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Milford chronicle., 1947-11-14
State Surrey For
Cancer Has Started
Project Seeking Figures On
Delaware Sufferers; Tu-
NOR Ailments Listed

A survey of cancer in Delaware,
the first of several cancer control
projects to be initiated by the
State Board of Health, was begun
last week, it was announced last
Saturday by Dr. John w. Spies,
director of the boards cancer con-
troll division.
The survey is designed to find
out for the first time how many
people in Delaware are suffering
from cancer, and what types of
cancer they have. The survey is
collecting records of all tumor
cases, both benign and malignant.
Information is being obtained from
hospitals and physicians, but re-
ports from individuals are encour-
aged. .
interviewer Employed
Records on deaths from cancer,
estimatedto be one-eighth of all
deaths throughout the nation, have
been kept by the State Board of
Health for many years, but no at
tempt has been made to find out
how many people are suffering
from the disease.
An interviewer is being employ
ed to lift the burden of reporting
by physicians, DR.. Spies pointed
out. The survey will go back five
years.
National Society Helps
The study is being aided by the
American Cancer Society, which
has sent several statistical experts
DR.. Spies estimated it will take six
months to year to get enough
material on which to base initial
estimates.
In the event that a person with
tumor is not being treated by a
physician, may be reported by call.
ing Wilmington $4,000, or writins
to the Cancer Control Division O.
the State Board of Health. Mar.
shallton.
The survey is being financed from
the $4,000 year appropriation
for cancer control and research
made by the General Assembly al
its last session.
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-14
Masons Will
T. Entert ain
Hope Lodge
Reception For George
town Craftsmen Will
Be Held In Milford
Temple This Evening.

An event of significant interest to
all lower Delaware masons will
take place Friday evening, Novem-
ber 14th, 1947, in Temple Lodge No.
8, Ancient Free and Accepted Ma
sons, when they have as their
guests of the evening, Hope Lodge
No. 4, Ancient Free and Accepted
Masons of Laurel, Delaware.
Tradition hands it down that
Hope Lodge No. 4, organized in 1S-
06, was very much interested and
assisted in organizing Temple
Lodge No. 8, of Milford in 1916. In
those days Jessie Green, the first
Worshipful Master of Temple
Lodge of. Milford resided in Con-
cord near Seaford He made his
trips to Milford to attend his lodge
on horse back returning the same
evening. There is no doubt but that
Worshipful Master Green was in
strumental in interesting Hope
Lodge members in forming lodge
in Milford. Hope Lodge at that time
was under the jurisdiction Of the
Grand Lodge of Maryland Masons.
Milford Masons desiring to bet
ter their Sussex Brethren and in
keeping with its recent custom to
invite several masonic lodges to
visit them each year, later return
ing the visit selected Hope Lodge
for their first invitation, which was
readily accepted. AS, far as is
known this is the first visit the Lau-
rel masons have made. to Temple
Lodge in years. w. Harrison Phil
lips, their worshipful master, will
head the delegation.
Worshipful Master Archie A. Fea-
gan of Temple Lodge, has taken full
charge of the meeting. His pro-
gram committee has prepared an
evenings entertainment that will
give everyone chance to renue ole
acquaintances and meet new
CONTINUED on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-14
Concert A /
High School
Next Tuesday
Eleanor BrowneII And
Richard Browning Will
Appear Under Auspices
OF Hospital Auxiliary.

This community is looking for
ward to Tuesday evening of next
week when Eleanor Brownell, So
prano, and Richard Browning, ten
or, will give duo concert for the
benefit of the hospital. Milford has
too few entertainments of this type
and the expressions of those one
meets show that people long for
good music. The program, how
ever, will be varied to suit all
tastes and due to the fact that Mr..
Browning toured the world with
Irwin Berlin's "This is the Army
no doubt guarantees numbers from
that show Mr.. and Mrs. Brown
ing are delightful young artists
they sing because they love to
sing entering into the \ spirit OF
the occasion wherever they appear
This is an opportunity to hear "a
home town boy who made good
We are proud of him and wish to
prove it by our presence at the
high school auditorium on Tues
day evening at 8 o'clock.
The program, in its entirety, fol-
lows:
O Friede Reich Am He'll Des
Herrn from Judas Maccabeus,
G. F. Handel; Serenade Tin Eng
lish), F. Schubert; Ioh Wolff Meme
Lieb, Mendelssohn; INTERN Fens-
ter, R., Schumann; Die Tausent
Grusse, r. Snhumann-Miss Brow
nell and Mr.. Browning.
Air from "Conus," S. Endicott;
My Lovely Celia, G. Munro; Lough
Sereni E Carl, S. Sonaudy; All!
Mai Non Cessate, S. Donaudy-Mr
Browning.
o Lieblichi Wangen, ]. Brahms
Dag Som Jag Lefvat from writing.
continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-14
Local Taxi Driver
Hurt In Srnash-U Up
c. Il. Macklin Hurt In Head-O
Collision Last Sunday

Four persons were injured in the
head-on collision of two automo-
biles on Route 113 within a short
distance of the Sussex county Jail
late last Sunday night.
The automobiles were driven by
Clarence Maeklin, 80 years old, of
Milford, driving a taxi, and John
Robert Townsend 16 years old, of
Frankford.
Macklin sustained possible inter-
nal injuries and Townsend lacera-
tions and bruises. Other occupants
in Townsend's car and their in
juries are: Norman Rust, 21 years
old, fracture of the left leg and
laceration of the nose, and Norman
Bowdin, Is years old, of Millsboro,
decorations of the face and poss-
ible internal injuries.
All were taken to the Milford
Memorial Hospital where Town
send was treated and released.
Rust, Macklin and Bowdin are be-
ing held for further treatment.
Police are investigating the ac-
cident.
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-14
Fire AT COLONY
Takes 2 Lives,
Injuries Three,
Repairs Begun
Fire Discovered Last
Sunday Morning Trac-
ed TO Boiler Room OF
Cottage; Damage Is
Placed At $4,000.

Repairs were being made this
week to the MCGEE Cottage at the
Delaware Colony for the Feeble
Minded at Stockley, following a
IRE last Sunday morning in which
two inmates lost their lives.
Howard T. Ennis, superintend-
ent Of the institution, estimated the
loss at about $4,000, and said that
as far as he knew, the blaze began
in the cottage boiler room.
William Davis, 16 years old. and
David Pitchett, 20 years of age,
both of Laurel, were the victims.
They were pronounced dead at the
Stockley infirmary after being re-
moved from the burning building
by Millsboro firemen.
Two Revived
Two other inmates, Harry Car
ter, 25 years old, and Bernard Ver-
ucci, Is years old, were overcome
by smoke and revived by an inhala-
tor. Another, 27-year-old Lester
Lewis, was treated for first degree
burns of the neck, forehead and
back.
The youths were in their cells
following late morning lunch
Harvey Dukes, cottage superinten-
dent, was credited with saving ths
lives of Carter and Lewis.
Dukes informed state police he
had carried lunch to the inmates
in their cells about half an honl
before the first signs of fire were
discovered at 1915 a. m.
Smoke Poured From Cells
He said he was eating lunch il
the cottage dining room in a wine
of the building directly across from
the cell block when he noticed
continued on page ID
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-14
cDaP Culver lvdiinired II
Shore League Prexy
SeafOrd Business Man,
Former Minor League
Pitcher, Was Choice Of
Directors At Annual
League Meeting.

Directors of the Eastern Shore
League, meeting at Salisbury, Md,
last Sunday in the regular annual
fall session, selected Dallas D..
Culver, Seaford business man and
former minor league pitcher, to
head their league for the 1948 sea-
son. Culver succeeds Colonel j.
Thomas Kibler, Chestertown sports
man, who headed the Class d Cir
cult in 1887 and again in 1946-47.
Following the league business
session, the league was host to the
peninsula's sportswriters, league
scorers, and club officials at the
annual banquet, held this year in
the main dining hall of the Hotel
Wicomico, Salisbury. The sports
writer's group met concurrently
with the league officials and also
elected new officers for the COM
ing year. Harwood X. Strange, of
Seaford, who served the past year
as secretary-treasurer of the
scribes group, was elected presi-
dent of the Eastern Shore Sports
writer's Association, succeeding Ed
Walter, Cambridge newspaperman
and league statistician.
No stranger to peninsular sports
fans, the new league president
gained wide spread reputation in
the early 1920's as a southpaw pit
cher of no mean ability and made
his professional baseball debut
with the Laurel club of an earlier
Eastern Shore League. At the age
of 16 years, Culver had a tryout
with the Philadelphia Athletics,
and later played semi-pro ball at
Seaford and elsewhere on the pen
insula. While playing on the home
lots he was team mate of Eddie
Rommel, Jimmy Dykes and others
who later attained major league
fame.
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-14
MuIhOlIands
Plan Program
Of Expansion
C. M. Welch, Jr., Chair
man Of Executive Com
mittee, Announce e S
Plans.

It was announced today by Harry
H. Mulholland, Sr., President of the
John H. Mulholland Co., this city,
that Clarence M. Welch, Jr., Trea-
surer, has been named Chairman of
the Executive Committee of the "a
aforementioned company.
Mr.. Welch, in an interview today
with the reportial staff of the Mil
ford Chronicle, stated that Harry H.
Mulholland, Jr., had been named
Secretary of the Executive Commit
tee. In the future, Mr.. Welch said,
all employment and personnel de-
tails will clear through Mr.. William
HI. Jefferson who is presently Pro-
duction Manager.
Mr.. Welch further stated that the
Princess Anne Corporation unit at
Glen Rock, Virginia, which was es-
tablished during the war to supple
ment production at the Milford
plant on wooden spoons, paddles,
etc., for the Armed Forces and
which more recently has been en-
gagged in the manufacture of spring
clothespins, has been sold to the
Diamond Match Company. Accord
ing to Mr.. Welch, the Princess
Anne Corporation is currently en-
gagged in the erection of a substan-
tial modern plant in Western Mary
land; this new plant will engage in
the production of basic spoon ma
terials and will send its entire out
put to Milford for final finishing
This new setup, according to Mr..
Welch. will mean additional en-
ployment for Milfordians. The erec-
tion of the new plant, Mr.. Welch
said, was actuated by the local tim
Der situation; supplies of high
quality sweet gum wood essential
for the manufacture of wooden
spoons having become increasing
ly scarce in this area while an alb
undance of the special wood SO
necessary to the manufacture OF
the world-famous Brentwood pro-
ducts is found in the section OF
Western Maryland where the new
plant is being located. Mr.. Welch is
President of the Princess Anne Cor
poration.
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-14
New York Man Dies
In Greenwood Crash
Vehicle Operated By Wife OF j. j.
Bennett Struck Tree

Automobile accidents, which in
cluded Delaware's sixtieth fatality
this year, mounted throughout the
state last Friday as heavy rains
made driving difficult.
Joseph j. Bennett of Rye, N. Y,
died shortly before midnight last
Friday night in the Milford Mem
orial Hospital, about eight hours
after car in which he and three
other persons were riding crashed
into a tree on Route 13 two miles
north of Greenwood.
His death boosted Delaware's aJl-
tomobile fatality total to so for
this year. For the corresponding
period last year, Sc persons were
killed in the state.
Injured in the Greenwood acci-
dent were Mrs. Helen Bennett, wife
of the dead man, and Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Lentz of Norfolk, Va. The in
jured were said to be in fair con.
dition at the hospital.
Troopers at the Bridgeville sta.
ton reported Mrs. Bennett was the
driver. The front of the two-dool
sedan was demolished.
State police at Dover reported
Edward r. Smith of Bethel is {
patient at Kent General Hospita
after his car ran off the duPon
Highway north of Smyrna amid
heavy rain early last Friday an(
struck an abutment. His injurie!
were said to be possible jaw anC
ankle fractures and possible inter
nal injuries.
Troopers said Smith was driving
1947 sedan, which was totally
wrecked.
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-14
Public Urged To
Eat More Chickens
Plea Made By Raisers AS
Thursday Ban Is End
ed By Government De-
cree; Cold Storage
Space Jammed.
BY Associated Press

WASHINGTON- Victorious poul-
trymen hailed the end of poultry
less Thursday last Saturday with a
call for the public to eat more in
stead of fewer chickens.
Pledged to save $4,000, 900 bush
els of grain by reducing the size
of their fiocks, the growers faced
the problem of peddling 10000, 900
birds between now and January l
in the face of huge cold storage
supplies already on hand.
In joint statement with Secre-
tary of Agriculture Anderson, the
Citizens Food Committee headed
by Charles Luckman last Friday
night called an immediate mora
torium" on the poultryless days
while retaining the Thursday ban
on eggs.
Luckman In Los Angeles
In Los Angeles for ceremonies at
tending the start of a transconti-
mental friendship train" with food
stuffs for overseas, Luckman said I:
This committee has been under
lF6Iu6uuOuS pressure lOf SeNeTdl
weeks to remove the ban on poul-
tryless Thursday, but no agree
ment was reached until the poultry
industry came up with a new pro-
gram showing where 56,0O0,000 bu-
shells of grain could be saved"
The committee referred to its
action as suspension while the
new program is given a chance
but the betting around Washington
was that poultryless Thursday was
as dead as a cold storage duck.
Pledge of POultrymen
The poultry industry, in its sub
stitute program, pledges to:
1. Reduce the number of broilel
chicks one-third below normal sea
sonal levels by January 81 ant
baby chick production for all pur
poses by z per cent between Feb
ruary / and June 80 for "a combin
ed saving. of 21,OOO,00O bushels O
grain.
CONTINUED on page 12)
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-14
Legion Officers
Are Installed
Reese Jester VIII Direct Milford
Group During 1947-4S

DIR. Carl Reese, superintendent
of Delaware Commander, installed
the newly-elected officers of the To-
cal Legion post on Friday, Novem-
ber Z, at the Windsor Hotel. Pres
ent were three district command
ers, Theo Bradbury, first district,
Wilmington; second district, James
Jenkins, Newark; third district,
Gooden Galloway, Harrington. The
elected officers were Reese Jester,
commander; John Longbotham,
vice commander; G. B. Stringer,
second vice commander; Rem Bar
nard, finance officer; George Col
Inns, adjutant; Cecil Davis, histor-
ian; Thurman Rogers, chaplain,
and Henry Orkin, sergeant-at-arms.
A very impressive speech was
given by Father Lawless, depart
ment chaplain, on the duties of
veterans organizations in the field
of religion in their communities.
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-14
Brown Elected
OF
COP Committee
At Rehoboth
Former Head Named At
COnclaye Held In Reho-
both; Representative
Caleb Boggs Was The
Guest Speaker.

U. s. Representative j. Caleb
Boggs fired the opening blast in
the l94S Republican campaign last
Wednesday night when he told the
Republican State Committee that
the entire responsibility, for pres
ent high prices and imitation be-
longs to the New Deal.
Congressman Boggs was the
principal speaker at a meeting at
which the committee elected Isaac
X. Brown, Jr., of Wilmington,
chairman. to succeed former Con-
gressman Earle d. Wiley of Dover,
who is retiring from the post.
This is Mr.. Browns second elec-
ton to the committee chairman
ship. He served four years from
1912 to the summer of 1946. The
term of Mr.. Wiley had five months
to run for new committee and
chairman will be chosen at the
party's delegate convention at Do
yer in April.
Mr.. Brown still retains the post
of assistant to the Republican ma
tional committeeman, George p.
Edmonds of Westover Hills.
Opens 4S Campaign
Mr.. Boggs rolled out some of his
party's heaviest artillery in his
first speech of campaign which
will not end until next November.
ut is not even necessary for us
to seek the causes of America s
present critical position in both
domestic and foreign affairs. Sur
prisingly enough, the answers have
been provided by many of the very
men who, at one time, believed in
and devoted their energies to the
New Deal.
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-14

the request O1 Secretary of Agricul-
ture, Clin:Or p. Anderson, for the
appointment of committees i'll the
Land Grant Colleges 20 , sist in de-
SelOping specific suggestions for
saving grain in livestock feeding.
DIR. Carlson has asked the feed
committee to do whatever it can in
the development of suggestions for
Continued on page 12)
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-14
Sussex Achievement
Day Well Attended
Annual Session Was Held At Jones
Memorial Hall, Georgetown

The 10Th Annual Achievement
Day, sponsored by the Sussex
County Home Demonstration Coun-
Gil, was held on Wednesday, Novem-
ber 5th, at the Jones Memorial
Hall, in Georgetown. According to
Mrs. Alma Smith, Home Demonstra-
tion Agent, there were over 300
homemakers present, representing
the twenty-one clubs.
Mrs. Jonathan Wheatley. Presi-
dent of Sussex Council, called the
meeting to order at 10:30. Mrs
Granville Lambden asted as Chap
lain. Group singing was lead, by
Mrs. Floyd Jackson of Newark
Mrs. Herbert Calhoun of Daesboro
and Mrs. John cambridge OF
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-14
Cofman-Fisher Co.
Is Burglarized
Robbers Gained Access To Build
ing Through Rear Window

A robber or robbers broke into
the department store of the Coff-
man-Fisher Company on North
Walnut street last last Friday eve
ming or early last Saturday morn
ing and stole several items of
clothing and several dollars in
cash.
Oscar Taylor, the local manager
of the company, said that pending
complete inventory it was i'm
possible to ascertain the full ex-
tent of the loss, but it would in all
probability, amount to several hun
dreds of dollars
The robbers gained access to the
store interior by climbing small
plank in the rear of the store prop
erty and entering through rear
window.
State and local police are inves-
tigating the crime and have several
suspects under surveillance.
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-14

The Kent County Achievement
Day was held on Friday, November
Z, beginning at 10000 a. m, in the
Peoples Christian Church, Dover,
with more than 225 homemakers at
tending, announces Mrs. Violet n.
Goodwill, county home demonstra-
ton agent. Mrs. o. B. Williams,
Kent County Advisory Council
President presided. Mrs. Floyd
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-14
Kent County Achievement Day
Held In Dover Last Friday

Jackson of Newark was on hand at
10:00 a. m, to direct the group sing
ing, accompanied by Mrs. Mary
Fleming, Smyrna.
Mrs. Arthur Layton, vice-presi-
dent of the Council, read the bible
selection and lead the group in the
Lords Prayer, followed by the Sal
ute to the Flag.
Continued on page 12)
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-14
President Carlson Appoints
Feed Conservation Committee

DR.. William S. Carlson, president
of the University of Delaware, has
appointed a State Livestock Com
inittee which includes representa-
tives Of state farm organizations
feed uealers, manufacturers and
other local groups, plus members
Of the agricultural research and ex-
tension stats of the University. Az.
pointment OF this committee follows
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-14
Milford Buccaneers,
Laurel Tie AT z All
Southern Sussex Boys Held to 0
Edge Until Last Quarter

Undefeated Milford High School
fell from the ranks of perfect foot
ball teams last Friday night as the
result of TT tie with the Laurel
High School. Milford had won six
straight.
Laurel held TO edge going into
the final quarter when Milford rail-
lied to push across a touchdown
and the tieing extra point.
The line-ups:
NH FORD
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-14
1,4OO-Acre Area
Offered For Camp
Tract On AssaWOman Bay Would
Be Used For Boys In Summer

The State Game and Fish Com
mission has offered more than 1,400
acres of land on Assawoman Bay
at Miller Greek, about 10 miles
from Ocean View. to the Delaware
Association of Chiefs of Police for
thethe establishing of a summer
camp for boys it was disclosed at
a meeting of the association in the
Wayside Inn, Smyrna, last Friday
night.
The site will be donated on long
term lease according to the pro-
posal of the commission While the
association has not formally ac-
cepted the offer 1t is likely that the
proposal will be adopted shortly.
CONTINUED on page y.
Evening star., 1947-02-14

gress Heights Citizens Association
at its meeting in the Congress
Heights School, Nichols avenue and
Fifth streets Sc.
Because the proposed two-story
brick building lies in a residential
zone the association favored mo-
ton to rezone the land and to confer
with the Washington Highland Cit
liens Association, members of which
also will be affected by the construc-
ton.
Harry A. Leibrand, chairman, pre-
sided.
Evening star., 1947-02-14
Citizens Group Hears Plan
For New Phone EXCHANGE

Citizens of the Congressional
Heights area listened to a proposal
last night for a new telephone ex-
change at Nichols avenue and First
street Sc.
G. J. Wideman and w. I. Smith,
staff assistants of the Chesapeake g.
Potomac Telephone Co., outlined
plans for the exchange to the Con-
Evening star., 1947-02-14

the United States had not given
Russia any B-29s. Capt. Mickjsh
assured him it was because we were
so desperately short of them"
The crew was kept a week at ar
inclosed summer resort near Vladi-
vostok before being transferred to
the Tashkent camp, the Times said
Evening star., 1947-02-14
Civic Meeting Cancelled

The meeting of the Park View
Citizens Association scheduled for
last night was Cancelled for lack of
a quorum. :
The next meeting will be held
March 13.
Evening star., 1947-02-14

DETROITS6000 AN INCH-Donald Donnely Qef inches
shorter than his 12year old twin brother Ronald Ggh
jury awarded him $4,000 for each inch. Mrs.
Ethel Donney mother of the twins sued for $0000 charging
growth retared when he fell washroom
Detroit theater in 1912 Here Mile neighbor
illustrates the difference in the height of the boys.
-AP Wirephoto.
Evening star., 1947-02-14

RESORTS
Bernardino Calf. San BernardnO, Calf
Evening star., 1947-02-14

Every item is from our regular stock and
represents the tops" in quality. We think
it's good business to "clean house" twice
ayear. Real bargains and get them!
Milford chronicle., 1947-05-02

Mr.. and Mrs. j. Horace Derrick
son. Jr.. OF Philadelphia are re-
ceiving congratulatiODs upon the
birth OF son, born on Monday.
April 21, in the Pennsylvania Hos
pitaI in Philadelphia. He has been
named J. Horace Derickson. Bird.
His grandfather, j. Horace Der
ickson of this town. is wearing a
broad smile these days.
Captain and Mrs. Horace Der
ickson of West Philadelphia and
children motored here and visited
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Owen
Derrickson. Their mother, Mrs
DericksOn, accompanied them home
for a visit but has returned to her
home now.
Captain and Mrs. George Ander-
son of Alden, Pa, with three chill
dren. were guests of brother anC
sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Asher
Anderson.
Mr.. and Mrs Walter Short anC
daughter. Mary Ann and son Tim
othey Short and friends, Mr.. anC
Mrs. Wood and son of West Phila
delphia visited Mr. and Mrs. Jane!
Lynch and Mrs. Martha ConOwa,
over the weekend.
On Sunday afternoon Il yer.
pretty wedding took place at tn,
Ocean View Presbyterian Churcl
at = o'clock when Miss Cynthi