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Milford chronicle., 1948-01-09
2l5 School
Children Here
Attend First
ChurchCIass
Program OF Religious
Education Is Available
Every Wednesday To
Pupils in FOurth-Fifth-
Sixth Grades.

Two hundred and fifteen pupils
from the fourth, fifth, and sixth
grades in the Milford Elementary
School took advantage of the relig-
ious education program being adj
ministered by the local school in CO.
operation with the various Milford
churches, to attend the church OF
their choice this past Wednesday
afternoon.
According to principal of the
Milford Elementary, J. Herbert
Nichols, only 90 pupils failed to
avail themselves of the opportunity
to participate in the school time
program of religious education.
which was developed by the execu-
tive committee of the Parent-Teach-
ers association of the Elementary
School in cooperation with the
members Of the local clergy. and
the Milford Board of Education.
The classes will be held every
Wednesday afternoon from 2:O5
until approximately 1920.
The breakdown as submitted bv
Principal Nichols, reveals. that Of
the 2l5 pupils participating in the
program, 81, attended Calvary Me-
thodist Church; 65, Avenue Metho--
dist; 80, the First Presbyterian; 10.
st. Johns R. c.; 10, the First Bap-
tist; 8, the Pilgrim Holiness; z. the
Church of God and 8, Christ Epfsco-
pal.
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-09
DeLGLUGre POWer'S NeLU
b HiLding Almost Ready
New Georgetown Office
Plant Ceremonies Will Be
Held This Saturday

w. Virden Macklin, District Man
ager of the Georgetown District for
Delaware Power & Light Company,
announces the opening of the Com
pany's new Office building and store
which will take place on next Satur-
day, January 10, 1948. The public is
invited to inspect the new building
on the opening day, or at any time
thereafter. The building is OF ma
sOnry construction and is equipped
with an excellent flOrescent light
ing system designed by the Com
pany's Lighting Engineer. The heat
ing system is of the radiant type,
the hot water heating pipes being
located in the masonry floor.
The general contractor for the
building construction is Mr.. A. J.
Murray Of Georgetown, and the
heating and plumbing contractor is
Mr.. L Nelson MCGEE, also Of
Georgetown. The lighting system
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-09
Polio Fund
Drive Will
Begin Jan. Is
Clubs Will Be
Called On To Assist In
Putting Drive 'Over
The Top

R. HarwoOd JamisOn, local chair
man of the polio fund drive and
Edmund Steiner, an executive OF
the Sussex County committee, met
with several of the representatives
of the various service clubs. etc.
in the Milford area last Wednesday
evening at the Southern Grill
Plans were discussed whereby the
local goal of $2,25OOO could be
raised.
1t was decided that the three SER
vice clubs in Milford would be call
ed upon to help, and cards will
shortly be placed in the hands of
the various club officials for dis
tributiOn. The drive officially
opens January Is.
A special gift committee is being
arranged for, and reports will be
made from time to time on the pro-
gress of the drive, which the COM
mittee hopes will close successful
ly in week or ten days.
Half of the funds raised in the
drive are retained locally and i'm
mediate assistance is available to
any person or family stricken by
the dread malady. Last year aid
was given to several local folk,
and remembering the excellent
past performance of the local.
county, and state polio group, the
necessary money to put the drive
over the top should be raised and
OVer-subscribed.
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-09
Treasurer Of
L. ID. CauIk Go.
Has Retired
G. r. Messick Served
Local Industry For %
Years. Prior To That
He Was Active In
Banking Field.

G.. Roland Messick, retired last
Friday as treasurer of the L. u
Caulk Company which he has serv-
ed for the last % years.
Mr.. Messick, who is 20 years old
announced that he expected to de-
vote his time in the future to hos
pital and church duties. He is presi-
dent Of the board of the Milford
Memorial Hospital and secretary OF
the board of trustees of the Avenue
Methodist Church, one of the larg-
est in this area. He also said he ex-
pected to assist income taxpayers.
The retiring treasurer of the den
tai manufacturing cOncer mis- one of
the best known financial experts in
lower Delaware, having been in the
banking business in Georgetown for
q years prior to joining the big
Caulk company in 1924 as assistant
treasurer Later, he was made trea-
surer of the concern.
Served p. r. r., 2 Banks
Mr.. Messick is the son, Of the late
George N. and Lennie A. Messick of
MillsbOrO. His father was an agent
at Georgetown for the Pennsylvan-
Ia Railroad for many years, and ac-
tive in Republican politics. It was
natural, Therefore, that the son
should start a railroad career. He
was associated with the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad in agency jobs for
l3 years before he took a position
as assistant cashier with the First
National Bank of Georgetown, even
tually becoming its cashier. From
1913 to 1924 he was cashier of the
Delaware Trust Company in
Georgetown He left this position
to join the Caulk concern as assis-
tant treasurer.
Mr.. Messick was elected president
Of the Milford Memorial Hospital
board in May 1914, following the
death Of DR.. G. Layton Grier. and
since then has been the directing
head of this growing institution. He
also is active in Masonic affairs.
Mr.. Messick's wife is the former
Linda Marshall Swain, a native OF
Philadelphia, but member of an old
Delaware family. They have had
two daughters, one of whom is dead.
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-09
Prizes Are Awarded
In Lighting Contest
Chamber Of Commerce Will Dist
ribute $4,000 to Winners

Former City Manager Charles
E. Banning was awarded the first
prize of $4,000 in the annual light
ing contest sponsored by the Mil
ford Chamber of Commerce. Sec
ond prize of $500 went to Jack
Burris, while the third prize OF
$500 was given to R. A. Derrick
son. There were six other awards
of $1,000 each, as follows: Bill
Lynch. L. Fl. Dickerson, H. r. Phil
lips, Thor HausChild, Jack Kenton
and Frank Smith.
The judges for the contest were
nOn-residents of the city, and they
expressed their disappointment
that more of the city residents did
not enter the competition for the
prizes. South Milford was defin-
itely the best decorated section of
the city; however, much more
lighting will have to be done be-
fore the city will look anything
like pre-war Milford at holiday
season,
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-09
Local Vets To Meet
Salisbury Quintet
Clash Will Occur on Local Court
Next Monday


Two V. F. W.-spOnsored teams
from different states and from diff
ferent basketball leagues, will
clash here on the Milford High
school court in an exhibition game
that should serve to give penin-
sular fans a line on the compare
tive strength of the peninsula's
Two top cage loops. Hosts on Mon
day evening will be the Milford
Vets, this community's represent
atives in the ten-team Mar-Del
circuit, and guests" for the oc-
casiOn will be the Salisbury v. r.
W. team, current pace-setters in
the Eastern Shore Basketball Leag-
ue.
Arguments have waxed hot and
heaVy the past two seasons as to
which basketball circuit, the East
ern Shore or the Mar-Del, produces
the faster brand of basketball, and
Monday evenings exhibition tilt
between the Salisbury and Milford
teams may go far toward settling
the question. The visitors will
possibly enter Mondays game as
slight favOrites due to a five-game
win streak that carried the Sal
lsDury team to first place in the
Sho loop standings. However. the
local Vets, after their showing
against previously unbeaten Ches-
IertoWn the past Monday, loom as
tcontinued on page n
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-09
Farm Bureau Meets
In Sussex Jan. 18th
Session WIN BE Held In Jones
Memorial Hall

Inc Annual Meeting and Banquet
Of the Sussex County Farm Bureau
viii be held Friday, January 18th,
at the Jones Memorial Hall at
Georgetown, at p m.
The principal speaker Of the eve
ing Director Of the Poultry Depart
ming viii be Mr H. ii. Alp, Manag-
ment Of the American Farm Bureau
Federation. Mr.. Alp has established
a wide reputation in the poultry in
dustry and can be relied upon TO
give us some up-to-the-minute in
formation on problems facing the
poultry industry Mr. Alp has had
many years Of experience in the
poultry marketing field.
Farm Bureau members NAV oh
tain one ticket on their membership
Tor 25 cents. Other tickets viii be
Flz5 each. Reservations may be
made through Mrs. Mary Gordv at
her home address 81 at Gordv's
Restaurant, Georgetown. Anyone
viii be welcomed at the Banouet
but reservations for tickets mnsf
be made in advance.
Other speakers on the prooram
VIII be Mrs w H Jump. sfafe
Nnairman Of the Associated Women
and airs Dale Workman. Cbasr-
man of the Associated Women ~.
sussex County. There win. also ba
az election Of officers.
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-09
Cedars Will
Session
JAM
First Ceremonial Of New
Year Will Bring Many
Innovations to MasOn's
Fun-Making Division.

Starting 194S with an entirely
new set up is one of the features
awaiting Evergreen Forest Mem
bers when they hold the first cere-
mOnial of the new year in the Var
ney Auditorium of the Community
Building, Milford, on Wednesday
evening, January 14th, 194S.
Theodore II. Harrington, the New
Grand Tall Cedar, is no novice in
this line of work. The experience
gained in his long membership in
the forest and its band will enable
him to take charge and conduct
meetings with the necessary get
up-and-gO pep required of officers
in this forest. Bill Dennis, Senior
Deputy Of Georgetown, a we'll
known organizer and director Of 10
cal minstrels and H. Edward Maull
Junior Deputy, of Lewes, Mayor -oi
that city, will assist in cOnductine
festivities. Joseph NJ Lank, a re-
tired banker of Milton, Delaware
Chaplain Of the forest over a lone
period of years, will again appear
in his accustomed role
Walter w. Wells, Director OF
Evergreen Band, who has made a
reputation as an efficient band lead
er, will continue to head Evergreen
Band. His program at this cere-
monial will open with the we'll
known Masonic march, "On The
Square" in honor of the fraternity.
The most noticeable change in
the Forest is its rangers. Reorgan-
lied little over a year ago by
Captain Roy Palmer, of Rehoboth,
working with the present Grand
Tall Cedar, representing the forest,
this unit has come from scratch to
one of the best in the business.
When its new uniforms arrive Ev-
ergreen Rangers will rate among
the best on the Atlantic seaboard.
The initiation of several new
members will take place at this
ceremonial with the stunt crew of
the rangers doing the honOrs.
A special feature in the evenings
program is scheduled to take place
before the SidOnian degree. Time
out for moment of silent prayer
in honor of the ten members who
have entered the eternal forest dur
ing 1947 will follow the feature.
The professional show under the
personal direction of Harry NJ. Tay-
lOr, President of Taylor & Smith Of
Philadelphia, is scheduled to run
for an hour. John P Ferguson of
Evergreen Forest, chairman of the
floor committee, will handle the
master of ceremonies job.
Norman C. Collins, who has been
responsible for the refreshment
part of the program in the last year
as Asst. Steward, will appear at
this meeting in the roll Of Chief
Steward. His part of the doings will
follow the show with tasty eats in
the tire-engine room on the first
floor. John W. Welch, who filled the
chief stewards Office so we'll in the
past, has been named a member Of
the Grand Tall Cedars advisory
committee replacing H.. Edward
Maull, who become a forest officer.
The evenings program was ar
ranged a few evenings ago by the
forest officers at a meeting in the
Masonic Club in Milford. Advanced
reports indicate a big night with
plenty going on to keep everyone
entertained.
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-09
DR.. II. N. Lasher VIII,
Aid Poultry Research
New York Man, Successor
To DIR. hays, Win Work
At FrankfOrd

DR.. Hiram N. Lasher of CatskilI,
New York, has been employed by
the State Board of Agriculture as
Field Veterinarian in Poultry Dis
ease Work to replace DR.. HAYS who
resigned last September to teach at
the University Of Georgia
DR.. Lasher comes to Delaware
well trained in Poultry Disease
Work and with a wealth Of experi-
ence in the management of poultry
locks. He received his degree of
Doctor Of Veterinary Medicine from
Cornell University in 1912 and has.
been engaged in private poultry
practice in New York State since
that time. He has been an active
worker as q member of the Dutch
Reformed Church.
DR.. Lasher viii make his head
quarters at the Branch ONCE Of the
State Board Of Agriculture at
Frankford.
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-09
New Insurance
Rate Is Explained
Increased Premiums Do Not Affect
Policy Holders


Life insurance policy holders in
Delaware were assured this week
that reported increases in policy
rates, linking insurance to the rig-
ing cost Of living spiral, do not af-
feet those now holding policies.
An increase in premiums, de-
scribed as very slight did so into
effect Jan. 1 ION new policies only,
and in higher age groups only" in
surance officials said
On existing policies, there will be
no change in premium rates-and
even on some new policies in the
younger age group there will be a
reduction in rates.
Health Standard Higher
This latter change was brought
about by adoption Of the new Com
missioner's Standard Ordinary Ia
bic showing lower mortality rates
as result of improved living
standards, health conditions and
vast strides made in medicine and
surgery.
The new c. S. o. mortality table.
1t was explained, replaced the 90
year-old American Experience Nor
tallty Table in more than 100 U. S.
life insurance companies.
tcontinued on page q
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-09
Contests Loom
For Milford
City Election
On January l9
C. V. WilkersOn, Alex
Rosa File For Mayor.
City Meeting Will Be
Held Friday Evening,
January is,

AS the deadline for filing for City
Office expired here last Tuesday
evening at 1880 o'clock, contests
loomed for the Office Of Mayor, term
of two years, and for Council seats
i'm the First and Fourth Wards,
term Of four years.
Alex Rosa, presently serving as
q member of Council from the
Fourth Ward, filed for Mayor, he
viii be opposed at the City Election,
which will be held at Milford
Grange Hall, between the hours Of
12 noon till 6 p m, Monday, Janu-
airy 18th, by G. Van Nuis Wilkerson.
In the First City Ward, five filed
for the Council seat now held by J.
Brainard Poore. They are in the or
der of their filing: r. HarwOod
Jamison, Percy Haughey, John R.
Scott, Harry T Walls and Robert
g. Kennedy.
In the Fourth Ward: John Jewell
and w Marshall Bell, filed for the
seat presently held by Frank J. FL
ton.
The annual Citizens Meeting
will be held Friday evening next,
January rs, in the Milford Com
munity building The City Manager,
Secretary-ueasurer and auditors
viii deliver their reports at this
session. Candidates for the various
offices will be announced at this
meeting.
f(W. Marshall Bell, who had filed
for Council in the Fourth Ward, an
nOunced yesterday morning that he
intends to withdraw. leaving no
contest in that Ward.)
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-09
Safety Council Gives
Accident Breakdown
State Had II Less Motor Vehicle
Fatalities Last Year

Delaware experienced IL less mo-
tor vehicle fatalities in 1947 than in
the year OF 1916, according to a re-
port released by j. James Ashton,
Manager Of the Delaware Safety
Council.
Fatalities in Wilmington have
dropped from 1S in 1916 to 4 in
1947 Rural statistics show that
traffic deaths have shown a de-
crease from 81 in 1916 to 65 for
1947.
The pedestrian statistics present
an interesting story. This type of
accident has shown a decrease
from 80 in 1916 to % in 1947 Pass
enger deaths stayed the same for
both years.
Child deaths numbered 8 in 1947
as compared to z in 1916. An in
crease of i in 1947. The toll of adult
teontinued on pare -
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-09
Rural Life
Conference
At Harrington
Important M ethOdis e t
Church Session Will Be
Held In Asbury Church
January Is.

DR.. Thomas c. Mulligan, District
Superintendent of the Methodist
Church for the Dover District, has
announced a District Rural Life
Conference to be held January 16
in Asbury Methodist Church, Har-
ringtOn, beginning at 200 p. m
There will be an afternoon and eve
ming session. DR.. c. NJ. Mcdonnell
of Boston Theological School will
be the guest speaker. DR.. Mcconnell
is one of MethOdism's leaders in
rural church life. He was one of the
outstanding figures in the National
Conference on Rural Life held in
Lincoln, Nebraska during the
month of July, 1896
The theme of the Conference will
be For Man, the Land, and God.
At the afternoon session beginning
at 300 p. M, delegates to the Ma
tiOnal Rural Lift Conference will
present the following reports:
Rural Church, Home and Family
Life, Rev. Walter L. Beckwith.
The Ministry and the Rural
Church, DR.. Thomas c. Mulligan.
National Rural Church Policy, Rev
William o. Hackett.
Program for the Local Church,
Rev. Robert Loss.
Christian World View, Rev. Pres
ton w. Spence, Jr.
At 500 p. m, a Fellowship Din
ner will be served by the ladies of
Asbury Methodist Church for those
who will be attending the Confer
ence. At 1880 p. m, a Worship Ser
vice will be held with music pre-
sented by two male Quartets. Dr.
Mcconnell will address the Confer
ence at this service.
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-09
Mobile X-Ray Unit
Begins Sussex Trek
All High School Students, Per.
sonnet Urged To Take X-Rays

AZ nlSn SCHOOL students, Per-
sonnet Urged To Take X-Rays
Today, Friday, January 0. the
State Board Of Health Mobile x
Ray Unit began its bi-annual trek
to the schools in Sussex County.
All students in grades 10, II. and
II, faculty members, and other
school personnel are urged 10 take
advantage Of this opportunity to
have their chests x-rayed again
even though it has been done in re-
cent years. 1t is this annual or BIZ
annual check-up that gives all per-
sons a sense Of security for them
selves and others. It is the best
known way of controlling tubercu-
losis in Delaware.
The story of why everyone over
10 years Of age should have a chest
x-ray will be told by motion picture
films sent to all schools a few davs
prior to the coming of the Mobile
Unit. Educational material will be
sent from the Delaware Anti-Tu-
berculosis Society, who is coopera-
ting with the State Board of Health
in this program.
continued on page s.
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-09
Delaware Will Get
More Telephones
Diamond State Plans To Spend
SS,15O,OOO In '48 For Expansion

The Diamond State Telephone
Company plans to spend approx
mately S3,15O,OO0 during 194S to ex-
pand it's facilities, Francis ]. Ches-
terman, president of the company
announced this week.
This expansion program, largest
in the company's history, is in addi-
tion to a $2,1OO,OOO net increase in
telephone plant last year. BY the
end of 1948 the number of tele-
phones in the state will have in
creased by some 5000, he said.
During 194S, the company will
construct two new central office
buildings and install new dial
equipment in them before the end of
the year.
$4,000 Miles Of Wire
Building additions to five other
offices will be made and quantities
of new central Office equipment will
continued on page -
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-09
w. S. C. S. Will Meet
At Dover january Is
Annual Session viii Be Held IN
Wesley Church

The annual meeting of the PEN
insula Conference WOmen's Society
of Christian Service will be held In
Wesley Methodist Church, Dover,
next Thursday, January 18th, be-
ginning at 10 a. m.
Miss Glora Wysner, Secretary Of
Foreign Missions conference Of
North America, will be the morning
speaker.
Mrs. Fred Reynolds, vice-presi-
dent in charge Of the department OF
work of the Home Field, will adj
dress the afternoon session.
Registration will begin promptly
at $3.50 o'clock in the morning.
Mrs. Harry Highgate, Conference
President, viii preside at both ses-
siOns.
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-09
Extension Service Ends Five
Years Farm Labor Service

The Delaware Agricultural Ex-
tension Service discontinued its
farm labor placement program on
December 81, 1947, after carrying
on this added wartime emergency
junction for five years, according to
q. M. WorrilOw, associate director.
During this period, the Extension
Service assisted Delaware farmers.
IN meeting serious farm labor
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-09

shortages through the recruitment
Oh lntra-state workers such as
school children who comprised the
movement known as the Victory
farm volunteers, housewives, busi-
ness men in overalls and industrial
workers who were imported from
workers off shift, but also placed
the British West Indies and Ger
Continued on page 3)
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-09
P T. A. Meeting wiz
BE Held January I3
Ed Steiner win Talk On
New School Building
Program

The Milford Parent Teachers As
sociation viii hold its regular
monthly meeting in the Elementary
School on Tuesday, January 18th, at
eight p. m. Please mark this as a
most important date on your calen-
darl as Mr.. Edmund Steiner, a mem
Der Of the local school board, is go
ing to talk on the new school
building program We do urge the
younger mothers and fathers to be
present at this meeting as this Wit
ally concerns the future Of your
boys and girls
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-09
Highlets Win First
Game With Milton
@Bucs" Defeat Sussex Quintet By
Score Of 80 to 25

The Milford High School basket
ball teams opened the season Tues
day night with one win and two
losses. The Boys Varsity came from
behind and won, going away 10 the
tune OF 1926. Capt. Joe Lank
sparked a second half scoring spree
with "A points to lead the team 10
its first win Of the season.
Inc Girls Varsity went down to
S4-l1 defeat before a fast-moving
Milton team.
The Boys Junior Varsity dropned
Gnelr first start by the score of
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-09
Houston Fire Co.
Appreciates Aid
NeiglIbOring Group Raises $4,000
Toward Purchase OF New Truck

1917 AAN-AaLa FlUWeVN
Toward Purchase OF New Truck
The membership of the Houston
Volunteer fire company, Milford's
smaller neighbor to the West. is
deeply appreciative OF the assis-
tance in the form of cash donations
which they have presently received
from persons in the area served by
the company.
According to John r. Britting-
ham, secretary Of the Company and
J Benton Counselman, treasurer
the drive for funds brought in over
eight hundred dollars. This fund
will be applied to the purchase of a
new truck.
While they are listed among the
smaller companies, the Houston
OUTFIT has on many occasions been
called to assist the larger towns
fight fires.
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-09
Sussex Dairymen
To Discuss Feeding
D. J. Young, c. E. Phillips win
Lead In Discussion january 1915

The 3rd annual feeding and man
agement school for Sussex County
dairymen will be held in the Hen
lopen Grange Hall, Lewes, on jan
uary IL and 13 and Wesley Com
munity Hall, Seaford, on January
is and is according to VIM. H. Hen
derson, County Agent.
Delmar j. Young, Extension
Dairyman and Claude E. Phillips.
Extension Agronomist, from the
University of Delaware, will lead
in the discussion of such problems
as Balancing Rations, use Of home
grown grains in the ration, efficient
feeding Of rOughage and getting the
most out of pastures.
The meetings will start promptly
at 10: 90 a. m. each day and close
at 1880 p. m. Arrangements will be
made each day for lunch according
to the wishes of the group.
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-09
Weather Report
For Past Week
Mercury Failed In Nose Dive AT.
tempt During Period

Local Weather Recorder c. Ed
gar Wood submits the following re-
port for the period beginning Fri
day, January 2and ending Wednes-
day, January z
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-09
Brown P. Thawley
To Hold Big Party
Family Affair Is Being Sponsored
BY International Harvester Co.

Brown P. Thawley, local automo-
tive and farm equipment dealer,
with spacious headquarters at the
intersection Of the Cedar Neck and
Rehoboth cutoff, announced today.
that in direct cooperation with the
International Harvester Company.
ne would hold a big family party on
Thursday, January 10Th, at the Mil
ford High School building.
According to Mr.. Thawley, his
family party viii be the biggest
ever held in this section, and there
VIII be, in addition to, plenty of free
entertainment, door prizes, etc.