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Milford chronicle., 1948-01-02
Christmas MishGps
Take 288 Lives
Many More Die From Mis-
cellaneOus Causes Than
During 1916.
By Associated Press

Traffic mishaPs, fires and mis-
cellaneous accidents over last
Christmas killed at least 288 per-
sons over the nation, an unofficial
survey showed this week.
As is customary on holidays, au-
tomobile crashes proved the big
killer, accounting for 179 OF the
deaths. Several serious fires, includ-
Ing one in Nevada that killed 12 In
dians, swelled the death list from
miscellaneous causes to 1O9, more
that double that of 1916 Christmas.
The survey covered the period
from 6 p. m. Wednesday, December
"A to midnight Christmas. The toll
exceeded that of the comparable
period, in 1916 during which 261
Persons lost their lives, 2lS in traf-
nc and 4S in other mishaps.
The National Safety Council esti-
mated 100 persons would be killed
In traffic crashes on Christmas and
each Of the three succeeding days.
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-02
To Seek Bids On
Three Road Projects
Widening -Resurfacing OF Road In.
to Houston on List

Bids on three projects will be re-
ceived by the State Highway De-
partment on Jan. %, according to
an announcement by w. A. McWil-
liams, chief engineer. Of the Depart
ment. There is one project in each
of the three counties.
The projects, all of which are a
part of the postwar construction
program of the department, are as
follows:
From Bridgeville to Wesley
Church, southwest of BridgevilIe. a
distance of 1889 miles, stabiliziny
and surface treating the present
roadway which is of earth construc-
tiOn at present.
Marsh Road, from the Philadel-
phia Pike, above Penny Hill, to Naa-
mans Road, a distance of 1888
miles, concrete widening and sur
facing with a hot mix asphalt.
Widening and resurfacing the
highway leading from the Milford
to Harrington Road through Hous-
ton, a distance of 0.83 miles.
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-02
Lions Club
Had Wonderful
Year In l947
Local Service Organiza-
tiOn's S easOn Was
Highlighted By SpOn-
sOrship Of Dance.

With the successful sponsorship
OF the traditional Christmas For
NAL at the Milford ArmOry, on the
evening of December 26, the Mil
ford Lions Club, one of the com
munity's youngest, but most active
service organizations, completed its
program of club activities for the
year 1947. A large contingent Of
lower Delaware dance enthusiasts
turned out for the Christmas For
NAL and enjoyed the musical Of
ferings of the Ed. Hall Orchestra.
Clifford Wilson served as chairman
Of the committee in charge of ar
rangements for this annual affair
and, judging on basis of reports
from those attending, this COM
mittee turned in the tOp-nOtch per-
fOrmance that generally charac-
terizes the activity of Lions Club
committees.
1947 saw the Milford Lions Club
come into its own as far as activ-
tiles of community benefit are con-
ceTned. The achievements of the
local club have been many and
varied, with the cOmmunitys hand
icapped, afflicted, and underpriv-
ileged receiving many direct and
indirect benefits from Lions spOn-
sOred projects. During the past
year, the club has given direct as
in the form of clothing
and fOodstuffs, to needy families
Of the area, has made available eye
glasses to children with impaired
sight, and has continued it's pro-
gram of furthering the music
program at the local
schools through purchase of need
Continued on page 50
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-02
Red SOx Will Kiwanians
Spring Train Aided Santa
In FlOrid a This Christmas
1913 Edition OF Local
Group Will Do Pre-
season Work At Mel
bourne.

AS this section digs out from the
seasons first snowfall, there comes
e reminder of more pleasant wea-
ther-the Spring training period OF
professional baseball clubs. To-
days reminder comes in the form
of an announcement by r. Roscoe
Galloway, business manager of the
Milford Eastern Shore League en-
try, to the effect that the l94S edi-
tion of the local Red SOx will do
their preseason training at Mel
bourne, Florida.
According to Galloway, candi-
dates for the 1948 Milford club will
report, along with candidates for
ether BosOx system lower bracket
farm clubs, at Melbourne between
April 7th and 10th, and will re-
main there for approximately three
weeks, reporting to the home base
about one week prior to the opening
OF the 1913 Eastern Shore League
season. In the two previous years
IN which the BosOx have operated
the local club, team candidates
nave, for the most part, reported
direct to Milford and have received
their preseason training here.
Although Walt Miles, former
major league catcher and veteran
minor league manager is still car
rled on the Milford roster, the ru-
ture status Of Milford's pilot of the
1916 and 1947 seasons is somewhat
IN doubt. Miles, whose work here
earned him designation as the lea
eue's Most Outstanding Manager"
IN both l946 and 1947, may be ad
tcontinued on page -
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-02
Revenue Department
To Assist Taxables
Win Sit At Post Office Here
January SO

The Internal Revenue Depart-
ment has released a schedule of
dates and places at which repre-
sentatives Of the Department will
sit to aid taxpayers, especially far
mers, to prepare their income tax
returns for the year 1947. The
schedule for Sussex County is as
follows: Greenwood, January 2nd.
Greenwood Volunteer Fire Co:
Bridgeville, January 5th and 9Th.
Baltimore Trust Co.; Seaford, jan
uary 7th, Sth and 9th, Post Office:
Laurel, January 18th, 18th and 18th
Post Office; Georgetown, January
18th, Post Ofice. On the East side
of the County: Milton, January 2nd.
Milton Volunteer Fire Co.; Mills
boro, January 5th, Post Office:
DagsbOro, January 9th, First Ma
tiOnal Bank; Slebyville, January
9TH, Post Office; Milford, January
Sth and 9Th, Municipal Building:
Rehoboth, January 18th, Post Off
ice; LeWes, January 18th, Post Off
ice; Georgetown, January 14th and
18th, Post Office.
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-02
Jury Commissioners
Select Sussex Jurors
Mrs. Lydia Belle TOadvine Is Nam.
ed On Grand Jury

The Jury Commissioners for
Sussex County have drawn the list
Of Grand Jurors, Of Petit Jurors
and Additional Jurors for the Feb
ruary Term of the Court of General
Sessions and Superior Court, which
begins on February 2, 1948. They
are as follows:
GRAND JURY: LIST Dist: Mrs
Lydia Belle Toadvine, Milford; End
Dist: Lester G. Newton, Bridge
Vile; 3rd: George E. Fleetwood.
Seaford; 4th: Russell Fry, Seaford.
Del. 5th Dist: Blanche Windsor.
Laurel; 9th Dist: Elton Paul Cod
frey, Millsboro; 7th Dist: Preston
Townsend; Selbyville; 9Th Dist.
Frank Harrison, Millsboro, r. D.;
9th Dist: Harry E. Hudson,
Georgetown; 10th Dist. James w.
Smith, Milton, r. d.
PETIT JURORS; 1st Dist: Tho
mas Derrickson, Milford; William
G. Postles, Glendale; Harvey M.
Wilson, Lincoln, R. D.: Thomas
Continued on page ~
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-02
Service Club H elpe d
Make Christmas Merry
For Some Of City's
Needy Children.

The members of the Milford XII
wants Club dug into their own poe
kets as well as their treasury this
year to provide funds for gifts for
few of MilfOrd's needy children.
Mrs. Ford SeWell, leader of XII
wants sponsored Girl Scout Troop
was in charge of the collection and
disbursements. With the funds Civ
en- by the Kiwanians, she purchased
socks, sweaters, underwear, trOu-
sers and scarves for children Of
some forty families in this area. The
girls of the troop helped to pack
and assemble the clothing.
Mrs. Sewell was assisted in dis
bursting the gifts by Mrs. Pauline
Webb, school nurse, and Mr.. Robert
WOllters, Kiwanis Girl Scout Com
mitteeman.
The club members are very CRATE
full for the work done by Mrs. Sc
well, who used many hours of her
time to do this work. The club also
wishes to thank Phillips Men
Shop and COOpersmiths for their
extreme generosity, in aiding this
project.
Now the shating of Christmas
spirit came in this manner: At the
meeting held Tuesday before
Christmas, with Al Humes in
charge, the members sang all the
favorite carols, with Club pianist
Phyliss Isaacs at the piano. AT the
conclusion of the song fest. gifts
which had not cost any member not
more than a quarter were exchang-
ed. This turned out to be the high
light of the evening as most of the
packages contained very humorous
items.
The party was held in the South
ern Grille which was specially dec
Grated for the occasion.
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-02
Wallace vii Seek
Office Of President
With Third Party
Former Vice President
Says He VIII Run On
Platform Of ''Peace and
Prosperity; Flags
Both Major Parties.
By Associated Press

CHICAGO r. Henry Wallace last
Monday evening announced he
would be an Independent candidate
for President on a platform advo-
eating peace and prosperity"
The former Vice President and
erstwhile Cabinet member, in a
broadcast address, struck out at
both major parties with the decla-
ration:
There is no real fight between a
Truman and a Republican. Both
stand for a policy which opens the
door to war in our lifetime, and
makes war certain for our chill
dren.s
Maintaining that the menace to
peace was greater than ever be-
fore, the man who left the Republi-
can ranks and now has bolted the
Democrats as we'll, told his audi
ence:
That menace can be met and
overcome only by a new political
alignment in America which re-
quires the organization of new
political party. To that end an
n0unce that I shall run as an in
dependent candidate fer President
Of the United States in 194S."
Says Thousands Urged Him
He said thousands of people"
had asked him to engage in this
great fight" Suggestions that he
enter the race had come from the
Progressive Citizens Of America
and the new Progressive Party of
Chicago. A spokesman for the new
candidate told reporters that
similar request was put before
Wallace last Monday afternoon by
persons from IS states and the Dis
trict Of Columbia.
continued on naoe 4,
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-02
1947 Treasury Take
Was SAB, ,631,OOO,OOO
Was s2,OOO,OOO, 600 Higher Than
1916 Income

The U. S. Treasury closed its
books on the 1947 calendar year
this past Wednesday with net re-
ceipts of $4S,63l, 900 900, a peace
time record and $4,000, ,OOO, 900 high
er than 1916 income.
The figure, plus sOOn-to-be-re-
Yealed estimates on income for the
l94S-49 fiscal year, is expected to
provide the Republican-controlled
Congress with new ammunition for
tax-cutting drive which may clash
with President Truman's own tax
plans.
The President told his news con-
ference today that he will send his
State OF the Union message to Con-
gress next Wednesday and his budg-
ct message on Jan. II. The former
is expected to reveal his tax plans
but reserve the full details for the
budget.
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-02
ChGirmen 70 Discuss
1913 P. III. A. Program
win Meet With County
Committeeman At George
town January 9TH.

Chairmen Of the 10 Community
Committees III the Sussex County
r ~. A. Program will meet with
members Of the County COMMITTEES
men. in Georgetown, on January
9TH, to discuss the f948 p. M. A.
Program and lay plans for assist
ing farmers in using the program
to secure the greatest possible
benefits from a conservation stand
point.
According to C. A. Pepper, Coun-
~ Chairman. the practices that
may be carried out as q part Of the
program include Drainage, Ap-
piication Of Lime, Applying Phos-
phate Seeding Legumes for Cover
Crops, and Establishing. Perman-
ent Pasture. With q reduction in
funds for 1948 It IS most important
that every effort be made to ac-
quaint the farmer with the pro-
gram in order that he may use Ii
to the best advantage on his farm.
tcontinued Is paRa 81
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-02
Carvel Quiet
On Reports Of
His Candidacy
Possible Democratic Can
didate For Office OF
Governor Is NOn-COm-
initial At Present.

Although added impetus to the
move to make Lieut.-Gov. Elbert N.
Carvel of Laurel the Democratic
nominee for Governor in 1948 was
disclosed over the holiday, Mr.. Car
vel declared that he was not yet
ready to commit himself on the
candidacy.
Discussing a petition in support
Of his candidacy, signed by the six
Democratic state senator's and the
Darty's state chairman, Harris B.
Mcdowell, Jr., the lieutenant COVER
nor said at his home this week:
1 appreciate the friendly motive
OF those who have signed the petit
ton. 1t would be a great honor to
be the Democratic Party's candidate
for Governor and it would be the
greatest of hOnors to me personally
to become Governor of the state.
i have given a great deal Of
thought to the suggestions and pro-
posals Of my friends. But / am not
yet ready to say whether l will be
candidate or not. 1t is early and
the coming year may bring a num-
Der of surprises. At this point I
have not deciced what course 1 shall
follow"
Serving Third Year
Mr.. Carvel is in the third year of
fOur-yeaT term as the states lieu
tenant governor, a position in which
he presides over the sessions of the
State Senate. The petition in circu-
lation states, in part, I'VE, the un-
dersigned voters of Delaware, pro-
mise to do all that we can. in a
lawful and justfiable way. to bring
about the nomination and election
OF Elbert N. Carvel for Governor of
Delaware, this coming Novem-
Der ="
1t was signed by all the Demo-
cratic state senators during the
special session of the Senate last
Friday. They are Senators J. Carl
McGuigan, Wilmington; John r.
Butler, MiddletOWn; Wilson A. Da-
vid, Townsend; Fred 8. Bailey. the
minority floor leader, Harrington:
Irwin 7. Hastings, Laurel, and How
ard II. Dickerson, Laurel.
II has been signed also by Daniel
+ WOlcott, former chairman of the
Democratic State Committee. and
Alr. Mcdowell. the present chair !
man.
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-02
$500 Autos In State
Still Unregistered
New Group Are Now Eligible For
Inspection

Motor Vehicle Commissioner
Frank L. Reed has estimated thai
there are $500 of the 12.6OO motor
vehicles, whose registrations ex-
pired last Wednesday midnight
still uninspected and unregistered
The division officers in Whining
ton, Dover and Georgetown inspec-
ted and reregistered approximately
1000 cars during the final day and
at the opening hour cars were
lined up at all stations awaiting
examination.
Those vehicles whose tags av-
pired at midnight "Wednesday mTet
now obtain a 81 permit allowing the
operator to drive to the inspection
lane and to repair shops if defects
are found in their cars
Beginning today, cars whose req
istration expires March Ri Vim 6o
eligible for inspection. The ofices
OF the Motor Vehicle Division wse
closed New Years Dav.
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-02
Dairymen WiH Extend Breed
Service To Cover Entire State

According to plans of the Del
aware Agricultural Extension Ser
vice dairy project, the year 1g48
Wlll mark the completion of a six
year program to provide Delaware
aalrymen with facilities for seeur-
ing the services of outstanding
herd sires.
With the organization of the Sus-
sex County Artificial Dairy Breed
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-02

ing Unit recently, the operations
OF a cooperative dairy breeding
association are available to ali
oalrymen within the State except
Smyrna. anu
Delmar J. Young. extension
dairyman, says that services to
inns area will be made available
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-02
VIII Honor State
At Capital Sunday
Special Services win BE Observed
In Washington Cathedral

Delaware, first state to enter the
Union, 100 years ago, will be hon
ored Sunday, January A, at Wash
ington Cathedral in our nations s
capital, it was announced in wash
ington today by the very Rev. John
". Suter, Dean OF the Cathedral.
Dean Suter extends an invitation
70 all citizens Of The Diamond
state now residing in the District
o. columbia area to attend the IL
g. ~. or 4 p. m. service. At these two
services Delaware's flag will be
borne IN professional and special
prayers will be offered for the gov
ernment and people of the State.
IN the nationwide campaign now
current to raise funds to go on with
toontinued On page 81
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-02
Will Resume Earlier
Wednesday Closing
Stores viii Be Closed Wednesday
Afternoons Beginning January z

Beginning next Wednesday af-
ternoon, January z, the majority Of
the stores in Milford will resume
Wednesday afternoon closing. This
plan will in all probability be con-
tinued throughout the year. During
the Christmas shopping season the
stores remained open all day ON
wednesdays for the accommoda-
ton of those who were unable TO
40 their shopping during the day
time.
The majority Of the larger COM
mpnlties in Delaware have been
carrying out this early Wednesday
closing plan for the past two ar
three years.
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-02
Home Demonstrators
Planning Busy Month
Club Presidents Are AntieiDafinp
Good Attendance At Sessions

The month Of january will be
g busy month aor the Home Demon
stration Clubs III Sussex County.
announces Mrs. Alma S. Smith.
Home Demonstration Agent. The
new officers will take over and
new committeeman win be appoint
cd BY the club presidents. plans
for the club activities viii be made
and discussed, and distribution of
the program booklets win be done
az this time.
Mrs smith win give the program
seAieilsllatlon Your Sixty-fOuf
Gent Dollar, with a discussion on
home finances and outlook for
iafm iamilies 81 1913
Continued n rase Cd
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-02
'48 Outlook For Farm
Family Living Good
Forecasts Indicate Farm Income
WIN Remain High

It looks like a Happy New Year
for Delaware farm families. acc
ording TO Louise r. Whitcomb, ex-
tension home management spec
ialist Miss Whitcomb points out
that forecasts indicate that farm
income in 194S viii remain about
as high as that Of 1947. In add
ition debts of farm families, gem
orally speaking, are at low level
while bank balances and other say
ings are high.
Supplies Of most things farm
families will need will be fairly
plentiful in 1948. The fact that
many farm homes are not COM
pletely stocked with equipment,
however, means that there will be
continued strong consumer de-
mand. Such a demand means high
prices and It is expected that farm
spending will continue strong.
tcontinued o. pags 81
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-02
Great Need For Foster
Homes In Kent County
Welfare Board Pays Board, Buys
Clothing for the Riddles

The Kent County office of the
State Board of Welfare announces
that there is great need for foster
homes 4or several small pre-schOol
children. The youngsters are al
ready in the care Of the agency,
living in temporary foster homes,
but they all need care for a long
period Of time, so a more perman-
ent plan has to be made for them.
Susie, age 4, and Jane, age 5.
sisters, are two of these children.
They came into agency care some
time ago when they were deserted
(eontinued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-02
First Baby Born
At Hospital In '48
William FOrsts' Welcome Son. En-.
NETT Harrington, ST., Expired

NETT Harrington, ST., Expired
Mr.. and Mrs. William Forst of
Milton are the proud and happv
parents of a fine baby boy. the
nrst child born at Milford Me-
mortal Hospital in 194s. The new
arrival entered the world at ex-
actly 8:44 a. m. New Years Dav
according to Mrs. Farlow, who Is
IN charge Of the maternity sec
ton Of the local hospital.
Emmett M. Harrington, Sr. for
mer prominent farmer of the Hons
ton section, more lately residing
on y. W. Front street, this CITY.
was the first person to expire in
inns section on New Years Day.
ne passed away at his home at
1z:Ol a. m. on Thursday, January
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-02
1917 Was Year OF
Progress For Vets

Almost Continuous String of Activities MANY
Of Benefit To The Community At Large,
Were Conducted By The Members of Blue
Hen Post Membership of Post And Aux
iliary Wre Greatly Increased During The
Past Year.
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-02
Weather Report
For Past Week

Mercury Dropped 10 New Low OF
lS Degrees On December so
Local Weather Recorder q Ed
gar Wood submits the following for
the period beginning December 26
and ending January i:
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-01-17
The Communist Party
 Should Be Outlawed

Several months later, Louis F. Budenz. who left the Commun- ist Party of America. in which he was a leader, to rejoin the Roman Catholic Church. said that communism destroyed the thinking and integrity of the individual" that it was "irrevo- cably set up for the ending of reli@ion,' and that it had culti- vated lust for power" He said Communist arrogance. with which the world is now familiar arises out of this destructive viewpoint"
 In a radio address on Febru- ary ,, l947, Rt. Rev. Mser. Full ton J. Sheen said:
 lt may very we'll be *' # #that unless there is moral revival in our western world, d fulfill mcnt of the pledges of the .At- lantic Charter, a rebirth of fam fly life. communism will be the instrument for the liquidation ot bourgeois civilization that has forgotten God. Communism k not to be feared just because It k anti-GH, but because we are Goddess: not because it is strong, but because we are weak: for if we were under God, ten who could conquer us:
 So for us
 To fight communism is to re cognize the eternal struggle be tween the doctrines of God s moral law and the materialistic concept of man as biolOeic CT
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-01-17
Around Hollywood

tough-kidrole series on his re-
 turn from England.
 Evidently the reent British re-
 port that Charlie Chaplin will
 leave this country was just so much idle talk. Charlie is now planning to make another pie
 ture sometime this year. Of course, he could make it in Eng land.
 Everything may be going up but at least the divorce rate here Is going down. In l947, there
 28,485 divorces in Los Angeles county which is less than the
 l946 figure by over 1000 Mar riages totalled 38.792 last year. FOR THE OLD TIMERS-l927
 21 years ago-There seems to be
 no rest for the "Old Ironsides" icompany on location. First call is at threethirty, breakfast at four and ready to start work at lsunrise. Gilda Gray will receive ,Sl7,O0O per week for a 14week tour with her new film. The Devil Dancer Lois Wilson, and not Lilyan Tashman, plays the vampire role in Trench Dress
 ing Paramount plans to film
 "The Travelling Salesman" with Richard Dix in the lead role.
 Fatty Arbuckle played the lead
 in this very same story in 1921.
 Nal St. Clair. who has flair ,for comedy, will do The Cross- Eyed Captain" for Famous Play CTS. Ben Turpin will not be in the cast. Close friends believe that it was the strain of his last location trip that caused the death of Rudolph Valentino last year. Rudy worked under a boiling sun in the desert with fthe thermometer hitting close to s130 degrees.
 Unescorted women in bars are
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-01-17

cature conditioned ethically by his environment. (These Days, by George E. Sokolsky, Wash ington Timcs-llcraid, Mar. IS, l94T.D
 Mr. Speaker. the place to fight communism is at home. The time to fight it is HOW. Let us remember the advice Of Abra- ham Lincoln that if this Nation is ever destroyed il will not be from without> but from within. If President Lincoln were alive today, l believe he would say as General Washington said: Put none but Americans on guard tonight.
 Let us heed the warning ex- pressed years ago by Edwin Markham:
 l fear the ycrmin that shall undermine Senate and school and citadel and shrine.
 l fear the worm of fraud, ttc fattrd worm of ease, and all t,,c crawling progeny of these. fear the vcrmin that shall hontNcomb the walls and towers "t state in unsuspcctine hours Because. Mr. Speaker
 No man escapes
 When freedom fails.
 The best men rot
 In filthy iail>:
 .And they Mbo cried.
 "Appca>c. appcasc,'
 Are hanged by men
 They tried to please.
 Mann.