Milford chronicle., 1948-04-23
QUE GREAT Fec PENINsULA

In last Sundays issue of the New York
Times, the Del-Mar-Va Peninsula was prais-
ed for its scenic beauty at this time of the
year. The Times writer had this to say:
eff you would find spring in its party
dress and smelling sweet as honey, go to
Wilmington, Dell, and head south down the
lOW-lying peninsula that lies between the
Delaware and Chesapeake Bays. Within
few hours you will have gone the length of
Delaware, spanned section of Maryland,
and dipped into Virginia, though the whole
peninsula is less than two hundred miles
long. Because it is a peninsula tempered
by the waters of two mild bays this is a
warm land and an early host to spring.
Lilacs are in full bloom, and bridal wreath
is passing its prime, and tulips are gay with
color. And peaches are in bloom. The pen
insula's peach orchards are as orderly as
formal gardens. They are beautiful at any
time of year. But catch them now, when
the early peaches are in full bloom and the
late peaches just opening blossom, and they
are magnificent. Every shade of pink is
there, tree by tree, row by row, orchard by
orchard, from the most delicate blush of
full blossom to the ruddy glow of buds just
opening. Each tree is like huge cOrsage.
Set an orchard against blue April sky and
the beauty is breathtaking. Array a score
of such orchards, one after another, and the
sight is unfOrgettable. And the heart of the
peninsula is given over to peach orchards.
Wild mustard yellOws the nearby fields,
dOgWOOd CLEANS in the wood lands, and if
you are of mind to search you can find
beds of big, purple viOlets. Spring is neither
niggardly nor tardy. But it is the peach
orchards that are spectacular. No wonder
that the mOckingbirdS are so full of song
down there among their blossoms"
The picture of Delaware and the Eastern
Shore Counties of Maryland and Virginia
is but it is an Understatement Of the
scenes TO be found here not only in the
spring, but in every season of the year.
NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM
Several million young people are now
wondering just what influence the pending
preparedness program will have on their
personal deStinies. An exact answer now is
impossible but the trend of Congressional
thinking is becoming clearer. The United
States News recently published an excellent
summing up of what is and what is not
likely to happen. First of all, the prospects
for universal military training now are ex-
ceedingly dim. The idea of it goes against
the grain of national sentiment and, from a
purely political point of view, it is consider
ed too hot to handle in an election year. On
the other hand, limited draft has a better
than even chance of getting by Congress.
The armed forces have made good case of
their need for manpOwer, and Congress
seems to be reluctantly coming to the con-
clusiOn that at least temporary return to
selective service is unavoidable If the draft
law is pOssed, it will probably call for two
years of service for those chosen. During
the coming year, the forces will need about
100000 men, of whom 100000 will 90 to the
Army. It is believed that voluntary enlist
ments will account for all but 22O, 900 of that
number That means that one out of each
six young men who are eligible for selec-