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Milford chronicle., 1948-08-27
League Officials
Plan For PIayoHs
Will Use Knots System Instead OF
ShaughneSSy Set-Up

Directors of the Eastern Shore
League, meeting in special session
at the Sussex Hotel, Seaford, Del
Monday afternoon, made plans for
the leagues participation in a new
type Of post-season playOffs. These
playotfs, devised by DR.. w. X.
Knots, fredericksburg, and adopted
by the league at it's annual meeting
the past winter, features a round
robin series as the semi-fnal round
in lieu of the pairings provided by
the Shaughnessy type of playOffs
used in previous years.
With league president Dallas D.
Culver, SeafOrd, presiding, the di-
rectOrs decided at MONDAYS meet
ing upon the pairings for the
"rOund-robin" or semi-final round.
and also decided upon the admis-
sion price scale that is to prevail
during the playoffs.
Continued on page 18)
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-27
Let's Settle That
Civil Rights Issue

Only one time in history has the
civil Rights issue reached a vote in
the Senate past the Democrat fill
buster brigade. On August 25. 1912.
with the armed forces mobilized
and preparing invasions from
Great Britain and GuadalcanaI
Congress was preparing to nrovide
special facilities for the men in uni
form to vote.
Senator Brooks Republican. iii
nols) projected the civil rights is
sue when he proposed an amend
ment to exempt those in the serv-
ices from paying State poll-tax as
a requirement for voting.
continued on page a.
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-27
To Distribute NeIO
Phone Directories
Work Of Distribution Will
Begin In Territory
Tomorrow

Distribution of new telephone
directories will start here on Sat
urday, August %, and is expected
to be completed by September 4, it
was announced today by Theodore
W. Collins, local manager of the
Diamond State Telephone Com
pany.
Approximately 10,55O copies of
the new green-cOvered books will
be mailed to subscribers in this
territory, Mr.. Collins said. This is
an increase of 1880 copies over
last years distribution.
The new directories contain ap-
prOximately 1886 listings of tele-
phone subscribers in lower Della
ware and in nearby Maryland ex-
changes. This is an increase of
about 3,48O over last years books.
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-27
Milford 'Sox' Get
3 All-Star Berths
Norm Zauchin Is League Leader
With Two Firsts

3
The Milford Red Sox Jared "a.
ther well in the ballOting for the
l948 Eastern Shore League "AlI
star selections with three mem
bers of the local club named on the
hrst team and three others receiv-
ing honorable mention. The selec-
tlons' made annually by the Eas-
tern Shore SpOrtswriters Associa-
ton, were this year dominated bv
members of the leagues three ton
clubs, with twelve out of thirteen
positions filled by members of the
Salisbury, Milford and Easton
clubs.
Norbert (NOrm) Zauchin. Youth
ful right handed first baseman of
the SOX, garnered the lions share
OF honOrs in the ballOting, being an
unanimous choice at first base. and
also gaining designation as the
leagues "mOst valuable player. y
Zauchin, current league leader in
home runs, runs batted in. doubles
and total bases, was an earlv sea-
son sensation, topping league bat
ters III six different departments
for six consecutive weeks. He has
since yielded the batting leader
ship to Don Maxa, EastOn outfieId-
er who shared with Zauchin the
distinction of being the only un-
animOus choices in the 1948 "all''
selections. By virtue of being
chosen the leagues most valu-
able player" Zauchin will receive
a trophy awarded annually by the
spOrtsWriters group. Presentation
of this trophy will be marked with
special pre-game exercises at an
affair now being arranged for the
local park.
Ray JablOnski, local Outfielder.
and runner-up for Zauchin in both
home runs and runs batted in. was
the choice for one of the Outfeld
posts and Paul Perry, southpaw
hurler with the SOx, was named
to the position of left handed pit
cher. JablOnski played here The
greater part of the 1947 season as
shOrtstOp, but was converted bv
Manager Clayton Sheedy into an
OutfieldeT early in the current sea-
son, and, as an outer gardener has
developed into one of the circuits
most consistent sluggers. Perry
arrived on the local scene in mid
season and solved some of the
clubs previous pitching woes bv
giving it another winning burler
In a game last month at Dover
Perry struck out IL Little Phillies
and on several other occasions has
struck out ten or more opposition
hurlers. Perry unQuestiOnablv is
the most outstanding sOuthpaw to
be seen in the Shore circuit this
season.
frankie Malone, Milford fans
and scribes' choice as the circuits
best third sacker, finished third in
the ballOting at that position with
Salisbury's Mike Rivera gaining the
first team berth, and RehobOth's
Billy LavOsky sharing honorable
mention status with Malone. Char
lie Price, hard-hitting Milford out
fielder, also received honorable
mention. Price was handicapped in
his bid by the fact that he was not
with the Milford club longer; had
the Louisville Slugger" been in
the league all season, he might pos
sibly have figured much stronger
in the ballOting.
Clayton Sheedy, regarded by
continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-27
Balance
In Unemployed Fund
Estimate Is Made By Albert Stet-
ser, Executive Director

Delaware's unemployment trust
fund at the end of 1948 will show a
balance of approximately S15.OOO.-
600, it was estimated recently by
Albert Stetser, chairman-executive
director of the commission, on the
basis of a financial report issued
by the commission for the first six
months of this year.
Mr.. Stetser made the estimate on
the provision that "the year 1948
continues at its present pace"
An increase of $4,000 in contri-
buttons collected for payroll per-
iOds ending July 13 over payrolls
for similar periods in 1947, was
reported by Mr.. Stetser.
Combined with a reduction in
benefits paid of $4,000, and an in
crease in interest earnings of $13,-
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-27
Goldey College
Gets Added Space

Goldey College, Delaware's pio-
neer business school, begins it's
slXty-third year Sept. with an
nouncement of an expansion pro
gram to meet the needs of a record
enrolment.
According to William E. Doug
las, president, the college has made
three modern additions to the col
lege building at Ninth and TatnaH
Streets
The store on the ground level.
formerly FoOters Dry Cleaning es-
tablishment, has been remodeled
and newly furnished in its CONVEX
sion into a reception room and
Continued on page lel
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-27
Mildew Attacks
State Bean Fields

DOwny mildew disease has ap-
peared in several fields of lima
beans in Kent and Sussex counties
according to DR.. John w. Heuber-
ger, plant pathOlogist, and Robert
F. Stevens, hOrticulturist for the
Delaware Agricultural Extension
Service.
The two specialists in their field
work have noted a spread of this
into most of the lima bean growing
areas. Ideal weather conditions
for its development which have
prevailed in recent days. These
are warm days, cool nights. heavy
fogs and dews, and showers.
Continued on page 6)
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-27

CAAD e5C4lB 0chAAAuCL 0WAnAAs OuSGG1
state All club specialist, and J.
Frank GOrdy, county agent leader.
All Achievement Days will be
held in all three counties with the
New Castle All Achievement Day
scheduled for September 25. Sus-
sex All Achievement Day will be
held October 2, followed by the
Kent Achievement Day one week
later on October 8.
The Sussex event will be held at
the Georgetown Labor Camp, and
the New Castle County Achieve
ment Day will be at the University
Farm. The location of the Kent
County Day will be announced.
Features at the Achievement
Days will include exhibits of both
boys and girls project work and
such special events as the girls
dress revue where the girls en-
rolled in clothing will model gar
Continued on page -
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-27
Draft Procedure
Is Explained Here
Dr. Victor D. Washburn Explained
Set-UD Monday Night

DR.. Victor d. Washburn, State
Director of Selectite Service, ex-
planned the procedure to be follow
ed in registering draft eligibles
during the registration period which
begins here next Monday NOR
ming to a small, but enthusiastic
group Of patriotic Milford citizens
at an open meeting held in the
Varney Auditorium here last Mon
day evening. DR.. Washburn was
introduced by G. d. Holzmueller,
local member and chairman of the
Sussex County Draft Board.
In his talk DR.. Washburn point
ed out the need of having compe-
tent and conscientious registrars
in order to facilitate prompt and
satisfactory registration of regis
trants, and praised the local veteF-
ans organizations for their efforts
Continued on page 19)
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-27


scheduled to end on Labor Dav.
September 6, with the post-season
playOffs getting underway two days
later.
The 1948 Eastern Shore League
season viii be remembered in years
hence for the unprecedented rainy
and inclement weather, creating a
record number Of pOstpOnements.
In the early part of the season.
countless rainy nights piled up
dOubleheaders and recurring peri-
DDS of similar weather throughout
the season have hampered efforts of
club officials to make up postpone
ments.
The Sho' circuit started the cur
rent season poorly balanced and
that together with the unseason-
able weather, kept down attendance
IN majority Of parks. However. as
the season advanced and teams
Continued on page %
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-27

On Saturday morning last the writer and Robert #
Yerkes went to the Humes Store in Milford and asked
AphOnsO Humes, President of the Milford Board of Edu
cation for hearing before the Board for the purpose of
presenting your views concerning the availability of
Robert r. Shilling for unemployment When approach
ed, Mr. Humes said that it was unnecessary to hold
meeting for the reason that Superintendent had
been practically hired He was asked by me whether
this meant that final decision the matter had been
arrived at by the members of the Board To this he again
answered practically" When pressed further for a
direct yes or he stated unequvOcaly that
final vote on the applicant had not been made by the
Board
With this acknowledgment on the part of Mr. Humes
we again asked for meeting of representative citizens
for the purpose of discussing the unemployment of Mr.
Shilling He then stated that all of the members of the
Board out of town and he doubted that he could
get in touch with them Pressed further for action he
made an absolute promise to try to contact each men,
Der by telephone and said that he would call Robert H
Yerkes at his home later Saturday afternoon This was
about eleven o'clock Saturday morning Not having
heard from Mr.. HUmes. Mr. Yerkes at four o'clock Sat-
urday afternoon called Mr. Humes and was told by him
CHumeS that it useless to pursue the matter fur
ther for the reason that decision had been made Mr.
Yerkes inquired whether the Board had met To this
query Mr. Humes answered that the Board had already
Continued Page
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-27
Big Quarterly To Be
Held This Sunday
Many From Milford Expected To
Attend Wilmington Meeting

Big Quarterly. the day which the
late Rev. Peter Spencer set aside
more than 130 years ago to bring
the people of the church together
for social and religious services at
Mother A. U. M. P. Church, Wilm-
ington, will be held on Sunday,
August 29th.
Church members and their
friends from Delaware, Pennsyl-
Vania, New York, New Jersey,
Maryland, District of Columbia,
South Carolina and other areas are
expected. However, the church
leaders anticipated a ten to IS per
cent drop in attendance due to the
high cost of living and the increase
in transportation costs.
Continued on page -
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-27


6OO prospective entering students,
the uniVersity's third largest class.
A freshman assembly at 1913 a.
m. on Sept II, at which President
William S. Carlson will speak
highlights the program. Full sche-
dulles have been arranged by the
deans for every day except Sunday,
Sept. 19, when a vesper service in
Mitchell Hall will be the only
event. Most of the activities pre-
cede actual registration for classes
on Sept. 20, but several events are
scheduled between that time ana
the opening of classes on Thurs
day, Sept. %.
When the week starts on Sept.
l6, the offices of the deans, the
registrar, director of admissions
and the president will be open FOR
all students and their parents TO
visit.
Continued on page %
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-27
Freshman Week Opens AtDeIaware
On September 10, Closes On 22nd

An Week of
and geacquaned meetings will well
Programs period mailed v Dean
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-27
Eastern Shore League vii
Play Il CurtaiIed Schedule

with Just little regular paving season ro
an esh OF the Eastern Shore League
~ pOslponenlen 70 be made appears improbable
% any one cuD Will be able get quota 1875 games
plese Lsue bylaws and REGULATIONS the
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-27
Il Report To Those Milford
Citizens Who Requested Us To
Ask For Il Meeting With The
Milford Board Of Education

(Ts report IS addressed to the large number of torDauerq
and parents OhO asked to try to aqranQe neefinG
0ltb the Board of Education of Milford for the yDose
OF discussing the Te-epLOyent of Robert E. Shin0 as
Superintendent of Milford ScbOOIS)
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-27
4-H Clubs Planning For Big
County Achievement Days

Announcement the County Achievement Das
followed meeting OF county All club recently
at the University of Delaware This meeting
Field New Castle All club agent Margaret County
club agent Samuel GWnn
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-09-29
NiSei Teaches
At Gle EluIrl

GLE ELUM, Wash. Sept. 29-Yu-
kiko Ideta, a Nisei from Seattle,
has started teaching In Gle Elum,
according to the latest edition of
Miner Echo" of that city. She is
an art instructor on the Gle Elum
faculty.
Graduated cum laude from the
University Of Washington last June.
Miss Ideta comes here highly re-
commended. She had cadet train
ng at Washington Junior high
Tchool in Seattle and served as
head Handkerchief at Camp Sealth
On Puget Sound this summer.
Prior to her graduation from the
University with a B. A. In art and
= three-year certificate with Juni-
or and Senior high school, she at
tended Milwaukee Downer College
md Drske University.
Miss Ideta's teaching schedule
includes one high school class, two
daily for junior high school, and
two elementary classes, grades 8 to
8. Superintendent Colburn an
nounced
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-09-29
Nisei Wins Trip
To London School

TORONTO. Canada, Sept. 90
New Canadian Dispatch)-Kiyoshi
Izumi. 81, 1913 winner of the covet-
ed Pilkington Glass annual travel
ing scholarship. Is off for Europe.
Izumi will spend about three
months in the Architectural School
of London. He hopes, then. to take
course at the Royal Academy of
Fine Arts In Sweden.
Although unassuming, Izumi has
behind him an impressive scholas-
tic record. especially after he en-
rolled at the University of Manito-
ba affiliated School of Architec-
ture and Fine Arts.
He won the 500 Norton scholar
ship IN 1915. followed by 500 Co
wan Memorial scholarship in 1877.
Tn his graduating year. 194s, he
won the University Gold Medal in
Architecture as well as the prize
for the Bachelor of Architecture
thesis in which he received bril-
liant 90 He stood first in his clsss
with an average Of s788 per cent.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-09-29
Relocation Helped
.Nisei-D. Myer

DENVER, Colo. Sept. 20 Even
though he didn't consider 1t justi-
fled at the time. Dillon S. Myer
former director of the War Reloca-
ton Authority, now thinks that the
wartime relocation of Japanese
Americans was a good thing for the
country and the evacuees
II never agreed with the pur-
pose II was intended TO accom-
plish at the time" Myer said In
Denver last week. "But II did ac-
compiish another purpose. II
gave the younger American born
japanese an opportunity to break
with their old tradition and sur
roundings.
Their economic and social inte-
grafton is Is or 20 years ahead of
what II would otherwise have been"
Myer, now president of the In
stitute of American Affairs.
was 3 US. delegate to the Inter-
American conference on a conser-
walton Of renewable natural re-
sources.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-09-29
S2,65O SET AS FAIR SHARE
OF JACKSON STREET AREA in
1949 COMMUNITY CHEST PUSH

goal of - 900 as fair share" for the Jackson
Street in the 1919 Community Chest campaign,
which starts this Thursday, announced this week
by chest officials. Although this goal is approx
matey three times larger than last years quota, the
TO be covered by heackson Street organization
has also been increased proportionatey Last years
territory included only "a blocks while the which
makes up District of the South Business section in
this campaign is slightly more than 100 blocks.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-09-29
WapatOite Earns
Photo Diploma

NEW HAVEN, Conn. Sept. 20
Hideo Kondo, son of Mrs. N. Kon-
do of Wapato. Wash, Is member
Of the graduating class of the Jo-
seph A. Stone School of Camera
Studies in New Haven, Conn. Upon
completion of the intensive course
by q student, he Is fully qualified
to enter any field of the photogrs-
phic profession.
An exhibit Of Photographic prints
by the graduating students win be
held In the West Gallery of the
New Haven Free Public Library
from Oct. End through Oct. IL.
A group of prints by Kondo will
be among the exhibits. His subjects
will include still life; landscapes,
seascapes. and also commercial, in
dustrial and illustrative portraits.
The exhibits are an annual pub
lie attraction.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-09-29

army dock as she came down the
gangplank
Mrs. D'Aquino wore a light tan
suit and was hatless with a white
ribbon band in her hair.
FBI agents were on hand to take
her into cusody and whisked her
away in their car to the Post Office
building at 7th and Mission where
a formal charge of giving aid and
comfort to the enemy was made
and she was arraigned before U. s..
Commissioner Francis st. J. Fox.
It was indicated she would be
held In the county Jail pending her
trial, the second treason on the
West coast since 1861. The recent
Kawakita case In Los Angeles was
the first.
Wayne M. Collins, local attorney
who handled the renunciant cases,
has been retained by Mrs. D'Aqui-
nos parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jun To-
guri of Chicago. He appeared at
the brief preliminary hearing Sat-
urday morning as her counsel.
Minimum penalty upon conviction
Is a five-year prison sentence and
$4,000 fine. Tim, maximum penalty
is death, with wide discretionary
power granted the court.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-09-29

All clubs ana ORGANIZATIONS in the
area have been asked to send g
representative to the meeting and
all individuals who are interested
in volunteering In the program are
asked to attend, she emphasized. A
chairman and co-chairman for the
Garfield area win be elected at the
meeting.
About the end of November.
x-ray units win be concentrated
in all of the major and minor
shopping centers Of the Garfield
area to offer a free chest x-ray to
every person IS years Of age and
older. This means a terrific or
sanitation viii be necessary to
reach everyone with information on
why he should have an x-ray and
where he can get one, Mrs. Skel-
ron pointed out
First neighborhood area sched-
i'led 10 betrayed VIII be the Roose-
ve't h'oh school area, beginning
October % Then in succession
from the north end of the city to
the south end, ell areas will be VI
fitted At the present x-ray units
are operating in the downtown
area In high schools and in small
err cities Of the county.
Each area viii map its own cam
paign to secure 1907 participation.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-09-29
6 ANGLERS Place
IN CITY Derby :.

Six Japanese anglers placed In
the prize bracket last Sunday when
the fifth annual CITY Salmon Der
by was held in Elliott and Shil-
shole Bays.
Topping the list was T. Fulfil
6942 Hollypark Drive. who placed
21st with his salmon weighing Il
pounds 9 ounces 10 win a 1T Nep-
tune motor. The first place sal
mon weighed rs pounds, good for
new Dodge sedan.
Others who were prize winners
and their awards we're:
Tonic Hamasah 112 18th Ave-,
II pounds IA ounces. rod reel and
line; M. Nakahara. 1881 King, II
nornds 4 ounces. rod. reel and line;
Teru Beppu. 105 14th Ave. II pounds
10 ounces tackle and box: 8. Co
ITO. 412 Main. II pounds Tx ounces.
tackle; and Ben Yoshida, Fife.
Wash, II pounds 4 ounces Jacket.
Those who caught fish but did
not place In the first so were: H.
y Kubota 3425 18th s., Harry Ike
buchi. 2005@ End Ave. J. Hamasa-
Vi. 112 18th Ave. r. Kiyonaga.
'os1 Van ASSET Court. F. M. Suto.
21n5 Main. A. Sakuma, 1914 E.
Spruce. George Tokuda. 211 14th
Ave. and Eddie Otsuka. 1920 9th
Ave.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-09-29

neutrality-suspicious. woman OF
girl to take care Of baby. Steady
employment. Room and board
500 month. Live In. Call Main
0991 or apply at Yuen Lui Stu
do. 40 Seventh Ave. s.
rYPEwRITERs FOR SALE: New
portablea - Royal, Underwood.
BENNINGTON. Smith Corona. Also
used typewrtters guaranteed
Call Mac Ksneko. CA s363.
FOR SALE: Acreage, store. home
South end. Rich garden soil
4th Ave. Realty. RIA. CO.'S,
evenings LA. 2529.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-09-29
Mukai Concert
Patrons Listed

Seattle-educated Mariko Mukai
will be making her first local ap-
pearance since her wartime Eastern
successes when she presents q
concert this Friday evening, Oct. /,
in the Moore theatre. She will be
accompanied by Helen Louise Oles
at the piano.
Patrons and patronesses will be-
Mayor and Mrs. william r. De-
vim. DR.. and Mrs. Raymond B. Al
len, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank @. Bailey,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Pierce, Mrs.
Thomas Stimson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Little, Prof. and Mrs. Hem
ry Tatsumi, Mrs. f. F. Powell. Miss
Elizabeth Ann Blaisdell, Mrs. VIII
Otto Bell, Mr.. and Mrs. Marcus
Rohlfs, DR.. and Mrs. Stephen Jen-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Worth,
Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald H. Parsons,
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Hartman, DR..
Richard E. Fuller, Mrs. Eugene
Fuller, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Rob-
bins, Mrs. viii p. Fisher. DR.. and
Mrs. Roscoe E. Mosiman, DR.. and
Mrs. Newton D. Meats. Mr.. and Mrs.
H. Erskine Campbell, Or. and Mrs.
Dwight Cart, Mrs. Adam Beeier,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Miyanoto. Mr.
and Mrs. William Sander, Mr.. and
Mrs 8. Mukai. Mr. and Mrs. Will
am Mimbu, Dr. and Mrs. Walter @.
4iltner, Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Ora
ham, Mr.. Paul Engberg, Madame
Davenport Engberg g. Mrs. A. Bur-
well.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-09-29

our civic RESPONSE
bility and are going to give a good
account of ourselves this year"
L. A. Williams, campaign chair
man, who was the main speaker at
the dinner. stressed the point that
Community Chest Is not q relief or
ganization, but rather q preventive
and character building organisation.
when you contribute to the Chest.
you are not giving a gift" he said.
"You are making an investment In
your community"
More than SO of the 81 persons
registered to date as campaign vol
unteers attended the pre-drive at
fair. A few additional volunteer
solicitors are still needed to COM
plete some of the teams. Anyone
wishing TO help IN this effort should
get In touch with either n. A. Po-
mercy. section colonel at the Wa
shington jr high school (EAst 1881
or the Jackson Street Community
Council office tSEneca 307s).