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Milford chronicle., 1948-01-16
Woodford VIII Seek
Mayors Post Again
Veteran Dover Executive Persuaded
BY Friends To Run

Mayor J. Wallace WOodfOrd will
be a candidate for reelection for his
twenty-fOurth consecutive year as
a draft" nominee at the annual
municipal election Monday, Jan. 10.
Beseeched by scores of prominent
citizens to ren0unce his recently
announced decision to retire as the
city's chief executive, the veteran
mayor last Saturday gave his ans
Wer to them, announcing that he
was reluctantly acceding to their
demand.
Friends Make Appeal
One Of the group of his support
ers said that Mayor Woodford had
persisted in his decision not to be a
candidate again and that hope for
his entering the race had all but
been abandoned when a final appeal
was made to him on the basis of the
need Of continuation of the pro-
gTessive administration which he
has headed for % years.
The mayor is one of the most
widely known men in the state. His
supporters will file his petition of
nomination tomorrow.
The only other candidate is J. o.
Willis, who served for 18 years as
city clerk and now is a partner in
contracting firm.
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-16
Approve New
Cancer Set-Up
Active Members Of Della
ware Division Agree
With Revised Program.

The revised cancer detection
program proposed by officials of
the Delaware Division, American
Cancer Society. has been approved
by the divisions active members.
The revised program calls for
specialized examinations for Della
ware women 40 years of age and
older, to be given in six cancer de-
lection centers to be set up in hos
pitals throughout the state.
To be financed from funds of the
Delaware Division and cOntribu-
tiOns or fees from the women ex-
amined The revised program is a
small-scale version of, another can
Ger detection plan the society has
been studying for several months.
1t was pointed out that the small
scale program could later be en-
larged as funds become available.
The examinations are to be con-
Quoted by Delaware physicians
who are to be reimbursed for their
services. Under the plan, the eX-
aminations will be limited to the
breast, pelvic organs and rectUm,
the three sites in which cancer is
most often found in women. The
program is limited to women 40
and older because the incidence of
cancer has been found to be high
er in that group than in younger
women.
Approval of the county medical
societies must be obtained before
the detection program can be put
into operation. 1t could start in
the spring, a cancer society official
said
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-16
Agriculture Board
Names Pathologist
Pennsylvania Is Named By
State Group

DR.. Daniel S. Jaquette Of Penn
sylvania has been appointed by the
State Board of Agriculture to be
Associate Pathologist in Poultry
Disease Work at the laboratory in
Dover Dr.. Jaquette received his B.
s. degree from Pennsylvania State
College in 1897 and his degree Of
Doctor Of Veterinary Medicine from
the University Of Pennsylvania in
194l. For the past four years he has
been engaged in research work
with parasitic diseases Of poultry
at the y. s. Dept. Of Agriculture
Research Center at Beltsville.
The new quarters for the Poultry
Disease Laboratories are now near
ing completion according 20 H. r.
Baker, Poultry Pathologist, and
with the additional laboratory Der-
sonnel and equipment, the most ad-
Vanced methods of laboratory dia-
gnosis can be performed. The de-
partment viii also have the long
needed apparatus for carrying out
the latest methods Of isolating the
virus diseases by the egg embryo
culture methods.
tcontinued On page -
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-16

Marie Louise" Is scheduled for
Sunday night, January 25 at 1880
p. M. This is a new Swiss film just
released in America. It is a beau
tiful, heart warming picture of a
little French girl who. with hei
home bombed BY both Germans and
allies, brought love into the Swiss
family which gave her refuge from
fear and starvation. It is import
ant for the human understanding it
offers as base for international
friendship. Showing time is one
hour, IS minutes.
Beyond Our own" another fea-
ture-length motion picture will be
shown Sunday night, February %
at 1880 p nj This was produced
with q Hollywood cast and techni-
cal staff and on November 10. 1947.
had It's premier in 100 cities in this
country and ia London, Melbourne.
and Manila. Backed by 19 Pro-
testant denominations. this picture
IS the first Of seven to be sponsor
Cd by the Protestant Film Commits
sion IN a move to bring visual re-
ligious education into the church.
The King Of Kings, the Cecil
3 DeMille production Of note is
te1niInued o. page 81
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-16
Lewes Woman Wins
Final Food Contest
Mrs. Arthur Handy Submitted
Winning Recipe

The winner of the final in a ser
les Of six weekly contests for food
conservation suggestions has been
announced by the Delaware Agri-
cultural Extension Service.
She is Mrs. Arthur Handy, Lewes,
who submitted a recipe for Ham
Surprise" which makes appetizing
use Of leftover ham and stale
bread.
Honorable mention in the final
contest was awarded to Miss Helen
Jane Leasure, Newark; Mrs. G. Ar
thur Ginn, Townsend; Mrs. Earl
White, Bridgeville; Mrs. Chester
Ewing, Newark; Mrs. Hans Labach,
Newark; and Mrs. Crerar Bennett,
Jr., Of Milford.
The contest which has been con-
Quoted over the Delaware Farm and
Home Hour, Station WDEL, by
Miss Virginia Kirkpatrick, assistant
extension editor, was open to all
continued on page y
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-16
Retiring City
Officials Air
Their Views
At Last Meeting Of COun-
Gil They Praise Their
Eight Year Record AS
Public Servants.

The following article was sent to
tht Milford Chronicle by Mr.. A. r.
Humes, Secretary of City Council,
with the request that it be pub
lished. We are printing it exactly
as it was submitted to us by Mr..
Humes. We have had no OppOrtuni-
ty to verify the figures quoted. For
that reason we are submitting them
to you for exactly what they are
an opinion sent to us by persons
who are interested in printing the
facts as they see them. You, as citi-
zens, are to draw your own cOnclu-
siOns. We have no comment to make
at this time-EditoT.
The article as submitted to us,
follows:
"At the last meeting of the Mil
ford City Council to be held under
the direction of Mayor Edward c,
Evans, the retiring members OF
Council talked over some of the
outstanding happenings of the past
eight years"
MI. II ulAh I1ASOAAs ICpI GSCuldllN6
of the Fourth Ward, brought tC
mind the fact that in January 194C
when he and Mr.. J. B. POore, rep
resentative of First City Ward, haC
entered the Council under the new
Mayor, Edward c. Evans, the City
was labOring under the burden Ol
an old floating debt passed down by
Councils of the former Town Ol
Milford, in the amount of $24,5OO
and more recent Indebtedness of ar
additional amount of S1S,498.55
making a total burden to start oil
$42,998.55. This debt was of course
beside the Bonded Indebtedness oI
$29O,O00."
CONTINUED on page q
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-16
Prepare For Polio
Drive In Sussex

Community chairmen, workers
and interested citizens from Sussex
County met In the Georgetown High
School last Friday night for a dis
cussion Of plans for the 194S cam
paign for funds for the Sussex
Chapter Of the National Foundation
for Infantile Paralysis.
Col. Ralph S. Baker, chairman
Of the Sussex Chapter opened the
meeting and presented Judge Jas.
B. Carey, who is chairman of the
Sussex fund raising campaign this
year. Judge Carey introduced the
speakers, who included DR.. George
J. BONES, head Of the Doris Mem
orial Unit of Wilmington General
Hospital: w. G. Bowen, regional
representative Of the national foun-
dation; Albert Early, Georgetown
chairman for last year, and the par
CONTINUED on page o
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-16

other officers of the Grand Chap
ter who assisted with the installa-
ton were Mrs. Alice Minner, grand
marshal; Mrs. Lois Ayers, grand
chaplain, and Mrs. Myrtle SawdOn,
grand Organist.
Mrs. Edna Williams of Milford
was installed as worthy matron and
Earl K. Williams, her husband, as
worthy patron.
Other officers installed were
Mrs. Isabelle Sylvester, associate
matron; Thomas A. Roadway. as
sOciate patron; Mrs. Ruth Martin.
secretary; Mrs. Florence Flem-
ming, treasurer; Mrs. Mildred
Snowberger, conductTess; Mrs. Lii
lian Hatfield, associate conductress:
Mrs. Norah Tharp, chaplain: Mrs.
Elsie Vinyard, marshal; Mrs. Lula
Potter, Organist; Mrs. Jessie Hall,
Adah; Mrs. Blanche Williams,
Ruth; Miss M. Catherine Downing,
Esther; Mrs. Rebecca Holzmueller,
Martha; Mrs. Jane HendricksOn,
Electa; Mrs. Sallie Lord, warden; /;
Mrs. Jessie Tee, sentinel.
Mrs. Katie Boyer in charge of
Continued on page @
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-16
Milford Citizens VIII Hold
Annual Meeting Tonight
In Community Building.
Election Monday.
First Ward Has Real
Scrap For Council With
Five Candidates; Fight
For Mayor.

The annual Milford Citizens
Meeting will be held this evening.
Friday, January Is, at 1880 O'Clock.
IN the Varney Auditorium of the
Milford Community Building.
The first part of the evening will
be taken up with the reading of
reports by the city auditors. the
city manager, the secretary-trea-
surer and the mayor, following
which the meeting will be opened
for discussion by the taxpayers and
the nomination of the various can
didates who have filed.
The annual city election will be
held Monday, January 10, at Mil
ford Grange Hall, between the
hours Of 1900 o'clock noon and six
o'clock.
Lieutenant-Colonel William e
Lank will preside over the cleo
ton. Judges are: First Ward, Cecil
McCleary; Fourth Ward, Herman
Johnson; clerks, First Ward, Dixie
Burn; Second Ward, Marshall
Hugg; Third Ward, Mrs. Wilbur
Bennett; Fourth Ward, Mrs. Lewis
Wright. Miss Anne Townsend will
serve as election notary.
For the Office of Mayor, term of
two years, G. Van Nuis Wilkerson
will be opposed by Alex Rosa, who
is presently a member Of City Coun-
Gil, representing the Fourth Ward.
In the First Ward, the largest in
the city, there are FIVE contestants
for the council seat presently held
by J. Brainard POOre. In the order
of their filing they are: r. Har-
wood Jamison, Percy r. Haughey,
John r. Scott, Harry T. Walls and
Robert G. Kennedy. In the Fourth
Ward, John Jewell is unopposed for
the seat presently held by Frank
J. Elton.
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-16
Voters At Lewes
Reflect Mayor
II. f. MauII Winner In Largest Vote
In Towns History

The largest turnout of Lewes vO-
ters in the history of any municipal
or general election returned to Off
ice Edward MaUll for another term
as mayor and defeated the towns
first Negro commissioner candidate,
Belford o. Dunning, with a scant
286 votes.
Of the total 1,344 ballots cast at
last Saturday afternoons polls, the
highest poIled, 1,135, were for Capt.
G. Clifton Maull, veteran Delaware
Pay and River pilot and former
state senator John E. McGovern,
hosiery manufacturer, was reelec-
ted for the second commissioner
post with the second highest votes
On the ticket, 971.
Mayor Maull, who polled 84S, de-
feated his mayOrality opponent, G.
Edward Wyatt by majority of 431
votes. Wyatt; operator of a taxi ser
vice, and Capt. G. Clifton Maull,
were both newcomers in the field
of town politics.
The defeated Negro candidate
who is a prosperous chicken raiser
and a member of one of the most
respected families in the town, took
his defeat calmly and expressed no
surprise in his low count.
Seventy-fOur ballots were thrown
out for disqualification reasons. The
highest ballots cast in former
years, 1,1O1, at last January's polls
was when the towns excl faction
scored a victory. Lewes population
in the last census was 2,246 but has
risen to nearly 5000 in the past
eight years.
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-16
Accident Sunday Afternoon
Sends Man To Hospital
With Broken Leg. This Is
Third Crash In Less Than
"A Month.
State Highway Board Or
ders Survey OF Danger
Spot Here.

A car driven by Wingate Hoving-
ton, age % years, of Frederick, pro-
ceeding in a nOrtherIy direction on
Route 113, was struck by a car
driven by Irwin John Griffith, age
% years, of FELTON,, who was going
East on route IA, at the Haven Lake
intersection Of Routes 11S and IA,
last Sunday afternoon at approx
mately 1870 O'Clock.
Ernest Hoey, age "a, of FELTON,, a
passenger in the car operated by
Griffith, was admitted to the Milford
Memorial Hospital, suffering with
a broken left leg sustained in the
crash.
Griffith was arrested by Milford
police and arranged before City
Alderman Edward c. BesWick
where he pied guilty to a specific
charge Of falling to come to a full
and complete stop at an intersec-
ton where a stop sign is posted
Upon payment Of $500 and costs
Griffith was released at 2:45 p. m,
the same day
According to local police, the car
operated BY young Griffith sus-
tanned damages estimated at S1OO,
Hovington's damage was set at
$500
This is the third serious accident
to occur al this dangerous intersec-
tion in the past month
At a meeting of the State High
way Department last Thursday,
Chief Engineer McWilliams was in
structed to survey the needs OIL
safety devices at this crossing
Their action followed a demand OF
the Chronicle for action.
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-16
Cashier Admits
Tax Funds Theft
Maurice A. Flynn EDfers Guilty
Plea To Several Counts


A plea of guilty was entered last
Friday in the u S. District Court
in Wilmington by Maurice A. Flynn.
AZ years old, of Is South Union
street, Wilmington, charged with
embezzling government funds and
making false entries while employ
ed as cashier in the office of the
collector of internal revenue in
Wilmington.
U. S.. District Attorney John J.
Morris, Jr., told the court Flynn
embezzled a total of $50, O,433.9S dur
ing six-year period ending last
spring.
Judge Richard S. Rodney set to-
day at 10 a. m. as the time for inn
posing sentence, and Flynn was
released in $500 bail.
In the proceedings last Friday,
Flynn waived indictments by a
grand jury and consented to the FL
ing Of an information against him
in open court.
Six Counts Listed
The information, filed by Mr..
Morris, contained six counts, three
charging embezzlement of certain
sums, and three charging false en-
try with intent to defraud.
Ccontinued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-16
Yesterday Coolest
Day Of Winter
Mercury Dropped To New
Low OF 50

Did you shiver yesterday morn
ing? 1t you did, it is not surprising
for the thermometer dropped to 60
during the night and gave Milford
ians the coldest day of the year.
The more youthful residents are
looking forward to some fine skat-
ing in the next few days if the
present cold snap continues.
The older heads, however, are
concerned about the fuel supply
which is being cut down by the con-
tinual cold.
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-16
Milford Guardsmen
TOpple Dover Unit
Local RifIemen Run Up Impressive
Score OF 1174 To 1923

The Milford National Guard Bat
terry c, 945th AAA-AW- BIN defeat
ed the Dover Headquarters Battery
945th AAA-AW-BN in a scheduled
match this past Monday evening in
the Dover Armory. There will be
a return match in the new Milford
ArmOry on North Walnut street on
January %. The score follows:
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-16
Electric Contract
Published In Full
Is Printed In This Issue As A Pub.
lie Service

The publishers of the Milford
Chronicle are carrying in it's en-
tirety on page 1S of this issue, the
full and complete contract for elec-
trio power, entered into by the City
of Milford and the Delaware Power
and Light Company.
This contract is quite lengthy
and takes up approximately 4 col
umns of space, but should be care
fully read by every consumer OF
electric current in the city.
This contract is being printed by
the publishers of this paper, with
out cost to the taxpayers of this
city, and is being done as a public
service.
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-16
Mr.. Wilkerson Saws

Through peculiar trend Of by my
has fallen lot to be Mayor
coming election.
There will be number of important decisions
next two years and is intention
OF our outstanding business advisory
make those decisions.
The most important of these in my mind figure
get electric plant operation This really the
only point that mention this time
get all facts on other matters before forming opinion
want to be fair and start with open mind
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-16
Another Accident At Haven Lake CYOSSi1o
Say Truman Wants Too Much
MayOraIity Candidates Statements
Mr.. Rosa Says

-'~"' ""O~N@ ~ -
my position following problems
Cd light plant n a operation
that the full
with the Delaware Light Company.
(2) Provide adequate competent economical police
administration
n needs
(D Economy in our City Government
ALEX ROSA
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-16
Mrs. Edna Williams, Milford,
Is New Matron Of Eastern Star

Miss MacNamee,
Delaware Order
newly officers
on Iannar
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-16
Presbyterian Church To Show
4 Series Of Religious Films

Three sound films be shown January 25 February
% and March 2s IN Presbyterian church Milford under e
auspices Of the visual education committee ~
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-01-15
Thoughts on Life
Our Deep Needs
By DR.. JOHN w. HOLLAND

they saw advertised. Ihey mad SaSO-
line savers, stabilizers, horns, sirens,
anti-rattlers, everything, in fact that
could be screwed or bolted upon
the old wreck. Finally, the poor old
machine coughed and gave up the
struggle. 1t could not operate with
all its accessories.
That car is a picture of the modern
man. We're piling up things to the
exclusion of thoughts. If you do not
think so, run your eye over the fig
ures. Statisticians have made the
following comparisons. One hundred
years ago, the average person had
about 70 wants. Of these, 16 were
regarded as necessities. The re-
mainder, while desirable from many
angles, were not necessary to his
life. Today, the average person has
484 wants; "a of which are con-
sidered necessities. A century ago
there were not more than 200 items,
or articles offered for sale to the
average buyer. Today there are
more than $4,000 things to buy.
Crushed by Accessories
There was a Hindoo holy man
who, as an aid to Standardization,
each year added to his limbs or body,
a heavy iron ring. Finally he grew
SO bulky, heavy and cumbersome,
that the railroads refused to accept
him as a passenger, but forwarded
i. him, on his pilgrimages, by freight.
A master farmer in Indiana said
to me: 'The same things afflict the
farmers as hurt other people-we all
want too many things we do not
really need, and which we can i'll
afford to buy, particularly on credit"
So, what are some of the things
that compose the reality of worth
while living?
FOOD is first on the list. This
need must be met or each of us will
be impaired in our strength and
health-plain food in sufficient
quantity to fuel the human body
furnace. Beyond that necessity
ome luxury, and luxury is a tan
glefoot pleasure.
Hunger for Friendship
FRIENDS are next on the list.
There is a hunger within us for
friendship, and no nj can really live
without a few of them. A real friend
does not bore us, and is worth a
dozen acquaintance who take our
time but give little in return. Friend
ship is the flower of love. Love
must rise into friendship, or des-
cend into loathing.
FREEDOM comes next. Until we
are unfettered in mind and soul, we
are slaves with invisible chains
Multitudes there are who do no
seen to understand the highest func.
ton of the Gospel of Christ is to de.
liver us from timer slavery. Stree
indeed" is the way the Bible ex
presses the release with Christ bring!
from the chains of evil thought ano
habits.
FELLOWSHIP is a real necessity
When we say in church: II believ,
in the communion of saints" we af
firm our belief in the cleanest
purest, finest possible association
with people of kindred minds ant
hearts.
FAITH is the ultimate ~necessit,
for us. Faith that finds the best il
lie and caI1cac to haIieua in fhe hes
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-01-15

cleaning action of a plowshare. The tapered
openings between the bars throw out mud
and trash. Connected bars don't bend, wipe
and wear like the bars on broken center
tires. And because the bars are connected,
the tire rolls along in smooth, continuous
contact with the highway.
Be sure to specify Firestone Champion
Ground Grips when you order your new
tractor . . . or when you buy replacement
tires for your present equipment. They'll
pull more . . last longer . . and they'll
cost no more than ordinary tires.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-01-15

FIFTY TONS OF CHERRIES! That is the average annual harvest of
Champion Farmer Morris Buerman, Sodus, New York. His apple trees
annually bear 1900 bushels, and his peach trees, 1900 bushels AS The
Voice of Cherry Growers" on a series of radio broadcasB, Champion
Farmer Buerman contributed much to increase the market demand for
cherries and to encourage growers t o improve production methods and
produce better quality fruit The National Cherry Growers Association
is an outgrowth of his local association in which he has been extremely
active. AS a leader in production, as well as in marketing methods,
Champion Farmer Buerman naturally prefers Fireaone Tires for his
eouipment.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-01-15

CHAMPION FARMER BUERMAN uses
~ Firestone Champion Ground Grips on
his tractors, because he knows they clean
up to 1907 more effectively, pull up to
62% more, last up to 91% longer, and roll
smoother over highways.
This superiority is based on patent rights
which permit only Firestone to build tractor
tires with connected curved traction bars.
Curved bars are stronger . like a curved
roof. They're braced . like a corner fence
post. They cut into the soil with the cleaving,
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-09
Hurley Method
Church To Hold
Revival Services

Beginning on Sunday, January
IL, at the 100 o'clock morning
services Robert Hamilton will CON
duct a series of services at the
Hurley Methodist church.
He will be assisted by the Ora
ham Quartet of Graham, KY, who
will furnish special music during
the revival.
Mr.. Hamilton, who comes from
South Bend, Ind, to hold the
meeting is a native of Hurley. He
is the brother of Gavin Hamilton
of Moss Point.
After a period of twenty years
he is returning to hold a revival
in his home church. A member
of the South Bend Methodist
church. Mr.. Hamilton has been
engaged in conducting revivals
for a number of years.
The series of services, which
begin on Sunday, will last for a
period of ten days. Members of
the church and visitors r cor
daily invited to be present.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-09
Services Held For
installation Of
Rev. John L. Stuart

At an impressive service on
Sunday, January A. the Rev. John
Leighton Stuart, Jr., was install
ed in the %pastorate of the East
lawn Presbyterian church at 7 p.
m.
A commission appointed by
Presbytery were in charge of the
installation. The Rev. L. A. Beck
man of Ellisville presided and de-
livered the charge to the pastor.
DR.. j. N. Brown of Gulfport
gave the charge to the congrega-
ton and the Rev Athur Schneid-
er of Pascagoula preached the
sermon.
Two elders. Arthur Allen of
First church and A. v. Sims of
Eastlawn completed the Commits
sion.
Rev. Stuart assumed the pastor
ate of the Eastlawn Presbyterian
church in December and this SER
vice marks his formal installation
as pastor.