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Milford chronicle., 1948-04-09

Original court records of early
Sussex County, unearthed in the re-
nOvation OF their home at 113 South
State Street, Dover, and narrowly
escaping the fate of extinction in
q trash can, have been presented
to the state archives by DR.. and
Mrs. E. Harold Mercer.
The well-preserved records ex-
tend from 1880, when the county
was Deale County under the Duke
of York, to September, 1899, when
it was Sussex County under the
prOpTietOrship of William Penn.
State Archivist Leon deValing&r,
Jr., was lavish in his thanks to DR..
and Mrs. Mercer for the gift, which
has been a missing link" of prime
Importance in the archives.
The state archivist was so aston
ished when a telephone called ad-
yised him of the find that his first
reaction was that he was being
jOshed and decided to believe only
upon seeing. 20
Cached in an obscure place OF
! concealment under the caves in the
attic of the red brick house in the
heart of Dover which the MERGERS
acquired several years ago, the
records came to light in the clear
ing of the house in connection with
1 renOvatiOns.
A servant, not recognizing theil
worth, had thrown some Of the vel
lowed pages in a trash can wheE
Mrs. Mercer happened along and
noted their. apparent worth anC
then giving careful scrutiny, rec.
Ognized their importance. She theT
had the servant retrieve the pages
which she had discarded as waste
and, through George V. Massey, II
Dover genealOgist, communicated
with Mr.. deValinger.
The collection of records con
tains Levy Court proceedings, sucl
as appointments of constables
rangers. assessors, overseers O
the roads and of the poor, cOrOners
and other then-appOintive officers
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Milford chronicle., 1948-04-09
Schedule lis
Completed For
Health Week
In Milford
Community Wide Chest
X-Ray And Blood Test
ing Survey For City
viii Begin On April
Nineteenth.

The schedule for the State
Board of Health Mobile Chest X
Ray Unit. assigned to the City of
Milford during the week Of April
10, has been completed, according
to DR.. Edwin Cameron, Executive
Secretary. Arrangements have also
been made with the State Board Of
Health Laboratories to examine all
specimens taken for blood tests,
and physicians at BrandyWine
SanatOrium to read and diagnose
all X-rays
The COMMUNICATIVE chest X
ray and blood testing survey is
sponsored by the Board OF Health
of the CITY of Milford, the State
Board of Health ,and Delaware An
ti-Tuberculosis Society in the in
terest Of better health for the citi-
zens of Milford and available to
all persons over 15-years-Of-age.
The Mobile X-Ray Unit will be
located at the Il d. Caulk Com
pany on Monday. April 19. from 8
a. m. to 10 noon, and from l p. m.
to 4 p. m Arrangements have been
made to X-ray and blood test en-
plOyees there at that time.
On Tuesday, the 10th, the Unit
will be moved to the Sussex POul-
try Company and the same hours
will be observed.
Continued on page 81
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on Miller's Creek, a branch of ASS
OwOman Bay, not very far from the
Maryland border.
Seventeen hundred acres Of praC-
ticaliy virgin land has been leased
for ninety-nine years to Della
wares Finest" by the State Game
and Fish Commission. And these
same 'finest"aTe voluntarily spend
ing every possible spare hour of
their free time clearing the road
way into camp, cleaning up brush,
grading the land, turning themsel-
yes into carpenters, plasters, brick
layers and gardners and carrying
on with the many other chores
necessary for the completion Of
this sizeable project.
The game was a busy scene as
the policemen, garbed in dunga-
rees and work clothes fell to with
real good will despite the heat, al
scores Of different Jobs. They were
receiving some assistance from
professional workers just to make
certain that floors would be
plumb" ard window frames
straight. but don't think for a
moment that they were not sweat.
ing it out" both literally and hgu.
ratiyely. Husky Lieut.. Richard r.
(eoniinusd On pags o.
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-09
PLAY
For
April 1910
Bruce AbbOtt's ''Me And
My Shadow" A Three
Act Farce, Will Be An
nual Class Play.

The Senior Class of Milford
High School will present it's an
nual class play on Thursday and
Friday, April Is and Is, at 800
p. m.
Bruce Abbotts "Me and My
Shadow" a farce in three acts, is
produced Ey special arrangement
with Samuel French. Tickets for
the performance may be purchased
from any member of the Senior
Class.
Somewhere there may be a fun
nier, a merrier, a more entertain
ing play than this madcap new
farce-but if there is, we haven't
heard about it. Can you imagine the
laughs in a situation where a
young man pretends to be twins,
and then, when he is called on to
produce the nOn-eXistent twin, has
to pretend there are two of him
where there is really only one?
Well, that's what hapens to Joe
Lank as he pOrtrays the character
Of Will Warren, a nice looking
young man with a disarning smile.
The lengths this young hero is
forced to go in order to make good
his deception provide some of the
most hilarious scenes ever written
into a play. Will is a young pilot
sent to COlesVille by Allstate Air
lines to find a site for an airfield.
The logical plot of land for this
purpose is owned by Samuel Lew
is; but Samuel, as played by
James DickersOn, is a tyrant with
a fearful temper who hates planes
and pilots, and will have nothing to
Continued on page q
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-09
ArbOr Day At
Colony, April II
All Departments Of Insti-
tuition Will Be Open
That Day

The manual ArbOr Day at Della
ware Colony, State Training School,
will be observed Saturday, April
II, from 80 to $500 P. NJ. This
day is set aside by the Delaware
Commission for Predetermined and
sponsored by the Board Of Lady
Visitors.
On this date all departments of
the institution will be open to the
public for general visiting. Visit
Ors may be interested in touring
the grounds, visiting the various
cottages, the laundry and the farm.
Exhibits Of the various depart
ments Of the school system will be
on display in the Girls Shop in
the administration building.
A play entitled 'The Master
Liveth," by Martha Dayly, will be
presented in the auditorium Of the
administration building at $3.50 P
M. by children attending the school
department.
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-09
Map
Convention Plans
Among Those Mentioned
AS Possible Delegates
To COnclave Are John
S. Isaacs And Ruby r.
Vale OF Milford.

Eight Of the nine delegates from
Delaware to the Republican Nat
lonal Convention in PHILADELPHIA
June n, will be chosen on the bas-
is Of two each from the four con-
vention districts IL present ar
rangements sought by party lead
ers are carried out.
The ninth will be elected at large
at the party's little convention in
Dover April 2S, it was learned. Sc
lection Of alternates probably viii
be made on the same basis.
With the national convention as
close as it ever gets to Delaware q
number of prominent Republicans
who would not otherwise find h
convenient to attend, are in the
running for election as delegates
and alternates although none has
put forward a candidacy as yet
Among the more prominent
names mentioned for the nine
posts as delegates and nine alter
mates are:
First Convention District (Wil-
mingtOn: Gov. Walter w. Bacon
former Atty.-Gen. Clair J. Killoran
Municipal Court Judge Thomas
Herlihy, Jr., Mrs. J. H. Maston. .Jr.
leader of the Active Young Re-
publicans, Inc, and A. Roland Mil
burn, chairman of the Sixth Ward
Republican Committe.
Continued on page a
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-09
Safe Driving
Course To Be
Given Here
Tests Will Be Conducted
At Milford High Next
Monday Afternoon At
1870 O'clock.

Automobile drivers are often
heard to remark Il can stop it on
dime" The students of Milford
High School will participate in a
series of tests to determine the
size of that "dime" at various
speeds, April -, at 1870 P. NJ, it
was announced by Superintendent
Harold A. Shaterian.
The tests will be conducted on a
street at the high school.
This program is being brought
to Milford under the auspices of
the High School Student Council,
and. according to president, Joe
Lank, is only one of the many
things being done by the Organiza-
ton to promote a greater sense of
good citizenship.
The demonstration will be con-
Quoted by Edward S. Adams, assist
ant safety directop of the Farm
Bureau insurance companies, with
a specially equipped automobile
Yellow paint bullets fired from re-
vOlvers mounted on the front
juniper VI LAAC Cal VIII DAlU "
graphically how much time each
driver requires to place his foo
on the brake pedal and how far
the car travels before coming tC
a full stop.
In operation, the driver being
tested will be signaled to stop by
the unexpected firing of the frs
gun and by the flashing of a rec
"stOp" signal above the radiator o.
/ the car. The first shot will mark
/ the pavement at the spot the sig
nal is given; a second shot will
mark the street where the brake
pedal is first depressed, thus show
ing the drivers reaction time, anC
the third gun will be fired wheI
the car is stopped, showing th'
distance required for stopping.
! Continued on page q
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-09
Nations Top Farm
Counties Selected
Sussex County Ranks Fourteenth
On The List
Roy Wall Photo

Sussex County, Delaware, is
fourteenth among the top farm
counties of the nation, according
to a recent survey made by the
Farm Journal. The states thirty
ing poultry industry, much of which
is centered in Sussex, is respOn-
sible for Sussex being high up on
the list. In fact, it is next to Lam
caster County, Pa, and with the
poultry business expanding like it
is in Sussex, it is quite likely that
Lancaster will be topped in the
next poll. The complete list fol-
lows:
Los Angeles County, Calf, was
the Nations top county in value
of farm products produced, ac-
cOrding to the census Of agricul-
ture, just released. For 1914 the
year covered by the census, its
crops were worth $131,OOO,OOO.
All told, California had 16 of the
cOuntry's 25 top farm counties. All
Of the first FIVE are in that state
Washington, with two, was the only
FOther state with more than one
/ leader.
In the order of the value of theil
production, the 25 leading cOuntie!
were: Los Angeles, Fresno, Tu
lare, San Joaquin and Kern, Calf
! Yakima, WASH; Orange, Stanis
laus, San .BernardinO, Calf; Ar
rOstOOk, Me-; Imperial Calf.
Lancaster, Pa; SOnOma, Calf.
Sussex, Del; MaricOpa, Ariz.
Santa Clara, Riverside, Calf
Polk, Fla. Weld, Colo; Merced
Ventura, Monterey, Calf; Whit
man, Wash; Hartford, Conn.
Sacramento. Calf.
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-09
Much N eW
mt
At Schools
Supplies And Equipment
At Milford Schools
Has Been Increased
During Year.

Throughout the school year
many additions have been made to
the supplies and equipment avail
able in the Milford Schools. The
sum of $4,000 was appropriated by
the recent session of the legisla-
ture for books, and the legislature
allOcated the sum of $500 for sup
plies. In the division of the state
school budget for Milford named
capital outlay, the local school dis
trict received the sum of $500.
Steadily rising prices and the in
tense desire of the school staff to
better the education of the pupils
resulted in the use of approximate
ly $4,000 of locally raised taxes to
meet these requirements. The state
appropriation for textbooks allows
about $3.50 per pupil for books.
Many high school books cost al
most that amount and since the av-
erage high school student uses five
or six books, it is readily seen that
! great care is demanded in the use
of books. Local business men aided
materially in this respect when
paid advertisements provided for a
donation, free to the schools, of a
large number of book covers.
General school supplies such as
paper, pencils, wastebaskets, pa
per punchers, staplers, ink, ETC.,
have been acquired in the amount
of 1928. Last year only few of
the classrOoms had scissors. This
year teachers have been adequately
supplied with scissors, crayons,
and other material. More needs to
he purchased, particularly as re-
CARDS drawing paper, paint brush
es, construction paper, and card
board. Prices on these items con-
tinue to rise steadily.
Strides forward were made re-
garding the equipping of the high
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-09
$50 Horses Due For
Harrington Meet

"a better class of horses, horses
that should give a very good ac-
count of themselves, even this
early in the year." was the verdict
Of Racing Secretary George c. En-
slen this week on the more than
$50 horses expected to take part in
Is nights of pari-mutuel harness
racing at Harrington, beginning
Saturday night, May 1.
Because of the many entries, En-
slen, with Mrs. Enslen, arrived two
weeks earlier than usual, begin
ming Tuesday to handicap the hOrs-
es for the third meeting of pari-
mutuei harness racing in the State.
Ensien's ability as a handicap
per should provide Delmarva rae
ing fans with some Of the finest
races they have ever witnessed. In
(conunued on page %
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-09
Gilbert S. Jones
Buys Laurel Paper
Former Georgetown Native
Purchases Register
From Plevinsky

The State Register, Laurels
only weekly newspaper, has been
sold to Gilbert S. Jones, a native of
Georgetown, who took over the
management of the newspaper and
job printing establishment this
week. The business had been owned
and operated for the past two years
by Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Plevinsky
They will remain with Mr.. Jones
this week, but expect to move on
tomorrow.
For a number of years, the new
owner was associated with the Val
ley Forge Historical Society and
served as editor of the ''Picket
Post" a quarterly published by
that society.
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-09
Reception For Guest
Artist At Wesley
WOrthingtOn viii BE Entertained
Following Concert On April 16

The public is cordially invited to
meet Mr.. Floyd WorthingtOn, bari
tone sOlOist assisting the Wesley
Junior College Choral Groups at
their annual Spring Concert at the
Capitol Theatre, Friday, April 16,
at 8:15 p. m. After the concert,
members of the Music Department
faculty, administrative officers of
the college, Mr.. and Mrs. Worth
ingtOn and Mr.. and Mrs. William J.
Storey will form the receiving line
OF the theatre stage. Refreshments
will be served by members of the
WOmen's DOrmitory Council. In
the lobby of the theatre there will
be a display of record albums of
songs from operas including such
favOrites as PAGLIACCI and CAR
MEN recently recorded by Mr.
continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-09
1872 PIasma Units
Received In State
Red Cross Turns Over Units To
Hospitals And Doctors

Since the release Of blood plas-
ma for civilian use by the Ameri-
can Red Cross, 1872 units have
been received by The State Board
of Health for distribution to hos
pital and physicians Of Delaware
upon request, according to DR.. Ed
Win Cameron, Executive Secretary.
In March Of 1916, plaslna, which
had been collected by the Red
Cross for military use was declared
surplus by the military services
and made available to the Red
Cross for civilian use.
Everyone is familiar with the
extensive use OF blood plasma dur
ing the last World War. All are
aware Of the part 1t played in saw
ing the lives of hundreds of men,
In peace time it serves the same
purpose, but for members of the
civilian. population. whose lives are
CONTINUED on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-09
Plan Breakdown
On Local Speeders

At a special meeting Of Milford
City Council held this past Monday
evening, the members Of the police
force we're urged BY council t.
Immediately crack down" on
sDeeders in the City Of Milford.
Many complaints have been regis
tered Witli the police COMMITTEES en-
recent weeks, regarding the Tag
rant violations Of the local sueaf-
ing laws. thus the reason for the
action. Police promise a determlr-
ed drive % break up ts1e unsafe
practice Of speeding CD TIE cfv
limits and offenders win Be prose
cuted 70 the fun extent of the law.
Samuel o. Powell. who hsa pres
emily been heading up the local
police force. with q rank 81 SER
gent. has been promoted 90 earfain
and is in full and comrlete etarrs
Of the local force. ~. Powell. =
retired sergeant Of tte ueauaFs
State Police. O. fully qualified faF
his new post
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-09

charm OF the present. Homes and
buildings dating from early Colon
ial days mays be visited; Della
wares Hall of Records, housing
the States priceless collection of
documents, will be open.
The town of Dover was laid out
in 1717 in accordance with William
PENIS original signed order of
1888, which will be displayed. Con-
forming to this order the center of
the town was "The Green" Here
soldiers mustered in and out
through three of the Country's
early wars. Crowds of the people
COngregated to hear the reading of
the Declaration of independence
and to this day public sales are
still conducted from the steps of
the Court House.
There are a number of interest
ing places around this village
green. There in the State House,
the second oldest State House in
America. Here Legislatures con-
vened and on December z, 1887,
ratified the Federal Constitution,
giving Delaware the honor of being
the first State of the Union. There
is the County Court House, a mod
Cstly dignifed building which fits
its purpose and it's environment.
The Green has always been main
ly official and residential and now
tcontinued on page y
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-09
New Castle Disease
Will Be Discussed
Dread Malady VIII BE Investiga-
ted At Georgetown Meet

RumOrs and facts about New
Castle Disease will be the main
subject for discussion at the April
meeting of the Georgetown Local
of the Delaware Poultry Improve
ment Association, on Tuesday eve
ming, at $500 p. m, in the Agricul-
tural Building at the old CCC
Camp.
In view of the many conflicting
reports concerning the results be-
ing obtained by various medicines
and vaccines used in the control
of New Castle, J. Franklin GOrdy,
Extension POultryman, and Karl
Seeger, Poultry PathOlOgist in
charge of Poultry work at the Sub
station, have made an extension
survey of the work being done
throughout the Del-Mar-Va PENN
sula, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
with these materials. They have
observed 1Ocks that have been
treated in various ways and have
talked with pOultrymen about
their experiences with this disease.
A report of their findings will be
made at the meeting.
Continued on page ~
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-09
F. F. A. Delegates To
Meet This Evening
Sixteen Chapters viii Be Repre-.
sented At Caesar Rodney.

The general assembly of dele
gates to the Eighteenth National
Convention Of the Future Farmers
OF America will be held on Friday
evening, April 8, in the Caesar
Rodney School.
Delegates from sixteen Delaware
Chapters will convene to elect the
State Farmers. From this gronp
the outstanding vocational agri-
cultural boy will be chosen as the
Star Farmer of Delaware. Officers
for the school year, 194S-49. will
also be elected.
After the transaction Of business
the convention will recess until
Friday, April 16, when they will
recOnvene in Mitchell Hall. New
ark. The program at Newark in
clues a public speaking contest.
Judges for this contest are: DR.. r.
L. Herbst, assistant state superin-
(cOntinued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-09

of the society for forty years. DR..
Marshall has called a luncheon
mseting Of the executive committee
OF the Society on Thursday, April
8, in the Hotel DUPONT. At that
time he viii appoint a nominating
committee from the board of direc-
tors 10 present \ slate of officers.
members Of the executive commit
tee and members Of the board Of
directors whose terms expire this
year. and who viii be acted upon
az the annual meeting of the So
ciety scheduled FOR sometime in
lay. Plans are also being made
5or a regular meeting Of the board
of directors for the latter part Of
April. This meeting may be held
fn Dover. Del The budget and pro-
gram for the Sociely's activities
FOR the coming fiscal year which
began on April first win be pre-
scented at the meeting on Thursday
"a the executive secretary, c..
faEElrt Evans. and also at the
AnTiI meeting uf the board OF di-
EecI1Ts ialer ihis month.
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-09
Final Plans For
Chorus Festival
Statewide Celebration Will
Be Held This Year
On May 8th

Final plans for the Delaware
State Chorus Festival to be held in
the P. S. DUPONT High School on
May 8 have been made by the COM
mittee in charge and accepted by
Mrs. Elizabeth c. Bennett, Presi-
dent of the Delaware Music Educa-
tors Association.
Invitations are being sent to ap-
prOximately thirty high schools OF
the State.
The committee in charge Of the
program includes: Miss Adele &.
Knepley of the Milford Hfeh
SchoOl-Chairman, c. Richard
George of Henry c. Conrad High
School, Walter L. Mitchell Of the
Wilmington High School, and
Wendell Z. Johnson of the Seaford
High School.
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-09
Special Services
At Nassau Charge
Rev. F. Chas. LOUhOfF, Jr., Plan.
ming Extensive Revival Services

A~Cs" N-AAAAoe AAUWAAWAA9 UAe9 HlAA@
ming Extensive Revival Services
One week of Evangelistic Serv-
ices will be held on the Nassau
Charge beginning, Sunday, April
Eighteenth. The Rev. Earl S. Hox-
ter, of Baltimore, Md, will assist
the Minister, Rev. F. Charles Lou
hOff, Jr. The Services will begin in
COnley's Chapel with the Morning
Service at II a. m. and in the after
noon at 2:30 p. m, at Zion
Church; in the evening at Whites
Chapel at 1880 p. m, and at Whites
Chapel, Monday and Tuesday eve
ming at 1880 p. m, April 1920. At
COnley's Chapel, Wednesday and
Thursday and Friday evenings, at
1880 p. m, April q. %, and %. On
Sunday, April 25tb. Whitney Dough
and the Musical Ministers will be
at Zion Church in the afternoon at
2:30 p. m. and at Whites Chapel
in the evening at 1880 p. m.
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-09
Chairmen Named For
Farm Safety Groups
Leaders For 81 Sussex COmmuni-
ties Named At Georgetown Meet

Community Chairmen were
named for each of the 21 cOmmuni-
Ties, that are a part of the Sussex
County Farm Safety Organization,
at a meeting held in the George
town School last Friday evening,
according to Mr.. NJ. c. Vaughn,
County Farm Safety Chairman.
The communities and chairmen
named for each are as follows:
Greenwood, Mrs. ]. H. Edgell;
Bridgeville, Mrs. Fred Truitt; Sea-
ford, Mr.. Charles Friedel; Laurel,
Mrs. Alma Smith; DelmaT, Mr..
Fred Wright; Milford, Mrs. James
Webb; Lincoln, Mr.. William
Thompson; Ellendale, Miss Anna
Shepard; Milton, Mrs. Dudley Wal
CONTINUED on page q
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-09
Construction Is Well Under Way
1t Children's Camp In Sussex

Some six hundred Delaware
hundred
this intelligent Delaware Chief Of Po
Association, whose
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-09
DR. I'm. Marshall Named ActinO
President Of Anti T. B. Societ,

Of the AntTuber
Society," William Marshall Milford
president society
p
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-09
Annual Dover Day Celebration
Is Being Planned For May First

Saturday May from o'clock
Dover will display
glass miniatures those pleasure in visiting an
historic
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-09
Temperature

G. Edgar Wood has submitted the
following report on the weather for
the past week:
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-09
Weather Report
For Past Week

From Wednesday, March 81, To
Tuesday, April 9Th, Inclusive
Evening star., 1948-02-09

A Senate House Economic Sub
committee voted unanimously
today to give President Truman
authority to allocate grain to
the Nations distillers until next
October 81.
A spokesman for Chairman Flan-
ders told a reporter that the sub
committees report would be turned
over to the full committee and may
be acted on by that group later to-
day.
The administration has asked
Congress for power to limit distiller
use of scarce grain at the rate OF
2,500,0 900 bushels month.
A committee spokesman said the
committee was leaving up to the
full committee the question of work
ing out an ALLEGATION formula.
Hearings on the Presidents re-
quest last week showed that most
distiners sought a formula based on
historic use of grain, rather than
one based on capacity of a plant
or a combination Of capacity and
historic use.
The full committee, which is head
ed by Senator Taft, Republican, of
Ohio, is expected to recommend that
Senate and House Banking Commit
tees proceed with drafting legis-