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Milford chronicle., 1949-04-22
Half Of State Tax
Returns Are Filed
d apartment Reports
That $500 Of 10000
Due By End OF This
Month Have Already
Been Received.

State income tax returns for 194S
filed up until noon Monday totalled
$1,000, about so per cent Of approx
imately 10000 required to be filed
on or before April 80, it was an
nounced by the State Tax Depart
ment today.
Department officials pointed out
that the law requires that income
tax returns must be filed by the fol-
lowing:
ResidentsNo of Delaware 81 years
OF over, regardless of whether any
income was received.
Minors with income of $1,000 or
more.
Guardians and trustees. individ-
uals or corporate who held proper
ty of any kind in trust for resi-
dents.
Persons domiciled outside of Del
aware who maintained a perma-
nent place of abode within Della
ware and spent in the aggregate
more than seven months of the
year 194S within the state.
All officers or employees of the
state or any political subdivision
thereof, including school teachers
employed by the public school sys-
tenn of, the state even though resid-
/ ing outside of Delaware.
4 It was further pointed out by tax
4 officials that failure to receive. Ol
to obtain blank form for filing
a return does not relieve any tax
i able from the obligation of making
a return, and that the law provides
I that failure to file an income ta1
return or in the case of an employ
er to file information returns con,
stitutes a misdemeanOr, conviction
4 of which is punishable by a fine o.
$500 or by Imprisonment not ex
ceeding six months, or both.
4 Information forms No. 100 ant
No. 101 must be filed on or befor,
April 80 by individuals, partner
ships, corporations, and other or
1 ganizations to report payments
made during the calendar year 194i
of salaries, wages. and other com
pensatiOn or determinable income
aggregating $500 or more to a resi-
dent of Delaware or credited sob
ject to withdrawal by resident.
/ Report on Dividends
Corporations are also required t
report payments of dividends to
resident of Delaware when tota
payments to resident during tn
lcontinued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-22
Enlisted Mems Club
Had Fine Dance
Easter Affair Was Outstanding And
Proceeds Were Good

The Enlisted Mems Club of Bat
terry c, Milford's contribution to
the National Guard, in an effort to
obtain the Rays" and "Hurrahs"
of it's public, presented their an
nual Easter Dance on Saturday
night, April 16, and in the opinion
of everyone present, it was a great
success.
Plans were originally made for
three spot dances, with prizes for
the lady and the gentleman COM
posing the couple nearest the lucky
spot, but, thanks to the cooperation
of the Milford merchants, instead
of three, eleven couples were pre-
sented with wonderful gifts, rang
ing from cigarette lighters, neck
ties and belts for the men, to Eve
ming in Paris perfume, Fostoria and
house slippers for the ladies.
Proceeds will be used to benefit
the. members of Charlie" Battery
and those who may become mem
bers in the future. to supply the
things that make them feel at home
and glad to be a member of what
the members feel is the best outfit
in the state
Again the officers and members
of the Enlisted Mems Club of Bat.
terry c wish to thank the merchant.
who so willingly contributed anC
also the public who attended the
Easter Dance.
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-22
High School Giving
'Broomstick Fantasy
Program Will Be Presented Tonight
And Next Tuesday

Milford High School is present
ing a unique production Friday,
April %, and Tuesday, April 26, at
500 p. NJ, in their auditorium.
Each dancer will have starring
role in some scene and those who
have been fortunate enough TO at
tend rehearsal agree that they
are doing a marvellous job. Another
discovery that astounds US is that
the most beautiful girls are not on
Broadway or in Hollywood, but are
right here in "Broomstick Fanta-
sy." That's nc foolin'.
Here are the ten scenes with
their stars Stormy Weather, Irma
Mccullough; Waltz Time, Rudy
Lyles; Broomsticks on Parade,
Chours; Silhouettes, Kathleen
Isaacs and Norma Prettyman; :;
Batty Balerina, Margaret Sennett;
Modern Age, Rudy Lyles and Carol
Meade; Vienna Moods. Loretta
Baker; Can Can, Chorus; Valse de
Blue, Dolores Lapetina; Hula Ha-
waii, Dolores Davenport; The FL
male, with the twirlers, stars RUDY
Lyles, twiriing champion from
West. Virginia.
Admission adults, soc; students,
J 40c.
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-22
Meeting On
NispilliOn
Deepening Was
y
Held Tuesday
Public Hearing Was Con-
Quoted By Colonel F.
f. Frech In Commune
ty Building; Much In
terest Was Shown By
Group Present.

Governor Elbert N. Carvel and
other state government officials
joined Milford area civic and in
dustrial leaders In urging the wild
ening and deepening of the Mispil-
lion River, at public hearing,
held here in the Community Build
ing, the past Tuesday afternoon.
The hearing, conducted by Col.
Frederic F. Frech, u. S. Army dis
trict engineer, Philadelphia. was
attended by approximately seventy
civic and industrial leaders, with
quite few of the number speak
ing in behalf of approval of the
project.
The states Chief Executive, Gov
ernor Carvel, speaking for the peo-
pie of Delaware's two lower coun-
ties. pointed out that increasing
the depth Of the river channel
would benefit, not only Milford, but
would be of benefit to the entire
lower section of the state and ad-
jacent Maryland Eastern Shore
areas. The Governor and other
speakers pointed out that addition
al water borne commerce, coming
out of and going into Milford
through a more navigable water
way, would create boom" for the
entire area, with petroleum prod
ucts, coal, fertilizer, and other
products coming in, in greater
quantities, at lower freight cost
while products OF the area would
be going out under similar advan,
tages.
During the course Of the hearing
1t was pointed out that water traf
.fic on the Mispillion is being cur
rently at a minimum due to fac
that large barges are unable to ma.
vigate the river at its present six
foot depth. and that on frequent
occasions, smaller barges, bringing
in petroleum products and fertili.
zefs TO Milford plants, are forced
to wait until flood tide in order tC
reach the city
fconttnued on nave a.
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-22
Presbyterian Women
To Meet In Dover
Mrs. A. E. HumeS. OF Milford, VIII
Preside At Spring Session

The S1st annual Spring meeting
of the New Castle Presbyterial
Society in the Synod of Baltimore,
will meet next Tuesday, April 10Th,
at 1O:3O O'Clock in the Dover Pres
byterian Church with Mrs. A. e.
Humes presiding.
The program for the day oners
much of interest to all Presbyteri-
an women and it is hoped that
many will attend.
The speakers for the day include
DR.. J. Syden Venable, Moderator OF
Baltimore Synod, and Miss Sarah
Chakko, President of Isabella Tho
burn College, Lucknow, India.
The election and installation of
officers will be conducted by Mrs.
j. F. Turner, President of Balti-
more Synodical Society.
Devotional periods will be led
by Mrs. Harold Wivel, Spiritual
Life Leader for Presbyterial, assis-
ted by Mrs. James r. Chowning OF
the Church of the Covenant of Will
mington, and Mrs. David Smith OF
the Salisbury Presbyterian Church
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-22
Zwaanendael Museum
Is Open For Spring

Many additions to the collection
of historic relics in the Zwaanen-
dael Museum at Lewes have been
made with the reopening of the
museum for the spring season.
Miss Catherine c. Maull, curator,
says the visiting hours for the rest
of April and the month of May are
from 1890 to 4:30 p. M, daily, in
cluding Sundays. The museum is
always closed on Mondays, how
ever. The museum remains open
until December.
The thousands of visitors who
CONTINUED on page -
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-22
Ocean Down Oval
Will Open July 20

The nearly completed 100000
Ocean Downs Raceway, located five
miles from Ocean City, Md, will be
ready to open on or about July 90.
The track, which will offer $780,
600 in purses for the 20 nights of
racing, win inaugurate its initial
season of trotting and pacing races
at that time.
1t boasts a 1000 seat grandstand
and one of the finest half-mile
tracks in the East.
The track has been built under
the supervision Of Joseph F. Coates.
continued On page 81
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-22
All Day Program Will Be
Featured By An Out
door Luncheon And A
Banquet In Old College

The annual Alumni Day reunion
of the University of Delaware AL
umni Association will be held this
year on Saturday, May IA, Edgar
P. Reese, of Wilmington, reunion
committee chairman, announced
today.
The all-day program will include
an outdoor luncheon, a general
membership meeting of the asso-
citation, and banquet in Old Col
lege. In addition, provision is be-
ing made for alumni attendance
at the Delaware-Lehigh baseball
game, an E52 performance of "The
Glass Menagerie," the traditional
May Day festivities of women stu
dents, and the May Day dance.
The reunion will be launched by
meetings of the associations exc
cutive committee and alumni coun-
Gil in the morning. The buffet lun-
cheOn, on the lawn in front of Old
College, will follow at / o'clock
The May Day program will be held
at 2:3O o'clock on the campus, and
the baseball game at 8 o'clock on
Frazer Field.
AT p. III, there will be the an
nual business meeting of the asso-
ciation, and the banquet will be al
$3.50 p. M, in the Commons of Ole
College. The banquet program il
being arranged by Mr.. Reese anC
members of his reunion committee
including Joseph M. Mcvey, Victor
H. Jones, Charles Il. Grubb, Jay
Robinson. A. o. H. Grier, Jr.
Thomas A. Newell. and Capt. J
W. Baker.
Continued on page u
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-22
O. A. A.NeWtOnAlumni Day
Sussex Leader Reunion At
Passes At 81 U OF D May IA
Funeral HI ED Saturday
For Former President
OF State Board OF Ag-
riculture.

Oliver A. Newton, 81, widely
known fruit grower of Bridgeville,
died last Thursday afternoon at his
home.
A former member of the State
House of Representatives and State
he served for 25 years as
president of the State Board OF
Agriculture.
Mr.. Newton settled in Bridgeville
in 1884, after having attended
schools in FinchvilIe, Nd, and in
Seaford. His long service in public
offices started in 1898 when he was
appointed as county tax collector.
He was elected to the House OF
Representatives in 1902 and re-
elected in 1906. In 1910 he was ap-
pointed to the State Board of Ag-
riculture, elected president of the
board, and continued in that capa-
city until 1886.
Named Senator in 1914
From 1914 to 1918 Mr.. NewtoT
served as state. senator from his
district. During World War hC
was a member of the state exen1p-
tion board. He was a member o.
the former Sussex County High
way Commission and a director ol
the state fair of Delaware. For Ii
years he was president of thu
school board of his district.
Mr.. Newton was president Of th'
Baltimore Trust Company o
Bridgeville and a vice presiden
and director of the Delaware Rail
road. He is a former member o
the Regional Agricultural Credi
Corporation of Baltimore. He wa
at one time president of the boar'
(cOntinued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-22

receive an advancement in status
July /. by the Post Office Depart
ment. The mail order business, re-
sponsible for much of he Post Of
fees added business, is conducted
there by Col. George j. Schulz,
former commanding officer of Del
aware's wartime 19Sth Coast Ar
tillery, AA, Delaware National
Guard Regiment.
SelbyvilIe Raised
Selbyville, on July i, will be
raised from a second to a first class
office. This will give Delaware sew
en- first class post offices, instead
of the present five.
The other offices TO be raised in
rating are Wyoming, from third
to second, and Bethany Beach,
from fourth to third class.
Continued on page I'D
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-22


Plans for the program, discussed
at recent State Home Demon
stration Council session. have
been disclosed by Miss Holloway
and Mrs. Jonathan Wheatley, Del
mar. council president. Featured
speaker will be Miss Florence
Hall, senior home economist of the
Extension Service, u. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture, whose topic
will be, Rural Women Broaden
Their Outlook"
Reports on club projects and
achievements during the past year
viii be in the form Of a television
show. with four clubs anticipating
from each county. Subjects to be
illustrated include health and safe
ty. international relations, home-
making practices, officers training
for Club members, family relations
(eOnsinaed on page iD
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-22
Delegates Named To
National All Camp

Four delegates have been chosen
to attend the National All Club
Camp in Washington, ID. c., June
1922, it was announced today by
Miss Jean Lee, state All specialist.
They are: Jacqueline Davis of the
Korner Ketch Club, Newark; Chas.
Ross, Clayton Clodhoppers Club,
Clayton; Betty Ann Bostick, FELTON,
ParGdise Club, FELTON,, and Edward
Workman, Little Oaks Club, Del
mar.
Miss Bostick is an alternate dele
gate for Elizabeth Webb, Colds
boro, Md, who will be unable to
leontinusd on paEs %
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-22
Clocks Go Ahead
This Coming Sunday
Clocks In Milford Will
Go Ahead One
Hour

Daylight saving time will Off
cially go into effect in Milford this
coming Sunday morning, April "a
at two o'clock.
Milford clocks at that time will
go ahead one hour, and will remain
set to the daylight saving time 'un-
til September, when they will be
set back one hour again.
The majority of the larger towns
in lower Delaware are planning to
adopt the daylight saving program
Trains and mails, however, will re-
main on standard time.
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-22
Third Brennan Son
ComingFro Texas
Sup't OF Police Barnes,
Chief Deputy Att Gen.
C. E. Duffy Will Fly To
Texas For Him If Per-
nit Is Granted.

Delaware representatives will fly
to Texas to pick up and question
George Brennan, 19, the third son
of Mrs. Inez Gertrude Brennan,
who has confessed that she and
another son killed two elderly
suitors the plump brunette met
through lonely hearts" club let
ters.
Meanwhile the Delaware State
Police are directing the digging up
of soft patches of earth on the
Brennan farm on Horsepond Road
near Dover, in a search for other
possible victims, who may have
been buried on the farm as the
two elderly suitors were, accord
ing to the confessions of Mrs. Bren-
nan and two of her sons.
Colonel Herbert e. Barnes, su-
perintendent of the Delaware State
Police and Chief Deputy Attorney
General G. Edward Duffy plan to
fly at once to the eLackland Air
Force Base near San Antonio, Tex
as, where George Brennan has
been arrested at the request of
Homer Garrison, chief of the Texas
Department of Public Safety.
Hope TO Use Guard Plane
The Delaware authorities plan to
save on expenses by using a Della
ware National Guard plane Brig
adler General Paul R. Rinard, the
adjutant general, said he is attempt
| ing to get permission to use the
/ plane. Meanwhile the arrangements
are being made tentatively to take
off at once if the request for the
plane is approved.
! George Brennan is charged witt
being an accessory to murder.
/ Garrison said George Brennan
had told Texas Ranger Zeno Smitl
he would waive extradition. CARR
son also said Texas State Polio,
will retain custody of Brennan un
til Delaware State Police arrive t
take custody of him.
At the Brennan farm on Wednes
! day, police said the digging wa
not the result OF any new clue
) TAey said they want to make SUI
} there are no more bodies there.
/ was at the farm that the Brennan
: temporarily buried the two victim
= Wade N. Woodbridge, 20, of StoT
Mountain, Va, and Hugo Schultz
EPSON, N. H., according to the COZ
, fessions. The bodies were later el
= humed and burned for hours; the
: the charred bones and ashes weI
carted to the Dover city dump, frol
which the police last week recoN
cred them.
The digging apparently produce
no evidence Thursday.
One of the spots. selected for e1
ploration is in the old barn wher'
according to the Brennans. youn
Robert blasted Woodbridge with
a 12 gauge shotgun last October Il
= fcontinuao IN mage 81
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-22
Kent All Clubs
In Safety Contest
Each Club In County Has Appoint
ed A Contest Chairman

Kent County All Clubs are par
ticipating in the Safety Contest
sponsored by the Delaware Safety
Council. Each club has appointed a
safety chairman, who reads the
monthly safety letter to the club
group. The jOb-of-the-month is
read to the members and at the fol-
lowing meeting of the club, the
chairman checks to see if the men,
bers have inspected rack is in good
condition, the ladder rungs are
sound, or a place provided for the
forks used on the farm. If any re-
pairs are made or new parts built
to replace the old ones note is
made on the monthly safety report
sent into the All Club Agent.
Continued on page p
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-22
Chas. E. Warrington
Cuts Leg With Saw
Was Working On Nelson Halls
New Home In Milford

Charles Elwood Warrington, age
26 years, son of John Warrington,
well known contractor and carpen-
ter of Harbeson, was seriously. in
jured when he accidentally turned
on an electric carpenters saw and
sawed a groove down his leg ap-
proximately 10 inches long and two
inches deep. Wednesday afternoon.
Young Warrington was assist
ing his father on the erection of
Nelson Halls new home on the cor
ner of School Place and Lakeview
Avenue when the Ihishap occurred.
Warrington Immediately tainted
and was rushed to the Milford Mem
orial Hospital, by his father. where
the wound was cleansed and closed
and restoratiyes were administered.
AS the Chronicle prepared for
press, he was reported by aUthori-
ties at the hospital to be improving.
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-22
Lions Blind Aid
Drive Encouraging
Several Local Residents, However,
Have Still Not Responded

David Clements, Jr., chairman of
the Milford Lions Clubs Sight Con-
servation and Blind Aid Committee,
has reported that public response
to his committees solicitation of
funds to carry out the local clubs
program of assistance to those
whose sight is impaired has been
most encouraging. However, Chair
man Clements advises that there
are quite few local residents who
have not, as yet, responded, and
these are now being urged to re-
NIT their contributors so that the
campaign may be brought to an
early conclusion.
The Lions Blind Aid campaign
opened in mid-March with the
mailing of "Blind Aid Seals" to
CONTINUED on page y
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-22
Program For Harrington Race
Meet Lists Some Special Events

Racing George Enslen announced this week the sch
ssex Racing Association 2Onte begin
Wednesday night April Harrington Del harness
the -,
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-22
Mail Order Business Brings
Hartly Top Post Office Rank

houshng business candy and cigarettes has been
third directly first unusual
step according McBan officer Of the Whining
o. Post Office
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-22
Homemakers To Meet During
Home Demonstration Week

statewide meeting
IL than 400 representing
expected the meeting May Smyrna
School, according Miss M Gertrude Holloway
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-22
Blue Cross Roll
Call At Bridgeville
Membership Applications viii Be
Received From April % TO 30

Applications for membership in
the Bridgeville Community Group
of the Delaware Blue Cross Plan
will be accepted during the three
day period beginning April % and
ending April 80, it has been an
nounced by Luther Calhoon, chair
man of the public affairs commit
tee of the Kiwanis Club.
CONTINUED on page 50
Evening star., 1949-10-13

Tamarins or marmosets are small
monkeys. They are friendly, lively
and sing a pretty song. We have
four species representing four genera
at our Zoo. In the Zoo in Cali
fornia they have four marmosets
that are specially named and the
public visit them regularly.
We have two lion tamarins,
golden boys" because of their
spun-gold silky coat. The fiaring
name is responsible for the title.
The faces have a feline character
and they roar" In doing so, they
display impressive sets of sharp
CANNES, special tamarin charac-
teristic.
A golden boys roar is merely an
attention getter and, like his cous-
ms, he has a wide repertoire of
squeaks, trills and sustained high
notes.
The most beautiful members of
this group at our Zoo wear dark
brown, silky coats with snowy white
throats and tummies. Recently,
they were made guardians of two
baby tamarins of the same group.
You will see them in the small
mammal house cuddled together, a
happy family indeed for the adop-
ton has been harmonious for all
concerned.
In the San Diego Zoo, there is a
jet black marmoset. His name is
Mortimer. His large ears are folded
and wrinkled, making him appear
to have on an elaborate headdress.
Mortimer has deep dimple in his
chin!
Sugar, a pure white tamarin lives
next door to Mortimer. The snowy
cloak is kept spotless. Even her
stubby whiskers, like her coat, spring
from an ebony black skin. She is
most friendly. The only color about
her Is her long pink tongue, frisked
back and forth looking for crumbs.
Tamarins make wonderful parents.
The mother sees that her baby is
fed regularly and cuddled properly.
Evening star., 1949-10-13

l. How many sacks OF cement
make up a barrel?
Two Four Six Eight
2. Tallow is form of fat which
is derived from
Whales Cows Hogs Geese
8. Which hat size for men is in
greatest demand?
6A 6la 6a IA
4. Slander is normally associated
with
Cartoons Prints
Handwriting Spoken words
S. Which one of the following sub
stances is the usual source of rope?
Hemp Cotton Straw Wood
CLIO. Germs visible under micro
scope cause many diseases but others
are apparently produced by viruses
Evening star., 1949-10-13

Mother-How about all of you
planning your home study SO we
can have our family fun night
early in the Yeek. Then it won't
interfere win AIMS weekend
dates?
Evening star., 1949-10-13

A columnist (and a good one, I
may add recently stated that "boe-
KAY" for bouquet is incorrect. Other
pronunciaions listed as wrong were
"fore-hed" for, forehead, "OFF-t'n"
for often, "too-WAWRD" for toward,
huh -RASS" for harass, "AB-do-
mn" for abdomen, and "AK-li-
mate" for acclimate. The columnist
cautioned readers not to use those
pronunciations.
Speaking from long experience in
the word business, I can assure you
that the subject of pronunciation
is one to be approached with eau
ton, if not awe.
The average person is inclined
to cleave to some old dictionary or
other and accept it as gospel. But
words simply will not remain frozen.
"Boe-KAY" for bouquet Is not a
INSTRUMENTATION. In recent years
it has come to be the standard
Evening star., 1949-10-13
axe Nv Word for 1t
BY Frank Colby

recognized by most modern diction-
aries. Kenyon & Knott and the
American College Dictionary list
boe-KAY as first choice, and boo
KAY as second choice. The other
dictionaries list boe-KAY as the al
tentative pronunciation.
"Fore-hed" for forehead is sane
toned as second choice by most die
tionaries.
"Too-WAWRD" and "hu-RASS"
are listed as second choice by the
late edition dictionaries. In no
sense are they wrong.
The columnist listed AB-duh-m
as especially wrong. But the con-
trary is true.
Most dictionaries sanction AK-li-
mate as second choice, uh-KLY- init
as first choice.
In my new book the first choice
pronunciations will be: boe-KAY,
FOR-rid, tord, hu-RASS, Abdul
mn, uh-KLY-mit.
Evening star., 1949-10-13
Children
By LiIIion Cox Athey

Father Is the baby sitter and he
takes his offspring for piggy-back
rides.
The long tail is used not as a
fifth hand, but as balancer. At
rest it is coiled up in front out of
the way. The sharp long claws,
used in climbing, are also important
as combs. The coat and tail thus
receive many beauty treatments and
reveal the excellent care given.
Ladies of Peru let them comb their
hair.
Mealy bugs and fruit are ac-
ceptable diet. The mealy bugs do
sometimes squirm from the awkward
fingers, but they are Tapped up from
the floor and none permitted to
escape.
At night the preparations for bed
are elaborate. The tamarin will
make perfect tent of a newspaper,
cracking every page with terrific
noise without tearing it and folding