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Milford chronicle., 1949-04-01
Blue Cross Plan
Being offered To
Milford Citizens
Community Enrolment
Program Is Also Avail
able To Residents Of
Houston, Glendale,
Lincoln And Lynch
Heights.

Over thirty million Americans
now carry the little Blue Cross
Identification card that Is the key
to freedom from worry about hos
pital bills.
This card, which is being offered
to residents of Milford, Ellendale,
Houston and Lincoln during Blue
Cross Enrolment Week, until Sat
urday, April 2, plays an almost
magic role.
Automatically it entities the sub
scriber to hospital and surgical
care. The subscriber has no forms
to fill out, no claims to enter, no
deposit to make. He simply shows
his card and gets hospital service.
Behind the identification card,
however, is a whole system of non
profit service which has been built
up for the benefit of the people by
Delaware's hospitals and physi-
clans, in cooperation with commun-
ity organizations such as the Mil
ford Chamber of Commerce and
service clubs. =
When a Blue Cross card is pre-
sented at the hospital, the hospita,
Immediately sends word to GrouI
Hospital Service, the Blue Cross
organization. In turn, Group Hos
pital Service checks its records
and informs the hospital regarding
the services to which the subscrib
er is entitled
CONTINUED on page 50
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-01
TwOPeOpleD Die
In Weekend
Auto Mishaps
Deaths OF FELTON, Child,
Man Near MillsbOrO,
Brings Delaware Toll
To Twenty.

Delaware marked up two more
deaths to- it's rising highway toll
over the weekend which brought in
jurise to four others in automobile
accidents. The automobile death
register stands at 20, compared
with 13 for the same period of last
year.
The weather man provided idea
motoring conditions throughout
the state Sunday and state police
reported roads heavy with traffic
during the afternoon tapering off
during the early evening.
The dead are George Hewitt Vo-
shell, z, of FELTON,, and George
Washington Franklin, So, of r. D.,
MillsbOro.
Young Voshell was fatally in
jured late last Saturday afternoon
when he fell from the rear of a
small pickup type truck operated
by his father, Everett H. Voshell
q.
Accident Near FELTON,
State police at Dover said the
vehicle was travelling along Route
II, one-half mile east of FELTON,, al
a moderate rate of speed, when the
boy, his legs dangling over the tail
board of the truck, attempted tt
drag his feet along the road.
| When his feet touched the high.
way, he was dragged from the We,
hicle and the back of his heat
struck the concrete road. The ac'
cident occurred at 5:15 p. m, anC
he died in the Milford MemOria
Hospital two hours later from {
fractured skull and internal hem
orrhages.
4 Also riding in the rear of thu
truck was a brother of the victim
Everett Zacharias, 6. George wa
taken to his home by his fathe
and later removed to the hospital
He was a second grade pupil a
FELTON, School.
In addition to his parents AM
brother,the boy is survived by hi
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam y. Voshell of FELTON, an
I George w. Melvin of GoldsborC
Md. Funeral services were held a
l.2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon a
the Berry Funeral Home, Feltor
Interment Mt. Olive Cemetery.
Franklin, employed as a farr
hand near MillsborO. was return
ing home from a visit to the tow
last Saturday evening when h
e was fatally injured.
| Hit Crossing Road
t According to state police {
Continued on page n
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-01
Sunshine Minstrel
At Greenwood School
Will Be Presented In School Aud.
itOrium Wednesday, April 6

Did you see the Sunshine Minstrel
last year? If so, it is certain you
enjoyed it and will want to see the
show this year. If you missed it
last year you want to plan now to
see it when it returns to Green
wood High School on Wednesday
night, April 6, at 8 o'clock.
The chairmen of the various
committees are as follows: Direc-
tor, Robert Jester; program, Mir
lam Lord; tickets, Mary Christine;
music, Marilyn Lyons; properties,
John Lyons; costumes, Madeline
Lord; business, Esther Lyons; pub
licity, Thelma Schulze.
This year the minstrel circle will
include John Lyons as interlOcter
with Kathleen Wiley, Pinky Jes-
ter, Julia Davis and Marie Dicker.
son as end ladies, and George Ba-
ker, MedfOrd Smith, Allison Davis
and Robert Jester as end men. The
old fashioned minstrel will include
two skits, one entitled, "One Wheel
ed Taxi" by Mia Schulze and Ebt
Reynolds, Jr., and the other en-
titled "Whar's Nah Pants?T by
James Smith, Rose Handloser, Hell
en- Reynolds, Drexel OrndOrf, Mad
cline Lord and Luther Lyons.
The musical numbers will in
clude a ladies' quartet. men''
quartet, together with solos and /;
toy band. If you want to enjoy al
evening of fun with lots of goot
laughs, then don't fail to see tn
Sunshine Minstrel on April 6, a
Greenwood High School.
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-01
Second 'sY" Meeting
Due This Evening
Interested Group VIII Gather In
Community Building

The second in a series of meet
ings leading to eventual formula
ton of a " M. G. "A. program for
the Milford Area will be held this
coming Friday evening, beginning
at 1880 o'clock at the community
building here. If attendance and
interest warrants such. STEP. it
is quite probable that a temporary
organization will be set up during
Fridays meeting. Everyone in the
Milford Area, interested in youth
activities and youth welfare, in
cluding parents of children who
would be benefited by such a pro.
gram here, are being urged to at
tend this important meeting.
The initial meeting of those in
terested in seeing b "Y" program
set up in Milford was held here
the past Friday evening, and, while
the attendance was below expec
tations, those who were in attend
ance at this meeting showed con
(continued on page n
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-01
u. Of D. Sponsoring
French Scholarship
State Wide Competition Being Held
In 81 Schools

A $1OO scholarship at the Uni
versity of Delaware will await the
winner of a statewide competition
being. held this week in II. schools
to determine outstanding students
in French.
Sponsored by the Delaware Chap
ter.of the American Association of
Teachers of French, the annual
competition, now in it's fourth year,
has drawn as contestants, accord
ing to DR.. Edna C. Friedrich, asso-
ciate> professor of modern langu-
ages at the University of Della
ware and president of the chapter.
Examinations at the various pub
lie and private schools on Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday (APRIL
6-8) will determine the states best
FreRch students in eaeh of four
years of study. First, second and
third-place designations will be
made for each of the four years,
and prizes will be awarded by the
French government. Medals con-
| tributed by France Amerique,
French-language newspaper, will
be presented to- the best student a,
each of the II schools.
In addition, the best single paper
in each of the four years will bC
entered in the Middle Atlanti,
regional competition, with papers
from students of Pennsylvania
Maryland. Virginia, and the Dis
trict of Columbia. Top-ranking pa
pers in the region then will be en-
tered in the national finals, 70
which the French government ais,
provides prizes. Throughout tn
country, there will be 33,7SS stu
dents in 1912 schools taking par
in this years contest. which is tn
: second one in which Delaware stu
dents have competed on the nation
wide basis.
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-01
Safety Contest Lists
Job-Of- -The-Month

Rural folks in Delaware who are
taking part in the Farm Safety
Contest will find that their April
safety job of the month" is to in
spect and repair the hay rack.
According to William Calvert,
extension agricultural engineer at
the University Of Delaware, old
hay racks that are in need of repair
cause many injuries during the
haying season. He recommends
that farmers repair or replace
loose, rotted boards in the hay
rack; that they inspect and repair
(cVptlnued on page %
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-01
M Chapter Here Will
Sponsor Cancer Drive
Mrs. Frances Beck Larri-
more Is Selected.
Chairman

Delaware Nu Chapter, Milford,
the local sorority of international
Beta Sigma Phi is sponsoring the
cancer drive in Milford during the
month of April.
The Chairman is Mrs. Massey
Larrimore( Frances Beck Larri-
mOre).
The -ChairmeT are: Ward L
Mildred Hammond; Frances Nc
Matt; Ruth Hudson: Ward IL
June Williams; Florence Pearce;
: Ward III Frances Larrimore
Doris wilkins: Doris Lofiand
Ward IV-Virginia S. Scott; Thel-
ma Jewell
There will be a house to house
canvass in order that everyone in
the city may be contacted. The
state goal is $51,300. Milford'l
goal is $1,000.
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-01
Proper Woodland
Cutting Popular

Conservation cutting on farm
woodlots is becoming more and
more popular among farmers in
Sussex County. At the present
time there are several farm wood
lots being cut, in the county, ac-
cording to good conservation prac-
tices. The owners of some of these
wOOdlOts are the following: Mr..
Edwin Ryan, Mr.. M. Vaughn of the
HarbesOn Area, r. S. Nelson of the
Kitchens Crossroads neighborhoOd,
the Dashields farm of Laurel and
Mr.. S. H. Shovel of the Long
Neck area. The method of cutting
which is being carried on in these
woodlands was prescribed in farm
plans, of the areas, which were
prepared by technicians connected
with the Sussex County Soil Con-
ServatiOn District.
In the preparation of these plans
(contnUe0 On page -
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-01
Milford Vets Favor
Civil Service Bill

At a recent meeting of the mem
bership of Blue Hen Post No. 6483,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, a reso-
luton was drafted and adopted,
urging support of the state civil
service bill that has been intro
duced into the Lower House OF
Delaware's General Assembly.
The bill, recently introduced by
Representative Kenneth Givan, OF
Lewes, would place majority OF
state employees under a form oi
civil service, wherein the candi-
dates fitness to hold these jobs
CONTINUED on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-01
Bridge At Summit
Is Seen Periled
Engineer Report Asserts Bridge
In Danger OF Collapse

A report from Col. Frederic F..
Frech, U. S. Army district engine
er, on the condition of Summit
Bridge over the Chesapeake and
Delaware Canal, in which the pos
sibility of complete failure of the
bridge was mentioned, was made
public this week by Gov. Elbert N.
Carvel.
The letter speaks of the cause of
the situation at the bridge as a
slide, and states that mo reason
able engineering effort to make the
abutment secure is possible until
the slide becomes reasonably quie-
scent" If it does not become quie-
scent nothing can prevent failure
of the bridge.
"As matter of fact" the engi.
neer's report continues, eff it were
not for the inconvenience to lanC
traffic over the bridge, woulC
recommend it's immediate remova
to avoid the possibility that thu
bridge will collapse and interrup
Continued on page n
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-01
N inth Annual Affair
Will Be Held In Com
munity Building;
Frank LOvejOy And
Wayne Heydecker Will
Be Speakers.

President Elect Harry J. Pierce
of the Milford Chamber of Com
merce, announced today that plans
are complete for the Ninth annual
dinner meeting of that organization,
which will be held Tuesday April
18th, in Varney auditorium, Milford
Community building, at seven
o'clock.
The committee in charge COM
prising, Frank R. Grier, chairman.
Harry 3. Mayhem, George T. Reed,
Jr. and Robert H. Yerkes, have
made arrangements with the Car
isle fire company to serve the SiIl-
ner, which will feature fried chic
ken Laura Style.''
Frank LOvejoy, director of public
relations for the Socony Vacuum
Oil Company, will be the speaker
OF the evening. Mr.. Lovejoy, is an
outstanding public speaker, and
has addressed some of the largest
conventions, and meetings held in
the East this season.
Also speaking on the same pro-
gram will be Wayne D. Heydecker.
is the'former director of State plan.
ming for the State Of New York, and
at present is consultant to West
chester County, New York and is
also associated with several upstate
New York municipalities as plan
ming consultant.
Mr.. Haswell Pierce, brother of
the President and former presi-
dent Of the Chamber will be toast
master.
The members of the Rotary, XII
wants and Lions Clubs, have voted
TO forego their weekly and in the
case OF the Lions their semi month.
iy dinner meetings in order thai
their respective memberships Nigh
attend the Chamber meeting in
body.
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-01
Plans fire Complete
For Annual COfC
Dinner On April II
NUCKALS WILL HEAD
STATE FARM UNIT

D. Ellwood Nuckals of
Cheswold was elected presi-
dent of the State Board. of
Agriculture at a reorganiza-
ton meeting in Dover on
esday afternoon. Mr..
Nuckals succeeds Irwin
Klair of Marshallton who
was elected vice president of
the board.
The reorganization was
made as a result of Norman
H. Jester of Georgetown, a
newly. appointed member of
the board, assuming his du-
ties. He succeeded Alton B.
Isaacs, also of Georgetown.
Ralph Wilson was re-elect-
ed secretary of the board
and all of the other en-
ployees were retained in
their present capacities.
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-01
Big Increase
In JObIes S
Claims In Del.
Usual S easOnaI Drop
Fails To Develop, As.
4,578 Get Benefits In
Big Idleness Increase.

JObless benefit claims in Della
ware have failed to show the usual
seasonal decline during the last
two weeks, with the result that
the claim load is now 43 per cent
above the total for the same time
last year.
( This was revealed this week by
Albert Stetser, chairman executive
director of the Delaware Unem-
ployment Compensation Commits
sion.
For some time Delaware jobless
compensation figures have been a
lone exception in the national pic
ture, which has shown compensa-
tiOn loads in other states running
so to 100 per cent above last years
figures.
! With the week ending March 25
Delaware ceases to be an excep
tion, and takes its place in the ma
tional pattern.
Usual Decline Fails
The change resulted from thu
3 ldAluAC Vi J1C ClctlIH -tOdU W QCCllll'
this year, during March, as it diC
last year, when a sharp drop wa
recorded. Last year, the load drop
ped from 1928 persons on the un
employment compensation rolls TO
the week. ending March II, to 3,75
the following week, and 3,2O1 il
the week ending March 25.
This year, there has been only
slight change in the number O
compensate claims in the week
concerned. There were 4,60S tn
week ending March IL. This dip
ped to 4,5O1 the following week
and was back up to 1878 last weel
The number of unemployed re
ceiving compensation amounts t
only about five per cent of the tots
, jobs in the state covered by tn
unemployment compensation sys
tenn.
AS of December, 194S, the tot;
CONTINUED on page ~
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-01
"Sho" League Heads
See Good Season
Fred Lucas Believes Six.Team Set.
Up WHI Flourish

A~N ANSAo DSAADfOo OAA~A CtAAAA bOO-
Up Wtl Flourish
In statement issued to MEM
berS of the Eastern Shore Sports
writer's Association this week,
Fred Lucas, president of the Eas-
tern Shore League, advised that he
was highly pleased with the pros
poets for the 1949 Shore League
season and pointed out that fan
interest throughout the league was
at an unusually high pitch. The
head of the peninsula'S only pro
baseball circuit attributed much of
the increase in fan interest to the
fact that many new faces would
be apparent in the league this sea-
son, including newcomers, in many
/ instances, in club front Offices and
at the club helm entry of these
newcomers has naturally served to
excite fan curiosity, and brings in
to the league not only new names
and faces but fresh ideas, some of
which possibly have not hitherto
been tried out in this area.
President Lucas pointed out that
improvements were being made in
every park, making each park, in
turn, better eQuipped and more at
tractive. The former Shore circuit
player, manager and club execu-
tive further advised that the antic-
ipated player shortage has failed
to materialize and this, coupled
: with the benefits of the leagues
new veteran player" rule, gives
> the independently operated clubs
RehOboth and fredericksburg,
: chance to compete on even terms
with each of four clubs affiliated
with major systems.
Lucas closed out his statemen
by predicting that the Easter
t Shore League this coming seasol
2 would have one of the best ant
| most closely contested pennan
] races since reorganization Of tn
= present circuit in early 1946.
l. The past three seasons the Eas
tern Shore League operated wit
S eight clubs, four in Delaware an
; like number on the Marylan
: Eastern Shore; all eight of tn
: 194S member clubs were majo
farm system afflliates. A wide
: spread policy of retrenchment
these systems cost four of tn
clubs their major tiles" and re
suited in two of the group, Dove
and Milford relinquishing thei
. franchises, leaving six clubs fC
1949 competition.
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-01
Nurse Injured
In Car Crash
Mrs. Sarah Baker Victim OF Mill
ford Auto Crash

Multiple decorations of the face
and hands were sustained by Mrs.
Sarah Baker. as years old, a nurse
at the Kent General Hospital in
Dover, on Wednesday night when
the automobile in which she was
riding and another car collided on
Route 113 at the North Milford in
tersection.
State police at Dover said Mrs.
Baker was riding in an automobile
driven by her son. Charles Baker,
10 years of age. The other auto
mobile was operated by Ernest J.
Wooten, 81 years old, of Milford.
Neither Baker nor Wooten were
injured. Mrs. Baker was taken to
the Milford Memorial Hospital and
then transferred to the Kent Gen.
eral Hospital. Her condition is
fair.
Baker, arrested on a charge of
failing to yield right of way, was
fined $40 and costs by Magistrate
! Edward Warren of Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-01
Avenue Choir To
Present 'Holy City,
Cantata By GauI VIII Be Given
Easter Sunday Morning

The Avenue Methodist Young
Peoples Choir will present the
cantata "The Holy City" by Alfred
Gaul. Easter Sunday, April II, at
the morning service in the Avenue
Church.
This cantata was written for the
Birmingham music festival in 1882
and has remained a popular favo-
rite for choirs since that time.
DR.. Mulligan will preside at this
service. Preceding the IL o'clock
choral program the male octet will
sing group of Easter selections.
In addition to the regular choruses
in the cantata. solos and group
numbers will also be featured.
Further notices concerning this
program will appear each week. in
the Chronicle.
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-01
Fifteen Cases Of
Cancer Discovered

Fifteen cases of cancer have
been discovered in 1925 examina-
tions given inthe Delaware Cancer
Detection Centers, it was announ-
ced this week by the Delaware Di-
vision, American Cancer Society.
A report on the operations of the
Cancer Detection Centers is one of
the highlights of booklet to be is
sued by the Division tomorrow
Entitled "a Report to the People
of Delaware" the eight-page book
let, containing the facts on the
Cancer Society's activities for the
continued on page %
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-01


physical and dental examinations,
and smallpox vaccination for those
who have not had this protection.
Parents are urged to come with
their children, since when they do
the physician is able to explain
fully the nature of any defects
found. Then parents may under
stand the Importance of having any
needed corrections made during
the summer months by the family
physician and dentist. A healthy
child. the State Board of Health
emphasizes, is much better able tc
successfully start his or her school
career.
The schedule follows:
Friday, April 1 = Rehoboth
white, $3.50 a. M; colored, 2 p. m.
Monday, April 4-Lewes, white
$3.50 a. m; colored, II a. m. George
continued on page y
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-01
Six Delaware
Police Vets
Due To Retire
Group Will Complete 20
Years Of Service In
May And Retirement
Becomes Effective On
18th.

Six veteran members of the Del
aware State Police will be retired
upon completion of 20 years service
in May, it was announced by the
state police pension board this
week. The board has approved the
retirement requests of the officers
who will go on pension May 13.
Among those who will terminate
their services with the organization,
commanded by Col. Herbert Barnes,
are: Maj. James E. Turner, Sr., of
Smyrna; Capt. Hugh P. Harrity,
2515 Jefferson Street; Capt. Horace
j. Hickman, Georgetown; 1t. Irving
VienOt, RehobOth Beach; Sgt. Will
liam J. Davidson, 214 West Thirty
sixth Street. and Sgt. Joseph j.
Shannon, Seaford. All of the men
were appointed May 13, 1929.
Major Turner, who is executive
officer of the department, was pro-
NOTED to corporal April l, 1943, and
to sergeant Feb. 25, 1914; on July 1,
l945, he was promoted to the rank
of lieutenant and to captain May /
l947. Last Feb. Is he received the
rank of major. He was made execu-
tive officer of the department May
l, 1947.
Captain Harrity, troop comman-
der at Penny Hill Station, was
promoted to corporal Aug. IA, 1899
to sergeant, May 1, 1947. On Aug
l, that year he was advanced to lieu.
tenant and to captain on Nov. Is
1947. He was placed in charge ot
the Penny Hill station May l, 1947
Captain Hickman, in charge Ot
the Bridgeville troop station, was
promoted to corporal May Is, 1898
to sergeant on July /, 1910, and wa!
made lieutenant Aug. l, 1947. HI
was advanced to the rank of captain
Nov Is, 1947. He took charge of thu
! Bridgeville station May /, 1947.
(continued on page y :.
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-01

GOOI SSlOWn
Goal of the new three-year pro-
gram" Prof. Tomhave said "is a
1851 model chicken patterned along
the lines of progress made in the
initial Chicken-of- Tomorrow breed
ing contest. The new bird, to grow
faster, with still more meat, is be-
ing scientifically re-designed to
bring increased consumer satisfac-
ton, in the same fashion that sci
ence has converted cattle, hogs and
other food animals" he said.
Breeders and growers through
out the state are encouraged to
help develop and produce the meat
ier bird-one with beefier drum
sticks and extra layers of white
meat. State. regional and national
contest are scheduled from coast
CONTINUED on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-01

UCAA6 ICCC1FCu CuSi 0Oys
Several new features and inn
provements promise to make this,
the opening harness meet in the
East, the best yet. According to
Racing Secretary George c. En-
slen, of Odessa, N. Y, the track
should be the fastest half-mile
track in the East. j. G. Coates of
Goshen, N. Y, considered by many
the best track builder in the ma
tion, has just resurfaced and bank
ed the track and graded the turns.
The association also has a new
training track
Racing enthusiasts will also ap-
preciate the use of new totaliza-
tor which will result in closer ap-
proximate odds showing on the
field board than heretofore when
continued On page 81
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-01
Bus Center Under
New Management
Business, Beginning Today, VIII
Be Operated By Milton Dill

Effective today. Friday, April 1st,
the ownership of the Milford Bus
Center, located on South West
Front Street, this City, passed
from the hands of Mrs. Margaret
r. Clarke, to those of Milton Dill.
Mr.. Dill stated that it was his
intention to continue the operation
of the business with the same help
used by Mrs. Clarke.
All of the many services at the
bus center will be continued, ac-
cOrding to Mr.. Dill. with special
emphasis being placed on Paper
deliveries and Bus Service.
The new owner is well and fav-
Orably known in Milford. having
for a number of years successfully
conducted a car agency and repair
| shop.
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-01
1949 Chicken-of- Tomorrow
Contest Set In Delaware

Delaware Chicken
the week of September 6 In making the today
E.
Poultry Industry University reported
will be held Substaton
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-01
20-Night Racing Meet Opens
At Harrington On April 9Th

2Oght Spring Meet of the Kent
Delaware will be ush
April 81 night April 30
wasan
stabbed
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-01
Pre-School Examinations Are
Listed For Sussex County

The schedule for preschool
will be
l. Hudson, acting Health Officer County
physician will to
physical and dental examinations
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