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Milford chronicle., 1949-07-08
z u. S. Farm Aides
In State Resign
Action Taken As Result OF Recent
Probe In Congress

Two Delaware representatives of
the U. S. Department of Agricul-
ture have resigned their posts, it
was disclosed recently, after alle-
cations by the state congressional
delegation that they had accepted
payments from a limestone dealer
allegedly involved in Irregularities
They are Clarence E. Ocheltree
chairman of the Delaware State
Production and Marketing Admins
tration, and r. w. Lingo, former
community committeeman of Sus-
sex County.
Senator John J. Williams first
made the charge in a Senate speech
on March 2. After the report was
submitted this week, Senator ]. AL
len Frear, Jr., and Rep. j. CaleI
Boggs Joined him in issuing a non,
partisan statement.
Among the allegations turned
over to the solicitors division of tht
Department of Agriculture were:
Limestone sold to Delaware far
mers in 1916 at $7.55 ton 60
which the farmer paid $3.O5 ant
the government $450) was pur
chased by Charles w. Diliberto, 4;
norristown. Pa, dealer, from tn,
Bridgeport, Pa. plant of the Beth
lehem Steel Corporation at 81 ;
ton as common sand. The averag
freight rate on such material I,
lower Delaware at this time wa
$1.5S ton, thus giving Diliberto
verv large profit.
The lime carried an analysis tha
complied with the law of Delaware
1t contained an average of 10 pc
cent moisture.
Diliberto in at least one instanc
was said to have engaged in flag
rant shOrt-weighting and in all G
his deliveries allegedly violated tn
Delaware state law that require
that certified weight slips mus
accompany bulk deliveries to tn
farmer. His invoices were not az
companied by such certified weigh
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Milford chronicle., 1949-07-08
Estimate Race
Meet Tax At
S9S3,421.OO
Unofficial Figures Indi-
cate Betting Totals
Slightly Higher Than
In 1913.

The state will receive approx
mately the same revenue from this
years 80 days of racing at Della
ware Park as it received from last
years 30-day meet, it was estima-
ted this week.
Unofficial figures indicated the
total betting was slightly above
last years but that the attendance
was slightly below. The states
revenue was estimated at 1888, ,421,
almost the same as last years
gross revenue of 1888, 3,32O.29.
The states revenue from racing
comes principally from the three
and a half per cent tax on pari-
mutuel betting. This year, the
amount wagered in the 80 days was
$26, ,O62,236, according to unofficial
totals reported this week. Last
year the pari-mutuels handled a
total of $25.976,574. The states
share of this years betting betting
total would be $912,17S.26, as COM
pared with last years actual re-
ceipts from this source of $685.
1909.
A slight drop in admissions
however, apparently will cut down
this gain of about $4,000. Total at.
tendance was unofficially put al
365,9S7. Assuming that tax exempt
tickets accounted for the same pro-
portion of admissions as last year
the paid admissions were estimated
at 331, ,218. The state receives a ta1
of 20 cents on each paid admission
This would amount to $66, ,243.60, a!
compared to. last years admission
tax receipts of $50, 1880.
Continued on page 81
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Date Set For Meeting
Of Southern States
Milton Group Will Gather
On Evening Of July
Twenty-SecOnd

Farmer-members of Southern
States Cooperative in the Milton
area will hold their local annual
membership meeting July %.
This date was set at recent
planning conference of the Board
of Directors and Farm Home Ad-
visory Committee of S. S. Milton
Corp, Inc, locally owned coopera-
tive affiliated with Southern States.
The annual meeting will take
place in the Milton High School at
$3.50 p. m. (EDST), according to
Willard A. White, vice-president of
the local Board of Directors.
Mr.. White, who presided at the
planning conference, said the an
nual session will include: Contests,
election of new members to the
Board and Farm Home Committee
and reports on Southern States
and local operations.
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-08
Charlie Wood With
Phone Co. Is Years

Completion of a quarter of a
century of service with the Diam
end State Telephone Company was
marked yestrday July y by Char
les H. Wood, of Milford, field en-
gineer for the company in the &C.
orgetOwn area.
Mr.. Wood started with the COM
pany in 1924 as a janitor in Wilm-
ington, becoming q craftsman in
1925 and later holding a number
of other plant department posi-
tions. He made a field engineer in
Wilmington in 1914 and was trans
ferred to Georgetown in 1947.
During the recent war, Mr.
Wood took an active part in Red
Cross work and received a special
certificate for his unusual SER
vice" in first aid training work.
{ He is a member of the Telephone
Pioneers of America and is mar.
ried with three children.
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-08
Wise Parents Guard
Against Summer Ills

Summer may be regarded as the
healthiest season of the year for
Infants and small children, but
wise parents will be on the alert
to guard against certain illnesses
which may occur during July and
August.
Diarrhea and enteritis are two
very common communicable dis
eases which attack infants and
young children during hot weather
Until five years ago, they were one
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ken, baked chicken. barbecued
chicken, fricassed chicken and all
sorts Of variations will fill the air
around the National Guard Armory
in Salisbury when this contest gets
underway.
More than one hundred men and
women from several states and the
District of Columbia will pit their
prowess in trying to determine just
which is the most pleasing method
of preparing chicken.
Fifty electric stoves will be put
in place at the Armory over the
weekend and will be in readiness
for the first relay of cooks to take
over in time to complete their hot
dishes for judging at three o'clock
The Delmarva Chicken Festival
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Clarence Polk Quits
State College Board
Milford Man Quits Shortly After
Chairman Wright Resigned

Clarence Polk of Milford We'd
nesday, resigned as a member of
the board of trustees of the Della
ware State College, becoming the
third member to resign in recent
weeks.
Gov. Elbert N. Carvel accepted
his resignation, effective Wednes-
day, but did not Immediately fill
the vacancy.
The departure of Mr.. Polk from
the board leaves Mrs. Beatrice Fl.
Berrymen the lone Republican
among the trustees. She was elect
ed president at the meeting held
Tuesday night of this week.
One other member, Mrs. E. w
Buchanan of Dover, who was re-
Gently appointed, is listed as an in
dependent. The other three mem
bers, Gilbert Nickel of Wilmington
State Auditor James w. w. Baker
of Georgetown and Samuel N. Cul
yer of Delmar are Democrats. Mr.
Nickel and Mr. Baker are recent
appointees; Mr.. Culver has been {
member of the board for four years
In resigning. Mr.. Polk followed
the path of Judge Elwood F. Mel
son of Wilmington and Caleb M
Wright of Georgetown, both o
whom have left the board recently
Both are former presidents of tn
! board.
Governor Carvel last night re
/ leased Mr.. Wright's letter of res
/ ignation and his only reply.
Mr.. Wright's letter follows:
Dear Governor:
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Milford chronicle., 1949-07-08
ReviiSiOnS Are
I'D r a w n / n
Set Up
House Drafters Would
Add IL Million To Pro-
gram; Let Payroll Tax
Treble.

WASHINGTON, July = Con-
gressional drafters or new social
security legislation were reported
today to have agreed tentatively to
let payroll taxes treble in Is years.
They also would bring about 12,-
100000 more persons under old age
insurance.
Definite decisions had not been
made, but the House Ways and
Means Committee was understood,
after weeks of closed-dOor sess-
ion, to have drawn rough draft Of
legislation which would:
1. Let the payroll taxes, now one
per cent against employees pay
and employers payrolls alike, in
crease January /, 1850, to 1l2 pei
cent on each and on January 1,19-
50, to per cent each. This is now
provided by law. The new propos.
al would add provisions for an in.
crease to 21s per cent in 1860 an6
to 8 per cent on each in 1865.
2. Add 12,000,000 to the approx
mately 30,000,00O persons already
covered by old age and survivors
insurance. President Truman re
ouested that coverage be extended
to 20,000,000 more. The committe,
appears williEg'tO extend coverag'
to the self employed-such as doc
tors, lawyers, businessmen =. t
household workers, and severa
smaller categories. But it has no
put farm operators and farm work
ers among. those to be blanketeC
under the insurance.
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-08
Warning Issued On
Imitation Ice Cream
Concern For Public Is Expressed
By State Board OF Health

Widespread substitution of imi-
tation ice cream for ice cream is a
problem to the State Board of
Health. DR.. F. I. Hudson, M. D.,
Executive Secretary of the State
Board of Health, has announced: !:
1t has been necessary to call the
attention of the dairy industry and
the general public to the use of
imitation ice cream in the prepara-
ton of "thick" milk shakes and
similar semi-solid drinks.
A very active business seems to
be developing in this field. In
many instances known to the de-
partment, persons who have asked
for a milk shake with ice cream
have been served a milk shake
with imitation ice cream instead.
This is the definition of imitation
ice cream which is not allowed tC
be sold in this state according tC
the Frozen Desserts Regulations Of
the State Board of Health:
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Milford chronicle., 1949-07-08
Governor CdrYeI
Lets s. State Bills
Die 1t Deadhne
Controversial Civil Serv-
ice Measure Is Among
Those To Succumb Via
The 3O-Day Pocket
Veto Route.

Thirty-five bills or nearly per
cent of the 445 passed by the 115th
General Assembly have been left
to die unsigned on the desk of Gov
ernor Carvel.
The Governor, who affixed his
signature to the last three of the
approved bills Saturday evening,
has not yet returned to his office in
Dover. He spent the holiday week
end at his summer residence, near
Stevensville, Md.
The possibility that there may
still be time to sign a few more
bills today was discounted by Sec
retary of State Harris B. McDow-
ell, Jr. Mr.. Mcdowell said that the
SO-day period for signing bills ex-
pired Sunday, and that he did not
believe the fact that Sunday and
Monday were legal holidays will
make any difference.
Apparently as dead as door nails
are such measures as:
I The bill to create q state civil
service system.
The bill to regulate retail sales
financing.
The bill to permit and increase
the axle weight of trucks using the
state highways.
The bill to provide that chauf-
feurs' and operators licenses shall
expire on the holders birthdays
instead of on May 81 as at present
The bills to permit Sunday NOV
les. in rural areas and to eliminate
the 6 to 8 p. m. break in Sunday
movie showings in cities and towns
and 2 other bills and two concur.
rent resolutions.
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-08

From Wilmington to Cape
Charles and from Matapeake to
Ocean City, Eastern Shoremen
who engage in the peninsula's
largest industry, poultry growing.
will be thinking of and participant
ing in the Delmarva Chicken Festi-
val being held in Salisbury on July
18th, 18th and 14th.
Housewives have gotten out their
favOrite recipes, girls are selecting
three piece play suits, bands and
drum corps are rehearsing and
poultrymen are selecting their best
birds for exhibition.
1t is all in preparation for the
Festival which will open on Tues
day with the First National Chick
en- Cooking Contest.
Pleasing aromas from fried chic
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-08
State Wheat Support
Price Is Announced

Ernest NJ. Mattiford, acting
chairman for the Delaware State
Production and Marketing Admin
istration Committee. has announc-
ed the government support price
for meat for this seasons crop.
The wheat terminal loan rate at
Baltimore. Norfolk and Philadel-
phia for wheat grading u. S. No. /.
is $2.35. The loan rate for ware
house storage in the State of Della
ware and on farms for u. S. No. 1
is $2.16.
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Milford chronicle., 1949-07-08
CALGARY S. S. Picnic
At RiUerdGLe July u
Buses Will Leave Church
At 800 A. M; Pro-
gram Prepared

Upon the advice of the State
Board of Health the officials of the
Calvary Methodist Church have
changed the place of the annual
church school picnic to Riverdale
Beach. The date will be Wednes-
day, July 13. Buses will leave the
church at 900 a. m. Games, re-
freshments, plenty to eat. Tables
and chairs from the church will be
transported to the grounds. Come
one and all and let's have a grand
time. Last years picnic was one
of the outstanding social features
of Calvary Church School and
present plans call for bigger and
better picnic.
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-08
Will Rededicate Old
Wye Church July Is
Three Episcopal Bishops VIII OIL.
ciate At Services

Three Bishops of the Episcopal
Church will have charge of the re-
dedication services of the Old Wye
Church in Wye Mills, one of the
oldest places of worship in Ameri-
ca, Wednesday, July 13, at IL o.
clock, noon.
The Rt. Rev. William A. Brown,
DID, Bishop. of Southern Virginia
will perform the rededication cere-
mony and the Rt. Rev. Noble c.
Powell, DID,, Bishop of Maryland
will deliver the sermon. Assisting
in the service will be the Rt. Rev
George P. Gum, DID, Bishop Coad-
jutor, of Southern Virginia. The
service will be in the general
charge of the Rev. Thomas Don.
aldson, acting rector of the parish
Other distinguished guests ex.
pected are Governor William Pres.
ton Lane, Jr., of Maryland, ant
Governor Elbert N. 'Carvel, Of Bel,
aware; members of the Congress;
of the United States and other cler.
gy of the church.
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Milford chronicle., 1949-07-08
Man Saves Three
Tots From Drowning
Saved From Bethany Beach Surf
On Fourth OF July

Three unidentified children-twO
boys and a. girl-were saved from
the surf at Bethany Beach about
$3.50 p. M, Monday, in a sensational
rescue in which a Westwood, N. j.,
bowling operator emerged as the
hero.
Efforts to learn the identities of
the rescued children, about s, 8 and
10 years old. have been futile, ac-
cOrding to Frederick Butcher, man
ager of the Pine Oak Trailer
Camp at Bethany Beach, who re-
vealed details of the rescue.
He said Martin Witmann, Al, who
is at the camp with his wife and
two small daughters, was walking
along the beach Monday night near
the south end of the jetty when he
heard children screaming. He trac-
ed the screams to the three chill
dren struggling in the heavy surf
near the jetty.
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Milford chronicle., 1949-07-08
Building Schedule
At State Hospital
Program To "Brlng Patients Out
OF Basement"

The Delaware State Hospital at
Farnhurst prepared today to begin
a $675,0OO building program de-
signed to bring patients out of the
basement" of the institution.
DR.. M. A. Tarumianz, superin-
tendent, said some patients have
been kept in the basement because
of the overcrowded conditions in
the existing facilities. The new
program will eliminate this pro-
cedure, he said.
Money for the construction will
come from two sources: $3.50, 900
from Delaware through a bond is
sue approved by the Governor and
the General Assembly; and $685.
600 from the federal government.
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Excursion +"
PrOgra m Is
Meeting With
Success Here
PhiI,ad delphia "Jaunt"
Last Sunday To See
Athletics Play Boston
Enjoyed By Members;
Beach Trip Planned.

The excursion program Of the
Milford Recreational Council is
meeting with a favorable response
upon the part of the public and in
tlications are that it will be broad
ened out to include a mid-week
trip each week to nearby beaches
and recreatiOnal centers, and
weekend excursions to more dis
tant points. The second excursion,
sponsored by the local recreational
group, was staged the past Sunday,
when bus load OF local baseball
enthusiasts, including most of the
playing personnel of the Milford A.
c., was taken to Shibe Park, where
they saw the Athletics defeat the
Boston Red Sox, 8 to g.. in thrill
packed game; it was the consen.
sus of opinion of all who made
Sundays trip that the excursion
was a most successful and highly
enjoyable affair.
The first excursion of the local
series was staged Wednesday week
June goth, when a bus load d
swimming enthusiasts, youngsters
and others not quite so young
was taken to Trappe. Pond, neal
Laurel, Del; for an afternoons
outing. Similar excursions tC
Trappe Pond and other nearby re-
creational points are being planned
for future Wednesday afternoons.
These excursions are being rul
ON a non-profit basis as definit
part of the Milford Summer Recre
ational Program. A committee. q
Recreational Council. members
headed by Bob Becher. are i
charge of this phase of the loca
program. Other activities sponsor
ed by the Recreational Council
include operation of playground
at MiIford's three school areas
sponsorship of local softball an
hard ball teams and leagues.
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-08
Calf Scramble Draws
Delaware All Boys

Delaware All boys again this
summer will have an opportunity
to win an Aberdeen Angus steer
calf in the calf scramble, which
has become a feature of the Kent
Sussex Fair. AS means of fur
thering interest in beef cattle pro-
duction among farm boys, this nov
ell event will be held July %. in
front of the grandstands at the
Fair.
Any All boy who has passed his
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~ a. Als
A 34-year-old mother of Leban-
on, Pa, was killed at that time in
a collision at the Glasgrow inter-
section on u. S. Route 40.
In numerous minor accidents
throughout the state over the three
day holiday, there were no serious
injuries
A Delaware man, however, was
killed in a highway accident on
Maryland roads near fredericksburg
Sunday morning. And a Lans-
downe, Pa, dentist died Sunday
from heart attack while fishing
near the breakwater off Lewes.
A total of 81 highway falities
for this year has been recorded in
Delaware by today, as compared
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Milford chronicle., 1949-07-08
TOrOni, Noted
ViOlinist, AT
First Baptist
Will Play At Milford
Church This Sunday At
Both Morning And
Evening Services.

Mr.. John Toroni, a noted violin
list, will be presented to all local
music lovers, by the courtesy of
the Milford Baptist Church on July
10th, in both the morning and the
evening services.
Before Mr.. Toroni entered the
Eastern Baptist Theological Semi
nary of Philadelphia, he played on
the local concert stage with several
local symphonies and with Major
Bowes.
AS a G. 1. in the armed forces,
Mr.. Toroni played half way around
the world, broadcastiHg twice to
America from Australia and played
in concert with the Australian
Philharmonic Orchestra.
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-08
Seven State Police
Win Promotions
Among Those Promoted Are Two
Former Local Men

Seven promotions among the
personnel of the Delaware State
Police, including that of Capt. Har-
ry S. Shew of Wyoming, to his
present rank, have been announced
by Col. Herbert e. Barnes, COM
manding officers of the State Po-
lice. Captain Shew was promoted
from the rank of lieutenant.
Detective Sgt. Joshua Bennett of
Dover has been promoted to his
present rank from that of detective.
Five promotions to traffic SER
geant were made. They are: John
W. Conrad of Shipley Road, from
corporal; Edward H. McCabe of
Milton, from corporal; Lean Nc
Cauley, of Seaford, from detective:
Harry G. Stevens of 120 Concord
Avenue, from corporal, and George
P. Tidwell of Georgetown, from
corporal. All the promotions are
now in effect.
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Milford chronicle., 1949-07-08

Bell. Henry Allen, Earl Avery. Len
Applegate, Joe Eyler, Lloyd James,
Eph L'Heureux, Harry Short, and
Ben Michael, the ten leading driv-
ers at Rosecroft Raceway's recent
meet.
Hylan, handling the powerful
stable of Marty Burke, Troy, N. Y,
sportsman, led the drivers at the
Rosecroft meeting with is victer-
les, 10 seconds, and IL thirds in
So starts for a .41S average. Hy-
lan's stable includes BuckshOt B,
third in the Hambletoniaa two
years ago, Tompkins Hanover, who
turned 2:03 mile in 194S, and
Ben White, 1949 Hambletonian ell
igible. assuring Ocean Downs of
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Milford chronicle., 1949-07-08
State Guard Unit
Sets Camp Dates
Annual Get-Together Will
Be Held At Bethany
August 6 And z

The annual encampment of the
State Guard Association. composed
of former members of Delaware's
wartime home guard" organiza-
tion, will be held at Bethany
Beach on the weekend of Aug, g
and Z.
The members of the association
will go to the camp Friday eve
ming, Aug. 5, and hold its field
training" Saturday and Sunday.
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One Highway Death Reported
In State Over Fourth Of July

fatality the long Fourth
nation record toll of 6SS lives lost in violent
Despite vehicle traffic high
ending
ing major accidents
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-08
Ocean Downs Raceway viii
Be Officially Opened July Is

of the leading harness horse drivers the East have informed
Fletcher stables
the inaugural 2nht meeting Ocean Rceway opening
July 25
driving behind the
applications
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-08
Agricultural Appointments
1T University Of Delaware

appointments to the staff of the University of
Deawares service agricultural experiment
station effective July l.
appointments departments agrculur
poultry industry of the Experiment Sta
exension service
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-08
Plans fire Complete
For Chicken Festival

All Roads Will Lead To Salisbury, Maryland,
On July 2, I3 And 18th; Will Open With
First National Chicken Cooking Contest;
Miss Delmarva Contest Will Be Another
Feature; Mammoth Parade Will Climax
Gala Fete
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Dinner Matches For Key
West Golf Club Members
To Begin At Links Tomorrow

The monthly dinner matches Of
the Key West Golf Club will be
held starting Saturday Nov 5th.
and running through Sunday,
November Is, with the dinner
being held on Wednesday, Nov
16.
The place and time of the din
mer will be announced later. The
dinner will be a combination
business and social affair with
the nomination of officers for the
year 1850. The winners il the re-
l cent club championship tourna,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-04
Three Basketball Games
Played Lat Night Al
school Gym; Banlboos
Outplays Navy All Stars

NtHEDlAV2f I%AVXH All 9H8ES
Three basketball games were
plaved last NIGHT ia the High
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"a inc Opening game we vogue
Cleaners and the Lions Slup
played great game, The Lions
1 .Iss q. leG a. 40, the naiI anq as re
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was: Lions z vogue Cleaners
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SAINTS MEET CUBANS,
LEGION PLAYS DAIRY

! q Z 80 1 -
Viii Vidal will pitch for the
Saints. while Chester Coyington
may hurl for the Cubans. If Kaki
Rodriguez doesn't do the throw
ing. Kaki has won three straight
games. and seems the logical
man TO pitch.
Buster Roberts will catch for
Kaki and Joe Castro for the
Saints.
Adams Dairy and the Amerir
can Legion teams will meet in
the final. contest The Legion will
haye to win to tie Adams for
third place. Chip Fernandez will
pitch for the Legion team, with
Moe Henriquez catching for him,
while Lee Gifrfen will catch for
Adams Dairy.