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Milford chronicle., 1947-07-11
Local Youth Indicted
By Kent Co. Court
w. w. Christensen Charged with
ManSlaughter In Fatal Crash

William w. Christensen, 18, Mil
ford, was indicted last Monday by
the Kent County Grand Jury on a
charge of manslaughter as result of
fatal automobile accident at Dov-
er, April Is.
Christensen, according to allega-
tions, was the driver of an automo-
bile which struck and instantly kill
ed Walter Peterson, Dover, in North
Governors Avenue, near Columbia
Road, while the latter, a night
watchman, was walking to work at
U. S. Aeroplane Carriers, Inc.
Carl Davis, Smyrna, was indicted
en- a charge of negligent homicide.
He is alleged to have been the driv-
er of truck which struck an auto
mobile driven by David d. Williams
at Rising Sun. April 10, fatally in
juring Mrs. Lillian Williams.
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Milford chronicle., 1947-07-11
Wes Alden Dies Policeman Is
When Thrown Shot By Buddy
From Horse Making Arrest
Former MilfOrdian Was
Riding Animal Owned
By William Love When
Spill Occurred.

Wesley Alden, A, well-known
trainer of horses, was thrown from
his mount about o'clock last Mon
day evening and died an hour and a
half later at his home on West
Third Street. this city.
Mr. Alden had recently been train
Aig h0rses for Elmer Shockley of
Dover. Last Monday evening, he
went to the stable of William Love,
barber, to look at some saddle
horses which Mr.. Love owns.
Mr.. Alden mounted one of the hor-
ses and rode it down the road a
short distance. AS it began to rain,
be wheeled the horse around to re-
turn to the stable. Before reaching
the stable. the horse turned sud
denly into side path and threw
Alden heavily to the ground
Mr.. Love, who had remained at
the stable, ran to Mr.. Adens assist
ance and found him unconscious.
Mr.. Love said Mr.. Alden regained
consciousness in a few minutes and
said he did not believe he was Sc
riOusly hurt
Mr.. Love drove Mr.. Alden home
where he died an hour and a half
later.
Coroner John Rogers of Frederi-
ca, after an inquiry, returned a ver-
dict of accidental death. He said
Mr.. Alden had suffered internal in
jGries and possibly a fractured
skull. =
Surviving are Mr.. Aden's wife,
Bertha, and son, Bruce, both of Mil
ford. Alden came to Milford from
Nebraska several years ago and is
survived by his 80-year-old mother
who still lives in that state.
Funeral services were held from
the LOfland Funeral Home, Mil
ford, Thursday, at 2 p. M, the Rev.
John NJ. Dechant officiating. Inter
ment Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Milford chronicle., 1947-07-11
NelU HOntemakers CLUB
Is Formed In Sussex
Bacon Home Demonstration
Group Is Number 21
In County

Mrs. Alma S. Smith, Home DEM
onstration Agent for Sussex Coun-
ty, has announced the formation of
another Club in Sussex, bringing
the growing list to twenty-one. The
new Club bears the title of Bacons
Home Demonstration Club. 1t was
formed at meeting in st. Georges
Community Hall, near Bacons, on
June 26th, with thirty-two home
makers as members. This is the
second new Club formed this year,
according to Mrs. Smith, the other
one being the Shawnee Evening
Club, near Milford.
Officers of the Bacons Club were
elected as follows: President, Mrs.
Joseph Elliott, Laurel; vice-presi-
dent, Mrs. Howard Workman, Del
mar; secretary, Mrs. Charles Cul-
yer, Delmar; treasurer, Mrs. Paul
Powell, Delmar. Committees ap-
pointed by the new president were:
Publicity, Mrs. Carlos Elliott, Lau-
rel; Safety, Mrs. Ain Workman,
Delmar; Health, Mrs. Elmer Par
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Milford chronicle., 1947-07-11
Three Perish rs Two
Planes Lock Wines
In Seatord Air Crash
witnesses Say Pilots
Were Stunning In Prep
aratiOn For Laurel Leg
ion Show; Plunged IN
to Patch OF Woods.

Three young aviators, including
an AAF veteran, were killed last
Friday, July 4th, when the two
small private airplanes in which
tney were flying, crashed in a patch
OIL woods on farm near Seaford.
According to witnesses, the pilots
We're stunting side by side when tine
wings lnterlocked and the planes
plummeted to the ground.
Acquaintances said the fiiers were
preparing for an exhibition of
stunt flying they intended to put on
at an American Legion carnival al
Laurel.
The dead are:
Bayard Brumbley, 26. of near Dell
mar, pilot of one of the planes.
Charles Floyd Kitchens, 80. of
Laurel, pilot of the second shin.
Harold Cordrey, %, Laurel. nas-
senger in the plane piloted by Hit
chens.
Executing Loops
The two planes, both two pas-
senger models, took off from tha
Laurel Airport at the same time.
nying close together, according to
witness. The crash occurred about
10 minutes later-at about 5 D. m.-
on the farm of Raymond l.. Gordy.
two and half miles south of Sea-
ford. The two ships were demoI-
lshed but did not catch fire.
The planes had been executing
loops by Paul Burton of Blades, who
was visiting at the home of his
nrother-in-law. He had been watch
ing the craft from the porch of his
relatives home.
State police of the BridgevilIe
station said they were first advised
OF the crash by woman who was
unable to tell where the planes fell.
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Milford chronicle., 1947-07-11
xCO.Opens
New Addition
To Dover Plant
New Facilities To Double
Capacity Of Present
Plant and Provide Year
Round Employment.

More jobs of all description be-
came available at Playtex Park, it
was learned today, with the open
ing of the latest addition to, tine Dow
er plant of the International Latex
Corporation A. N. Spaniel, president
and founder of the company, stated
that the new facilities will double
the capacity of the plant and pro-
vide year-rOund, steady employ
ment for many more men and wo-
men in the Dover area.
The new building is one of the
steps in the steadily expanding pro-
gram which the company Inaugural
ted at the close of the war. Since
that time, the employment rolls
have quadrupled and the production
area increased to over a quarter Of
a million square feet. All additions
to the original plant have retained
the modern features for which Play =
tex Park is noted. Work rooms and
rest rooms are aforementioned and
fiOurescent lighted, have extra high
ceilings and are equipped with dust
proof floors.
Because of the tremendous in
crease in job applicants a new en-
plOyment Office has been built and
equipped. This Office is provided
with separate entrance so as to
eliminate the need for applicants
to make appointments before visit
ing Playtex Park. The employment
office staff has been substantially
increased so that prospective en-
plOyees are interviewed and hired
in the quickest possible time.
Mr.. Spaniel emphasized that the
many men and women now being
hired are permanent employees, all
of whom are eligible for benefits to
those of old employees. Paid holi-
days and paid vacations up to three
weeks per year, free insurance, on
the-job training at full pay, and all
of the many other employee advan-
tages go to make up the Playtex
employee benefit program.
Milford chronicle., 1947-07-11
New Pastor Ordained
At Frankford Church
Thomas Irvine Smith Will Be
Presbyterian Pastor

The Frankford Presbyterian
Church was honored last Thurs
day evening when officials of the
New Castle Presbytery assembled
there and conducted the very i'm
pressive rite ordaining Mr.. Thomas
Irvine Smith into the ministry.
Mr.. Smith, a native of Ohio, is a
brilliant student, who received his
professional education and train
ing at the Princeton. N. j.. The
illogical Seminary. The Frank
ford Church is indeed fortunate in
his acceptance of it's call.
The ordination program follows:
Prelude
Call to Worship, The Moderator:
o come, let us worship and bow
down; let us kneel before the Lord
our maker. Let Israel hope in the
Lord; for with the Lord there is
mercy, and with Him is plenteous
redemption.
Doxology congregation stand
ing).
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Milford chronicle., 1947-07-11
Is Second Consecutive
Year That State Has
Gone Through The HOl-
iday With A Clean Rec
ord; Traffic Terrific.

Despite a near-record volume of
traffic, Delaware ended the three
day July 4 weekend without sim
gle highway fatality nor a serious
injury.
1t was the second consecutive
year that the state achieved such a
record, ]. James Ashton manager
of the Delaware Safety Council,
announced this week.
AS traffic returned to normal,
state police reported that only five
persons had been injured-nOne
seriously-in II highway accidents
reported from midnight, July to
6 o'clock last Monday morning.
"This is the second consecutive
year that Delaware has been able
TO mark up a perfect no fatality
record" Mr.. Ashton declared. 1T
shows what can be done If everyone
coOperates in the interest of safety,
and certainly demonstrates that the
Fourth of July safe and sane
should be continued. In the final
analysis. the persons who used the
highways-those who walked and
drove-deserve pat on the back.
The heaviest volume of traffic was
recorded from A to $3.50 o'clock last
Sunday night, but lines of automo-
biles continued heavily until about
a. m. last Monday.
Pre-Dawn Traffic
state police said morning traffic
last Monday was heavier than usual
as hundreds of persons, who had
waited over at. resorts until the
early morning hours, hurried home
before daylight.
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Milford chronicle., 1947-07-11
Lions Are Planning
For Boosters Night
Local Service Club Hopes To Sur
pass Splendid Affair OF Last Year

LOCdl ScTtICe NluU nOpeS 10 sur
pass Splendid Affair OF Last Year
As the Chronicle prepared to go
to press, members of the Milford
Lions Club in their regular Thurs
DAY evening 1dfnner-meeting were
laying plans for sponsorship Of a
Boosters Night early next month
at the local baseball park. A COM
mittee, consisting of David Hugg,
Art Cunning, Joe Kemp, Bob Bay
mum, and Garrett Grier, was ap-
pointed by Lion president, Jake
Butler, two weeks ago and this
group has already met and made
tentative plans for Boosters
Night"
This newest edition of Boosters
Night" will follow somewhat the
same lines as the successful one of
last summer although there will Dc
several attractions added to this
seasons affair.
The local service club is also
PLANNING a Beach PARTY" at which
the wives of the Lions will again be
the "uests Of the club. A committee,
consisting of Lions Granville Sny-
der Howard Furniss. David Huge.
and Ted GOvatns. has been anrOint-
ed NV rreeidart 'Pu+lo~ tn make ar
rangements for this latter affair.
Milford chronicle., 1947-07-11

Delaware's revenue from race
track betting will fall approximate
ly $293,297 short of last years prot
ceeds from the pari-mutuels, it ap-
peared this week.
This was revealed by an unofficial
which showed that rae
ing. fans bet about $25,553,732 dur
ing the 30-day season which ended
at Delaware Park on Saturday-or
some $S,379,924 less than the record
wagered during 1916.
From the $25, ,553.732 wagered this
yea rthe state will receive a tax
of 3.5 per cent-apprOXimately
1894, $780, The revenue from last
years pari-mutuel handle of $685.
1856 was $1,1S7,677.
However, indications were that
additional tax revenue from at
state levies a 20 per
Milford chronicle., 1947-07-11
Highway Dept.
Spraying Marsh
Land WithDDT
Low Flying Planes Are
Being Used To Eradi-
cate Breeding Places
Of Mosquitoes.

Arrangements have been compile
ted and work has started on the
application of DOT, through spray
ing from low flying planes, which
will be used by the State
Highway Department in their
mosquito control work along the
marsh areas adjacent to
the shore line, it was announced at
the offices of the Department in
Dover.
Inability to procure the needed
supplies has prevented the Depart
ment from instituting this form of
treatment against mosquito breed
ing prior to this time, it was stated.
In connection with this work, per-
sons residing close to the areas to
be treated are advised that if they
are annoyed by low flying planes,
using hedge hopping tactics, dur
ing the early morning or evening
hours, it will probably be the plane
applying the DDT.
These applications of spray is
only a portion of the work being
done by the Department on the
mosquito control program, which is
practically an all-year round opera
ton. Work on bitches through
marshland has been in progress
whenever and wherever it has been
possible and practical.
Inability to procure trained per-
sOnell to supervise the work has
been one handicap facing the De-
partment in their mosquito control
camDaign. Usually, the persons
qualified for this work will not ac-
cept it in the event they can find
some other employment
However. with the advent of the
snray applications. in connection
with the other work that has been
in grogress, the Department antici-
mates some interesting results in
their mosquito control program this
year.
Milford chronicle., 1947-07-11
Local Scorers Win
Statistician's Praise
Hugg. Yerkes And Pierce Have
Given 1000 Cooperation

On the occasion of a recent visit
to Milford, Ed Walter, statistician,
Eastern Shore League, had high
praise for the performance of the
scorers at the local baseball park.
Mr.. Walter stated that the local
scoring trio, consisting of Dave
Hugg, Bob Yerkes. and Harry
Pierce, had given him. as league
statistician, 1000 cooperation, and
had consistently gotten the official
scOresheets in to him on time and
had kept the statistician's Office in
formed of all roster changes.
The league statistician also
pointed out that every Milford
scOresheet proved out on check and
that he had yet to return one for
correction or explanation.
This record, which merely dupli-
Gates the performance of last year
and of pre-war seasons, is cOnSid-
cred all the more remarkable in
that the Milford press box has the
poorest working facilities of any
scorers coop in the entire Eastern
Shore circuit and the public address
system is possibly the least salts
factory of any found anywheres in
the league. Unlike most other or
ganized baseball parks, the Milford
press box is roofless and wall-less
exposing it's occupants to all kinds
of weather and providing no privacy
whatsoever for the scorers.
Milford chronicle., 1947-07-11

cent tax on admissions-and fees
from applications and licenses, will
swell the total revenue to about
$983,O62.
Total revenue from taxes of all
sorts-pari-mutuels, attendance and
added fees-was $1,275, 5,O49 last year.
In the absence of the official re-
port of the Delaware State Racing
commission, which will not be COM
pleted until later this week, it ap-
peared that this years receipts will
be third only to those of last year
and 1945.
A week ago it looked as if tax
revenue might fall as much as 40
per cent short of the 1916 receipts.
However, a marked increase in
attendance accompanied by a
sharp squirt in betting-during the
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Milford chronicle., 1947-07-11
Robert DOwnes Is Victim
Of Shot Fired By Ever
EFT Jones, Both Men On
Milford Police Force.

BY an ironic twist of fate, Patrol
man Robert Downes, 26, of the Mil
ford police force, is in the Milford
Memorial Hospital, the victim of a
As caliber bullet fired by a fellow
police officer while the two were
making an arrest.
Downes. suffering a bullet wound
through both legs just below the
thigh, is said by hospital authOri-
ties to be in fairly good condition.
The shot was fired by Patrolman
Everett Jones. 81, also of the town
police force. during a Scuffle when
the two were bringing to the Mil
ford Jail James Edward Rummels,
"a. of Arlington, Va. a powerful
itinerant cannery worker.
Suspected Is Wounded
Two additional shots, fired by
Jones after the first bullets had
plowed through his fellow officers
legs, brought Rummels to the
around with wounds below the
knees.
PatrOlmen DOwnes and Jones had
been summoned shortly before mid
night last Friday to a taproom to
answer comnlaints that Rummels
had run amok.
Police said the cannerv worker
had flung tables and chairs about.
In scuffle at the tanrOOm. Rum
mels suffered laceration of the
ear. He was taken in the police
ratrOl car to the Memorial Hos
nital for treatment. and then re-
moved to the town iail.
It was when Jones and Downes
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Milford chronicle., 1947-07-11
MethOdists To
Open Mission
School July IA
Morning, Afternoon And
Evening Sessions Will
Be Held Through Fri
day, July Is, At Dover.

The sixth annual Mission School
for women of Peninsula Methodist
Conference opens at p. m. next
Monday at Wesley Junior College,
Dover, and will continue until noon
on Friday, July 18, with morning,
afternoon and evening sessions.
Mrs. Harry A. Mense of Silver
brook Methodist Church, secretary
of mission education of the Con-
ference WOman's Society, is dean of
the school this year. The staff of in
structors is composed of women
well-trained in various lines of
study, including Miss Bette Brit
tingham from conference head
Quarters in New York City.
Miss Birmingham has been editor
of THE Methodist Woman" for the
past seven years and is closely as
sOciated with Methodist work in
the United Nations. She will teach a
course on 1--WE the Peoples of the
United Nations" at the Dover
school. She formerly was of Sails
bury, Md, but this is her first year
as member Of the mission school
staff.
Registration for the five-day ses-
siOns will be at I o'clock Monday
afternoon and is limited to 100 per-
sons. The school is open to all wo-
men of the conference and those
wishing to attend are urged to make
reservations Immediately with Mrs
o. A. BARLEY, wife of the president
Of Wesley Junior College.
DELEGATES to the sessions will be
housed in dormitories on the cam
pus and all meals will be served in
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Milford chronicle., 1947-07-11
Man Is Sentenced
In Auto Deaths
Negro Jailed For Three
Years In Norwood
Children Case

James Stanford, "a years old, of
near Glendale, was sentenced by
Chief Justice Charles S. Richards
in the Court of Oyer and Terminer
at Georgetown last Wednesday
morning to serve three years in
Sussex County Prison, after a jury
returned a verdict of guilty late
Tuesday afternoon. Stanford was
tried on a charge of manslaughter
as result of the automobile acci-
dent which caused the death of
Arthur William Norwood, Jr., and
Ronnie Lee Norwood, small sons of
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Norwood,
near Ellendale, on May II. Robert
Tunnel was attorney for the de-
Tense and Deputy Attorney Gen
eral d. J. Layton, prosecuting at
torney.
CONTINUED on page s.
Milford chronicle., 1947-07-11
State Finished 18th
Weekend WithOut
An Auto accident
CLEANUP MEETING
POSTPONED BY VETS

Last Tuesday evenings
showers washed the Blue
Hen Posts cleanup" meet
ing right off the calendar
and, at the time of the
Chronicle going to press,
the meeting had not been re-
scheduled. However, DR..
James r. West, commander
of the local overseas veter-
ans group, has announced
that a similar meeting will
be re-scheduled for an early
date.
Until rain changed their
plans, members and friends
of Blue Hen Post had plan
ned to report to the new
post home site Tuesday eve
ming, and, armed with hoes.
shovels, rakes, and axes,
proceed to clear out the un-
derbrush and light timber
on the lake front end of the
18-acre post property.
Milford chronicle., 1947-07-11
1o47 Wheat Loan
Program Announced
Set.Up For 1947 Is Explained By
c. Z. Ocheltree

Price support in the form of
wheat loans and purchase agree
ments will be offered in 1947 crop
Delaware wheat, c. E. Ocheltree,
State director of the Production and
Marketing Administration, announ-
ced today in explaining the 1947
wheat price support program
Loans will be available on wheat
grading No. 8 or better and on
wheat grading No. 4 or 5 because of
test weight only.
Purchase agreements will be Off
cred to farmers not desiring the
wheat loans and will enable the
producer to hold his wheat until
Anril 80, 1948, in the hope that an
advance in the market price will
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Milford chronicle., 1947-07-11
All Enrolment
Figures Released
Total Of 2S2 Members Are Listed
In Kent County

Kent County has 24S members
enrolled in agricultural and home
economics projects, Robert Osborne,
country All club agent announced
this week. He made these figures
available after completing a tabula-
tion of enrolment reports from the
individual All members.
Three new clubs have organized
in the county. Two are in the vicini-
ty of Leipsic. The local leader of
one club is Mr.. VIM. o. Comilla; the
CONTINUED on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1947-07-11
State Board Of Health Warns OF
The Danger OfDiarrhea To BABIES

disease, before it has a chance to
become dangerously ill, the Board
warns.
The younger the baby, the more
dangerous it's diarrhea. Of last
years deaths from this cause, II
babies were under 2 years of age
and several of these were less than
a month old.
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Milford chronicle., 1947-07-11

Diarrhea and enteritis claimed
the lives of IL Delaware babies last
year and 4S in 1945, and the State
Board of Health is urging all par
ents to CALL A DOCTOR AS SOON
AS A BABY BECOMES ILL and to
KEEP ON TRYING UNTIL THEY
GET ONE. Your baby's life may de-
pend upon its having a doctors
care during the early stages of the
Milford chronicle., 1947-07-11
Firestone Store To
Have New Location
Hanley VIII House Enterprise I'm
Building Next To A. and p.

Thomas Hanley, owner and on
orator of the Firestone Store in
Milford, announced today that
plans are being completed for the
opening of his new store and SER
vice center on the corner of North
East Front and Washington streets.
next door to the new Atlantic and
Pacific Tea Company store. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Hanley. the new
store will be opened on July IL.
and a full page advertisement in
the next issue of the Chronicle
Will list the many bargains to be
found in this new emporium.
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Milford chronicle., 1947-07-11
Hope Of Finding Oil
On East Coast Fades
Experts, However, Justify Sum
Spent On Maryland, Carolina Tries
By Associated Press

L
Oilmen dropped million and a
half dollars down dry holes along
the Atlantic seaboard this year and
last, found neither oil nor much
promise of any, but they maintain
it was worthwhile.
They said this in face of admis-
sions that this failure, along with
previous ones east of the Appala-
chians, led most oil men to give up
hope that oil believed trapped in
the great Atlantic basin will be
found within the continental Uni
ted States.
They think the nation will have
to look elsewhere now for oil re-
serves for another national emerg-
encv.
In North Carolina. Maryland
The Standard Oil Company of
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Milford chronicle., 1947-07-11
u. S. Senators Adopt
Succession Measure
Buck, Williams Back Measure To
End Prior Power OF President

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Senate
Republicans, including c. Douglass
Buck, and John ]. Williams, Della
ware, recently adopted a presiden-
tial succession bill which will end
the power of the Chief Executive to
choose his successor in the event of
the death of both President and
vice-President.
The bill met almost solid opposi
tion of Democrats, despite the fact
that President Truman, Democrat,
urged its adoption last year when
Democrats were in control of Con-
gress.
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1947-07-11
Changes Announced
At The University
Edward III. Schabinger Is Among
These Selected For Higher Posts


The promotion of Edward H.
Schabinger, assistant county agent
in Kent and New Castle Counties,
to agricultural county agent for
New Castle County, has been an
nounced by George l.. Schuster,
dean of the school of agriculture,
University of Delaware.
Mr.. Schabinger, a native of Fell
ton, Del, and graduate of the Uni
versity of Delaware in 1899, served
as assistant county agent with the
Virginia Extension Service for two
years, and has been with the Della
ware Agricultural Extension Serv-
ice since January, 1946. He sue
ceeds John w. Webster, recently
resigned.
CONTINUED on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1947-07-11
Racing Revenue viii
Be Less Than In 1916.

Unofficial Tabulation Reveals Revenue From
Betting At Delaware Park This Year Will
Be Approximately $293 ,297 Short Of Last
Years Record High Final Week Helped
Bring Total Up.