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Milford chronicle., 1948-05-28
Colored College
To Graduate 49
Commencement Exercises Will BE
Held Tuesday, June s

The Delaware State College for
ColOred Students will graduate the
largest class in it's histOry-49-
Tuesday, June 8, at 2 p. M, with
DR.. MOrdecai w. Johnson, presi-
dent of Howard University as the
commencement speaker.
Honorary degrees will be con-
ferred for the first time.
Miss Olive Anita Stewart. Will
mingtOn, is honor student. She
earned the distinction by maintain
ing one of the highest scholastic
averages ever gained by a student
enrolled at the institution.
Candidates Listed
Candidates for degrees are: Ba-
chelor of arts, Evelyn LeOchi Fin
ney, Roy Lawrence Hamilton, Lo-
retta Ilene Kent, Edward Louis
Schenck, Shivers Salathiel Spriggs.
Charles Wade; Bachelor of science
in secondary education, Dora. Fore
man Bell, Julius r. BOas, Wilfred
c. Bullard, Maynard Donald Hard
wick, Gilbert H. Jackson, Jr., Ma
tlanle Johnson, William Lewis
tioniel Johnson, William Lewis
Lawson, Wilmer Henry Mills, Den
yer Burton Parker, William Robert
Stephens, Jr.; Bachelor of science
in industrial education, Felmon De-
vOner Motley, Hampton Maynard
Turner.
Bachelor of science in home eco
nOmics education, Annabelle H
Hardwick, Virginia Hassard, Blan-
che Catherine Watson; bachelor of
science, Madelyn Beatrice Mat
thews, William Edward Powell
Morris Wilson.
Bachelor of arts in elementary
education, Catherine Elizabeth
Beard, Alice c. Williams Brown
Eleanor LOper Brown, Mary Samn-
son Dredden, Elsie Green Earle.
Marilyn Jane Easterling, Alice Vic
toria Fields, Cedric Rudolph Hvn-
son, frankie Evangeline johnson
Ellen Johns, Claudia Leila Lock-
man, Leah Anna Mason, Malachi
Albert Rasin, LeOla Mae ShockIev
Olive Anita Stewart, Mildred PINK
EFT Thomas, Blanche Lottie Wilson
Gloria Elizabeth Wilson; bachelor
OF science in agricultural educa-
ton, Charles Harold H. Caldwell
Allen Tyree Hill. Nehemiah Alpho-
nse KelsOn, Richard Alton NauI1
Joseph Hughes Sadler, Jarrett WI
lace Warner. ~
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-28

lie lnef1ciently equipped manuallv Most of
them are helpless in putting a machine r.
gether or in operating it or repairing if TIL.
applies to almost everything from fving .
typewriter to operating farm macbinor,,
Hence, our college graduates go out into ~
world without the respect of labor Tbereforo
Delleve every young person should snend "
year IN some mechanical business or scboo1
Some readers may be fortunate en0ng6 e.
nave a mechanically inclined bow or girI h,'t
am sure that many readers will agree vjtt
me that most children are too heIpIess Thi
Is one reason which gives labor leaders tho i,o
ABILITY to threaten us with strikes and Soono
us with their propaganda. This is esnecioI11,
important for those who expect to inborit
money or position. A years training of 49,
sort would be the very best insurance thn4
we could possibly give our children ma ma
grandchildren. anu
GET SOME MECHANICAL TRAINING,
Such years training would not taLo a.
place OF college which teaches yerv nocos Iao
sary foundations. 1 am simply appealing tbot
atter this formal education is complate5 'i1'S' 10
Iore our young people settle down. thew sbo"Sd
take year of intensive training in mecbor'
cal work, agriculture ranching. oil prodmotin,
numbering and the other basic industrios ,''
which our nation ultimately must denanS ~"
talnly, they should know more abont tbo -
dustries upon which their food clotbino III, IL
, shelter depends "uu
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-28
Home Grown Products

DETROIT - up - The Detroit
Tigers this season are offering nine
players who were either born in
Detroit or lower Michigan or who
spent their bovhoOd there. And all
nine got their start on Detroit
SandlOts.
Pitchers Ted Cray, Art Houtte-
man, Hal Newhouser and Bill
Pierce all are native Detroiters,
while Frank Overmire comes from
Moline, Mich. Shortstop Connie
Berry was bern in Kalamazoo and
ShortstOpper JOHNNY LipOn moved
to Detroit from Ohio as a lad.
Johnny McHale. reserve first base
man. was horn in Detroit, while
Outfielder Ed Mierkowicz was born
in Wyandott, a Detroit suburb.
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-28
WASHINGTON.
= = 2'AMEkIE
By Charles L. Egenroad

WASHINGTON, d. C.-The Ru-
raj ElectrificatiOn Administration
is now taking the spotlight by the
Congressional expose of govern
ment agency political propaganda
machines.
A year ago the House Appropri-
atlOns Committee considered re-
ducing loan ALLEGATIONS for REA
because it was known that short
ages of electrical equipment would
prevent carrying out an extensive
program at that time.
Immediately, members of both
the House and Senate were swamp
ed with mail from prospective eli
ents and current users of rural
electrificatiOn, declaring that plans
to build new lines and improve ex-
listing ones would be curtailed if
Congress failed to approve REA's
requested budget. These letters
on file in the House and Senate Of
fices) state that the authors WE'RE
TOLD BY REA REPRESENTA-
TIVES that such would be the re-
suit.
REA'S use of it's position as a po-
litical club was not new. During
the 1914 presidential campaign
Claude Wickard, then Secretary of
Agriculture, stumped seven politi-
cally critical states on the REA is
sue.
In Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky,
Oklahoma, Indiana. Illinois and,
Wisconsin. Mr.. Wickard declared
that he and President Candidate
Roosevelt would ask the 1945 Con-
gress for $5S5 millions for immed-
late postwar expansion of REA.
At the very time Wickard was
making his speeches, the REA had
found reason to loan only S3S9 mil
lions of the $5O2 millions already
authorized.
At any rate, the DemOcrat-cOn-
trOlled Congress of 1945 did NOT
fulfill his promises to prospective
REA customers. 1t authorized only
5000 millions. Nevertheless, Wick
ard became administrator of REA
that year and proceeded to admin
lister it without complaint, although
the budget was about One-third
what he had promised.
Last year the S0th Congress held
REA appropriations to 1925 mil
lion, cOntending that materials
shortages made larger appropria-
tiOns useless. Subsequently this
amount was supplemented at the
insistence of REA administrators,
by an additional $175 million. Of
course in seeking the supplement,
no mention was made of shortages
byq REA prOpagandists, and, sure
enough, on April 30-only months
before the end of fiscal year 1948-
Wickard himself admitted that $17
millions of the original 1925 mil
lion appropriation was still in the
REA till.
Once again it's an election year,
but the Administration is staying
far away from REA as a political
issue.
The reason: the official Congress
siOnal report for fiscal '49 revealed
that of the odd L billion so far al
located by REA to cOOperatives, ap-
prOXimately One-half is today un-
used because MATERIALS CAN
| NOT RE PURCHASED
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-28

EDUCATION OF CHILDREN
This is especially important to consider in
connection with the education of children
Hence, Mrs. Babson and have devoted our
earnings to help the BabsOn Institute to train
men, Webber College to train women, and
Utopia College in ''the center of the country"
to train both young men and women.
Every reader knows that the most impor-
tant of all investments are in character, health
and education. Everything else whether
stocks, bonds, bank accounts or real estate
can fade away. This is not saying that they
will but through taxation during peacetime
and condscation during wartime, it is con-
stantly going to be harder for children to
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-28
Boy Scouts
Session For Down State
Scouts Held On Assa-
woman Bay; Milford
Scouts Took Part.

Two hundred and twenty-eight
boy scouts and scout leaders from
the Sussex and Dover Districts of
the Del-Mar-Va Council took part
in a CampOree at Mulberry Point,
on AssawOman Bay, Saturday-Sun-
day, May 1916. Troops taking part
were No. 166, Bridgeville, Keller
HOch, scOutmaSter; No. Is, Dover,
Dan Enterline, Jr., and Howard
Warren in charge; No. 1OS, Dover,
Ray Sadowski, scOutmaster; No.
122, Dover, Samuel Kendall, scout
master; No. 109, Frankford, DON
aid Campbell, ScOutmaster; No. 1O5.
Georgetown, Sheldon Dennis, as
sistant scOutmaster; No. SO, Lewes.
Herman Short, scOutmaster; No.
1O2, Milford, J. Irwin Bowman,
scOutmaster; No. SO, MillsbOro,
Wayne Burton, scOutmaster; No.
IS, RehObOth Beach, EnOch Gale.
scOutmaster and No. 1872, Seaford,
Gordon ]. PenrOse, scOutmaster.
The camping and activities chair
man of each district, Captain Ed
gar F. Isaacs, Jr., of Milford, and
H. R. Fry of Seaford, headed up
the CampOree Committee. CaptaIn
Isaacs was also CampOree Chief.
Other members of the committee
were Harold A. Shaterian, A. e.
Humes and Mr.. Bowman of Mil
ford; Leo Scheetz and John E. Nc
Govern of Lewes; Joseph C. Lingo
of MillsbOrO; F. Kenneth Tuller,
Lawrence c. FOard and Arthur G..
Livingston of Dover; VIM. Rankin
and Mr.. Penrose of SeafOrd and
Lowell E. Hendrick, District Scout
Executive.
John o. Shanks, Council Scout
Executive, A. w. Rand and Don F.
Hinrichs of the Safety Services Di-
vision of the Delaware Chapter of
the American Red Cross, were
guests and were instrumental in
making the CampOree a real sue
cess.
The program was full of fun and
scouting adventure. Among the
outstanding events was the camp
| fire and court of honor. Directed
by Mr.. Shaterian, the campfire was
spirited and fast moving with many
stunts and plenty of good scout
singing. OF particular interest, was
the tumbling exhibition put on by
a team from Troop No. SO. The
court of honor was highlighted by
the presentation of Eagle. Rank to
Scouts William Ingram and Don
aid Ratledge of Troop No. SO and
the Eagle Bronze Palm to Scout
Barry Yutzi of Troop No. 80. Life
Awards were made to Scouts Rob-
ert Leithiser and William Wood of
Troop No. 1902; Austin Hudson, Le-
roy Jones and Gehman Mitchell of
Troop No. SO, and Clifford Howarth
of Troop No. SO. Star Awards went
to Terry Carmine of Troop No. 80;
Charles Horn of Troop No IS; Dom
aid Stallard and Herbert LitchfOrd
of Troop No. 1872 and Davis Wood
and William Kimmel of Troop No
1O2. In addition to these awards,
nine boys became First Glass
Scouts, fifteen became Second Glass
Scouts and twenty-five boys receiv-
ed a total of seventy-twO Merit
Badges.
Sunday worship services were
conducted with Reverend Thomas
/. Smith of Frankford delivering an
inspiring reminder of the impOr-
tance of living the twelfth Scout
Law, "a Scout is Reverent."
Many parents and friends of the
scouts were visitors during the
Camporee. They added much to
the occasion and are always well
come to come and observe the ac-
tivities in which scouts participate.
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-28

swap shop, dump.
ing everything in
the show window.
and even in good
times they would
rather phft in your
eye than take the
trouble to wait on
you. But they come
over to New York
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-28
Hill Hopeful

UNIVERSITY, Miss. - (P -
Kerr Snead Terry, son of Memphis
Bill Terry. former manager Of star
first baseman of the New York
Giants, is a freshman pitching
prospect at Mississippi A Septem-
ber enrollee, however, he won't be
eligible until the 1949 diamond
campaign.
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-28
Britain'S Hospital
Stats Inadequate

LONDON - up - Minister of
Health Aneurin Bevan reports that
the shortage of attendants is seri-
ously crippling Britain's hospital
services. At one time, he says, 61,-
l46 hospital beds were vacant be-
cause of staff shortages.
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-28

point Of national in
terest, but they
were influenced by
their training and
by personal inter-
est. Enactment Of
such a law would
mean a larger
peacetime army; it
would call for more
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-28
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our heart
Ielt thanks to our relatives and
friends for the kindness shown ne
and to everyone who gave flowers
or helped in any way during the
sudden passing of our husband and
father, o. c. PassmOre. Mrs Em-
ma PassmOre and Family. #
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-28
PERSONAL VIEWPOINTS

HONEST though most Of us may
: : be. it is entirely human to con-
slider proposals and events from the
viewpoint Of personal interest. We
do it with no intention Of being un.
fair, and, in fact, we do it subcon-
sciously.
AS "a group, army officers at
tempted to consider universal mill
tary training only from the stand
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-28
BabsOn Discusses Preparing Your Children For War

BABSON PARK, Mass,
May 2S-Whether or not
a war with Russian will
materialize, no one knows.
1t, however, should be
realized that the world is
going through a great rev.
OlutiOn comparable only
to the French Revolution
of over a century ago.
Owing to this conflict be-
tween ideologies, those
who "have" may be Oblig-
ed to give up much in
properties, securitie S,
prestige, privileges, etc.,
to those who "have
- -
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-28
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our neighbOrs
and friends for the flowers, cards,
and their many acts of kindness
during the sudden death of our
husband and father, Wilbur B. Cal
laway. We especially thank Rev.
Wood for his comforting words.
Elizabeth B. Galloway and Chill
dren. 1t
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-28
PREVENTION FIRST

There is great deal of public miscOncep-
tiOn concerning flood damage and flood con-
troll, which has largely resulted from the or
ganized campaign on behalf of great, enOr-
mOusly costly, multi-purpOse dams, such as
those built by IVA and proposed for various
other river basins.
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-28
Still
A
Fighter


fearlesSly denouncing cigarettes and
l wrote one agreeing with him alb
solutely but confessing that
couldn't quit. Gene wrote a furious
letter back. The way he ripped into
cigarettes was just sheer bigotry.
He hates them. 1t shows what a
closed mind will do. / don't hate
them and certainly have more
reason to than Gene does. They are
just no dice to me. THEY DON'T
MATTER ONE WAY OR AN.
OTHER.
Yes, more than 80 years and, II
you average in the extra early
years when my consumption prob
ably wasn't more than Is or 20 a
day, think it would be cOnserva-
tive to strike figure Of 30 a day.
Wait minute, 30 times 80 times
S65 days-I only make an expense
account every Leap Year because
arithmetic hurts but / am Just
curious to see. That's 32S,5OO
cigarettes and the worst of IL was
with me ! nearly always did i'm
hale. That's two and three-quar.
ter inches each time. All those
cigarettes, by IL into feet, then
into mileS-14 miles Of cigarettes.
What haystack that would make.
1 remember when Tunney was
champion some advertising COM
pany got up a painting of a big.
handsome, blue-eyed harp and plas-
tered it all over the billboards and
if it wasn't our Gene it certainly
was an unreasonable facsimile, and
him a teetotalitarian as far as the
poisonous weed goes, although
brosdminded about alcohol and a
very good man around the juleps.
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-28

Recently an analysis was made of the
problem, based on surveys or the U. S. De-
partment of Agriculture. 1t produced these
remarkable facts: Is per cent of the damage
occurred in urban areas, generally far down.
stream; 6 per cent was agricultural damage
along the main stream; per cent was agri-
cultural damage along principal tributaries
and rs. per cent was damage, mainly agri-
cultural in the headwater valleys. And near
ly all the damage in headwater areas is the
result of erosion and small and frequent
floods, where the big dams offer no prOtec-
tion.
What this means is that the big, main
stream dams can, at best, do only very
small part of the flood control job, in spite of
their incredible cost in money, labor and ma
terialS. Control in the headwater valleys is
principally a matter of soil conservation.
The land must be worked and plOughed in a
fashion that will keep the tOpsOil from being
carried away when the water comes. In this
connection, it is a fact that in areas we be-
lieve primitive, such as Guatemala, the In
dians of the region have long practiced sound
contour cultivation though they have only
hoes for tools.
Flood control, therefore, isn't matter of
big appropriations of tax money for huge
dams. 1t lies in intelligent work being done
on the individual farms of the nation, and in
controlling the flow of water in small
streams. The heart of the problem is flood
prevention rather than control, after the bulk
Of the damage has been done.
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-28
THE DETECTED DEMOCRATIC BOSSES


The Democrats admit they are in a deep
hole, but think they have struck bottom.
Everything is bound to improve; the future
can hold no greater terrOrS. This is what
is to be gathered from the detection of the
Democratic national executive committee
The party's regional experts may think that
the worst is over, but the denatured official
summaries are hardly inspiring.
The Democratic plight is no better-the
party's analysts and strategists have not yet
solved the Wallace ailment or it's annoying
Southern complication. Far from being in
command, the administration politicians are
being led around by the nose. And President
Truman says grimly that he intends to have
the partys nomination. 1t is hopeless prob
lem so far for the Democratic bosses.
The Wallace flight is complete. Not even
Democratic change of command would bring
him back. But the Southern situation offers
hope. By no means is there a solid front ;
the anti-Truman feeling ranges widely from
the bitterness in Mississippi and South Car
Olina to more moderate thought that the
South had better string along and do it's
fighting within the Democratic party. Not
that the Presidents name is household
word in Dixie, but the South is still a long
way from changing labels. Mr.. Truman
merely made it embarrassing to be a Demo-
crat, and yet it might be more uncomfortable
in the long run to be otherwise. Henry Wal
lace, after all, has distant eye on the South,
land where barefoot boys become kissin Gov
ernOrS.
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-28

and dress up their blurry clarks in
costumes and talk about nine-and-
thruppence and a guinea-a-go and
the Americans will pay anything for
their woodbineS and cigarette light
erS. We have Park Avenue trash
who would nominate their kids at
birth to be customers at DunhilPs 20
years later, like putting them up for
Groton or Choate.
It is the difference between a
tObaccOnist'S and a cigar store.
That lighter probably cost $50 and
how many would you say sold in
the United States at jewelry prices
until all Of sudden they are all
over town for SO cents? Millions
and millions Of dollars worth.
Saphhires and rubies. Mine is en-
graved and a gold case, toe. /
forgot the gold case because Il was
too much trouble to fill it.
Anyway, I certain
End 1y am glad I don't
of have to find the
Smoking tweezers and scuff
the heel Of my thumb
raw like Jimmy Valentines, every
two or three weeks changing flints
because, no, didn't swear off, 1
just didn't smoke any more. After
more than 80 years, probably more
like IS, one morning I didn't smoke
until noon and then I didn't smoke
until evening and when it came bed
time and I hadn't smoked I WAS
ALMOST AFRAID TO THINK
ABOUT IT.
But ! ignored it and the next day
kept putting it off, and many's
the time / had two or three days
and sometimes even a week, but
this time it was different. Other
times / used to count the minutes
and hours and figure crazy prob
lens like If 1 didn't smoke 30 a
day for 80 days that would be, let's
see, three times O-sO-that would
be 900 I didn't smoke in a month.
This time I was aloof. After the
second day, anyway, I ignored it.
Once in a while she would say she
was real proud and nobody could
realize what a comfort it was not
to have that reek always around but
I preferred not to discuss the mat.
ter at all. After a month I was
pretty sure Of myself, although, as I
say, this time it was no struggle
because I just relaxed and didn't
make struggle Of it. I ignored it.
Two months. I wasn't counting any
more. I haven't counted in three
months. just don't smoke so I
have no reason to carry matches.
AhOiit aiOhf Toop4bS
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-28
WHAT PRICE HEALTH

In all probability, no action will be taken
on compulsory health insurance by this Con-
gress. And the reasons for that are plain.
First of all, the polls show that the Am
erican people are strongly against schemes
which would make the doctor subservient to
the politician-and, incidentally, cost the
workers and employers of the country an
other $4,000, 600, ,0O0-plus year.
Secondly, the factual testimony in OppO-
sitiOn to the plan has been extremely impress
sive. 1t has been shown that American health
standards are far better than those prevail
ing in most other countries, even overlook
ing the effects of the war.
Third, it has also been shown that the
arguments offered in behalf of compulsory
health insurance are full of fallacies and mis-
interpretations. Good medical care-fOr
those who want it's far more abundant
far more easily Obtainable, than these argu-
ments ever admit.
Fourth, the growth of voluntary prepay
ment plans, which give workers and their
families medical care and disqualification at
low cost, has been nothing short of amaz-
ing. The largest of these plans has something
like 30,000,000 members. Thus, for a great
percentage of our people the problem of pay
ing for care has been solved.
Last, and most important, the experience
in other countries is that political domina-
tiOn of medicine is nearly as bad as complete
sOcializatiOn. In both cases, the quality of
service nOse-dives. Then the people really
have health problem.
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-28

Classified Ads get results.
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-28

About eight months
out l mentioned it in
a letter to Tunney be-
cause a few years
back he wrote a tract
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-28

Anyway, I certain
End ly am glad I don't
.~- of have to find the
Smoking tweezers and scuff
the heel of nv thumb
Arizona sun., 1948-11-26

CCAGO-James president Of Hotpoint Inc inspects
the automatic push button electric off the assembly
lines words largest plant just opened here
Nance made headlines earlier this when he cut prices
toward lower home appliance Although push button
the first fully automatic
approximately the same as with manual switches
Arizona sun., 1948-11-26
Bible Sales for 1947
Nearly 30 Million

The Bible-consistently a best
seller-reached new heights in
1947, according to research experts
gathering information for the new
World Book Encyclopedia.
According to the researchers, BIZ
BILE sales last year totaled about 30
million, which means that 81 were
sold every minute of every hour,
night and day.
This remarkable sales total is
due, in part, to the fact that the
Bible has been translated into
many languages and is found in all
parts of the world. In all, there
are 1874 translations of the COM
plete work, and 1,1O0 translations
of various sections of the Bible.
The World Book researchers
point out that the Bible is often
referred to as "The Book" but it
really should be called '"The Libra
ry," as there are 66 books for Pro-
testants, 73 for Roman Catholics,
and "a for Jews. Even the name
"Bible" is plural in its original
meaning, as the Greek word Obi
BILE" means "books" book.
Arizona sun., 1948-11-26
SWEET, RECIPES
BY ADELE HOLLY
Director, Holly Sugar Kitchens

Ginger Cranberries
4 cups fresh cranberries 4 cup honey
! cup raisins cup sugar
large unpeeled orange ~ tsps. ginger
Put cranberries, raisins, orange
through food chopper (use coarse
blade). MIX with honey, sugar and
ginger. Pour into mason jars. Cover.
Place in refrigerator to cool and
allow f1avors to blend. Makes cups
cranberry relish.
Cranberry-Orange Relish
4 cups fresh cram cups sugar
berries | stalk celery,
2 medium oranges finely diced
Put cranberries and oranges through
food chopper. Add sugar and fold in
finely diced celery. Mix we'll. Store
in refrigerator several hours before
serving so that fiavors can blend.
Whole Cranberry Sauce
cups sugar 4 cups fresh
2 cups water Cranberres
Boil sugar and water together for
three minutes. Add cranberries,