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Milford chronicle., 1948-04-30
X ent Firemen Completing g
Held Session Plans For
AT Frederica G OP COnclave
N atiOnal a Convention
Opening June q; Will
B e Mos t Intensely
Covered Story OF All
Time.

History's biggest story appar-
entity is anticipated at the Repub-
lican Convention opening in Phila-
delphia on June 21. The 1900
working representatives OF press.
periodicals, radio and television
who have reserved seats will make
it the most intensely covered story
of all time.
Although problems Of staging
the convention have doubled and
trebled since the Chicago meeting
in 1914. Republican Chairman Reece
was advised this week by Arrange
ments Chairman Walter Hallanan
of West Virginia that convention
plans are weeks ahead of schedule
compared with the 1914 meeting.
The arrangements committee re-
Gently named Governor Dwight H.
Green of Illinois as the temporary
chairman and keynOter of the con-
lventiOn. 1t also put forward the
name of House Speaker Joseph w
Martin, Jr. (Mass), for permanent
convention chairman.
Philadelphia city officials have
been working for weeks to pro
vide housing facilities. About s.,
600 hotel rooms have been taker
I for official convention guests, press
and radio. Another 5000 rooms il
apartments, dormitories and homes
are registered for Republican
guests from the various states
Some convention visitors will usl
| hotels in nearby Trenton and At
lantic City.
Philadelphia is, spending $500 ,OOl
in renovating Convention Hall will
new paint, decorations and all
cooling devices. 1t will seat $4,000
About 5000 of the overflow will b
seated in nearby Museum Hall an
4 can see proceedings on televisiol
screens.
The convention will mark tele
Visions debut in the convention
field. In Difference to this and ra
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Nearly $50 Guests We're
Present For 2O7th
Meeting OF Volunteer
Fire Fighting Organi-
zation.

The Ladies' Auxiliary Of the
Frederick Fire Company served
nearly $50 guests, including off,.
GERS and delegates, when the Fred
erica Company entertained the
Kent County Association last
Thursday night. The dinner pre-
ceded the 207th meeting of the
Kent County Association and the
Rev. ID. w. Wood offered the in
vocation. Following the dinner, a
short recess was declared while
the banquet room was being clear
ed for the meeting. Newlin Wood
presided over the business session,
a free will offering was given the
ladies to assist in defraying the ex-
penses of their organization The
session. got under way at $40 p.
M, when Marion Stevenson, pres
ident of the Frederica Fire Com
pany, welcomed the guests to his
town. The response to his welcome
was made by Kent County Fire
Marshall Ralph Boyer of Dover
1t was 100 per cent attendance as
all companies in the county were
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9
COP Delegates
Elected At
Poll Taken Informally
Shows Four Prefer
Taft, Rest Divided; r.
r. Vale, Milford,
Named Alternate.

Nine uninstructed and unpledg-
ed delegates to the Republican Ma
tional Convention were elected at
Dover on Wednesday of this week
at the party's little convention in
the Capitol Theatre.
Chosen as the quietest and least
demonstrative delegate convention
in the memory Of veteran Republi-
cans were:
: Governor Walter w. Bacon and
Mrs. May Stout, of 2011 Delaware
avenue, from Wilmington.
U. S. Senator G. Douglass Buck
and Bayard Sharp, chairman OF
the New Castle County Republi-
can Committee, from the Second
Convention District.
DR.. William T. Chapman, speaker
of the House in the last session oil
the General Assembly, and EIyland
f. George, from Kent county.
U. S. Senator John J. Williams
and former U. S. Senator John G
Townsend, Jr., from Sussex coun-
ty.
Frank v. dupont, of Greenyille
selected at large.
Chosen as alternates were former
City Councilman John o. Hopkins
and Mrs. ]. HI. MastOn, Jr., Viii
mington; G. Edward Duffy anC
George r. Clark, Second Conven
ton District; State Senator Yer;
g. Davis and M. Hayes Wilson
Kent county, and Ruby r. Vale ant
G.. Clifton Maull, Sr., Sussex coun
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George Given
Endorsement
ByKent County
Dover Contractor Agrees
To Seek COP NOmina-
tiOn For Governor;
Pledges Honest Adj
ministratiOn.

Hyland p. George, Dover Repub-
lican and head Of a prominent road
building firm, accepted the Kent
County Republican Committees in
vitation Monday night Of this week
to become candidate for his par
tvs nomination for Governor.
The first candidate of either par
ty to come out openly for this
nomination, Mr.. George in a state
ment to the committee which had
adopted a resolution calling on him
to run, said that II nominated, he
would accept. II elected, he added,
he would give the people SOf the
state "an honest and efficient ad-
ministration, devoted to the ad-
vancement and welfare of all our
people"
The resolution adopted at an or
ganizatiOn meeting of the Kent
County Committee stated:
Recognizing as it does, that this
year, Republican year, requires
even more than ever that the lead
ers put forward by the Republican
Party be of the highest calibre in
order that honesty and integrity in
government and efficiency in ad'
ministratiOn be completely restor'
ed to the national field and cOntin'
ued in the state government, thC
Kent County Republican Commit
tee is proud to urge as the leader
of the Republican state ticket ont
of its native sons of outstanding
merit and achievement.
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Milford chronicle., 1948-04-30
Milford Housewife
Injured By Auto

Mrs. Norman Paris, Jr., of South
Milford, is suffering from severe
injuries as a result, of being struck
by an automobile driven by Wal
lace Jefferson, also of Milford, as
she stepped off a factory bus, ac-
cording to police.
Mrs. Paris was taken to Mil
ford Memorial Hospital where she
was found to be suffering from a
fractured left arm and right ankle.
Milford police are investigating
the accident.
Mrs. Paris is the wife of Norman
Paris, Jr., foreman at a local
trucking company, and will be re-
membered as the correspondence
BRIDE" she and Mr.. Paris doing
all of their counting by mail with
out either seeing the other in per-
son before she arrived in Milford
for the ceremony over a year ago.
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For
Hearn Scholarship
Awards Are Invited
Since Fund Was Set Up
With Milford Trust Co.
AS Trustee, 80 Have
Been Aided; DeadIine
May Is.

The Milford Trust Company,
trustee under the will of Louder N.
Hearn, is pleased to again invite
applications for benefits from the
Hearn Educational Fund and the
trustee announces that since 1889
when the trust fund was created
that seventy-fve separate awards
have been made by the trustee for
the assistance of worthy and de-
serving white boys and girls Of
this community in securing a high
er education.
The following statement is made
by the trustee, which is self-ex-
planatory:
Resolved, That the Milford Trust
Company as trustee of the Hearn
Educational Fund, established un-
der the will of Louder N. Hearn,
authorizes the following announce
ment:
The will of our late fellowtowns-
man, Louder N. Hearn, provided
for trust fund, Of which the Mil
ford Trust Company is trustee, TO
be known as the Hearn Education
al Fund of which the income is to
be used in helping and assisting
the worthy and deserving white
boys and girls Of this vicinity in
securing an education. Mr.. Hearn's
will stipulated that the trustee was
to use its Judgment in the distri-
button Of the income so as to do
the most good.
Pursuant to the terms of this
bequest the Milford Trust Com
pany invites applications for the
financial assistance of the Hearn
Educational Fund from the boys
and girls of this vicinity for the
furtherance of their education
/ Applications should be sent to the
Hearn Educational Fund in care oi
Milford Trust Company. The final
date for the receipt of application:
to be acted upon this year win b
4 May Is.
Blank forms of application vii
be sent to interested persons upor
request.
The trustees will under no cir.
cumstances, accept any application
after aforesaid date of May Is.
In accordance with Mr.. Hearn's
intents, no restriction upon places
or fields of study is made; it is the
trustees desire that the funds al
its disposal shall be granted to the
ablest white boys and girls of this
vicinity to assist them in securing
an education, without regard tC
any other considerations.
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Milford chronicle., 1948-04-30
More Lives
Claimed BY
Cancer Than
yPast War
Congressman J. Caleb
B0ggs Issues State
ment supporting
Drive; Leaders Listed
In Kent And Sussex.

During the period Of World War
IL cancer claimed more than twice
as many lives as the war itself, u
S. Representative ,. Caleb BOggs
declared recently in a statement
issued in support Of the Delaware
Cancer Campaign.
The people Of Delaware will see
to It that the Delaware quota is
attained, Mr.. Boggs predicted.
He said: Il recall that last years
quota in Delaware was over sub
scribed by slightly more than so
per cent. IN that, / am not SUR
prised for the people Of Della
ware are well acquainted not only
with the serious threat which can
Ger represents, but also the splen-
did work which your society is
doing in an effort to control and
eliminate this dreadful disease.
am confident that IN 194S Delawar-
cans again will see to it that your
quota viii be attained. / say this
for / know that our people in
Delaware will do even more than
their share to fight and overcome
q disease which. during the per-
i0d Of World War II, claimed more
than twice as many lives as thc
war itself"
A plea for general financial sup
portland an explanation Of tn,
need for that suppOrt-was also is
sued BY Ad0lph A. Rydgren o
Wilmington. a national director o
the American Cancer Society.
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Milford chronicle., 1948-04-30

years ago with the purchase of the
Ayers Theatre in Georgetown and
the Palace Theatre in SeafOrd. Sew
en- years ago they added to their
holdings by erecting the beautiful
Layton Theatre in Seaford. In ad-
dition they have been interested in
the operation of a theatre in Mill
ton.
In the new Sidney Theatre in
Bridgeville nothing has been SPAR
ed to make it the very last word in
theatre design. In addition to it's
extremely large audience capacity,
it will house a commodious stage,
suitable for home talent shows and
for public and civic programs.
In commenting on the new the
atre, Thomas E. Ayers stated: "FOr
many years the people of Bridge
vile and its vicinity have been
very loyal to our theatres in Sea-
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Milford chronicle., 1948-04-30
Racing Meet
Will Open
At Harrington
Tomorrow Mite
Will Launch TrOtting
And Pacing Campaign
In The East For Sec
Ond Consecutive Year.

Harrington, Delaware, the little
town with big city ambitions, will
launch the trotting and pacing
campaign in the East for the Sec
ond straight year when the. Kent
and Sussex Racing Association con-
ducts it's third annual night pari-
mutuel meeting at the Harrington
Fairgrounds beginning Saturday,
May 1. Allowing for postpone
ments and possible extension of
the Is nights already granted by
Delaware's Harness Racing Com
missioner ]. Norris Harrington,
the meeting is expected to last un-
til the latter part of May.
Since Delaware has long been
a popular winter training base
with harness horsemen, more than
$50 standard breds are already on
the grounds. Meantime, work on
new stables and the conversion of
three cattle barns is being rushed
as Racing Secretary George G. En-
slen expects stall requests to run
past the 400 mark.
Harrington, which achieved
marked success in it's first night
pari-mutuel venture in the fall~of
1916 and it's first spring-time meet
year ago, again hopes to draw
from the entire Delmarva PENN
sula as we'll as from eastern Penn
sylVania and southern New Jersey
The little community, ten miles
south of Dover population 3,517)
has not a single large city to count
on for patronage, yet figures to
surpass it's creditable attendance
and betting standards of 1916 and
/ 1947. A total of 29,677 fans turn
ed out for the 1916 races and wag-
cred $997,O1S while 31,357 flOckeC
to the track in 1947 and bet ST.,
055,256.
One of the main reasons for this
optimism is the fact that the meet
ing will have mobile starter FOL
the first time. w. ID. Litzenberg
er's Gate from Beaver Dam, Wis.
which won praise at Batavil
Downs, N. Y, Reading, Pa, ant
Bloomsbury, Pa, last year, hai
been engaged for the full meeting
The Kent and Sussex Associa
tion, whose official family com
prises Jacob Williams of FEEDER
alsburg, Md, president; J. Gordol
Smith of Dover, vice president
William Shaw of Harrington, trea
tsurer, and Ernest Raughley o
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ton or school districts
He said more public participation
is needed to help achieve better
financial support, improvement of
teaching, and an extension of SER
vices.
Educational Revolution
Truly" said DR.. Miller, "a revO-
luton is necessary in American
education if our boys and girls are
to be educated for democratic liv-
ing"
DR.. Miller stressed that more
and more communities are becOm-
ing aware of the necessity of rails
ing local monies to supplement
that paid by the state. The states
obligation in the overall picture is
to provide a foundation program
for all types of public schools so
that, children in one part of the
state will be assured of as good an
education as children in any other
part of the state"
He added: This would mean that
to establish such equality of edu-
cational opportunity, the states
share would certainly never be any
Continued on Page 23)
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-30
Noted OrgaHist To,
Visit City May rs
Grand Central Station Or
ganist Will Give Concert
In Avenue Church

Mary Lee Read, noted organist
of Grand Central Station in New
York City, will give concert in
Avenue Methodist Church on the
evening of May 16 at 1880. The
concert is sponsored by the Mil
ford New Century Club. Mrs. Read
is noted musician, having a
masters degree in music from
Stephens College, and has played
in many noted churches in the
country. She plays four times
during the year in Grand Central
Station, those times being around
the holidays. She is a general
favorite with veterans. giving
much time to their pleasure in
music. and she is perhaps the only
one to have been on the Eve, the
People, radio program for four
times. This will be an opportunity
for Milford and vicinity TO hear
organ music at its best. The time
again, May 18, In Avenue Methodist
] Church at 1880.
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-30
Dover's Open Houses
Ready For Inspection
Annual Celebration VIII Be Held
At State Capital Tomorrow


After weeks of preparation the
houses and gardens Of Dover are
ready for Open House Day on Sat
urday, May / (11;0O a. m. to 500
p. m.). The busy days of the last
few weeks have been spent in ar
ranging treasured articles of glass,
silver, china, paperweights and
other objects for the loan collec-
tions to be displayed in some of
the houses. In others the women
have been working diligently on
their colonial costumes to add col
or to the day while other members
of the Dover Garden Club have
been carefully training the chill
dren in the. measured treads of folk
dances, the Minuet and the May
Pole dances. 1t is expected that
DoVer's gardens will be as lovely
as ever and will provide beauti-
full setting for these out-of-doors
events.
The responsibility for the many
details in connection with this
event have been executed by the
executive committee comprising
Mrs. Arthur Edgeworth, chair
man; Mrs. Henry Ridgely, honor
airy chairman; Mrs. Benjamin F
Burton, Jr., executive secretary
Mrs. Willard D. Boyce, Mrs. c. r
Cummins and Mrs. Alden B. Rich
ardson. The following commit
tees carried out the special duties
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BridgeyjHe Theatre
Opening Date Mayo
New Sidney, Largest In County, Will Formal
" Open Doors Next Thursday. Will Be
Under Active Direction OF S. Layton
Ayers. Family Active In Theatre Field
For Past Fifteen Years

Thursday. May 6, has been set
as the date for the opening Of the
new Sidney Theatre in Bridgeville.
Thos. E. Ayers, head of chain Of
theatres in this county, announces
that the new addition to the chain
will seat $50 patrons and will be
the county's largest theatre. Spe-
cial opening ceremonies will be
observed at the Thursday pre-
miere.
S. Layton Ayers, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas E. Ayers. who has
been in charge Of the construction
of the Sidney Theatre. will as
sumo the active direction Of the
theatre. He has named as theatre
manager, Walter w. Langford, of
Seaford. Herbert Ryan of Bridge
vile. has been named assistant
manager.
The Ayers family entered the
motion picture business fifteen
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-30

and a splendid example OF what
can be done when there is good
leadership and organization.
The chest X-ray and blood test
ing program was sponsored by the
Board of Health of the City of Mil
ford, in cooperation with the State
Board of Health and the Delaware
Anti-Tuberculosis Society. They
were assisted by local physicians
who volunteered to take blood
tests, and representatives from the
churches and the several commun-
ity organizations who served in
numerous ways.
In the opinion of DR.. William
Marshall, Jr., president of the
Board of Health of the City of Mil
ford, the mass chest X-ray and
blood testing survey was a great
success, which could not have been
accomplished without the whole
hearted cooperation of the citizens
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Sussex Levy Court
Adopts New Budget
Increase OF s3sI5l.OO Is Noted
Over Past Fiscal Year

The Levy Court of Sussex cOun-
ty this week adopted the budget
for the fiscal year beginning July
1, 1948, and ending June 80, 1949
The budget amounts to approx
mately $371,796, an increase of
3S,151.0O over the budget for the
fiscal year, July 1, 1947 to June 80,
1948. The increase is due to a
$25,O00.000 appropriation for the
payment of election expenses and
the printing of ballots and to iA-
creased amounts in welfare pay
ments necessary during this next
fiscal year.
Commenting on this latter fac
tor, Frederick p. Whitney, attOr-
ney for the Levy Court, who pre-
pared and submitted the budget
said: 81 cannot impress upon the
members of the Levy Court the
seriousness of this increase. The
cost of relief and welfare work in
Sussex county, of which the Levy
Court of Sussex county partici-
pates in, has increased almost 200
per cent in the last three years. /
can only recommend serious
thought be given this increase with
the idea in mind that at the next
session of the General Assembly,
thorough study be made of Che
relief and welfare needs of this
state and appropriate action be
taken to remedy the defects in our
present laws relating to welfare
service. I strongly urge that the
CONTINUED on page III
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-30
Eastern Star
Birthday Party

Kent Chapter No. IL. Order Of
Eastern star, Harrington, Del, cell
ebrated their 22nd birthday on APP
ril 21, 194S. Mrs. Sara MacNamee.
Worthy Grand Matron, Mr.. Horace
X. F'ulmer, Worthy Grand Patron.
and their STAFF of Officers of the
Grand Chapter of Delaware were
present. Many Officers and Mem
bers of the different Chapters of
Delaware and Maryland attended
this meeting.
The room was beautifully decora-
ted with spring flowers by Mrs.
Emma Murphy. Mrs. Sallie Satter-
field, Mrs. Nora Tharp and Mrs.
Florence Fleming. Mr. r. r. Snow
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Red Sox Arrived
In Milford Monday
Local Fans Get First Glimpse OF
1048 HOpefuls

Milford baseball fans got their
first look at the 194S edition of the
Milford Red Sox on Tuesday when
the local Eastern Shore League
entry dropped to 1 exhibition
tilt here in the home park to the
returning Lynn (Mass) Sox. OBJ
viously showing the effects OF the
long trip north from the Mel
bourne, Fla, training base and
presenting a patched-up lineup due
to the absence of some members of
the squad, the Sox, nevertheless.
turned in satisfying performance
against the more experienced class
B opponents.
Walter Clough, promising right
handler of the visitors, held the
Milford club to five scattered hits
in going the seven-inning route,
Milford's only tally coming when
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c. w. Cullen Bridge
Reopened Yesterday

Frank v. dupont, chairman of
the State Highway Department, in
an address before the Delaware Au-
tomobile Dealers Association held
at the Hotel dupont in Wilmington
on Wednesday evening of this week
revealed that the Charles w. Gull
len bridge over the Indian River
Inlet, which went out sometime
ago, has been opened to one-way
traffic on temporary basis, effec-
tive yesterday Thursday, April
29).
Mr.. DUPONT suggested the crea-
ton Of an emergency fund of ap-
proximately $750,000 to be used
(continusd on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-30
Plans To Reopen
Beach Turned Down
Group Picked TO Study Pr0bl6ml
Nay Build Pool

The suggestion made by State
Sanitary Engineer r, G. Beckett
that naisht make the city's bathing
pool sanitary has been discarded
for the present by a committee Of
representatives of various civic
and fraternal organizations
Instead, q committee, composed
of John Roosa, Wilson Vinyard
Jr.. Locklin IIuth. and Charles
Zieeler. has been named to take
charge OF the program to deter
mine the future Of the bathins
beach and playground and il ad-
visable to construct a concrete
pool.
Mr.. Beckett. at a meeting re-
Gently, suggested how the bathing
beach could possibly be made san
itary at considerable cost.
It is now proposed that regu-
lar playground association be or
ganized soon to aid in continuing
bathing and playground facilities
as civic recreation activities.
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-30
Sussex ROgatiOn
SerUice on Sunday
Old st. Georges, Indian
River, To Hold Tradi-
tiOnal Rites

On Sunday, May 2. at $3.50 p. M,
Bishop A. r. McKinstry OF the
Episcopal Diocese Of Delaware,
will preach the sermon that high
lights the Annual Rogation Sun
day service at Gid st. Georges
Chapel, Indian River, near An
g0la, Sussex county.
The rogation service is one Of
the traditional services of the
Christian Church. In the ancient
days it consisted of a formal pro-
cession from the church, through
the fields and back, while, prayers
were offered and hymns sung, ask
ing Gods blessing on the land. the
seeds and the labors Of the hus-
bandman.
(eontlnusd on page .
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-30

The Sussex county unit Of the
Delaware Artificial Breeders Co
operative Association is showing
satisfactory progress, according to.
a report just issued by William g.
Sloan. assistant county agent The
report covering the first three
months Of operation shows ia
dairymen signed up as users and
q total Of 261 cows bred
3. r. Schmirer. technician for
this association. according to Mr..
Sloan. reports that the problems
relative to shipment1of semen have
been Strengthened out and that he
Is receiving the shipments prompt
" and in good condition from the
headquarters Of tthe. Association in
Newark.
Listing some Of the problems Of
the association. Mr.. Sloan stressed
as probably the most important
the failure Of some dairymen to
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Milford chronicle., 1948-04-30
v. F. w. Installation.
Was Well Attended
Joint Ceremonies Were Held In
George |. Jester Auditorium

GEORGE As JeSteF AuOIUOEIuAh
One of the largest turnouts to
ever attend public installation
ceremony in the Milford area filled
every seat in the George l. Jester
Memorial Auditorium of the Odd
Fellows building the past Tues
day night as the cOmmunity's vet
Grams and their families and
friends participated in the joint
public installation of officers of
Blue Hen Post No. 648S, v. F. W.,
and it's auxiliary. Ranking State
Department officers of the Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars and the v f.
w. Ladies' Auxiliary were in
charge of the installation, which
Continued on page y