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Milford chronicle., 1948-03-26
Finance Drive
For Bow Scouts
On
arch 10Th
w. Dean Kimmel Is In
Ch arge Of Milford
Drive; 1913 Program
For Peninsula Is Quite
Ambitious.

The annual finance campaign
for the Milford area of the Del
marVa Council, Boy Scouts of Am
erica, will begin here on Monday
March 20, and will continue thru
Monday, April 5. Announcement
to this effect was made late We'd
nesday by w. Dean Kimmel. who
has been appointed as chairman of
the local funds-raising campaign.
Everyone is familiar with the
splendid work done by the Boy
Scouts, and has seen how scouting
curbs juvenile delinquency, builds
character, and makes potential
future good citizens of our young
people. In order that this work
may be continued, it is necessary
that some financial assistance be
solicited once each year. The
scouting program for 1948 is un-
the most extensive and
ever undertaken here in
the Delmarva Council. Present
plans call for the Overhauling and
enlargening of the camp site at
Camp Rodney, which, due to the
growth of the scouting movement,
is proving inadequate, in it's pres
ent form, to the needs of the
peninsula's Boy Scouts. There is
also need of at least two more per-
camps, and it is the hope of
the council that steps towards the
attainment of this goal can be
taken this summer.
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Milford chronicle., 1948-03-26

Monday, April 26-9 o'clock A.
M. to IL M. and from l o'clock p
M. to 5 P. M.
Friday, May 7-9 O'Clock A. M.
to II M. and from l O'Clock P. NJ.
to P. M.
Saturday, May 15-9 O'Clock A.
M. to II M. and from 1 O'Clock P.
M. to 5 P. M.
Thursday, May 2O-9 o'clock A.
M. to IL M. and from 1 o'clock P.
M. to 5 P. M.
Wednesday, May 26-1 O'Clock p
M. to P. M. and from 6 o'clock P.
M. to P. M.
Thursday, June 80 o'clock A.
M. to II M. and from / o'clock P.
M. to 5 P. M.
Wednesday, June SO O'Clock A
M. to II M. and from o'clock p.
M. to 5 P. M.
Tuesday, June 15-9 o'clock A.
M. to IL M. and from / O'Clock p
M. to P. M.
Friday, June 25-1 o'clock P. M.
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-26
Milford Youth Hurt
In Auto SmaSh-Up
James A. Cannon Injured
In Accident At Inter-
section

An automobile party of five young
persons ended in the Milford Me
mortal Hospital where the victims
were taken following a two-car col
lisiOn on Route 113, just north of
Milford early last Sunday morn
ing.
The injured:
Hazel BrumOnd, % years old, of
RehObOth, multiple decorations of
the face and shock; Mary Metzner,
10 years old, RehObOth. decorations
of the head; Roland Metzner. 23
years old, RehobOth, decorations of
the head; Harold w. BrumOnd, q
years old, RehObOth, decorations of
the tongue and face, and James A.
Cannon, Milford, fractured ribs
and decorations of the head. Can
non is the son of James w. Cam
non of Milford Neck.
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-26
Name Leaders ''CrucifixiiOn'
For Down State At The Avenue
Cancer Drive Church Sunday
Mrs. Jas. M. Tunnel, Jr.,
Mrs. Lincoln Clayton
Will Direct Campaign
In Sussex And Kent.

Mrs. James NJ. Tunnell, Jr., of
Georgetown, and Mrs. Lincoln
Clayton, Of Dover, will lead the
Delaware Cancer Campaign in Sus-
sex and Kent Counties, respective
ly, next month, it was announced
by Harry o. Gray, general chair
man.
Both women are commanders of
the field army Of the American
Cancer Society in their respective
counties, and have been active for
years in the steadily advancing
fight to control cancer.
Plans for the campaigns in both
counties were outlined last week at
luncheon meetings in Dover and
Georgetown. The Delaware quota
this year will be $51,3OO, which is
about rs per cent higher than last
years mark. Last year, Delaware
contributors in all sections of the
state far exceeded the amounts re-
Quested and opened the way for the
expanded cancer control program
of tn Delaware Division, American
Cancer Society.
The next step in the sOciety's
program will be the Opening-with-
in a few Weeks-Of Delaware's first
cancer detection center. Similar
centers are to be established in
hospitals or other sites throughout
the state under the divisions
plans.
The centers will be used to give
specialized cancer examinations to
Delaware women 40 years of age or
older. These examinations will be
limited to the three parts of the
body where cancer most frequent
ly occurs in women of this age
group.
Mrs. Tunnel announced that the
Sussex County quota this year for
the April drive will be $4,000. Mrs.
Clayton said the Kent goal will be
$4,000. Both leaders declared their
committees will seek to surpass
these figures, just as they did in
last years record breaking cam
paign.
"The people of Delaware are de-
termined to see that money and
brains are applied to the deadly
problem Of cancer" Mr.. Gray de-
clared.
CONTINUED on page 2l
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-26
Blue Cross Week AT
Millsboro Success
Managing Director Says 5296 Of
Residents Enrolled

Blue Cross Week" in MillsbOro
was a success, Harold v. Maybee,
managing director OF the Delaware
Blue Cross Plan said today in Will
mingtOn.
Expressing appreciation to all
who cOOperated in the community
drive, he said that So per cent Of
all persons with a MlllsbOro mail
ing address are now enrolled for
hospital or surgical services, or
both.
In particular, Mr.. Maybee cited
the efforts of the Lions Club COM
mittee which organized and di-
rected the campaign; boy scouts
who helped by placing posters in
business places, and the business
men themselves in bringing about
an awareness Of the functions and
purposes Of Blue Cross.
Continued on page y
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-26
Registration Dates
AreListedM Sussex
Persons Whose Names Do Not Presently Ap-
pear On Books Must Register IF They Plan
To Exercise Their Franchise This Year.

The Department of Elections for
Sussex County has recently an
nOunced dates on which it will sit
to register voters who are qualified
to register. Those who are not on
the registration lists now, must
register if they desire to vote at
the Primaries and General Elec-
tiOn this year. According to the
notices of the Department of Elec-
tions, the board will sit at the De-
partment of Elections office in the
Court House Annex in Georgetown
on the following days:
Saturday, April 3-9 o'clock A.
M. to IL M. and from / O'Clock P.
NJ to 5 P. M.
Thursday, April 81 o'clock P.
M. to P. M. and from o'clock P.
M. to P. M.
Wednesday, April 14-9 o'clock
A. M. to II M. and from 1 O'Clock
P. M. to 5 P. M.
Tuesday, April 2O-9 o'clock A.
M. to IL M. and from / o'clock P.
M. to 5 P. M.
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-26
DR.. J. r. West
Elected Head
OF Milford
Blue Hen Post
Is Third Consecutive
Term For Local Vet;
Other Officers Elected
At Session This Past
Tuesday Evening.

DR.. James r. West, who has
headed the Blue Hen Post No.
6483, v. F. W., ever since it's acti-
vatiOn in April 1916, was re-elect-
ed for third term as post COM
mander at Tuesday evenings
election meeting of the local post
of overseas veterans. UnOppOsed
DR.. West was the unanimous choice
for the posts top office, and, to-
gether with other incoming cleo
tive and appOintive officers, will be
installed at an impressive public
ceremony to be held here on April
q.
One of the original small group
of interested veterans who first ad-
vOcated formation of a v. F. w.
Post here, DR.. West was first cleo
ted commander in the spring of
1916 and was drafted" to serve a
second term last spring. Despite
the fact that he had on several Oc-
stated he did not wish to
be a candidate for reelection for
a third term, DR.. West was liter
ally drafted as a candidate at
nomination meeting of the mem
bership two weeks ago and was
elected by acclama-
tiOn this past Tuesday evening.
A veteran of overseas service in
the r. T. d. during World War II.
DR.. West, by his interest in veter-
ans affairs and his activities in be-
half of Delaware's veterans, has
gained statewide recognition as
Continued on page a.
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-26
Racing
Season Opens May ]

Racing enthusiasts will have
their desires fulfilled when so trOt-
ters and PAGERS step out under the
350,OOO-watt lights in eight speedy
events in the opening card of the
l5-day spring meet of the Kent &
Sussex Racing Association at Har-
ringtOn, Saturday night, May /. The
meet will usher in the harness rae
ing season in the East
HOrsemen on the grounds, whose
trotters and PAGERS competed in
last springs successful pari-mu-
tuel meeting, say the lighting sys-
tenn at Harrington makes it one of
the best-lighted tracks in the
country.
Judging by the number and abili-
ty OF the horses now in training at
the grounds, this will be another
successful meet. About 26O horses
Continued on page g.
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-26
Many Delayed
Repairs Made
At MiIfOrd's
Three Schools
L Legislative Grant Of
$4,000, Plus Locally
Raised Funds, Have
Been Expanded For
Needed Repairs.

Considerable work has been ac-
cOmplished thus far this school
year in the Milford schools regard
ing delayed repairs. The recent
legislature allOeated the sum of
$4,000 for such work in the Mil
ford school system.
In the elementary school the
major portion of the work to be
done this year includes the paint
Ing Of the exterior Of the building
and the elimination Of fire and
safety hazards. New metal bands
have been placed on the chimney.
Extensive repairs have been made
to the heating system. A building
purchased from the government
has been reconstructed and refur-
nished with local funds to house
a section Of the fifth grade.
Work at the high school includes
repairs to the roof, the installation
of metal bands around the chimney
stack, the painting of the exterior
of the building, the waterprOofing
Of the west end of the building and
portions of the southern end, the
weatherstripping Of the two rooms
Of the home economies department,
and repairs to the plaster and
plumbing. It is hoped that many
of the rooms Of the high school
building will be painted, for the
first time since 1882. At the pres
ent time the school staff is engag-
ed in the selection Of cOlOrs from
the point Of view of sight cOnser-
walton.
The Benjamin Bannekar School
has been painted on the exterior,
and it is hoped that the interior
will likewise be treated. Consider
able Improvement to the heating
system was made in this school.
The windows in three rooms were
rehung. Major repairs were made
IN the laVatOries. Two new drain
boxes we're installed and other re-
pairs were made to the roof. All
exterior windows and frames we're
caulked. Considerable repairs are
still needed in this school as re-
CARDS plastefing.
continued on page -
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-26
Free Chest
X-Rays Here
Health Week
Service Is Being SpOn-
sOred By B. of H. Of
Milford In Cooperation
With State Board.

II you are over Is years of age.
you may take advantage of the on
portunity to have your chest x
rayed along with other members of
the community, when the Mobile
Chest X-ray Unit comes to Mil
ford during the week of April 10.
This is a service sponsored bv the
Board of Health of the City of Mil
ford in cooperation with the State
Board Of Health, in an effort to
control tuberculosis. one of Della
wares leading public health prob
lens. The members of the Milford
Board of Health are President. DR..
William Marshall, Jr.; Harry E.
Mayhem, j. Holland Prettyman and
George S. Grier.
Undoubtedly there are many
persons who will feel that they do
not need an X-ray, because they
are sure they do not have tuber-
culOsis, but no one can know for
sure unless they have had an X
ray in recent months.
tuberculosis is unlike most
OJnef diseases. In the early stages
there are seldom any significant
symptoms. AS the disease prog
resses, SYMPTOMS do develop, but
by the time they are recognized by
the patient, and medical advice is
sought, tuberculosis is well under
way. This makes treatment much
more difficult and of longer dura-
ton. 1t is possible that while a
person is unaware of a developing
infection, the disease may spread
to other persons with whom there
is close contact.
Modern science has found the
means by which tuberculosis can
be arrested and cured, but treat
ment is most effective when be-
gun in the early stages. Through
the use of X-rays, tuberculosis
can be detected even though there
are no outward signs of the dis
ease
Continued on page q
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-26
New Look Chicks
In Easter Debut
Fancy Fowl Is Goal Sought BY
Nations Breeders

The Chicken-Of-TomOrrOw was
born at EastOn, Md, on Monday,
making its timely arrival appro-
priately enough in the Easter sea-
son.
More than $4,000 chicks-SOO of
them representing Delaware
picked their way out of the shell
at Bradley's Hatchery and found
the eyes of the nations three-bil-
lion-dollar poultry industry focus
ed in their direction One of their
number will be chosen as the
worlds champion meat-type chick
en- on June "a, and A. and P. Food
Stores will award it's breeder a
$4,000 cash prize.
The newborn chicks were greet
Continued on page g.
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-26
Veterans Head Will
= Visit Lewes April Z
Ray II. Brannamnn, National VFW
Head, Will Address Rally

Lower Delaware is to be signallv
hOnOred on Wednesday evening.
April Z, when one of the nation S
outstanding authorities on veterans
and military affairs, Ray H. Bran
naman, COmmander-in-Ch Chief. Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars of the
United States, appears at Lewes to
address a rally of lower Della
wares veterans.
Plans for the Lewes affair. which
will be a combined rally, dinner.
and dance, were made at a meeting
of veteran leaders held here at the
Hotel Windsor last Friday evening.
Lloyd w. Ricards, state command
Ell, V. F. W., presided at the Fri
day meeting here.
A large delegation of veterans
from the Milford area are planning
to attend the April 7th rally at
Lewes. Admission is by ticket only
and reservations may be made bv
contracting either DR.. James R
West, commander, Blue Hen Post
Milford, or David s. Hugg, chair
man, V. F. w. Special Events Com
mittee for lower Delaware.
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-26
Blue Cross Plan
VIII Open Mar. 20
Non Group Enrolment
Will Continue Until
Friday, April 2

The Delaware Blue Cross Plan
will be open for nOn-grOup enroll
ment starting Monday and cOntinu-
ing through Friday, April 2, it was
announced by Harold v. Maybee,
managing director.
The period has been set aside, he
said, to permit application for
membership by those who have not
had the opportunity to enroll for
the lOw-cOst disqualification and
surgical benefits through employee
or community groups.
NOn-group applicants may be un-
employed, self-emplOyed or work
where less than FIVE are employed.
Those who are married must also
enroll their sDOuses and unmarried,
unemployed children under IS.
Continued on page q
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-26
Community Teams
Played 500 Ball
Records This Year Compare Fav.
Orably With Those Of Past

OraDIy With Those OF Past
By a strange coincidence, both
of MilfOrd's Community Basketball
teams, the Milford Vets and the
Milford Blue Hens, played 500 ball
with each teams losses euuaIing
It's wins. The Vets, a mans team,
broke even in twenty-eight games.
while the Blue Hens, a girls team.
won eleven, lost a like number.
and tied one in a twenty-three
game layout; this years records
hardly compare favOrably with
those made by Milford teams dur
ing the previous season, when the
Vets won twenty-eight out of thir-
try-tive starts and the Blue Hens
won sixteen, lost six and tied one.
Both teams wound up their
l947-48 seasons last Thursday eve
ming at FELTON,, the girls winning
1928 and the Vets losing 1854.
The defeat dropped the Vets to
seventh place in the final league
standings with thirteen wins and
fourteen losses in league play.
The Blue Hens started the sea-
son i'm impressive manner with
eight wins in the first eleven starts
but 'faltered in mid-seasOh and
made an exact reverse of this rec
ord in their next eleven games.
excluding a 1926 tie with Laurel
girls. The Hens defeated FELTON,
four times, Lewes twice, and Re-
hobOth, Laurel and Salisbury once
eachr; split a pair of games with
Denton, won one out of five from
Georgetown, and were defeated
twice by SeafOrd Nylons, twice BY
the DUPONT All-Stars (Wilming-
tom.
Pearl Hunsberger, local high
school coach and Blue Hen s for
ward. topped the Hen scorers with
1876 points in twenty-three games.
Betty Favinger took runner-up
hOnOrs with 142 points in twenty
games and Ginny Hunt was third
Continued on page ~
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-26
Community Baseball
Club Enters League
Blue Hen Post V. F. w. Sponsoring
New Outfit; Howard Klllen, Mgr.

MilfOrd's new community base
ball club will compete in the Sus-
sex County League; decision to
this effect was made the past week
and entry of the local club into the
popular lower county semi-prO cir
cult was accomplished this past
Sunday afternoon at a league meet
ing held at Georgetown.
Blue Hen Post No. 6483, v. F. W.,
sponsors the past two winters of
the successful Milford Community
Basketball Program, is underwrit-
ing the initial expenses of the new
club, and uniforms are being pur-
chased through the generosity of
many of MilfOrd's civic-minded
businessmen. AS announced pre-
vtously in these columns, Howard
Killen, who for many years has
been one of the peninsula's most
outstanding right-handed pitchers,
will manage the Milford club.
Milford was represented at Sun
days league meeting by a delega-
ton of local sports enthusiasts, in
Guiding manager Killen, Herb
Nichols, Roy Mccullough, Henry
Holland, Clem Miltiades and Dave
Continued on page n
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-26

ADANNACf UdCICA lOIOSlOL Ill CudERG OL
the Mastitis Laboratory. in an
nOuncing this service says that
dairymen in Kent and Sussex cOun-
ties will no longer be handicapped
by the inconvenience of sending
samples to the laboratory located
at Newark.
Samples will be received at the
Dover Office Monday through Fri
day noon Of each week. Dairymen
desiring assistance in collecting
milk samples are asked to write
or call the Mastitis DiagnOstice
Laboratory, University of Della
ware, Wolf Hall, Newark.
In calling attention to this SER
vice, Biddle again reminds Della
ware dairymen that it is not poss-
ible to tell by physical examina-
tiOn whether or not a dairy ami
NAL is infected with mastitis.
He said that dairymen who are
keeping a constant check on mas
tits by having samples of milk
tested periodically are eliminating
many of the troubles of this disease
which formerly plagued their herd
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-26
Easter Cantata At
Frederick Church
Church Folk Will Present "The
Master LiVeth" Sunday Night

The Frederick NJ. E. Church will
present a cantata-pageant, entitled,
'"The Master Liveth." The cantata
will be given by the NJ. Y. A. f. of
the Frederick Methodist Church, on
Sunday evening, March 28th, at T.
80 o'clock: The dramatic episode
tells the story of a young blind
man, who was healed by the
Christ, and how he was the means
OF giving spiritual sight to others.
Characters are: Easter( Mrs. Cla-
Ta Conley; the eight light bearers
are as follows: Fora Tatman.
James Webb, Thomas Spurry, Ben
Jamin Matlack, William Warner.
BENJAMIN Belts, Harry Clarke and
Joseph GerOW; Reader, Marion Ge-
row; Girls from GaliIee. Anna.
Mrs. Jean Rogers, Beulah. Mrs.
Jeannette Webb; Girls from Jersu-
alem, Claudia, Mrs. Ray MatIack.
Deborah, Mrs. Emma Warner. De-
ban, a young blind man, Richard
Sipple, Mary Magdalene, Mrs. Ir-
enc Spurry, Mary Mother of James.
Mrs. Ruth Belts, Salome, Mrs.
Thelma Faulkner; Members of the
junior choir will render the musi-
cal selections and Elizabeth Jane
Gerow will be the soloist. You are
all cordially invited to attend this
service.
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-26
High Students To
Give Original Show
"America, It's Fun" will Be Pre-.
Sented Next Friday and Saturday

NO"OOU NOAO EAAuuy anu OdGuEuay
If Milford High visitors are
amazed at the unsightly condition
of the lower hall, it is all in the
interest of art. The art depart
ment has nov completed in that
place, four of the six cOlorful or
iginal backgrounds for the show
which will be presented at Milford
High School on April 2 and 3.
The show is titled America, It's
Fun" 1t includes only American
scenes with American music and
American ideas, depicting the most
cOlOrful moods of our America.
The making of the beautiful, or
iginal scenery for this production
is supervised by Miss ElOise COnte,
Freda Barbarika and Ned Salevan.
Dropped right in the middle of
the musical show is a real old
fashioned Dixie Minstrel-end men
in real professional costumes
routine of gags that are guaranteed
to blast the "blueS" from Milford
special southland music sung by
a chorus of 56-musical novelties
by the end men-special imported
talent for the occasion.
Continued on page p
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-26
Legion Auxiliary
Dance April End
Gala Affair will Be Held In New
Milford ArmOry

Announcement has been made
by Mrs. Kathryn D. Goodrich that
the Legion Auxiliary dance origi-
nally scheduled for this evening
Good Friday has been postponed
in Difference to the holiday until
next Friday evening, April 2.
The gala affair, featuring the
sweet music" of Cap Workman
and his band, will be held in the
new Milford ArmOry on North
Walnut street. Dancing from nine
until one.
The dance will be semi-formal
and will be featured by a table
Dance"
Tickets may be obtained from
any member of the American Leg
ion or Legion Auxiliary.
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-26
Local Banks Closed
Today, Tomorrow
Will Reopen Next Monday, March
TWCnty.Ninth

Announcement was made this
week by officials of the Milford
Trust Company and the First Ma
tional Bank and Trust Company of
this city, that both those banking
institutions would be closed all day
today, Good Friday, and would re-
main closed all day tomorrow, in
order that their respective en-
plOyees might enjoy a longer Eas-
ter holiday.
The banks will reopen next
Monday morning, March 30, at the
usual hour.
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-26
Leader Training
In Kent County
Session VIII Be Held At Camden
March 30

A leader training meeting for
Kent County Home Demonstration
Clubs will be held on Tuesday,
March 80, 2:OO-4:0O p. m, in the
Ffuitland Grange Hall, Camden,
announces Mrs. Violet N. Goodwill,
county home demonstration agent.
Meals from your Oven" will be
The topic presented by Miss M.
Gertrude Holloway, Nutrition
Specialist for the University of
Delaware Extension Service.
Each Of the % Kent County
clubs will be represented by club
leaders who have been appointed
as follows:
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-26
Weather Report
For Past Week

From Thursday, March Is, To
Tuesday, March %, Inclusive
G. Edgar Wood has submitted the
following report on the weather for
the past week:
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-26
Laboratory Services
ExtendedTo Serve More Dairymen

Starting April Delaware dairymen
nastis the office of
Building Dover point they direct the
Mastts DagnOice Laboratory the
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-08-05
NOTICE no TAxPAYERs

Notice is hereby given that the
Board of County Commissioners,
LINCOLN County, Montana. has com
piled the preliminary budget for
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1919;
and that said budget has been placed
on file and is open to inspection in
the office of the County Clerk, and
that the Board of County Commits
Sioners will meet on Wednesday,
August 4, 1913 for the purpose of
hearing any complaints on said
budget and will meet further on
Monday, August 9 for the purposes
of fixing the fiscal budgets; and that
any taxpayer may appear thereat
and be heard either for or against
any part of said budget.
Dated this goth day of July l948.
BY order of the Board of County
Commissioners.
JAMES MAHONEY
Chairman
G. c. EARLE, Clerk
(3t July 1929 - August 81