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The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1947-03-22

Ida B. Eddington has in charge Of
the office commercial work. Fine
work for member of the Senior
Class.
The school day pictures are in
now and all students seem to enjoy
their likeness Well, this is mem
DRY you will always cherish, girls
and boys.
We are sorry to note the con-
tinued absence of Miss Foote. Her
place is being filled by Miss Kath-
ryn Collins.
The teachers plan to attend the
State Teachers Association 100 per-
cent as usual. Our teachers always
keep themselves in the front rank
with worthwhile things.
The Semper Fidelis Club had a
very interesting program last week
Their club meetings are very in
teresting, they are anxious to have
the Bethune Federated Club visit
their meeting.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1947-03-22

loss payments for other insured
crops (wheat. flax, corn and toac.
col. Payment of approved loss
claims will be continued FOR these
commodities Premiums collected
for this group in the insurance pro-
gram are said to adequate to meet
all loss claims
1t is estimated that more than half
of the total 1916 crop cotton loss
claims have already cen paid. Even
though further payments have cen
discontinued, field offices Of the
Crop Insurance Corporation will
continue to adjust, accept and pro-
cess additional claims under the
program.
A thorough investigation of the
whole question OF cotton loss claims.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1947-03-22
The Sophomore Class Is doing 4

The Sophomore Class is doing a
fine job under the efficient Leaders
ship of Cleveland Brown the Pre-
sident and Columbus Kelly the
Business manager. The two are
excellent workers and big plans
are under way for their club. This
group is one of the best in our
school, Keep your wonderful
work going class the entire school
is proud of you.
The Hi-Y boys are always on the
job oranges, oranges and more or
anges is their slogan.
The Junior High School Will tell
you some Of their good works in
few days watch for the news
items.
The Elementary School plans a
bigger closing program this time
OF course, the school is larger, and
a bigger closing is necessary.
Church Neaus
The Field worker of the Wo-
mans Missionary Society will speak
at Asbury M. E. Church Tuesday
night. A rare treat for our town,
fine audience is expected to greet
her. More about the program next
week.
Easter programs ETC., is the talk
of all the churches. All busy and
very hopeful Of meeting their quota.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1947-03-22
Cameron St. HIGH School Ne,ps

Springtime is just around the
corner. The flowers are in bloom
and students are writing silly let
tiers. Be careful girls and BOYS
that kind of going to school is bad
Watch yous steps.
Our vacation Friday for State
meeting win be appreciated highly.
We know our teachers will enioy
rest from noisy students Try to
be better, students, for at least 8
months.
7th B" rendered fine chapel
program last Monday All enjoyed
the spirit of it.
The Hi-Y and Tri-Hi-Y groups
plan to attend the State meeting in
Hattiesburg. Will tell you the de-
legaes mex week We hope to be
well represented however.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1947-03-22
Club Ne,os

The L. c. jefferson Club is look
ing forward to their big program
April 18th. Will let you hear more
about it later.
The District President plans to
present splendid program in
early April. This promises to be
an inspiration for the town and
community at large.
Styles
White dresses look nice girls. but
don't wear them too soon.
We admire the spring colors, btlt
don't wear the ones that fight each
other
Girls, we are not old women yet
So let's fix our hair becomingly for
schol girls.
Let us be school girls in every
way. See!
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1947-03-22

particularly in the areas of heaviest
reported losses, will be undertaken
at once under the immediate direc-
ton Of Secretary Anderson. AL
though it is recognized that 1916
cotton production was below nor
NAL, the investigation will cover
reasons for the very high number
of loss claims in some areas, and
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1947-03-22
the amount of losses claimed.

the amount of losses claimed.
Secretary Anderson has today
asked Ralph S. Trigg, Deputy Adj
ministrator of group and to assume
personal supervision of this group
in the field during the immediate
investigation of all angles OF the
cotton insurance situation.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1947-03-22

Lubricating oil is headed for re-
cord demand during 1916. During
the first 8 months of the year lube
demand, both domestic and foreign,
totaled 30,Ol4OO0 barrels against
2e,9S7, 900 in the corresponding 1945
period.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1947-03-22

These were about 1900 Protestant
Christian churches in Japan before
World War II.
Milford chronicle., 1947-07-04
Officers Are
At
Rotary Club
G. T. Macklin Heads LO-
cal Group For The New
Year; F. NAPLES, Vice
Pres; Yerkes, Secy.

Officers for the 1947-48 Rotary
year were formally installed into
office at the regular weekly din
ner meeting of the local Rotary club
last Monday evening.
The retiring president and in
coming Secretary, Robert II, Yer
kes, served as the installing officer
Those installed follow: President
George T. Macklin; Vice president
Frank NAPLES. Mr.. Macklin, after
being installed as president, in
stalled Mr.. Yerkes, as secretary.
The new president is we'll
known Milford businessman, owner
and operator of a highly successful
home insulation business. he is also
active in local lodge circles, and is
in great demand as an after dinner
speaker. The new vice-president is
an official of the L. d. Caulk COM
pany, this city, and served the club
well as secretary. Mr.. Yerkes. the
new secretary. is managing editor
of the Milford Chronicle, and has
previously served as secretary
serving out the unexpired term OF
the late Anthony Summers.
The new president announced
that a meeting of the aforemertiOn-
ed officers and members of the
board of directors would meet next
Monday evening to lay out a pro
gram for the ensuing six months.
Milford chronicle., 1947-07-04
Milford Banker Is
Charged With Thefts
W. ShOckley Daugherty Pleads
Guilty To Federal Charge

The directors of the Milford
Trust Company released a state
ment to the press on Friday of last
week in which it stated that "W.
Shockley Daugherty has misap-
propriated the banks funds to the
extent of $9,5S2.9O." The release
of the statement put to rest wild
rumOrs that were flying around
town. to the effect that sums of
larger denominations had been
taken. The statement, in full, as
given to the Chronicle by the Mil
ford Trust Company, follows:
"The Milford Trust Company an
nOunces that one of it's trusted en-
ployees, w. Shockley Daugherty,
has misappropriated the banks
funds to the extent of $9,582.9O.
This misappropriation is fully COW
cred by insurance. Mr.. Daugherty
has voluntarily given his signed
confession to the bank examiners
and his resignation has been ten
dered and duly accepted by the
board"
On Friday of last week, Mr..
Daugherty surrendered to federal
authorities and was taken to Will
mington where he pleaded guilty
to the charges and waived grand
jury action. He was released on
$5,000.00 bond for his appearance
in court on Monday of this week,
At that time he was sent to the
New Castle County Workhouse to
await sentence.
Milford chronicle., 1947-07-04
National Guard Unit
Is Formed Here
William K. KentOn Is First
Lieutenant OF The
Local Group

On Monday evening. June 80,
Milford's National Guard Unit,
Battery G, 945th Anti-Aircraft Ar
tillery Automatic Weapons Battal-
ion (S. M was officially activated
and mustered into service. Thus
marks the beginning of the post
war National Guard activities in
this city. The ceremony consisted
of an afternoon phase during
which the U. S. Army inspection
team from First Army Headquar-
ters, Governors Island, N. Y, in
spected the Battery's records and
ar1nory facilities and an evening
phase during which the team in
spected the Battery's personnel
and their military qualifications.
At the end of the inspection the
team declared the Battery to be
in excellent condition and recon-
mended that it be activated imme-
diately.
lcontinued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1947-07-04
Income From U. S.
Farms Is Keeping Rural
Lands off The Market

sell at premium because of the
housing shortage and are bought
more as places in which to live
than for farming purposes.
Some larger farms in the better
agricultural areas have been sold
at high prices" he added, "but usu-
ally there is some special reason
for this, such as a G.. I. son or son-
in-law or a desire of a farm owner
to enlarge his holdings in the i'm
mediate vicinity. In the main, these
sales are for all cash In fact,
real estate brokers are finding it
extremely difficult to list good
farms for sale and are finding il
harder to get farmers owning good
land to SELL"
AS result of boom times. total
assets of farmers today are stated
by the Department of Agriculture
to be in excess of 500 billion.
whereas their total mortgage debt
is only fractionally over SIS billion.
Milford chronicle., 1947-07-04
ReneUU Car Inspection
System In DeLGIUGre
License Number Blocks
Assigned To Weeks
In Next Period

The system of having motor vehi-
cles with Delaware registrations ex-
piring on Sept. 80 visit the safety
inspection lanes in blocks of 10000
license numbers each week during
July and August will again be fol-
lowed this year, according to Frank
l.. Reed, motor vehicle commission
er.
In addition to having the vehicle
inspected, the owner can also renew
the registration at the time the car
is approved.
The blocks of number and the
weeks, assigned to them are: July
z to II, from l to 10000; July ii to
10, from 10000 to 10000: July 81 to
26. from 10000 to 100000; July 28 to
Aug. 2, from 10000 to 100000; Aug. 4
to 9, from 10000 to $4,000; Aug. IL
to 16, from $4,000 to $4,000; Aug. 18
to %, from $4,000 to 10000; Aug. 25
TO 80, from 10000 to 100000; Sept. l
to 6, from $4,000 to 10000.
Mr.. Reed urges that all owners of
motor vehicles with registrations
expiring on Sept. 80 visit the inspec-
ton lane during the week assigned
to a block of numbers which inclu-
des their registration number.
Milford chronicle., 1947-07-04
Local Lions
Elected New
Staff For l947
Jacob Butler Is Winner
In Contest For Presi-
dency; Several Close
Fights For Other Posts.

Close contests marked the an
nual election of the Milford Lions
Club, which resulted in Jacob But
Ter, being elected president over
Howard Furniss. Both of them had
served as vice-presidents during the
last club year.
Furniss subsequently was elected
first vice-president. Robert Baynum
was elected second vice-president
over Harwood Jamison.
In three-way contest between
Joseph Kemp, David Hugg, and
Granville Snyder, Kemp was elected
third vice-president. Robert Baech-
Ter, former assistant secretary, was
elected secretary.
BY unanimous action of the club,
the Office of treasurer was added TO
that of assistant secretary, and
Francis Leithiser was elected to the
dual Office. Martin Hastings was
elected lion tanner. John Jester was
elected tail twister.
DOlphus Wilkins and Paul Mon
roe were successful candidates in a
fOur-man field for directors. I'M
mediately after the election, the
newly-elected officers were installed
by the retiring president, w. Dean
Kimmel.
Five candidates were voted into
Lions membership: Palmer Anstine,
William Z. Lynch, Fred Higman,
Charles Clements, and James P
Hammond.
Milford chronicle., 1947-07-04
Officers Are
Installed At
Temple Lodge
Archie A. Feagan, Har-
ringtOn, Succeeds G..
Edward Affeld AS Wor-
shipful Master.

Temple Lodge No. 8, Ancient
Free and Accepted Masons of Mil
ford. passed another mile stone in
it's long and brilliant history when
it installed officers for the new
term last Friday hight.
G. Edward Affeld, the retiring
WOrshipful Master who installed
the new officers, can look back on a
very successful year brought about
largely thru his untiring efforts in
the interests of Masonry and close
cooperation of his committees.
Senior Warden Archie A. Feagan
of Harrington was advanced and in
stalled as WOrshipful Master of the
lodge; a position he is we'll quail
fed to fill thru years of Masonic
study and training.
Others elected and installed were
Junior Warden James X. Petty
John as Senior Warden, Senior
Deacon Elmer T. Calhoun as Junior
Warden. Eugene Sharp, Jr., Secre-
tary and Edwin P. Messick. Treas
urer, were reelected to their pre-
sent position unanimously.
The new Trustees are P. G. NJ
James P. Pierce. William w. Sharp
and p. NJ. Fred w. ireland.
The apnointivP officers installed
(continued on page ~
Milford chronicle., 1947-07-04
Workman Killed
By Trench CGUe-In
f elton Resident Killed
While Working On
Upstate Project

Alex Mack, SO, of FELTON,, died last
Friday after fellow employees of the
George and Lynch Construction
Company dug him out of 10-fOOt
trench in which he was buried by
cave-in at Wilmington Manor.
Firemen, county ambulance crew.
men and a physician worked fur
iOusly for almost an hour to save
Mack's life, using three tanks of
oxygen as they sought in vain to
revive him.
Mack was working in the deep
trench being excavated for sewer
lines to new development of Will
mingtOn Manor on West Monroe
Avenue. The cave-in caught both
Mack and David Furber of Dover.
The latter escaped by crawling into
a tunnel.
DR.. David Rich, who was visiting
natient in the neighborhood. told
police that Mack was crushed in
ternally and suffocated by the cave
in.
Milford chronicle., 1947-07-04
Enlisted Reserve
Corps Being Formed
All EX-SerVicemen Not Already
Members Are Urged To Join

Capt. Wilbur P. Schmader. Unit
Instructor for Georgetown's 8O5th
Coast Artillery Battery, and the
Sussex Section of the 18th Or
ganized Reserve Composite Group,
has been authorized by Col. Pres
ton Settle, Senior Army Reserve
Instructor for Delaware, to handle
all enlistments in the Enlisted Re-
serve Corps in Sussex and Kent
Counties.
GeOrgetOwn'S 805th Coast Artil-
lery Battery has been authorized to
develop to a Glass B Unit, which
will consist OF both officers and en-
listed men. If enough enlistments
are received in the near future to
obtain this classification, George
town will have the honor of being
the first to do so in the state.
All ex-servicemen in this section
who are not already members of
the Enlisted Reserve Corps are
being invited to join. The Organized
Reserve Corps Office in George
town is located at 117-119 f. Mar
ket Street, over the A & p Food
Stores. In inviting the ex-service
men to enlist, the fact that no ply
sical examination is required has
been stressed. and they need only
to bring their discharge papers
with them. Enlistments may be
made in the service mans former
branch and in the rank held when
discharged.
Milford chronicle., 1947-07-04
Veten '''' '':;;'s ':;;S'-' Y ''ss S4 II Clean
UPHome Site wly8
At New Type Session
Blue Hen Members To
"ROll Up Sleeves" And
Get Recently Purchas-
ed Land In Building
Shape.

Members of Blue Hen Post No.
6483, V. F. W., will assemble at the
recently purchased post home site
on Haven Lake next Tuesday even
ing, and, armed with axe, hoe, shov-
Ell, and rake, will conduct a new
type of meeting" in lieu of the
regular meeting, normally held at
the Milford Armory, the member
ship will congregate along the lake
front and pitch to with will in the
effort to clean off that part of the
post property which will eventually
be the site of a proposed post home.
AS an incentative for full attend
ance and extra effort, the post re-
freshment committee has been in
struced by DR.. James r. West, post
commander, to make necessary ar
rangements for the serving of re-
freshments to the workers"
Friends of Blue Hen Post who
desire to lend hand Tuesday even
ing are being invited to join in the
evenings activities. The post pro-
perty is an 18-acre tract of land,
bound on the east by Haven Lake,
on the south by the Russ Evans
lands, on the west by the Milford
Williamsville Road, and on the
north by the lands of Garrett Grier.
Fifteen of the eighteen acres is
cleared land but the portion 'front.'
ing the Haven Lake is in light tim
ber and underbrush; it is this lat
ter portion that the membership
hopes to start clearing Tuesday
evening, weather permitting.
In the event of inclement wea-
ther, the meeting will be moved in
doors to the Milford Armory, and
the axe-swinging, hoeing, shoveling
and raking postponed until latter
date.
Blue Hen Post is the largest vet
Grams organization in this area, hay-
ing grown from a mere handful of
interested overseas veterans to a
membership of 222. in; its fifteen
months of existence. It has repeat
edly sponsored activities of cou--
munity benefit, and, in turn. has
had the continued support of Mil
ford citizenry.
Milford chronicle., 1947-07-04
Warn Farmers Against
Mildew in Cucumbers
VIII Completely Destroy Cukes
And LOupeS Unless Treated

Downy mildew diseases of Gu
Cumbers and cantaloupes in North
and South Carolina is being found
at approximately the same date as
last year, according to reports re-
ceived by DR.. John w. Heuberger,
plant pathOlOgist for the Delaware
Agricultural Extension Service.
This disease was found in Della
ware last year on July II, and by
August /, it had completely des-
troyed untreated cucumber and
cantaloupe fields.
Records kept by the Delaware
Agricultural Extension Service
show that when the disease is
found early~in the South it can be
expected early in Delaware if wea-
ther conditions (warm days, cool
nights, fOgs. rains, and heavy dews)
are favorable for it's development.
Research conducted by the Della
ware Agricultural Experiment Sta
ton during 1916 showed that this
disease can be easily and profitably
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1947-07-04
By associated Press

NEW YORK-The New York
Times says that teachers in virtual
ly all states, making the greatest
financial gains in their history, will
receive substantially higher salaries
during the 1947-48 school year than
they did in the academic year just
ended.
The newspaper, which recently
completed a nationwide survey OF
the situation, disclosed that Ameri-
can teachers would receive $780,
100000 more in total salaries for
the year beginning September than
they did under contracts signed last
fall.
The story, written by Benjamin
Fine, said the average increase for
each teacher will be $400, and add
ed that in addition other improve
ments such as tenure and retire
Milford chronicle., 1947-07-04

Farmers are making so much
money, they can't afford to sell
their land, even at double the 1899
price, according to The Associated
Press. In Illinois many farmers are
reporting a gross income of $50
an acre on land they have sublet
to tenants.
1T simply isn't profitable for
farmers to sell under present con-
ditions," Glenn E. Rogers, manager
of Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company's farm loan division,
said. Three dollars for soybeans,
$3.50 for wheat, $1.85 for corn, "a
cents for hogs and "a cents for
beef seen to furnish a simple rea-
son for present high prices.
Rogers said that, as a result OF
these conditions, sales of farms are
relatively few. and many of those
reported are small tracts. well i'm
proved, located near towns. They
Milford chronicle., 1947-07-04
Breeders, Hatchers
Met At Rehoboth
Delaware State Group Addressed
BY DIR. {. W. Knox OF BeltSVille

By DIR. {. W. Knox OF BeltSVille
The annual dinner meeting of the
Official Poultry Breeder and Hatch
ers OF Delaware was held June oath,
in the Royalton Hotel, RehOboth
Beach. After turkey dinner, enjoy
ed by fine group the president, Dr..
John c. Hammond, conducted the
meeting. A report was made by the
following, H. r. Baker, State Poul-
try PathOlOgist, and A. E. TOmhave,
head of the Poultry Department at
the University of Delaware.
Guest speaker of the evening was
DR.. G.. w. Knox, Senior Geneticist of
U. S. Department of Agriculture,
Beltsville, Md.
The officers elected for the COM
ing year are: President, Edward
McIlvaine of Georgetown, vice-pres-
ident, w. w. McGinnis of Milford
and c. Norman Grove of Milford, re-
elected Secretary and Treasurer,
Directors are DR.. John c. Hammond
of Bridgeville, Taylor Vaughn of
Milton, Carl Seegar of Georgetown,
Cowgirl Barnard of WOodside, and
Harry English of Laurel.
Milford chronicle., 1947-07-04
Average Teachers
Raise viii Be $4OO
Delaware Is Well Up On The List Of States
Showing Large Increases For l947. Teach
er Shortage In Some Sections Of Country
Is Apt To Continue, But In General Edu-
Gators Are In More Optimistic Mood.

ment privileges, as we'll as better
working conditions, were reported
i'll a number of states.
Several states, Fine wrote, have
adopted a $2,4OO minimum salary
for all teachers while others are
planning to reach this schedule be-
lore the school year ends"
Although the teacher shortage" i"
the Times said, will remain acute
and the number of teachers on
emergency or sub-standard licenses
Will not decline noticeably, the state
commissioners are in a much more
optimistic mood than they were six
months ago.
While the crisis in American
education is far from over. it would
anpear as though the downward
trend has been checked" the news
raner added.
(See LIST of Pay by States on page ninr)
Milford chronicle., 1947-07-04
Eastern States Group
Elects Delegates
John W. Donovan Will Attend Ses-
sion At Springfield, Mass.

Members of the Eastern States
Farmers Exchange who are served
by shipments to Milford, met re-
Gently in the Milford Grange Hail
and elected John w. Donovan or
Lincoln as the member to attend the
cOoperative's 194S annual meeting
in Springfield. Mass. Magistrate w.
E. Lank was elected as alternate
member
Henry RuZicka was chairman or
the meeting which heard reports of
the progress. of the organization
from Director Alden p. Short Of
Georgetown and Fieldman H. Wal
lace Cook of Middletown. Lawrence
p. Isaacs. of Lincoln reported on the
1947 Annual Meeting which he at
tended as the Milford representa-
tive and stated that in 1916 the or
ganization purchased over $56,OOO,-
900 worth of farms supplies for the
members.
Hugh McCann of the Springfield
headquarters discussed the subject,
Glow Eastern States Helps to
Make Farming More Profitable" A
colOred movie, For Years To
Come" stressing the need for soil
conservation practices was shown.
Kent County Agricultural Agent
William f. Tarbell warned those
present of the danger of late blight
in tomatoes and stated there were
two suspected cases already in Del
aware.
The committee which helped local
representative Paris V. Kirby with
the meeting, consisted of Frank B.
Austin, John w. Donovan, Lawr-
ence P. Isaacs, Harold L. Short and
Henry Ruzicka.
Milford chronicle., 1947-07-04
II. E. Hardesty Dies
At Bridgeville Home
Civic Leader Was Funeral Director
At BridgeYille For Over 80 Years

Howard E. Hardesty, 70, a fun
eral director in Bridgeville for over
50 years and former Sussex County
coroner, died suddenly last Monday
morning at his home ON Delaware
Avenue. He was one of the most
widely known morticians in lower
Delaware and also was a leader in
civic and church affairs.
He was founder of the H. E..
Hardesty and Son Funeral Home,
coming to Bridgeville in 1896 after
practicing his profession in Smyrna
1Or year.
Mr.. Hardesty had been a men,
ber of Bridgeville Town Council, d
member of the building commission
Tor the Bridgeville Consolidated
School, a charter member of the
fire company and Kiwanis Club, and
steward of Union Methodist
Church. He also was a member of
the National Funeral Directors AS
Sociation and the Delaware and Del
marva Associations.
He was born near FELTON,, son OF
the late George and Mary Cahoon
Hardesty. Surviving are his wife,
Mrs. Alta l.. Hardesty; a son, Fran
els Hardesty, of Bridgeville,; one
daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson
of Laurel; a brother and sister
James H. Hardesty, Harrington, and
Mrs. John Hartla of Brooklyn, n. Y
Funeral services were held at the
Hardesty Funeral Home Thursday
afternoon at o'clock. daylight
saving time. Interment Bridgeville
Cemetery.