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Milford chronicle., 1949-10-07
WE BEGIN ANOTHER YEAR
with thie iseua thn Milfor5 Cb,.,

With this issue the Milford Chronicle
begins its seVenty-secOnd year of continuous
publication. During its entire seventy-One
years of existence it has never missed an is
sue. Even though fire destroyed our plant in
1920, the publishers were able to meet the
deadllne each issue during our rebuilding.
From a four page sheet the Chronicle has
grown to its present size and influence. Since
February II, 1910, the present editor has
guided the destinies of the paper. AS we look
back over the almost forty years of manage
ment by the writer we are convinced of one
thing. That is that no one person can sue
cessfully produce newspaper of the size and
scope of the Milford Chronicle. It has been
loyal associates who are enthusiastically in
terested in their work that has added mate
rally to our steady growth and influence
among the weekly newspapers of the Nation.
During the entire life span of the Chronicle
the owners have planned carefully and stu
died long each and every change before it
was made.
The primary consideration has always
been that of giving Milford, Kent and Sussex
Counties and the State of Delaware a news
paper of which the residents might be proud.
We have carefully avoided sensational and
dirty newspaper reporting An illustration
OF this is the Brennan trial just closed. We
were very deliberate in avoiding Over-re-
porting this terrible crime. It is our belief
that the people of'oQr territory will be better
served by eliminating the filth which could
have been dished out as that trial progressed.
AS we begin another year of service to our
readers and 'advdrtisers I'VE are planning in
several ways to make the Chronicle better
newspaper. Even though each year since the
close of the war has seen additional new
equipment installed, still more is on order.
Our press and composing rooms have been
completely re-arr hged and remodeled. We
are now in the st of changing the appear
ance OF our h hess Office. Here at the
Chronicle Office believe in change-change
that will impro our product, change that
will give you, Ouf lends, bigger and better
newspaper as the afuture unfurls itself. To
our loyal staff of employees we owe much.
To you. our readers and advertisers, we owe
more. We assure you all that in the future,
as in the past, we will do everything within
our means to produce for you the best in a
weekly newspaper paper of which we may
all be proud.
Milford chronicle., 1949-10-07
LeGrande Flour
Suggested LeGrande
Stores Name

LeGrande Flour a product Of
Loudonville Milling Co, of Loud
onVille, Ohio inspired the selection
by the EastOn Wholesale Grocery
Company of their famous trade
name LeGrande for affiliated stores
ana many products.
LeGrade Flour for which a
special sales promotion program is
planned is the near future has been
a familiar item on grocery shelves
In this area since 1912 when the
Easton Wholesale Grocery Com
pany purchased its first bag.
The product is now on the shelv-
es of 700 stores on the Delmarva
Peninsula and is widely known and
accepted as any other brand.
1t didn't take long for the Easton
wholesale Grocery Company to be-
come attached to the trade name
LeGrande and they obtained per-
mission from the LoundOnville Mil
ing Company to use it as their pri-
yate label on other products. Le-
Grande is now copyrighted by the
Easton Wholesale Grocery Com
pany for its private brand canned
goods and other products and as
the trade name of it's affiliated
stores.
Milford chronicle., 1949-10-07
Trophy Grange Notes

Trophy Grange observed Booster
Night on October 8. The exhibits
were very attractive and much in
terest was shown. The program was
IN the hands of the lecturer and
was as follows: Greetings bv the
master song, "Star-Spangled Ban
ner; mOnologue, His First Date. 1"
Bobby Killen; vocal duet, Rosalie
and Lenora Hughes; MonOIogue.
Elma SOuthers; dialogue Our
Grange" Ruth Pittard, GLADYS
Rates, Florence Lefty, Mabel CO.
hee, Dorothy Heyd and Annie Cow:
piano duet, Ann Moore and Shirley
Morris; the worthy national mas
ter's greetings, read by Florence
Lefty; skit, Suicide in the Ofing {"
Mildred Simpson and Marie Brit
tingham; vocal solo, Reta Reed.
Maybe It's Because;" talk bv Mr.
Petry; vocal quartet, HE Lives ("
Rosalie Hughes, Reta Reed, Lenora
Hughes and Mildred Simpson: skit.
S1las Outsmarts the Slicker," Rob-
ert Voshell and Teddy Hughes:
closing song, God Be With You "
At the close of the program refresh
ments were served. Next Monday
night Dorothy Heyd will have
charge Of the program.
Milford chronicle., 1949-10-07

Mrs. Edwin Dawson has return
ed to her home after sDending two
weeks at the bedside of her hus-
band at the Grocer Hospital in
Chester, Pa.
John Zalgren of Butte, Montana,
accompanied by his sister, Mrs.
Josephine Loope, from Courtland,
N. Y, spent the weekend with her
son, John LoOpe, the agricultural
instructor of the public school.
Gov. John G. Townsend on Thur
sday last purchased from Joseph
w. B. McNeal of FrankfOrd a tract
of land containing 4O8 acres for
100000 about 200 acres are set in
timber while the remainder is til
liable land. The tract is located be-
tween FrankfOrd and Selbyville
and is considered one of the largest
in the lower section of Sussex
County.
A few days ago the governor and
his two sons bought the 300 acre
tract of timber land located in
BrOadkiln hundred, from the Carey
estate, which is considered by
many timber dealers to be the larg-
est single tract in the lower part
of Delaware. The price paid for the
Carey estate is said to be $4,000.
Milford chronicle., 1949-10-07

nouncement of the devaluation of
ou"u' All members of the Cabinet felt this de-
"-U"'iO" was wise; but some believed that increas-
"e BUSINESS LOT england and Canada (Which is the
real purpose of the devaluation, viii rosn1t IN -
creased U. s. unemployment
ThereupOn, the question was asked "Can,t MO do
something here to offset the aAact Of tbis doo1no
tion and yet not hurt England and the Marshall Plan
nauons? In answer the President NAV have re-
ported tnls Russian explosion. This created great
Inc result was that the Cabinet authorized
'Ao HieSiueIt 10 make the announcement
Military Preparedness Waning
NAi'nouen most congressman year ago expected
war with Russia at any time vet This fear has grad
ually passed away. AS a result if constantly has
oeen more difficult to get appropriations for military
purposes This has been one reason wbv unemplov-
ment has increased
IneieioIe II Is only natural that certain Cabinet
HeinOeiS jumped at this explosion" as a means of
s Ds"ll a"aAeiine the American people to the need
eApenultures. Furthermore, they must
nave OeheVed that the announcement wouId he q
shot-in-thearm to business. nravontn, frrtber in
crease of unemployment
What May HaDDen
president Truman's statement bov,oror NAV Nv
er excite people and result in other things diractv
aHectlng every reader. For instance.
l. The Administration will speed IN its aviation
program. ~
e The draft will be revived and Reserve forces
may De recalled to duty soon. Physicians and
dentists will especially be drafted
D. congress will insist that the T.. 6. Navy be
brought back to full fighting strength and eff
ciency and not be abjectly subordinated to the
Army and Air Force
T. congress will insist that the Department of
Delense and other important government agen-
cies De reorganized on non-partisan basis,
with some able Republicans taking prominent
Milford chronicle., 1949-10-07
OBITUARY
BEAUCHAMP

hEAUCHAMP
-LinwOoa R. Beauchamp, AZ a
hardware salesman for more than
SO years. died Wednesday morning
October 5, 1949 at his home in Har-
TingtOn.
Surviving are his wife Mrs. Letha
Beauchamp, a daughter Mrs. Tharp
Harrington, Of Harrington; two
sister, Mrs. Hibhard Paine, Odessa,
N. Y, aud Mrs. William T. Drenney
Of Carneys Point, N. j., and one
grandchild.
Mr. Beauchamp started selling
hardware in 1897, and had at var
1ous times represented the Winch
ester Repeating Arms Company Of
New Haven, Conn.,, Remington Ar
ms. and at the time of his death
was representative on the Del-Mar-
Va Peninsula of Masback Inc. n
T., hardware wholesalers. Known
as Beach" to hundreds Of hard
ware dealers, he was interested in
shooting, fishing and other sports.
The funeral will take place from
the Berry Funeral Home at Har-
rington Saturday afternoon at 1880
o'clock. The Rev. J. Harry Wright.
pastor of ASbury Methodist Church
here, will Offieiate. Interment will
be in Hollywood Cemetery. Friends
may call at the funeral home Fri
day night.
Milford chronicle., 1949-10-07

T. c. HOlcOmb of Goldsboro, N. C.
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Wiz
yard.
Governor Townsend has receiv-
ed a handsomely engraved certifi-
cate in cOlOrs enrolling him as a
life member of the American Pat
riOtic Society of New York.
-
Benjamin R. Baylis OF Lewes left
this week for Montana where ne
expects to take up large tract uf
land which is given to soldiers and
for two years, being allowed the
time off they spent IN either the
army or navy.
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An American Legion Post in Mil
ford is now forming and will be
known as Milford Post no. l2. At
the meeting Monday evening, in the
Armory, the following officers were
elected: post commander, Harry J.
PettyjOhn; vice post commander.
W. 3. Lank; secretary, T. Carlisle
Collins; treasurer, w. M. Stokes:
post chaplain, John E. Davis: post
historian, Grier R. Baynum. It is
earnestly hoped to make Milford
Post one of the largest in the State.
There should be a charter member
ship of IS.
Milford chronicle., 1949-10-07
Thirty Years Ago is H5ia a8Pa E8P GBsoBs: 5Ps PSs

Miss Margaret V. Grier left this
week for New York City where she
will attend school.
%
Mr.. and Mrs. William KentOn are
receiving congratulations upon the
birth of a son BILLY Knots"
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Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Joshua Bennett of Fred
erica, and Norris Sherwood of Fell
ton were united in marriage last
week. They will reside in FELTON,.
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Walter B. Hilyard of Georgetown
has purchased the building of Tor
bert and Faucet on Market Street
The lower floors are used by w. S.
Torbert as a carriage bazaar and
by the American Stores Company.
The second floor is the old opera
house. -
Corporal John D. Marine of the
U. S. Marine Corps, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Marine of this town.
will sail from Haiti within the
next two weeks for the States. Cor
Doral Marine was sent to Cuba in
1913. where he remained for five
months. From there he was sent to
Haiti at which plac he has been for
the past few months in the service
of the United States.
Milford chronicle., 1949-10-07
N1O&E
A GOOD APPOINTMENT

The appointment of Thomas N. Stayton
Of near Milford, to be Chief Game Warden
for the Game and Fish Commission of the
State of Delaware is good appointment
Mr.. StaytOn is conversant with the needs of
the Board. He knows Delaware game and
fish life thoroughly. He is also familiar with
the likes and dislikes of Delawareans, par
tlcularly so in the two lower counties. While
the appointment is political, he must meet
with all groups of political thinking as he
assumes his new duties. This he is qualified
to do. Certainly the Game and Fish Commits
sion could have looked further and faired
worse in their selection of Chief Warden.
We believe that Tom Stayton will measure
up to the job.
Milford chronicle., 1949-10-07
Van Sewers Planning
New S1.OOO.OOO Store

The Lauter Construction Co., has
received the contract on the ST.
100000 Van Solver store in Bala-
Cynwyd, it was announced this
week by ]. B. Van Solver, Jr., Pres
ident of the furniture company.
Construction is to begin Wednes-
day, October 9Th. The architects are
the Everett Association of Allen
town, Pa.
The new building will be three
stories high, and will be construct
ed of Indiana limestone and white
brick with a tower of fieldstone.
Covering a block in length on City
Line, in Lower Merton township, it
will extend from Bryn Mawr Ave-
nue. to Hampton Terrace. The store
will provide 125,O00 50. #. of dis
play space and will feature a tT,O-
story Penthouse complete with
bath and kitchen; a roof garden,
extensive landscaping and parking
facilities for 500 autos.
The suburban store will be the
fifth addition to the Van Solver Co.
Other stores are located in Camden,
~ J., Allentown, Pa, Lancaster,
Pa, Trenton, N. j.. and Whining
ton. Del.
Mr.. Lester Young, who has been
associated with Van Sewers for a
number Of years will be the manag-
-er of the new store. Other person.
mel will be selected from the sub
urban community.
Milford chronicle., 1949-10-07

places.
5. The Fair Deal will have to be trimmed down
radically to insure national unity in a time
of possible approaching peril.
6. The government will decentralize much of it's
establishment in Washington; spread it around
the country and particularly in areas less, ,sus-
ceptible to atomic attack
z. Civilian wants perhaps first for luxury goods,
will be subordinated to the demands for great
ly stepped-up defense. The President may de-
clare defense emergency at any time.
8. The disposition in Congress will be to throw
overheard nearly all legislation not essential
or contributing to national defense. ApprOpri.
atiOns bills will be recOnsidered
9. Tax rates will be recOnsidered on the basis of
greatly increased defense needs. Increases of
taxes, corporate and individual are practically
certain later.
10. Some wartime controls may come back in a
matter of months. They can include restric-
tOns on strategic materials, inventory con-
trolls ALLEGATIONS and perhaps controls of prices,
salaries, wages, etc. Therefore, there may be
a disposition on the part of many people to
accumulate or hoard necessaries, such as food,
shoes, clothing, ETC. The automobile and tire
industry particularly will be pressed for de-
liveries.
II. Governments should provide atomic and other
war insurance at early date or else outlaw
atomic warfare.
II. In general, period of anxiety is ahead for
which have long attempted to prepare read
ers. This is why I have established my new
College at Eureka, Kansas, the center of the
U. S.
More Hope For WGTi6 Peace
This announcement should greatly help those in
the United Nations who believe there are even better
ways of avoiding World War III than greater military
Heretofore when the Russians called
for international agreements against bombing their
said "Of course, you want such protec-
ton because you do not have the atomic bomb" Now
Russia has the statement of President Truman that
she has the bomb!
This means that from now on all nations and
parties may truly be interested in getting together
On some practical peace plan especially to outlaw
atomic bombs. Even Russia-snce China has fallen
INTO her lap-may now honestly want to avoid World
War III Hence, see many bright spots in the bomb
episode. am much more of an Optimist today than
was awhile ago; although I shall continue to urge
greater decentralization; and to advise young people
20 settle in small rather than large cities
Milford chronicle., 1949-10-07
$40
ONE CIGARETTE

On recent weekend we had new and
terrible proof that cigarette, harmless as
1t may appear, can be lethal weapon. The
fire which destroyed pleasure cruise shin at
Toronto dock, with a CHASTITY toll of death
and injury, is believed to have started from
a carelessly dropped cigarette The following
day commercial plant burned in California.
and the property loss was very heavy. Again,
according to the authorities, cigarette was
the probable cause. Does it seem incredible
that so small thing as the fire at the end of
cigarette can be responsible for major dis
asters? In the case of the passenger vessel
one entire section of the craft, Containing
staterOOms, was flaming within three min.
utes after the fire was noticed Within fif-
teen minutes the entire ship was ablaze
Under certain conditions fire travels with
unbelievable rapidity. It's victims are tran
ped without hope of escape The horrible
hotel fires of last year and the year before
provide other illustrations of this. And in the
worst OF those fires a cigarette also set off the
holocaust The careless, thoughtless smoker
can be as dangerous as a maniac with bomb.
He IS threat to lives, property, and ire
placeable natural resources such as forests
and wildlife. Every person who smokes must
De made to realize the obligation he owes to
society to take care.
Milford chronicle., 1949-10-07
PTA Will Meet
Next Tuesday

The October meeting of the Mil
ford P. T. A. will be held in the
school cafeteria in the new build
ing, Tuesday evening; Oct. IL. The
meeting will be called at 8 D. m.
The speaker of the evening will
be Mrs. Ruth Lane Tyndal, cO-ord-
inator of Special Education for
Delaware, who will speak on
Language Development in Chill
dren. Many people do doubt re-
member Mrs. Tyndal as a most in
teresting speaker. Last year she
spoke to P. T. A. on the Mental
Hygiene Aspect of Child Deyelop-
ment and her talk was most en-
Enthusiastically received. In fact.
many parents suggested she be
brought back at an early date to
continue her talk along other lines
of child growth. Mrs. Tyndal is a
very busy person and we are for
tunate to secure her services for
our first meeting. We hope all Of
you who can possibly make it will
come out to our meeting.
AT the present time, Mrs. Tyndal
would like very much to have all
the parents of first grade children
meet in the cafeteria of the new
building, Monday evening, Oct. "a,
at 500 p. m. At this time, Mrs.
Tyndal will explain the testing
program and its significance. She
will also explain the value Of
reading readiness program and ex-
plain why it is advisable to delay
reading instruction for many chill
dren. We urge all persons interest
ed in this to attend, particularly
the parents of first grade children.
Mrs. Tyndal will start her class
for children with speech defects
Thursday, Oct. q, in the old
school at North and Second Street.
Her class will continue to meet
there every Thursday morning un-I
til further notice.
Milford chronicle., 1949-10-07
NelO Sites For Guard
Units Are Proposed
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of civic interest in such projects
had been taken into consideration.
If approved, the 156th AAA Gun
Battalion, with headquarters in
Dagsboro, would be moved to Will
mingtOn with Battery of this bat
TALON to be located in the Els
mere-Richardson Park area. and
Battery B of the same organiza-
tion shifted to the Wilmington Man
or area.
Battery C of the 736th AAA Gun
Battalion will be relocated in the
Claymont-Bellefonte section with
Battery G of the 156th taking its
place at Newark.
Two batteries and the medical
detachment of the 193rd AAA Gun
Battalion will be located down
state, with Battery B of this unit
in the Harrington area while the
medical detachment and the head
quarters battery will be located in
Dover and Milford.
Major Perry stated that it was
also proposed 70 relocate the head
quarters battery and medical de-
tachment of the 945th AAA, Bat
TALON from Dover to Georgetown.
Battery B of the 945th would be
changed from Georgetown to Days
bOrO.
1t was also announced that Capt.
Paul Scott had been appointed act
ing commanding officer of the 286th
AAA Operations Detachment which
will be located at the Wilmington
Armory. The new unit calls for four
officers and 30 enlisted men.
Milford chronicle., 1949-10-07
Deadly Poison Turks
In FluOrescent Lamps

Fluorescent light tubes contain
highly poisonous beryllium and
when broken, if not handled with
extreme care, will cause wounds.
If cut by the broken glass, that will
refuse to heal.
Read the article in "The Readers
Digest" September issue, 1900 of
all Americans Have One or More
Fluorescent Lamps"
Don't handle them without
gloves.
Don't let the children play with
them. See that they are properly
wrapped and marked so that refuse
collectors can dispose of them
properly; by covering them up
with earth when carried to the
dump.
If tube is broken in small pieces.
put on goyes, use a brush and dust
pan Don't pick up particles of
glass with the hands.
Mothers, Fathers and Children
Treat broken fluorescent light
tubes as you would a rattle snake
they are dangerous.
p. s. Treat cathode tubes in tele-
vision sets with the same care.
This article was prepared as a
public service by the Milford Board
of Health.
Milford chronicle., 1949-10-07
Shawnee Evening Home
Demonstration Club

The regular meeting of the Shaw
nee Home Demonstration Club
was held at the home of Mrs. Edith
Harcum on Sept. 18th, with the
president, Mrs. Mary Grove, presid-
ing. Plans were made for a rum
mage sale to be held Sept. oath,
with Mrs. Doris Lofiand and Mrs.
Cathel Bennett co-chairmen.
Next meeting will be election Of
officers held at the home of Mrs.
Mary Grove. The nominating COM
Milford chronicle., 1949-10-07

mittee is Mrs. Mildred vinyard,
Mrs. Alma Weary, and Mrs. Jane
Postles. The lesson will be on
Herbs" !" Members, do come out.
The leaders, Mrs. Mildred vinyard
and Mrs. Alice Wood, will surprise
you with the value of this lesson.
Another interest for the meeting
Will be talk by Miss Mary Vibbert
former member who has just re-
turned home after spending two
years in Japan.
Milford chronicle., 1949-10-07
Lynch Heights House
IOife Wins Queen
Contest Here
Continued from first page,

This unusaF contest was arrang-
ed and supervised by David S. Hugg
with Milford merchants and the
Carlisle Fire Company acting as co
sponsors. Robert H. Yerkes, man
aging editor of The Milford Chron-
icle, Garrett L. Grier, president of
the Carlisle Fire Company, and
David Kaye, of the Kaye Amuse-
ment Company, acted as contest
judges, with the actual award be-
ing made by Mr.. Yerkes.
Tom Bellies of Lincoln an en-
ployee Of Wharton and Barnard Co.
Milford received the new Ford au-
tomobile which was given away the
last night of the Carnival.
Milford chronicle., 1949-10-07
Forrest N. Webster Co.
TO Occupy NelC Bldg.
Ccontinued from nrss pasu

participate in the gala celebration
Of the opening of this new exten-
sion.
Mr.. +. Duane Williams of the
Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Co. will be
in attendance all day Saturday, Oc-
tober Sth, to consult about your
carpet requirements. A sound film
viii be shown in the store showing
all the details of carpet in the
making.
We bespeak success for the Web
sters in their enlarged and modern
quarters.
Milford chronicle., 1949-10-07
BABSON Discusses The Russian EXPLOSION

WASHINGTON, D. c., October
THE past two weeks have Civ
en- me an opportunity to seek the
real reason for President Tru-
mans spectacular announcement
on September 2Srd, that Russia
has the atomic bomb. Of the
many stories which have heard,
the following seems most reas-
enable.
Truman Helps Employment
The Cabinet Meeting held that
friday morning was the first
Cabinet Meeting after the an