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Milford chronicle., 1948-08-06
Fair Was A.
Big Success
All EarIv.
Reports Show.
Last Nights Program
Was Marred Somewhat
By Steady DOWnpOur
OF Rain; Auto Races
Passed Without Seri-
Gus Mishap.

Despite the hot weather, thou
sands visited the Kent and Sussex
Fair grounds last Saturday to get
a last look at the 18th annual exhi-
bitiOn. The weather man was very
kind to the. fair directors, since
on only two occasions during the
past week had small showers fell
that forced some of the program
to be discontinued. Last Saturday
the rain storm passed over this
section but not until the automO-
bile races were finished and Incl
IDENTIFY they were run off without
any serious accident. 1t was re-
ported that one of the drivers fail
ed to negotiate a turn and left the
track. When the storm broke hun
dreds Of patrons hurried to the
parking lots and started to leave,
having recOllectiOns of the past
when many motorists were stuck
in the parking lots. The fair Off
Cials announced early in the week
that free towing service would be
provided should at any time it
should be needed Again shortly
after $3.50 p. m, anOthNr storm hit
the fair vicinity, raining hard at
first but settling into steady rain
that seemed likely to continue for
sometime, which seriously hamper
ed the vaudeville for the evening,
the fireworks and the band concert
Of Joe Basille.
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Milford chronicle., 1948-08-06
Services For
ReV.Dr.HersOn
Monday
Prominent Cleric Had
Served Avenue Church
For The Past Twenty
One Years.

Funeral services were held Mon
day morning at 1O:3O o'clock in
the Avenue Methodist Church for
Rev. DR.. Frank HersOn, pastor of
the church for the past twenty-One
years. DR.. HersOn passed away
early last Friday morning, July 90
after having suffered a cerebral
hemmOrhage the afternoon prev
lOus. The services were conduct
ed by Rev. DR.. Thomas G. Mulli-
gan, superintendent of the Dover
District of the Peninsula Confer
ence; Rev. David Baker, pastor of
Calvary Methodist Church, Mil
ford; Rev. L. E. WimbrOw, pastor
OF Bridgeville Methodist Church.
and Rev. A. J. Huntington of Den
ton, Md. The members of the Off
cial board of the church served AS
pallbearers. Interment was made
in Barratt's Chapel Cemetery. near
Frederica.
Rev. DR.. HersOn, a native of Bel
fast, Ireland, entered the MethO-
dist ministry in 1909. and before
coming to Delaware was in the
Philadelphia Conference. He came
to Milford from Newark. Delaware.
twenty-One years ago. Recently re-
turned to Milford by the last ses-
sion of conference, he had begun
his twenty-secOnd year at Avenue
Church.
1t was largely through the eff
forts of DR.. HersOn that the pres
ent handsome stone structure was
built to replace the antiuuated
brick edifice. Many state and local
persOnages, including the late Gov
ernOr Richard M. McMullen. were
present for the corner stone laying
in 1889. The corner stone cere-
monies were conducted by the Ma
sonic Grand Lodge of Delaware.
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Milford chronicle., 1948-08-06
Guards men
Are MarOOned
In Camp By
Rain Storms
Officers Tents Flooded,
Power Failure Leaves
Much Of Area In Dark
ness; Training Sched-
ule Disrupted.

Lashed by rain storm that ma
tiVes Of the Bethany Beach region
assert is the worst in 90 years. the
198th Anti Aircraft Artillery
Group, Delaware National Guard.
was virtually marOOned Wednes-
day night by rising water which
had inundated surrounding low
lying areas and cut off electric
power in both the camp and the
nearby town.
Situated on higher ground than
the town itself, the camp in which
the guardsmen are stationed for
their customary two weeks Of sum-
mer training is practically an is
land, almost completely surround
ed by water which covers the town
TO as much as foot in depth in
some places.
Early Wednesday afternoon, all
electric power went of and all
lights were out. Both Bethany
Beach and Camp Duncan huddled
in darkness. Telephone cOmmuni-
cation with the camp was sporadic
all day, and up to the time the
electricity failed messages to and
from the encampment were being
handled by radio "hams." A mo-
ton picture scheduled to be shown
in camp Wednesday night had to
be called off. The majority of the
camps personnel stayed under
shelter.
Streets Under Water
Several of the camp streets are
under water despite the general
eminence of the camp area, and in
some spots water flooded into the
officers tents, inundating the plank
flooring.
The showers started Sunday and
have. continued daily since then.
Fields and roads surrounding the
camp are under water, estimated
by State Police from three to IL
inches in depth. The ocean high
way, main thOrOughfare which
runs past the camp from Rehoboth
to Ocean City, Md, is under several
inches Of water for at least three
city blocks including the entrance
to camp and many of the side
streets in Bethany Beach are i'm
passable.
approximately so automobiles
were left stranded along the high
way by rising water. Route 26.
which connects Bethany Beach
with DagsborO, is as much as a
foot under water in some places,
and it, too, is dotted with a num-
ber of stalled cars.
At some of the main intersec-
tiOns in Bethany Beach, citizens
were using Army "blOw-up" life
RATS to ferry persons across the
streets. The towns water system
is reported to have been no-func-
tiOning since p. m. Wednesday.
In Bethany Beach many of the
homes have been flooded and lawns
of many have turned into lakes.
Residents claim the damage caus-
ed by the rain will run into thou
sands of dollars.
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-06
Rains Cause Heavy
State Crop Damage
Many Fields In Lower Part OF State Are In
undated; 50 Percent Cut In Tomato Yield
Is Feared; Cucumbers Are Being Hurt By
Mildew, And Serious Damage To The
Cantaloupe Crop Is Expected.

Extensive crop damage in lower
Delaware has been caused by the
heavy volume of rain since last
Saturday and farmers will real
ize only about so per cent of their
tomato crop this year, it was esti-
mated Wednesday by agriculture
officials of the state.
Fields in Kent and Sussex cOun-
ties were lakes of water Wednes-
day night as fears were expressed
that the late corn and cucumber
crops will suffer considerably from
water. Added to this was the plight
of farmers who threshed their
wheat crops earlier and were wait
ing to shock it later. Laying in the
fields, this wheat was damaged con-
siderably. Also suffering from the
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-06
500 Freshmen Are
Expected At u. of d.
Largest Class In School
History Due In
September

The University of Delaware's
third largest freshman class is ex-
pected to enroll in September.
Charles w. Bush, director of ad-
missions, said this week.
To date-with applications for
admissions closed except for re-
turning servicemen-there are 6O7
young men and women eligible to
register with the incoming fresh
man class, said Mr. Bush. He pre-
0icted that $50 Of these actually
will enroll.
The Class of 1852 thus would
compare with the 637 freshmen who
entered last fall and the 813 who
enrolled in September. 1916 No
other freshman class at Delaware
ever has approached these figures
In comparison with the past two
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Milford chronicle., 1948-08-06
Pepper Family Held
Reunion Last Sunday
l15 Members OF Clan Attended
Annual Meet

Through the down pouring rains
on Sunday, August 1, more than
ll5 members of the Pepper Family
Association held their 18th annual
reunion at Trappe Pond, and enjov-
ed their dinner and business meet
ing together.
president Mrs. Fanny SpargO of
wharton, N. j., opened the meeting
and Leander Hamilton, acted as
secretary for his mother, Mrs. Eta
Hamilton, who was on a visit to
California.
Nominating committee of Lee
Rlggin, David Pepper and Homer
Pepper appointed Mrs. Minerva
RoDlnsOn of ClaymOnt as president,
MRS. Nettie G. Zeigler of Bridgeville
as vice president, and Mrs. Charity
Massey of Georgetown as secretary
for the ensuing year.
Letters from Carlton Pepper of
New York and David Boyd of Tenn
pie, Texas, expressing their re-
grets at being unable to attend.
were read. A letter from Mrs
Glenn S. Skinner, state rengent d.
A. r. of Delaware, asking for Bible
records for the D. A. r. and state
archives in Dover, was also read.
Two records were submitted and
more expected to be sent in. A poem
by Mrs. Fanny SpargO was read by
her husband. ct accompanies this
article.)
Gifts were presented to the eld-
est member, Miss Clemintine Pep
per of Laurel, age 70 years; JOanie
Carmine, 5 months old, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Carmine of Oak
Orchard, and Mrs. Beverly Davis
of Mobile, Ala, who travelled 1850
miles to attend the reunion.
Mrs. Beverly Davis is the grand
daughter of Mrs. Clarence Pepper
of Selbyville. She is enrOute to
Greenland to join her husband who
is a ieutenant-cOlOneI in the air
force.
There we're seven births, four
marriages and four deaths regis
tered for the past year.
The association voted to hold it's
14th reunion at Trappe Pond the
first Sunday in August next year.
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Milford chronicle., 1948-08-06
To Direct Women's
State Polio Work


Mrs. Jesse A. LOven of Main
street Odessa. has been appointed
Delaware advisor on women's ac-
tivitles for the National Foundation
for Infantile Paralysis. it was an
nOunced today by Basil O'Connor
national foundation president Mrs
Loven succeeds Mrs. Claire KiIIor-
an of Wilmington.
Assuming full responsibility of
state advisor during the season of
polio outbreaks, Mrs. LOven will
help extend educational informa-
tion about chapter services to ',,,, Nc
Ito patients and their families. She
will also work on the immediate
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Milford chronicle., 1948-08-06
DR.. L. T. Gibson To
Preach Here Sunday
Former Baptist Church Pastor To
Deliver Sermon

DR.. L. Tucker Gibson, a former
pastor of the First Baptist Church
of Milford, will be the guest speak
er in the Baptist Church on Sun
day. August s. DR.. Gibson is well
loved by a host of friends in this
area.
Since DR.. Gibson left Milford he
has earned his Ph. d. at the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania and has
been a professor in the Eastern
Baptist Theological Seminary in
Philadelphia. At present he is pas
tor in the Brantly Baptist Church
of Baltimore.
Don't miss a double treat during
the month of August, the Presbv-
terian Choir is uniting with the
Baptist Choir under the capable
leadership of Mrs. George Gilten-
both.
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-06
Republicans
Elect In Kent
Ow
Battle For Levy Court,
Representative Seen In
T. Prim ary; Delegates
Are UnOppOsed.

Two contests are listed for the
Kent County Republican county
primaries Saturday afternoon, ac-
cOrding to the list Of candidates
announced this week by D. d.
Wharton, Republican county chair
man.
One, expected to be heatedIy
fought, is for the nomination of a
candidate for Levy Court commits
siOner from the First Levy Court
district. The opposing candidates
are fOrmer-State Senator Benia-
min F. Simmons and Councilman
Frank d. Wright, both of Dover.
Three i'm Race
The other contest, a three-wav
battle, is for the nomination of a
candidate for state representative
from the Second Representative
District. The candidates are:
Lewis D. Learned, CheswOld; Capt.
Smith Hand, Little Creek, and
Noble S. Warren, Dover, incum-
bent.
-Four vacancies which remain on
ILe DdIIOC IOf the primaries will be
filled later by the county executive
committee. They are in the Second
Levy Court District, the Eighth
and Ninth Representative Districts
and the Fourth Senatorial District,
Those on Ballot
The ballot follows:
Levy Court, first district. Benia-
min F. Simmons and Frank ID.
Wright; second, vacant; third
Ralph w. Wine, WOOdside, incum-
bent.
Sheriff, Deputy Sheriff Dorsey F.
Hudson, Viola.
Register of Wills, Sheriff William
w. Simpson, Harrington.
Comptroller, W. Bateman Cullen.
near Little Creek.
PrOthonOtary, State Rep. Edward
A. Prettyman, Houston.
Coroner, John r. Rogers, Jr..
Frederick, incumbent.
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Milford chronicle., 1948-08-06
COlOred Mems Club
Enjoyed The Fair
Local Group Met Governor Bacon
And Other State Officials

AS has been their custom for the
past several years, the officers
headed by President w. Marshall
Bell, and membership of the Young
COlOred Mems Republican Club Of
Milford, attended the Kent-Sussex
Fair on Thursday last in a body.
Ihey met the governor, Walter w.
Bacon, and other State officials. as
well as workers from all three
counties.
During the course of the after
noon 1t was learned from the col
ored workers of the three conn
ties that they were planning to
hold a gigantic cOlOred raIlV il
Milford on September 7th. The
Young COlOred Mems Republican
Club of Milford will be official
hosts for the rally which prom
lses to be one of the largest ever
held in Delaware. While full par
tlculars could not be learned from
the host club, President Mr.. Bell.
in all probability the rally NAV
last two days. During the course
Of the rally, a resolution will he
offered urging the complete sun
port by the cOlOred voters of Della
ware to the entire Republican
ticket.
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-06

heavy rains are the cantaloupes.
George M. WOrrilow, head of the
Extension Service at the IJniver-
sity of Delaware, said that an sc-
curate estimate of the loss cannot
be made until the water leaves the
fields but "a great deal of damage
is expected" He said the dreaded
blight has made it's appearance in
the tomato crops, already suffer-
ing from scalding.
Scalding damage, he explained.
is caused by the heat of the sun
upon tomatoes alreadyp wet from
the rain, while the blight is a bac-
terial disease that is augmented bv
the rain, which causes the virus
to cling to the tomato vines.
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Milford chronicle., 1948-08-06
Delnarva Camp Will
Open Season Aug. 8
Rev. Milton Elliott OF Milton VIII
Direct the Camp

Everything is in readiness for
the annual opening of Delmarva
Camp this Sunday, AugustS, with
the Rev. Milton Elliott, pastor of
the Methodist Church in Milton, as
director Mr.. Elliott directed the
camp last season for the first time
with such success that he was in
vited to take charge this summer.
This is one of the oldest camps in
the county and is one of the few
still in operation. It is located on
Route 13 at Broad Creek, Just
north of Laurel.
Meetings will continue each eve
ming with all-day sessions on Sun
days until August 20.
To Direct Group Singing
Randall Bramble of Pontiac. Ill.
has been secured to direct the group
singing and as sOloist. The Rev. A.
+ Huntington and wife of Oriole
Nd, will also assist with most of
the services.
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-06

Visited By
District Head
Albert HaddOck Brought
Inspiring Message To
Local Service Club On
Monday Evening.

W. Albert HaddOck, Of Whining
ton, the newly-elected District
Governor of Rotary District No.
l84, paid his official visit to the
Milford Rotary club this past Mon
day evening. Governor HaddOck
also presided over the club assem-
bly,, which was held from four
O'Clock until six-fifteen. The as
sembly and dinner meeting were
held in the Community Building.
On hand to greet Governor AL
were President Frank Waples ::
vice-president, Harry E. MAYHEM !:
secretary, Robert H. Yerkes /.
treasurer, Don. HOlzmueller, and
directors, George MackIin, Ted
Aber and John Wilkins. Manv
phases of Rotary work was taken
up during the club assembly. and
at It's close the participants were
loud in their praise of Governor
Haddock for the clear. concise
manner in which he explained the
functions of the various commit
tees. In addition to the officers
and directors, Irwin G. Burton.
chairman of the Community Ser
vice committee, and George r.
Sheaffer, chairman of the Interna-
tlonal Service committee, were for
the assembly.
Speaking at the close of the
gdinner to the entire club, Cover
nor HaddOck delivered one of the
most inspiring programs ever
heard by Milford Rotarians. He
outlined in minute detail the func-
ton of the Vocational Service
committee, which he explained is
the basis of Rotary. The response
was made by Rotarian jay
Pierce.
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-06
BrOiler Festival Is
Planned For 1949
Successful Event will Be Repeated
Next Year

The Delmarva Peninsula's broil-
er festival will be held again next
year. That's the decision of the
board of directors of the Del-Mar-
Va Festival, Inc, after studying
results of this years event. 1t was
held at EastOn, Md, and George
town.
"The participation and cooDera-
ton of businessmen, newspapers.
radio stations, and the community
interest make it imperative that it
be made an annual affair" E. D.
Ernest Matthews of Salisbury. said.
He is one of the directors.
The board has decided that it
would be advisable to move the
location each year among the three
states, he added.
This years festival was held in
conjunction with a national con-
test among poultry growers for the
Chicken of Tomorrow" It featur-
ed a parade, beauty contest. and
prize winning poultry exhibits.
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-06

~N-AAAAAAOAs uAbuUeIS OF tho
association select an "AIl Star"
team from among the plavers of
the Shore circuit with one selec-
ton being made for each of the
lnheld and Outfield positions and
Tor the catching berth. Two nit
chers, highlander and southpaw
are selected, as well as a utility
man" In addition, the scribes
elect a Most Valuable Player" and
Most Outstanding Manager"
The Seaford Eagles, runners-up
% Cambridge in the regular season
pennant chase and victOrs over the
Little Dodgers in the finals of the
post-season playoffs, dominated the
l947 selections, placing the then
playing manager, Bobby WestfaIl
at shortstOp; Freddy Shipman AT
second base; Al DeLuca in center
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Milford chronicle., 1948-08-06

- "do OullJI6U.
However, they never lost their
popularity with conservative shOD-
pers OF the Delmarva Peninsula or
the contiguous counties of Pennsvl-
Vania and Maryland and New Jer-
sey, from which points. large num-
Ders of careful shoppers come to
attend each of these sales events.
This one is expected to be even bet
ter than its predecessors because,
due to the availability of more sea-
sonal merchandise, there will be a
much wider selection in certain
commodities.
Opportunities to purchase strict
~ seasonal merchandise of all
kinds will be offered by participat-
ing merchants on that day, and the
reputation built by years of effort
Gor these semi-annual DOLLAR
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Milford chronicle., 1948-08-06
CiUiLiGN Aircraft
NOJU Total 233
Of That Number 81 Are
Registered In This
County

A total of 233 civilian aircraft are
now registered in the State of Del
aware, the Civil AerOnautics Ad-
ministratiOn reports.
New Castle County leads with 124
planes registered. Sussex County
has 81, and Kent County 48.
There are 6,21O airpOrts in the
country half of which are privately
owned, 1000 are municipal. and 421
exclusively military.
The number of private planes is
increasing with private aircraft
production running at nearly 1000
a month, and with 5000 new pri-
vate pilots licenses granted in the
past year.
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-06
EpisCopalians To
Meet At Rehoboth
Annual Convention Will Be Held In
All Saints Church Next Nav

The 1949 annual convention of tho
Episcopal Diocese Of Delaware will
be held in All Saints Church Re-
hObOth Beach, it was annOuncnd
last Saturday night at the summer
fellowship dinner sponsored bv
men of the parish.
The Rev Charles Reid Leecb
rector of the Rehoboth Church
said the church's invitation to hold
the convention in Rehoboth on NAV
10 and IL, 1949, had been accented
and that committees have alreadv
been appointed to handle the CON.
clave.
Milton E. Graham. Junior war
den of All Saints Church. has bean
named general chairman. Daniel
G. Anderson and Mrs. Howard w
Huntley will be in charge Of hons,
ing of the clergy and other doio
gates, and Thomas w. Wilson will
handle local transportation.
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-06
Manufacturers Census
Is Being Completed

Field representatives of the Uni
TED States Bureau of the Census
currently are calling on manufac-
turers in this area to press to ear
ly completion the 1947 Census of
manufactures which has been un-
DER way since January. This was
announced today by Ruby H. Huff
man. district supervisor for the
census Bureau, whose Office is To-
Gated at Room sos. U. S. Custom
house, Second and Chestnut
streets, Philadelphia.
The current Industrial canvass
MIS- thurman said, has been con
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Milford chronicle., 1948-08-06

Inc average age of the group
was 81 years, 278 were men and So
were women, and a total of 429
other people were dependent upon
them.
The average weekly wage of the
347 before rehabilitation was 1921.
After rehabilitation had been com
pleted the average wage increased
to S35.47 per week-and the com
bined income of the group amount
ed to more than S64O,OOO a year.
This was disclosed in the month
ly publication of the Vocational
Rehabilitation Division at the same
time that Governor Walter w Ba-
con announced the appointment of
Albert Stetser of Wilmington. as
general chairman for Delaware's
1948 observance of National En-
ploy the Physically Handicapped
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Milford chronicle., 1948-08-06
}. J. Speiser Wins
Fishing Contest
Milfordian Lands The Big One In
RehObOth Contest


Ihe three-day sport fishing con-
TEST sponsored jointly by the In
uIan River Yacht Basin Association
ana the 20 fishing boat shippers,
ended last Friday night with ap-
pro:xlmately 5000 participants com
petlng for prizes tOtaling $1,000.
Ihe 800 cash prize for the heav-
lest edible bottom fish was award
eo 10 ). J. Speiser, Milford, who
nooKed an eight-pOund four-Ounce
founder from Captain Badur's
boat Bob F. The S1OO cash prize
ioT the heaviest surface game fish
fell to Paul Keim, PhoenixvilIe,
Pa fishing from Captain E. Scott
ThOmpson's Sea Raider.
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Milford chronicle., 1948-08-06
Cancer-DeteCtiOn
Centers Are Active

Several cases of early cancer
have already been uncovered in
examinations in the Delaware Can
Ger Detection Centers, it was re-
vealed by the Delaware Division.
American Cancer Society.
1T is not too much to say that
lives have already been saved by
these examinations" a spokesman
for the division declared.
He pointed out that the George
town Detection Center will be open
for free examinations on August
1S. Appointments must be made in
advance, by calling Georgetown
162.
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-06
New High School
Principal Selected
NJ. A. Glasmire From Lancaster.
Pag will Fill Local Position

The board of education of Milford
Special School District announced
the appointment of M. Alexander
Glasmire to the position of high
school principal.
Mr.. Glasmire halls from Lancas-
ter, Pa, where he has lived for the
past eight years. He is married
and has one daughter, seventeen
months old. His family is living in
Lancaster, but hope to join him in
the near future.
The formal education of Mr..
Glasmire began when he was in
Denmark where his parents were
serving in foreign mission church
work. He continued his elemen-
tary and secondary education in
the vicinity of Lancaster. He did
his undergraduate work at Eliza
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Milford chronicle., 1948-08-06
Carey's Camp Will
Operate Aug. 1922
Feature viii Be ChiIdren's Pro.
gram Every Morning

The sixtieth annual session of
Carey's Camp, near Millsboro, will
be held from Saturday, August IA,
to Sunday, August %. A childrens
program will be conducted each
morning, Monday through Friday,
August is to 20, from 10 to IL
o'clock. Youth services will be
held each evening at z o'clock and
preaching at 8 o'clock. Special
music and visiting ministers will
be featured. The program follows
below:
Saturday, August IA
8 p. m.-SermOn by Rev. Waldo
Disc, RehObOth. Music by the Hud-
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