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The Nome nugget., 1948-07-14
Russian Reply To Blockade Notes
 Given To Marshall

(Continued from Page One only to be in the capital but also to have access. to it, and demanded that the blockade be lifted.
 Panyushkin answered "nyet" (meaning "no'O when he was asked to indicate what attitude the Sov- jet note took toward the Ameri- can protest.
 There was no indication from him or from the Russian embassy here as to when the text would be published or when some official word as to the Kremlin's reaction would be forthcoming.
 The Western Powers have al- ready intimated that Soviet re- jection would probably cause an appeal to be made to the United Nations on the grounds that the situation is dangerous one which requires peaceful solution.
 A Soviet acceptance, on the oth- CT hand, would ease the situation at once since it would mean modi- flying or lifting the blockade.
 However, best informed off cials have felt all along that an end to the present crisis would simply mean lulf until some other incident occurred.
The Nome nugget., 1948-07-14
Prehistoric Eskimo To Be Studied

WASHINGTON, ! tP) Thou sands of years ago, the' prehis- toric grand-daddy of the Eskimo travelled from Hudson Bay to Greenland, Just how and why he went there is still a mystery which will be studied this summer.
 Eskimo ruins in the uninhab- ited, mysterious arctic wilderness north of the 75th parallel will be studied by members of an ex- petition headed by Dr. Harry B. Collins, Jr., US. government arch eologist. The US. Smithsonian Institute and the National Museum of Canada are jointly sponsoring the trip into the northern portion of the Canadian arctic archipel- ago.
 The region consists of the Parry and Sverdrup groups of islands, where for at least 100 years yer ious expeditions have reported finding many old village sites with ruins of crude stone houses. The houses are said to have rafters of
The Nome nugget., 1948-07-14
Puzzled Over The Sinking Of A
 F'banks RiverbOat

FAIRBANKS, - (P) Skipper Don Peterson of the riverboat Bonnie G, is puzzling over who tried to sink his riverboat and why.
 The crew awoke to the sound of pounding on the hull Sunday night. Then they found their boat sinking in the Cinema river.
 The vessel was beached a few miles south of here.
 The crew found neatly drilled hole in the hull.
 The craft had been loaded with supplies for villages up the Yukon as far as Galena. Hundreds of dollars worth of provisions were damaged or ruined.
The Nome nugget., 1948-07-14
ACS Chief Here On Survey Tour

In the military party of high officials which visited Nome on Monday evening was Major Gen eral s. B. Akin, Chief Signal Officer of the US. Army on his first trip to Alaska.
 Gen. Akin has held this offise for the past year and has his headquarters in Washington, DC. The trip included a complete in- pection of the facilities of the To- cal Alaska Communication Sys- tenn station, with It. Stanley Mor- gan, Chief Operator in Charge of the station.
 Gen. Akin said he was enjoy ing his trip through the Territory and was accommodating much valu- able first hand information.
The Nome nugget., 1948-07-14
Generals Of Army High Command Visit Nome Base

(Continued from Page One) Chief Signal Officer.
 Maj. Gen. Thomas F. Farrell, ORC.
 Brig. Gen. James s. Timberman, CSC.
 Col. Emerson C. Itschner, CE.
 Col. Theron D. Weaver, Div ision Engineer of the North Pac- fife Division, E. It. Col. Milan c. Weber, CSC.
 Major Clarence B. Schneider, CSC.
 It. General Nathan F. Twining, Commander-in-Chief, Alaska, and Major Gen. s. L. Scott, Command ing General, U.S.Army, accom- panied the party on its visit to the air base at Nome.
The Nome nugget., 1948-07-14
NOTICE

REBEKAHS & ODD FELLOWS
 Rebekahs and husbands or es- corfs are invited 10 a dinner given in honor of Grand Master Oliver Anderson al the Odd Fellow Hall. Saturday. July l7. ali 7:30 p.m.
 Rebekahs and Odd Fellows will please place your reservations with "A. Polef.
The Nome nugget., 1948-07-14

whalebone, which, Dr. Collins said
 was characteristic of prehistoric Canadian and Greenland Eskimos.
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-14
Legion Auxiliary
Plans Poppy Days
Two Booths VIII Be Set Up For
May % And 20

Final plans for Poppy Days, May
% and 20, were made by the Leg
ion Auxiliary at the meeting Mon
day evening. Mrs. Frank Nelte, pop
py chairman, and her assistants,
Mrs. George Collins, will have
charge of the two booths in town,
one at Penney's and the other at
the Fox sc and 10c store. The
booths will be maintained only dur
ing the 28th and 29th, although the
members will have poppies for sale
in their respective neighborhoOds
the week proceeding Poppy Days.
Everyone is urged to donate as
much as possible for one of these
veteran-made poppies to "hOnor
the dead and aid the disabled"
The Americanism chairman, Mrs.
Byron Gibson, announced that Ruth
Kimmel, grade II, had won the
essay contest sponsored by the
Auxiliary in the high school. Ken
meth Prettyman won the award fOI
boys and Arlene McGee and Jack
Messick received honorable men
ton. The awards of $500 each will
be presented to Ruth and Kenneth
at the commencement exercises
The judges were Mrs. Duane Lynn
John Longbotham and Frank Wa
pies.
CONTINUED on page 50
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-14
Mrs. Phillips
Wins Spirited
School Scrap
Defeats w. Dean Kimmel
1913 To 122 For Seat
Formerly Held By Ed
mund F. Steiner.

Nearly 5000 Delawareans turned
out last Saturday to cast their
votes in IL major school elections.
Most spirited board contests were
in Dover, where the first Negro
ever to file for candidacy was de-
feated, and in Milford where a spot
on the school board was won by
Mrs. Ida S. Phillips, active P. 7. A.
leader, who polled 193 of 324 votes
cast to defeat w. d. Kimmel, who
received 122. Mrs. Phillips, by vir-
ture Of her victory is the first wo-
man to hold such a post in Della
ware.
Though general school board
elections were scheduled in both
Kent and Sussex Counties, many
had no contest and others returned
the present board members to off,
ice in a token vote. Claymont is the
only New Castle County Specia
District which elects a Schoo
Board.
In the Laurel Special School Dis
trict 1856 persons voted; 317 for
and SO against, increasing take
from 25 to 20 cents per 800 on Tea
estate and poll taxes from $3.50 Il
SO per person.
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Milford chronicle., 1948-05-14
ESPS Open House
Drew 400 Guests

The Open House conducted by
The Eastern Shore Public Service
Company of Maryland at their vi
emma Generating Plant, Vienna,
Maryland, was attended by some
400 visitors last Friday.
Information and guiding tours
through the plant gave all who at
tended broader understanding on
the art of making electricity and its
distribution which covers from
Cape Charles, Va, to Smyrna, Del,
with the exceptions of few muni-
cipal plants
OF particular interest was the
section" setup under which the
plant operates. With this method
of operation each individual sec
tiOn can be automatically switched
over to any other station in the
event of difficulties.
Two complete new sections are
now in operation, with another al
most completed and another Sec
tion yet to be built. 1t is estimated
that the last section will be opera
ting before 1851.
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-14
Eva Warrington's
New Store Finished
Graud 0pening 0f New, Building
Held Today, Tomorrow

Eva d. Warrington, one of the
leading business women in Kent
county, realizes dream of long
standing when she officially opens
her enlarged and completely mod
ernized furniture store in Harring-
ton today.
GraciOusly serving the public of
Kent and Sussex counties at her
present location since 1943, she
realized sometime ago that the
building in use then, was totally
inadequate to take care of the
demands which were being placed
upon it, and satisfied that a much
larger and a thoroughly modern
structure was needed, she had
plans drawn for the present i'm
posing building, that is approx
mately 60 x so, and contains thou.
sands of square feet of display anC
storage space on it's two floors.
During the grand opening days
today and tomorrow, special dOOl
prizes will be awarded, and a mul
titude of bargains will be made
available to the shoppers who
visit the store those days. An ide;
of what awaits the homemaker a
WarringtOn's can be gained from ;
careful perusual of the full pag,
advertisement appearing on pag,
16 of this issue of the Milfort
! Chronicle.
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-14

March 31st, VIII be presented.
These include Nursing Service,
Tuberculin Testing, microscopes,
X-raying, Sunnybrook Cottage, Re-
habilitatiOn, Health Education,
Christmas Seal Sale, Financial and
Medical Research. The speaker for
the meeting will be DR.. Russell E.
league, Associate Director of the
Phipps Institute for Control Of
tuberculosis of the University of
Pennsylvania, and a Surgeon Cen
eral of the United States Public
Health Service. DR.. leagues sub
iect will be Modern Tuberculosis
Control" During the meeting off,
GERS will be elected for the present
fiscal year as well as members ol
the executive committee and one
third of the membership of the
Board OF Directors. DR.. Marshall
has appointed Mr.. F. S. johnson
Treasurer of the Society as chair
man Of the nominating committee
Other members of the Committee
are DR.. A. r. Stands, Jr., Raymond
w. Helm, George Ayars and Mrs
Willard Deputy. Arrangements are
being made by G. Taggart Evans
Executive Secretary.
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-14
University Women
Will Meet May 18th

The Dover Branch of the Ameri-
can Association of University WO-
men will have dinner meeting at
the Hotel Richardson, Monday, May
n, at $3.50 p. m. DR.. William S.
Carlson, president of the Universi-
ty of Delaware, will speak on
Greenland" While an undergrad
uate at the University of Michigan,
DR.. Carlson went to Greenland as a
field leader of the University of
Michigan expedition, and after
graduation ne became a leader of
the university's fourth expedition
to Greenland.
Mrs George r. Miller, Jr., is the
program chairman and Mrs.
Charles Brown is in charge of din
neF arrangements. Members of the
branch may make reservations for
the dinner by contracting Mrs
Charles Brown whose address is
10S Cecil St., and phone number
2159
An important business meeting
for the branch members has beer
called by the Branch president
Mrs. William Richardson, at the
Hotel, proceeding the dinner at {
b. m.
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-14
Days In
Store For The
Senior Class
Group Will Spend Week
end In N ew York;
Graduation Exercises
Will Be Held On Mon
day, June 7th.

Busy days are in store for the
seniors of Milford High School. AS
the end of their final year ap-
proaches, the activities of the class
attain an accelerated pace. The
class will spend the days of May
IA, Is, 16 and IL in New York City.
Lochlin Huth will be the leader of
the trip.
On May % the annual dinner of
the Athletic Association will occur
to honor the letter winners among
the athletes OF the school. Members
of the senior class have played a
large part in interscholastic ath-
letics during the current school
year.
On Tuesday evening, June 1, the
Milford Rotary Club will sponsor
the annual banuet for graduates of
the Milford High School and the
Milford Memorial Hospital Glass
Night is scheduled for the evening
of June at $3.50 p. m. On June G
the Milford Presbyterian Church
will be the scene of the annual bac-
Continued on page a
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-14
Milford Resident
Commits Suicide
Van Hickman Found Dead In Coal
Bin BY His Daughter

Vangie C. Hickman, 20, retired
employe of the l.. D. Caulk Com
pany, Milford, was found dead in
the cellar of his home on South
Walnut Street and Kings Highway
last Thursday afternoon from a
bullet wound in the head. Coroner
William E. COnoway of Sussex
County said death was due to a
self-inflected wound.
Miss Kathryn Hickman, daughter
of Mr.. Hickman, found the body on
her return for lunch at noon. The
body was in coal bin in the cellar
and 80 caliber revolver was in
Hickman's hand.
Lying On Blanket
Hickman was lying on a blanket
He had shot himself in the mouth
police said.
DR.. j. B. Homan, Milford, said he
had been dead for some hours.
His daughter, an employee of the
Milford Trust Co., on her return
home for lunch missed her father
and started a search.
Coroner ConOway said Hickman
| had been in ill health.
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-14

disease.
The principal danger of the tick
is, of course, his bite and even
though only one tick in a few hun
dred may carry the Rocky Noun
tain spotted fever virus, that one
tick (Which cannot be recognized
from the rest) may cause a fatal
infection.
Since many people are taking ad-
vantage of the spring weather to
go on picnics or to be out in the
woods and fields, the State Board
of Health warns everyone to watch
out for ticks, and to examine the
body closely when returning from
such a trip. Where ticks are pick
ed up Out-Of-dOOrs, it is usually
from grass or weeds close to the
ground. Men will find that boots
laced over trouser legs, or even
socks pulled up over the bottoms
of trousers, helps to keep the ticks
from crawling beneath the cloth
ing. Ticks may also be found in
towns where the grass and weeds
are allowed to grow wild. Keep
these cut closely around the houses
schools, and parks advises the
State Board of Health.
Ticks often work their way up
Continued on page o
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-14
Employee Of LOyett's
Nurseries Is Fatally
Injured When He Was
Struck By Car Opera
ted By w. T. Watkins
Of Milford.

One man was killed and nine
other persons were injured in aul
tom0bile accidents over the week
end, as motorists took advantage
of last Sundays good driving wea-
ther to throng highways through
out the state.
The dead man is Zygmunt Mar
ciseroski, transient worker who
had been employed at Lovett's
Nurseries on Route Ia near Mill
ford. 1t was on the same highway,
about one-half mile south of Mil
ford that he was struck BY the car
of William Thomas Watkins, 19, of
Milford, about o'clock early last
Sunday morning.
Was Walking Along Road
State police at Georgetown said
the victim was walking in the mid
die of the road when he was struck.
He was apparently killed instantly,
they said. Death was caused by in
ternal injuries.
insufficient Identification cards
and, papers in his pockets prevent
ed police from ascertaining Marci-
seroski's age. A slip of paper in
his pocket contained a type Of
medicine that had been bought in
New York City, leading to the be-
lief he had lived there before COM
ing to Delaware. State police said
the victim has no known relatives.
The case was also investigated by
Coroner w, l. Conaway of Sussex
county.
This was the Goth fatal accident
! to occur in Delaware this year as
compared with 21 for the corre-
/ spending period of last year.
i A ten-year-old school girl of the
Rehoboth School, Joan Louise
Saunders, received a broken left
leg and severe lip cuts when she
was hit by an automobile early
Saturday night while pushing hel
4 bicycle acr0ss The street
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-14
Local Ball Teams
Had Good Weekend
All Three Shines" Were victorious
In Season Openers

This community of approximate
ly 5000 population not only is a
"baseball-conscious" town, but al
so produces winning baseball
teams was clearly demonstrated on
Sunday, May 8, when three Milford
teams played on three different dia-
monds and all three turned in wins.
Even though two of the teams
were playing on foreign fields, all
three clubs had their share of 10y
al supporters present and roofing
for their favOrites.
On Sunday afternoon, the Vets,
v. F. W.-sponsOred "hOme talent
semi-pro club, opened the 194S Sus-
sex County League (semi-prO) sea-
SOM at Millsboro, meeting the
Millsboro ChickA With Howard
Killen, veteran right-handed pit
cher and playing manager, hurl-
ing four~hit ball, while his team
mates were finding two Millsboro
hurlers for eight safe blows, the
Milford Vets carved out a to
victory.
Continued on page y
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-14
Mrs. ]. S. Willis
Installed AS
New Head OF
Century Club
Succeeds Mrs! Joseph j.
Pearce For Two Year
Term; Other Officers
Installed; Mrs. Pearce
Presented With A Sill
yer Plate.

Mrs. Jonothan S. Willis was in
stalled as the president Of the Mil
ford New Century Club on Monday,
succeeding Mrs Joseph ]. Pearce,
the executive officer for the past
two years. Mrs. Willis, in accepting
the office, spoke of the first Mrs.
JOn0than S. Willis who, in 1898,
served as the first president of the
club. The club, now beginning its
second cycle Of fifty years, has an
other Mrs. Willis, the daughter-in-
law Of the first one She announced
the following chairmen: custodian
Of property, Mrs. F. Davis Watson;
parlimenterian, DR.. M. Dalema
Draper; hostesses, Mrs. Harold
Short and Mrs. Granville Kinder
historian and director to the State
Board Of Directors, Mrs. ]. j
Pearce; emblems, Mrs. Thomas Da-
Wis; rental. Mrs A. c. Houston
flowers, Mrs. Chas. Banning; pro,
Gram. Mrs. David b. Greene, Mrs
Herman Phillips, Mrs. Laurence
CONTINUED on page -
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-14
Odd Fellows
Are Planning
Degree Rally
Huge Affair Will Be
Held At RehObOth On
Saturday, May %; 500
Are Expected.

Members throughout the state
are preparing for one of the largest
rallies to be held by the Indepen-
dent Order of Odd Fellows in more
than a decade. The rally will be
held on Saturday, May %, and will
feature principally the comforting
of the first, second and third de-
grees of the order. The affair will
take place in the RehObOth Beach
High School auditorium, and it is
expected that around five hundred
Odd Fellows will be in attendance.
According to Deputy Grand Master
Berman Melvin, of RehOboth
Beach, there will be approximately
one hundred candidates on whom
the degrees will be conferred.
Work of the first degree will be
put on at 4 p. m, after which din
ner will be served in the school
cafeteria. COnferring of the second
degree will start at 8 o'clock, and
during the interval of the second
and third degree a Grand Repre-
sentative will address the assemb-
" on Sovereign Grand Lodge work.
At the conclusion of his address
the last degree will be conferred.
Members of Ocean Wave Lodge
No. 43 of Rehoboth Beach will act
as hosts to visiting dignitaries and
Odd Fellows. The presiding Noble
Grand is Carlton B. Walls.
The degree work will be put on
with full formalities by the top
notch Eden Lodge degree team oil
Wilmington. The rally is open tC
all members of Odd Fellowship and
Grand Master Robert D. Moore
urges all subordinate lodges tC
make plans now to have as many
of their respective members as will
be possible. The rally will present
an opportunity to many members
recently accepted into Odd Fellow.
ship the chance of witnessing de
gree work in full regalia with al
it's attendance splendOr.
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-14
Expert To Inspect
Indian Burial Site

One OF the country's best-known
anthrolopologist, Dr.. 7. Dale Stew
art Of the Smithsonian Institute
will make a three-day visit in Lew
es the coming weekend as guest Of
the Sussex Archaeological Associa-
tion.
The curator Of the Division Of
Physical Anthropology of the mu-
scum at Washington has taken
such an interest in the Indian skel-
etons and relics being found on the
recently discovered aboriginal Wiz
lage near Lewes that he has agreed
to inspect the site and give techni-
cal information on methods of
working to get best results.
Kenneth D. Givan,. president OF
the association, announced this
week the schedule Of the anthrop-
ol0gist's visit this weekend. To-
night at 8 o'clock in the I.ewes
CONTINUED on page %
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-14
.ElwOOd Wright
COP Leader In
Sussex Passes
Magistrate At County
Seat Was Stricken A
Week Ago; Funeral
Was Held Wednesday. !.

William Elwood Wright, 20, ac-
tive in Republican politics of Sus-
sex County for nearly half cen.
tury and the father of Former Dep
uty Attorney General Caleb NJ.
Wright. died early Monday morning
of this week in the Beebe Hospital
at Lewes. He has been i'll from a
heart condition the past week.
A magistrate in Georgetown
since 1927, Mr.. Wright had held
many public offices during his ca
reer. He had been Republican COM
mitteman from the Ninth Repre-
sentative District the past 80 years.
Native Of Laurel
Born at Laurel, Feb. IL, 1878, Mr..
Wright was educated in Sussex
schools and in 1899 moved to Phil
adelphia to become associated with
the Philadelphia Traction Com
pany.
In 1902 Mr.. Wright returned to
Sussex County to become deputy
clerk of the peace and made his
home in Georgetown. He held that
post until 1914, when he was elec-
ted clerk of the peace.
Appointed clerk of the Board Of
Assessments for the county, Mr.
Wright remained in that post unit
1927, when he was named a magis
trate.
Mr.. Wright was a former chair
man of the Sussex County Republi
can Committee and was treasurer
of the committee at the time of hi
/ death. He was chairman of the De
partment of Elections of SUSSEX
County.
(continued on page ~
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-14
May-Day, Field Meet
At School May 18th
Barbara Harrison And Court viii
Reign; Kiwanis Sponsors Meet


May Day festivities will be held
this year at Milford High School
on Wednesday, May 10, at 8:45 a.
m.
Barbara Harrison with her court
will reign over the days activities
which will include May pole dane
ing and all types of athletic events.
The procession of the queen and
her attendants is scheduled to start
promptly at 8:45 a. m. with the
high school band playing the pro-
cessiOnal march. Joan Turner and
Norma Peterman, freshmen attend
ants, will lead the procession. They
will be followed by the sophomore
representatives, Carolyn Nelte and
Joan Harrison. Representing the
junior class will be Ruth Kimmel
and Irma Mccullough, followed by
the senior attendants, Helen Fur
Miss and Margaret Walls. The
Lady of the May" is the next per-
son in the procession. The May
Continued on page 81
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saAYgozv s9vs III 1NAa u 1pAn -
Killed On Highway
Near MiLtordSunddy
FOURTH ANNUAL KENT
HORSE SHOW MAY Is

Former Speaker of the
House of Representatives
Ben Johnson of Dover, pres
ident of the Kent Horse Show
Association, announced to-
day thatsthe Fourth Annual
Kent Horse Show will be
held this coming Sunday,
May 16, at the associations
show grounds, just south of
Dover.
The first event is schedul-
ed to begin promptly at 11:O0
o'clock and a fulls field of
entrants have registered for
the meet which promises to
be the most outstanding
ever held by the association.
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-14

NAD LCAcDIhlAtlS lllC HALn dunIV1fs
sary Tor fifth multiple anniversary
70 their graduation from the Uni
verslty.
A luncheon at the home of Mrs.
r. 0. Bausman, 81 w. Park Place,
Newark, will be the scene of the re-
union Of the Glass Of 1913, the first
class to graduate from the Wo-
mems College Of the University of
Delaware. Miss Anne Galiaher,
Newark. is chairman Of the COM
mittee making arrangements.
The Glass of 1923, under the
chairmanship OF Miss Ruth Anne
Russell, Wilmington. and the Glass
of 1888. under Miss Mary U. O.
Neill Wilmington, have both plan
red iuncheons In the College Inn
Newark.
The Glass Of 1928 will have :
noon luncheon at the Newark
Country Club. Mrs. Joseph Patno
Wis Is chairman of the class reunion
committee.
The Glass Of Dec. '43 will ais,
have q luncheon at noon, served ii
the banquet room Of the Academ!
Restaurant, Newark. Miss Eleano
J. Bader is in charge of arrange
ments.
Teas viii honor the Glasses O
1888 and April '43. according 4
Mrs William P. Morton and Mis-
Sarah EliasOn. chairmen Of the re
epective committees. The '2S te
loontinusd on pass I'D