucers
Invade Milford
Proved 10 Be Advertising InOVa-
? ton Of Lions Club

A version of the widely publ
clzed flying saucers" appeared ov-
er Milford last Saturday afternoon
bringing all traffic, vehicle and
pedestrian, to a standStilI until it
became clear that the appearance
of the famed discs was a stunt aim
ed at creating additional public in
terest in the annual booster night
held at the Milford baseball park
last Tuesday evening. However,
shoppers in Milford got a thrill
and the sponsors of Boosters Night
drew the desired reaction in the
nature Of advance ticket sales, SO
everyone, apparently. was satisfied
in the end.
Along about 2:30 p. m. voice
over a concealed public address
system startled Saturday shoppers
with an announcement to the eff
feet that flying saucers" had been
sighted over the Maryland Eas-
tern Shore, were headed in an cas-
terly direction, and were expected
to appear over Milford around 4
p. m. Naturally, people on the
street paused and began to look
skyward. Then, a later announce
ment was made to the effect that
an aerial observer" at a nearby
airport had spotted the flying
saucers" and reported that they
would appear over Milford short
ly.
continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1947-08-15

his staff and field grade officers. A
review of the troops will be held
at $3.50 o'clock and will be viewed
by the Governor.
TO Honor Veteran Members
Master Sergeant Fred L. Manion
of the State Headquarters Detach-
ment will receive a merit award
for 30 years military service. He is
the only man in the Delaware Ma
tional Guard with this length of
service.
Twelve other awards will be Civ
en- to five officers and six enlisted
men for 20 years service. They are
General Rinard, Colonel John B.
Grier, Colonel Whaley, Colonel
Ashton, Colonel John B. Moore,
and Captain Alan Raughley. The
enlisted men are: First Sergeants
Paul E. Chopper and Morton E.
Bennett, Staff Sergeants John l.,
Sullivan, Clark Whitney and Will
liam Marvel, and Sergeant Ralph
Slater.
GuardSmen Praised
Hlghlight of Wednesdays activi-
continued on page ~
Milford chronicle., 1947-08-15
Rev. DeChant
Speaker At
Cedar Crest
Milford Pastor Told 300
At Spiritual Confer
ence His Opinions On
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS."

Rev. John NJ. DeChant, pastor of
First Presbyterian Church, Milford,
was the guest speaker by invita-
tiOn at the annual banquet of the
great spiritual conference held re-
Gently at Cedar Crest College, AL
lentown, Pa
According to Rev. DeChant, more
than 300 ministers and laymen of
the Evangelical and Reformed
church, from all parts of the Uni
ted States were in attendance at
this meeting, the largest of it's kind
held in years.
Rev. DeChant's subject was en-
fralapsarianism" one phase of the
doctrine of Predestination. While
the good pastor was very reticent or
perhaps we should say modest
about his invitation and attendent
address at this great gathering, we
have it on the best authority that
his address was well received, and
he has received numerous other in
vitations to address similar groups
on the same subject.
Milford chronicle., 1947-08-15
Gov. Bacon WMSee
REVIEW 1T Bethany
Feature of Program Will Be Giving of Awards
To Veteran Members Of The Guard. Will
liam Marvel of The Milford Outfit Will
Share In The Presentations.

CAMP WALTER w. BACON,
Bethany Beach-With an inspec-
ton last Wednesday by officers rep
resenting the Second Military Dis
trict, full day program planned
for the celebration of Governors
Day on Thursday, and preparations
for the return Saturday to home
stations, the enlisted men, and
some officers, will welcome the re-
turn to civilian life when the sum-
mer encampment of Delaware's
National Guard is officially brought
to a close.
AS the Chronicle prepared for
press everything was prepared for
Governors Day which is the CHI
max of the two-weeks' training
period of the guard.
Governor Walter w. Bacon in
whose honor the camp was named,
together with members of his staff
were expected to arrive early in
the morning Thursday. In addi-
ton to the various military demon
strations which will be held in Gov
ernor BacOn's honor there will be
a luncheon at 1 o'clock for him and
Milford chronicle., 1947-08-15
Tomato Blight
Warming Issued
All Sections OF State Now
Threatened By Dread
Malady

With late blight disease evident
in all sections of the state, Della
ware tomato growers were urged
today to start control programs at
once and extend those already un-
der way.
DR.. John w. Heuberger, extern
sion plant pathologist at the Uni
yersity of Delaware, said the pre-
sence of the disease was disclosed
through statewide survey. How
ever. the blight is not so serious as
in former years, when entire crops
were threatened with destruction.
The survey disclosed that blight
was present in almost every field
where no spraying or busting had
been done. DR.. Heuberger said.
Sprayed and busted fields were eith-
err entirely free of the disease or
only infinitely affected
Continued on page l5l
Milford chronicle., 1947-08-15
Dover Rejects Pact
With State Utility
Proposed Deal With Delaware
Power And Light Defeated

The proposed contract between
the city of Dover and the Delaware
Power and Light Company under
which the utility was to supply the
city with electric power during off
peak hours was deferred by a vote
of 5 to 2 by the city council last
Monday.
At the same meeting the council
named City Engineer Charles c..
Brown as acting city manager to
succeed Gilbert L. Wilcox whose
resignation become effective Thurs
day, Aug. 81.
Action on the proposed utility
contract was taken after a citizens
committee appeared to protest
against the agreement, especially
with the so-called parallel provi-
sion, upon which the actual vote
was taken.
Council then passed a motion for
the appointment of committee by
the presiding officer, Vice. Mayor
Thomas v. Keith, to discuss with
electrical manufacturers and Dow
er's largest consumer, the Interna-
tional Latex Corporation some
method of dealing with the local
electric power situation, in the
meantime using the two reserve
generators which can produce about
1000 XIV.
Milford chronicle., 1947-08-15
Majority Of Injured
Were HOspitalized At
Milford Memorial; PO-
, lice Are Conducting IN
vestigatiOns.

Four persons, all of Milton, were
injured in a collision between an
automobile and a truck in Milton
last Thursday. They arc: Herman
Black, bruises and minor lacera-
tons; Emily Clendaniel, lacera-
lions under the right eye, and her
sister, Wanda Clendaniel, bruises
of the forehead, and Earl King,
decorations of the right temple and
right eye lid. All were taken to the
Milford Memorial Hospital for
treatment. All were in Blacks car.
Bennett Miles of near Milford.
driver of the truck, was uninjured.
State police estimated damage to
Blacks car at $3.50 and to the
truck, $10O.
Two girls. residents of Days
boro, were injured when their car
got out of control on a curve i'm
the highway, and struck a pole on
Route 331, one mile north of Days
boro, last Friday afternoon.
They were: Susan Ann Carter,
10, decorations of the face and right
arm, and Doretta Campbell, Id,
fractured leg. State police said the
car was driven by Miss Carter.
The Campbell girl was removed to
the Milford Memorial Hospital.
Hugh Allen Gourley, IL, of Eel
ton, was seriously injured when he
suffered back and chest injuries,
laceration of the forehead and pos
sible internal injuries in an acct
dent just south Of FELTON, last Sun
day.
The boy was passenger in a car
operated by William Paskey, Jr., 90,
also of FELTON,, which was involved
in a collision with the car of Lin
wood Beauchamp, "a, of Harring-
ton. State police said Beauchamp
was driving his car out of a private
driveway when it was struck by
Paskey's vehicle. Neither of the
drivers was injured.
Milford chronicle., 1947-08-15
Milford Lions Club
Booster Night Was
Outstanding Success,
Affair Surpassed Success
full Booster Night Of
Last Year; Seasons
Largest Crowd Present
For Gala Fete.

The much publicized and long
awaited Milford Boosters Night
was staged at the local baseball
park Tuesday evening and has been
acclaimed by fan and player alike
as one of the incest affairs OF its
kind ever staged here. This an
nual affair, sponsored each year by
the Milford Lions Club, even sur
passed the highly successful
Boosters Night of 1946 and drew to
the Milford park the seasons
largest crowd.
AS early as $3.50 P. NJ, fans be-
gan lining up at the boxoffice and
the park was nearly filled by the
time that announcer Bob Yerkes
opened the program at 7:4O. AT
7:46, the Milford Community Band,
under the direction of John Prick,
entered the park and gave we'll
received fifteen-minute concert on
the field.
Following the band concert,
Yerkes introduced Dave Hugg,
chairman of the Lions Boosters
Night committee, who expressed
the sponsoring clubs appreciation
of the fine cooperation received
from the Milford Community
Band, the Milford Red Sox, the
Rehoboth Lions Club, and the Re-
hoboth Pirates. Hugg then intro
duced Jake Butler, president of the
Milford Lions Club, who spoke
briefly on Lionism and the contri-
buttons made by Lions club to its
community.
(continued on page Sd
Milford chronicle., 1947-08-15
Work On New Plaza
Progressing Nicely
Above Ground Construction Is
Going Ahead Fast

After many weeks of securing a
proper foundation the actual above
ground construction of the new
Plaza Theatre has been begun by
the Milford Theatre Corporation.
The old Plaza was destroyed by fire
last Sept. rs.
Additional ground adjoining the
old site has been purchased to con-
struct a much larger building than
the old theatre. 1t will have a 'front.'
age on Walnut Street of IL feet, and
a depth on Causey Avenue of 1853
feet. 1t will have a seating capacity
close to 100.
1t is being constructed of brick,
block, concrete and steel, of fire.
proof construction. Present plans
calls for interior marble finish.
Milford chronicle., 1947-08-15
Local Girls
Assisted With
Youth Group
Aided In Promotion Of
Religious Education In
New York And New
Jersey For Six Weeks.

Ruthie Humes and Peggy De-
Chant spent six weeks-June 81
August Pin Presbyterian youth
caravans assisting ministers and
lay workers of designated churches
in New York state and New Jersey,
in their Daily Vacation Bible
schools, Young Peoples organiza-
tons and church and inter-church
projects.
The Youth Caravans are a branch
OF the summer school of the West
minister Fellowship. This Westmin-
lister Fellowship is the organized
Youth program of the Presbyterian
Church in the United States.
The girls spent their first week,
June 1927, in the Caravan training
center at Beaver College, Kenkin-
town, Pa, After that, they were
separated, working in teams of five
young people between the ages OF
IL to 25. They did not meet again
until the final roundup at the
training center the first week in
August.
Peggy's team worked in the
Daily vacation Bible schools in Irv-
ingtOn, Port Henry and Glen Falls,
New York.
Ruthless caravan was in Hacket-
tstown, Vineland and Calipon, New
Jersey.
In Vineland, the Caravan was
sponsored by an INSTRUMENTATION
al group, and was asked to conduct
religious survey of the town.
Vineland's ultimate goal being to
put religious education in it's pub
lie schools.
These two girls gave a great deal
end gained a great deal. They des-
cribed their work in church last
Sunday and have been invited to
address the Sunday school, August
18th, at 10 a. m. Make an effort to
be present.
Milford chronicle., 1947-08-15
Home Demonstration
Clubs Plan Picnics
No Formal Meetings Will Be Held
During August

The month of August for the
Sussex County Home Demonstra-
ton Clubs is month for picnics
and fun, announces Mrs. Alma S.
Smith, county leader. AS no for
NAL meetings are held, the club
members enjoy an outing with
their families and friends and plan
as an elaborate entertainment for
fun as they wish. The schedule for
these picnics for the month is:
August 20-Piney Grove, 200 p.
m, Trappe Pond.
August 20-Greenwood, 700 p.
m, supper, church playground.
August 90 Columbia, afternoon,
park in Salisbury, Md.
August 23-Ellendale, all day,
Fenwick Island.
August 23-Bacons. 400 p. M,
supper, Trappe Pond.
Milford chronicle., 1947-08-15
Col. ShaHer Winner
In Rehoboth Poll
Drastic Changes Expected At Re-
sort Following Saturdays Upset

The Rehoboth Taxpayers League
scored 100 per cent victory last
Saturday in the resorts municipal
election. All the league-sponsored
candidates, mayor and three COM
missioners, were swept into office
at the largest voting turnout in
the history of Rehoboth municipal
affairs. Colonel Carlton B. Shaffer
won the mayorality contest by de-
feating Colonel Edgar S. Slayer,
incumbent, by a 58-vote majority.
Shaffer polled 462 votes to Stay
er's 404. The greatest number of
ballots were cast for Howard P.
Sullivan for resident commissioner
with $40. He operates a small re-
sort hotel. The other two COM
missioners victors are William H.
Rice, sos, and Frank D. Wright,
1888.
Rice, Nassau automobile deal
er. and Wright, a retired postal
employee of Dover, go in as nom
resident commissioners as requir-
ed by a recent charter amendment
which calls for three board mem
bers from out of town.
The third nonresident member
is the holdover woman commits
sioner, Mrs. w. Wallace Chiswell
of Washington.
DR.. Carl Henning of Washington,
candidate for nonresident COM
missioner, lost by a scant ten votes
under Wright, polling 373. Ousted
for reelection after many years on
the board was David G. Aspril of
Wilmington, while Colonel E.
Granville Munson of Washington
footed the ballot with only 63
votes.
acknowledgements James M.
Pierce of the Navy, lost with 204.
Rehoboth people are expecting
some drastic changes in the city
government as the Rehoboth Tax
payers League was organized last
year with many anti-administra-
ton detectives and even the three
holdover commissioners, Mrs. CHS
well, w. L. Richards, and James
Travis, were league endorsed when
they ran for Office last summer.
Milford chronicle., 1947-08-15
4-H Club Members Awarded
Short Course Scholarships

Delaware All Club members
earned for themselves many special
honors at the recent Kent-Sussex
Fair. According to Miss Jean Lee,
state All club specialist for the
Delaware Agricultural Extension
Service, 46 boys and girls have been
awarded scholarships to next years
Annual All Club Short Course at
the University of Delaware by the
Milford chronicle., 1947-08-15

FAR Association for winning judg-
ing contests.
Tnese winners in county Judging
contests in dairy, poultry, swine.
neid crops, foods and clothing COM
peted with a total of 10 fellow club
members. 0i"
Al Club members also earned
lor themselves total of $4O9.75 in
Continued on page l2)
Milford chronicle., 1947-08-15
Seven Persons Are
HurtM automobile
Crashes Down State
SCHOOL WILL REOPEN
IN MILFORD SEPT, 8

Superintendent of Mil
ford Schools Harold A. Sha-
terrain announced today that
schools in Milford will open
for the fall term on Monday,
September 8. According to
Mr.. Shaterian, a complete
schedule for opening day, in
Guiding a list of the faculties
for all three Milford Schools
will appear in an early is
sue of the Chronicle.
Milford chronicle., 1947-08-15
State Farmers Have
High Living Standard
Delaware Is Tenth In Nation At
Present Time

Delaware has the tenth highest
farm standard of living of any
state in the Nation. 1t is exceeded
only by California, Illinois, Iowa.
Massachusetts, New Hampshire.
New Jersey, New York, Rhode Is
land, and Washington.
DIR. r. 0. Bausman, head of the
department of marketing and farm
management of the University of
Delaware, explains that the stand
ard of living in this comparison is
based upon percentage of farm
dwelling having electricity, percen-
tage of farm dwelling having tele-
phones, percentage of farms with
automobiles, and the average cash
income per farm.
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1947-08-15
Big Quarterly To
Be Held August 81
$4,000 Are Expected For Great
COlOred Religious Meeting

"A crowd of at least $4,000 per-
sons, equalling that of last year, is
expected to throng French Street
between Seventh and Ninth Streets
Wilmington, Delaware, on Sunday
Aug. 81, when for the 1S5th wear
Big Quarterly, an annual institu-
ton among Negroes will be held.
With transportation facilities
CONTINUED on page y
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-04-10

Wyola School auditorium
Mrs. Chris Paustian and
daughter, Patricia, arrived home
last week after a trip to Cali
fornia.
Bob Smith and Bert SchocE
sold most of their cattle to Ben
Allen and Mrs. Mccormick OF
Billings last week.
Mrs. Bud Brotherson was i'll
with the flu last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Farma1l
gave a surprise birthday dinner
April 4 for Mrs. Frank Gross
Other guests were Mrs. Shil-
linger, Paula Jean and Mar
garet Ellen Farman, Franz
Gross and sons, Billy and Erl7
and Mr.. and Mrs. Merle Ha-
worth of Parkman, Wyo
The Wyola School children
enjoyed an Easter egg hunt ano
party in their respective rooms
last Friday.
Harold McGovern and Ceci
Wham were elected members Of
the Wyola school board at the
school election, Sat, April 5
The 3-mill levy was also voted
in.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-04-10

Mrs. Karney Redman OF
Wyola was a Lodge Grass caller
Saturday.
Mrs. W. Essex and children,
of Wyola were Lodge Grass Wis
itors Saturday.
Uhl Bond of Benteen was a
Lodge Grass caller Saturday,
Miss Veta Barrett was a
weekend guest at the home of
Miss Lorraine Bergquist.
Mr.. and Mrs. D Wells and
Jacqueline left for Salt Lake
City, Utah Thursday to make
their home there.
Miss Mabel Footit of Billings
spent the weekend at the home
OF her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
William Footit.
J. w. Holley, Miss Helen Hol-
ley and Keith Holley were Bill
lngs visitors Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Pattyn anG
children were Lodge Grass cal
lerS Sunday.
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Lodge Gross Locals

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Jepperson
were Lodge Grass callers on
Mr. and Mrs. Myron Lynde
and children shopped in Lodge
Grass Tuesday.
Miss Flda Pease has been
spending the past week visit
ing at her home in Lodge
Grass
Miss Betty Green was an ov-
ernight guest of Miss Doris
Harris Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Joe Morrison was 4
Lodge Grass caller Wednesday.
William Lynde and family
were Lodge Grass visitors on
Tuesday.
George Williams was a call
er in Lodge Grass Wednesday.
Roland Stewart has spent .
few days visiting at the Dave
PeaSe home.
Miss Christine Erickson, Mrs.
Marjorie Clanin and Douglas
and Mrs. Ruth Zimmerman
shopped in Billings Saturday.
Mrs. Walter Green and Mrs.
Julia Barrett were Hardin
shoppers Tuesday.
Mrs. Rudy Curry shopped in
Hardin Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Boyer and
Patsy visited in Lodge Grass
Wednesday at the home Of
Mrs. Julia Barrett.
James Taught of Lodge Grass
creek spent the past week
working in Lodge Grass.
Walter Miller of Owl creek
was a Lodge Grass caller Oh
Thursday.
Bert Pattyn was a Lodge
Grass visitor Thursday.
MIR. and Mrs. Bill Mayo OF
Lodge Grass creek SllOpped in
Lodge Grass Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Clawson
were Lodge Grass callers on
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Given
visited at the John Ryan home
Wednesday.
Mrs. Jensen returned to her
home in Wisconsin THURSDAY
after spending the winter Wis
iting at the home of hc-
daughter, Mrs. Carol Schooner.
J. A. Johnson was a Sheri-
dan caller Thursday.
Those from Lodge Grass who
attended the training school
meeting in Hardin Wednesday
evening were Cliff Green, Will
liam T. Green, Cliff Clanin,
Donald Clawson and Harold
Anderson.
Luther Chatham was a call
er in Lodge Grass Thursday.
The Rev Howard Parry was
a Billings caller Sunday.
Miss Clara Ann Pease wa
an overnight guest at the
home of Miss Clara Harris on