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Milford chronicle., 1949-05-20
Banks Are In
Sound Condition
State Group So Informed
By American Bankers
Executive

Banks have never been in sound
er financial position than they are
today, F. Raymond Peterson, vice
president of the American Bankers
Association, told members of the
Delaware Bankers Association at
their annual meeting at the Wilm-
ington. Country Club last Thursday.
Mr.. Peterson, who was one of the
two principal speakers at the all
day sessions, added that banking
like the political economy, is dy-
manic. There has never been and
there will never be justification
for complacency, regardless of how
satisfactory the picture may ap-
pear at a given moment"
Mr.. Peterson listed six areas in
which banking must be vigilant in
the coming year. These, he said,
are the general condition of busi-
ness, the internal efficiency of man
agement and the lending policies
of the banks, competition, bank su-
pervision, administration of bank
reserves by federal banking author
tiles, and the people with whom
the bank deals.
Regarding competition, Mr.. Pet
erson said that government agri-
cultural lending agencies that use
CONTINUED on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-20
BOggs, Will
BePrincipal
Speaker Here
Exercises Will Be Held
In High School AuditO-
rum U nder Sponsor
ship Of Blue Hen Pest,
V. F.W.

The Hon. J. Caleb Boggs, United
States Congressman from Della
ware and a veteran of World War
II, will be the principal speaker at
Memorial Day exercises to be held
in the auditorium of the Milford
High School on the morning of
May Both. These exercises, which
will get underway at 8 A. NJ, will
be under sponsorship of the Blue
Hen Post No. 64S3, Veterans of
Foreign Wars, with the co-opera-
ton of other veteran and patrio-
tic organizations of the area.
While plans for Memorial Day
are still in formative stage, local
observance will most likely include,
besides the exercises at the school,
a parade followed by appropriate
exercises at the graveside of one of
Milford's heroic war dead. A base
ball game at the local ballpark will
windup the holiday program.
The speaker at the school exer-
cises, Congressman Boggs, saw
overseas service, during the recent
war, with an Armored Division in
France and Germany. He has been
active in veterans affairs and is a
former commander of Admiral du-
POnt Post, V. F. W., of Wilmington.
A graduate of Dover High School,
the University of Delaware, and
Georgetown University Law School,
he was considered one of the
states most promising young law
yers before entering the political
scene in 194S as the Republican
candidate for United States Repre-
sentative.
His activity during the 18th and
80th Congresses enabled him to
make a successful bid for re-elec-
tiOn last Fall, and he currently is
member of several important
Congressional committees. The To-
cal committee considers itself as
being most fortunate in securing
the services of Congressman BOggs
as speaker at the exercises here.
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-20
Things Being Shaped Up
For Season Opening
May 28 And Running
80 Continuous Days.

With the closing of Pimlico last
Saturday, the invasion of Delaware
Park in preparation for the forth
coming meeting, beganning May 28
and running 80 continuous racing
days through July 4, began in full
force over the past weekend.
Beginning last Saturday, horse
vans loaded with thoroughbreds be-
gan rolling into the Stanton track.
Stall Superintendent Allan w. La
vim reported that more than 315
horses were on the grounds. 1t was
estimated that approximately 200
head came in during the three-day
period, with the majority shipping
from Maryland. LAWN expects that
500 horses will be on the grounds
before next Saturday.
Monday morning the track was
a bee hive of activity in all depart
ments. Racing Secretary ]. Gilbert
Haus and his staff were busy at
tending to the many pre-openine
preliminary details. Haus' most
perplexing program is trying to ac-
comodate the hundreds of horse.
men who have applied for stalls
Applications for the coming meet.
ing surpasses all previous meets
in he 12-year history of the track
The track can house 1,408 thor
! oughbreds, and all stalls will b'
filled before opening day.
CONTINUED on page a.
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-20
Rev Tawes
New wPastOr At
Avenue Church
Was Serving SilverbrOOk
Church, Wilmington;
Is Well Known Church
Writer.

Rev. Roy Lawson Tawes, promi-
nent young clergyman, has been
named by Dover District Superin-
tendent DR.. Thomas G. Mulligan, to
serve Avenue Methodist Church,
Milford.
For the past six years Rev.
Tawes has served SilverbroOk
Church, Wilmington and a perusu-
al of past conference minutes and
resume of the 1949 conference
minutes reveals that he was most
successful with all the various ac-
tivities within that church, large
increases being reported in men,
bership and finances and he work
ed successfully with the young peo-
pie OF the church.
A writerOf no mean ability, he
is the author of three religious
books: Laughing at the Saints, -
Lamps in the Darkness" pulpit
Book Club and the "GlObal Saint.
Another book is planned for early
publication.
He is a regular contributor to
religious periodicals and devotion
al sympOsia and writes a column
carried i'll several weeklies. Pub
lished sermons have, won recogni-
tiOn as Sermon of the Year" anC
Sermon of the Month"
He has preached frequently il
preaching missions and before min
isterial groups in many states. HI
has for number of years been ont
of the summer preachers at tn
/ great Methodist auditorium at Oce
an Grove, New Jersey. He is ;
much sought after speaker for fra
ternal gatherings and civic groups
Rev. Tawes is a 32nd degree Ma
son and is past Grand Chaplain o
the Grand Lodge of Delaware. H
is listed in the current edition o
Who's Who in the East"
Married, his wife is the fOrme
Mabel Sue Warren of Richmond
Virginia and there are two daugh
ters, Bonnie Sue and Oneta Eliza
beth and one son, Roy Lawson, JT
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-20
DR.. Mulligan
Hits Gambling
In Delaware
Dover District Head
Cites Lotteries, Racing
And Numbers RacketS
In Conference Brief.

Delaware is becoming a Egamb-
lers' paradise" with it's alleged lot
teries, racing and numbers rackets
the Rev. DIR. Thomas C. Mulligan
supt.. Of the Dover district of the
Peninsula Methodist Conference,
charged last Friday in his report
to delegates attending the tenth
annual conference in Salisbury.
The time has come for the chur-
ch to again engage in crusade
for sObriety and the election tC
public offices of only those who are
morally, not politically, qualified
for high Office" DIR. Mulligan said.
His was one of four district re-
ports delivered to the 500 minis
ters, laymen and prominent Me-
thOdists attending the second day
of the convention in Salisbury's
Bethesda Church.
Warns of Future
He referred to the alleged "lot-
teries racing and numbers rackets"
in Delaware in his report on a
Legislative Committee formed by
Dover and Wilmington districts.
DR.. Mulligan said that Organiza-
tion of the committee started late
but warned that "it will be a de-
cided force in future legislatures
not only in opposing legislation
which breaks down our moral safe.
guards but in seeking the election
to public office only those officials
who stand for Christian morality
and sobriety."
DR.. Mulligan, on calling for "a
moral crusade" by Methodists il
the election of official asserted thai
"a visit to the Legislature (of Della
ware) when the body is in session
may be quite a revelation to thu
citizens of our state"
Emphasis on Temperance ant
moral reform was placed in the re
port of the Rev. Joseph B. Dicker
son, supertendent of the Sails
bury district.
ANY man who says the Meth
odists and official boards have los
their zeal on the point of promoting
temperance decent legislation, AM
moral integrity, just doesn't know
the Methodist church and 2 it
achievements" he declared.
In speaking on evangelism, MI
Dickerson said that 648 person ha
come into the fellowship of "ou
Christian churches in the pas
year."
Continued on page ii
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-20
g yesterday"
Stars Viii
Play Benefit
Ball G a m e
Milford "Oldtimers" Will
Essay A Come Back On
Memorial Day After
noon; Proceeds To Be
Used For Youth Pro-
gram.

The Milford Areas baseball stars
of yesteryear will essay a come
back" the afternoon of May 30th.,
when the "Old Timers group OF
outstanding players of a. decade or
more ago, meet their present day
counterparts, the Milford A. C.'s,
here. at the Milford Baseball Park,
i'm benefit game. A portion of the
proceeds from this game, which
will be featured of the commun-
ity's observance of Memorial Day,
will be given to the Milford Youth
Program for purchase of addition
al playground equipment.
At this writing, the exact lineup
of the "Old Timers" is not known,
but is understood that, within the
next few days, an invitation to
participate will be extended to all
formers players who played with
Milford teams from the early 1920
through 1887. Later this week, a
manager will be selected to play
with the "Old Timers;" meanwhile,
those desiring to play with the
"0ld Timers" are being asked to
contact either Ralph Snowberger
or IChuck" Wright.
The A. C.'s, still seeking their
first win of the current season
have two strong Mar-Del League
opponents to meet prior to facing
the "Old Timers" This coming
Sunday afternoon, Milford will
meet Camden Wyoming, 1948 Mar
Del Legue pennant winners, in the
Dover Baseball Park, and, Sunday
week. May 29th., will meet Green's
boro, last years Mar-Del playoffs:
winners, in another league till here
in the home park.
Harold Davis, who lead the team
at bat, with "three-for-three," in
the opening game against Milton
is on the road to recovery from in
juries suffered in that game, and
may be present Sunday.
This past Sunday, a relatively
small turnout saw the ChestertowI
Legionnaires turn back the A. CT
8 to A. John Mumford, big youthful
Highlander, making his start foI
Milford, had a spell of wildness il
the initial inning, spotting the Wis
itors three runs. Four hits an,
shoddy defensive play gave Ches
tertown five more tallies in tn
fourth inning; after this frame
MuLAfoTd and the local team stead
led and made a ballgame of it. AT
ter being held to solitary scratcl
single in the first six innings, tn
A. C.3s, began to meet solidly tn
offerings Of visiting pitcher, o. Re
bertson. scoring two runs in tn
eth, and a like number in the 8tl
Garrett Grier. making his frs
appearance in. a Milford uniforI
in several seasons, paced the A
C.'s, at bat Sunday, rapping OF
three singles in four trips to til
plate and scoring one tally an
driving in another. Elton, Greenl,
Miller, Cunning, and McCulloug
were other members of the loct
club to hit safely, Miller's dee
single to, center in the 7th, wit
two on, scoring the A. C.'s fir
two runs of the game.
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-20

part of an hOur-long program. He
was on the air for five minutes.
Special ceremonies were held at
independence, Mo-, the Presidents
home town, with four networks
broadcasting the proceedings.
This program had originally been
set for Sunday night but a protest
by the Ministerial Alliance of In
dependence led the Treasury De-
partment to postpone it for "a
hours.
The independence ceremonies
opened with an afternoon parade
featuring covered wagons from
Cedar City, Utah One of them was
drawn by three teams of oxen, and
others by horses and mules.
The main part of the program
was to the Kansas City auditorium.
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-20
Club Women Closed
Convention Friday
Tea Served In Century Club Rooms Was Clos
ing Feature OF Sind Annual Conclave.
Plans Were Completed For Annual Fall
Conference In Wilmington, Wednesday,
September 2l.

The Sind annual convention of
Delaware State Federation of Wo-
mems Clubs came to a close last
Friday afternoon when the MEM
bers of the hostess club, Milford
New Century Club, headed by the
chairmen, Mrs. Harold Short and
Mrs. Francis Leithiser, served the
visitors tea in their own club
rooms. Most of the meetings of the
two-day sessions had been held in
Avenue Methodist Church. Mrs. M.
Burton Meyer of Wilmington, State
President, announced plans for the
annual fall conference on Wednes-
day, September 21, which will be
held in the Wilmington New Gen.
tury Club and the fall State Board
meeting she announced for Thurs
day, October 6, in Dover. 1t was q
full convention with club women
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-20
Beekeepers Field
Meeting Saturday
Session Will Be Held At
Residence Of c. A.
COlell

The annual field meeting of the
Delaware State Beekeepers Asso-
citation will be held tomorrow, Sat-
urday, May 21st, from 2 to P. NJ.
at the home of c. A. Colell, Milford
The meeting will consist of panel
discussions on bookkeeping prob
lens by fellow members. Leading
five groups of three members each
will be George M. Worrilow, direc-
tor of Agriculture at the Universi-
ty of Delaware. County agents
from all three counties and Samuel
Gwinn, Sussex County club agent
for the young beekeepers, will be
present. Guest for the afternoon
will be Professor Robert s. Filmer,
Rutgers University, New Bruins
wick, New Jersey.
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-20
High School Grads
In Army Air Force

The Army and Air Force an
nounce a program to present the
advantages of the career which is
being offered to high school grad
yates.
Because young men and women
today are OF such high type, grad
yates of secondary schools have be-
come the best prospects for our
military forces under the new re-
cruiting policy of Quality not
Quantity"
Both services encourage young
men to remain in school until they
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Milford chronicle., 1949-05-20
Buys Phila. Concern

Rays, well-known Milford jewel
ers, have purchased the stock of
Reeds, 908 Chestnut ST., long
known as prominent jewellers of
Philadelphia. The $128,OOO.OO stock
is to be disposed of at $59.0O0.00
and a great reduction sale is now
in progress at Rays, on these fine
diamonds, watches, jewelry, etc.
Rays are very proud that they
were offered THE opportunity of
purchasing this fine reliable store
and bringing this fine type of mer-
chandise to this town. Extra help
has been secured in order to take
proper care of the crowds expected
to attend.
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-20
Veterans Will.
Carnival.
In Milford
Next Monday
Gala Fete Will Be Held
On Vacant Lot Next To
The Odd Fellows Bldg.
On Orth Walnut
Street.

The carnival, scheduled to open
here next Monday, will, according
to all reports, offer many unusual
attractions, including screen
tests" a big-tent animal show, kid
dies rides, and a booth at which
home-baked delicacies are offered.
This carnival, the first of the 1949
season, will be sponsored and Oper'
ated by the Milford areas over
seas veterans, with net proceeds
going to the building fund of Blue
Hen Post. 1t will be held on the
vacant lot next to the Odd Fellows
building.
The past two Saturdays, cam
eraman has been roaming the Mil
ford business section, swapping
" candid shots" of the areas most
photogenic residents. Some of
these photographs will be shown on
a large screen, set up on the car
nival grounds, each evening, and
attractive prizes will be given to
those able to identify themselves
in these pictures. This feature is
under the direction of Clemen Mill
tiades, a local photographer and
has already attracted widespread
interest. Additional shots will be
taken on the streets this Saturday
and throughout the week of NAV
23rd; so if you see a pretty miss
powdering her cute little nose in
public-or see an otherwise serious
male posing in front of mirrors
this week, don't be alarmed they
are just getting ready for the "can-
did cameraman."
Another unusual feature of next
weeks V. F. w. Carnival is Capt.
Shaw's Monkey Show, an animal
act housed in a sixty-foot front
tent. This type of show is rarely
seen with carnivals in communities
the size of Milford, and is being
brought here through the afforts
of Dave Kaye. Another attraction
secured by Mr.. Kaye is a small
train which the kiddies themselves
will operate.
In addition to the usual number
of booths generally seen with this
type carnival, a special booth, Op
Grated by the ladies of the Blue
Hen Auxiliary, will offer the home
baked delicacies that made sucl
a hit with local carnival goers a
last falls Firemen's Carnival
On the closing night, Saturday
May 2Sth. fine riding horse, com
plete with saddle and bride, will
: be given away.
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-20
Girl ii, Hit By Car
At Harrington
Marjorie Anderson Is Victim
OF Unusual Accident

A 14-year-old girl is in fair con-
dition at Milford Memorial HOspit-
al after suffering extensive injur-
les when struck by a car near her
home in Harrington early last Sat-
uTday.
State police identified the girl as
Marjorie Anderson. Hospital at
tendants said she is being treated
for fractures of both legs and pos
sible internal injuries.
Troopers said the girl was walk
ing along East Street, where there
are no sidewalks. A car driven by
Benjamin Moore of Harrington
struck her, they added. The officers
said Moore told them he became
blinded by the headlights of an ap-
preaching car, swerved his own
car to the right to avoid a crash,
but failed to see the girl in time.
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-20
Set-Up Recreational
Program For Milford
Preparation Underway For Opening
OF SOftbaIl League

AS the Chronicle went to press
Thursday morning, preparations
were we'll underway for opening of
play in the Milford Senior SOftball
League, with three games definite
ly slated for contest Thursday eve
ming. The opening card had Bur-
tons meeting Caulk's, Mulholland's
facing the Red Men and the V. F.
w. squaring off with the Telephone
Nine. The original draft of sched-
ule called for the playing of still
a fourth game, but this latter
game, which would have pitted the
l. o. O. F. against the Lions, was
postponed.
The Milford Senior SOftball
League, (which is the first promo
tion of the recently organized Mil
ford Recreational Program Group,
was formally organized Monday
evening with the adoption of a IA
game playing schedule and bylaws
and the election of league officers.
Herbert Nichols, principal of the
CONTINUED on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-20
Dover District Listed A
Total Of Nineteen To
Lead Peninsula Group;
Rev. Roy L. Tawes Is
Sent To Milford Ave
nue. Church; Rev. Dave.
Baker Returned To
Calvary.

The Tenth Animal Peninsula
Methodist Conference closed ses-
slons at Bethesda Methodist Church
in Salisbury last Sunday evening
with the announcement of the var
lous pastoral changes. DIR. Fox an
nounced the changes at the clos
ing session. There were 81 changes
throughout thee sdistrict-these were
announced by the respective dis
trict superintendents.
In the Dover District, DR.. Thomas
Mulligan announced a total of I9.
Milford is included in this district.
Rev. Roy L. Tawes, former pas
tor of Silverbrook Methodist Church
in Wilmington, was assigned to
Avenue Church, Milford, while Rev.
David w. Baker was returned to
Calvary Church, this city.
Approximately 1900 persons were
present at the closing service.
which was presided over by DR..
Fox. A worship service was con-
Quoted by the Rev. DIR. John A.
Trader of Salisbury, and the prin-
clpal speaker was the Rev. DR.. AL
bert E. Day, pastor of Mt. Vernon
Place Methodist Church, Baltimore.
Washington Bishop breaches
The mornings session of the con-
ference annual meeting took the
form of worship service in crowd
ed Bethesda Church, where Bishop
Charles Wesley Flint, of the Wash
ington Area, preached a sermon on
the text, Il am come that We might
have life, and that ye might have
it more abundantly."
Bishop Flint said that the tenn
poral life and the eternal life grow
together much as wheat and tares
in a field. "But eternal life sur
wives" he said. "The temporal life
beats itself out"
The worship service was presid-
ed over by the Rev. DR.. J. Leas
Green, pastor of the Bethesda
Church, principal meeting place of
the conference delegates. He was
assisted by the four district su-
perintendents.
Relief Board Appointed
| 1t was announced during the bus
mess session last Saturday night
that the Rev. George H. Pigueron,
pastor of Union Methodist Church,
Wilmington, has been appointed to
the board of the Mutual Relief AS
sociation to replace the late Rev.
G. e. Hallman of Lewes. Also ap-
pointed to this board were the
Rev. L. e. Windsor, Wilmington;
the Rev. Charles F. JARVIS, Selby-
vile, and the Rev. H. v. Branford,
, Kent Island, Md.
continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-20

In the contest for the vice-presi-
dent, Phillip H. Marvel, '21, of
MaplewoOd, N. j., defeated w.
Lyle MOwlds of Dover, and DR..
John A. Munroe of Newark. Alex
]. Taylor, Jr., 80, of Wilmington,
was reelected treasurer for the
seventh consecutive year. w. Ar
thur Wise, 10, and Edgar P. Reese,
Jr., '29, both of Wilmington, were
chosen from five candidates as
members of the alumni council.
Mr.. Reese, reunion chairman, al
so accepted a plaque in behalf of
his class for having the largest
representation, SO members.
Chosen as the nominating COM
mittee for the 1850 elections were
Gerald p. Doherty, '16, David A.
Eastburn, '29, and Martin T. Pier
continued on page %
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-20
No Fireworks Asked
By DeImGrUa Firensen
Urge State Residents Not
To Celebrate Unsafe
Fourth

The Delmarva Volunteer Fire
mems Association urged Delaware
residents this week to observe to
the fullest the states anti-fire-
works law.
The association pointed out that
unauthorized possession of fire.
works in Delaware makes any in
dividual liable to the penalties of
the act. Violators can be fined from
$25 to $100.
The warning was made by the
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Milford chronicle., 1949-05-20

from all parts of the state attend
ing. Mrs. Hiram Hought, national
presidential nominee, spoke on
Friday giving a fine presentation
of the work being done and doing
so in her interesting manner. She
was the main speaker at the ban
quet served so efficiently by the w.
S. C.. S. of Calvary Methodist
Church on Thursday evening of last
week. Another speaker on Friday
was James @. DUPONT whose subj
ect was Pioneers, Then and Now"
A timely subject of "The Case of
Voluntary Prepayment for Medical
Case was discussed by DIR. Victor
d. Washburn. Art awards, as an
nounced by the State Chairman,
Mrs. Leonard w. Edwards were
eagerly awaited. Keen competition
(centinued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-20
Boy Scout Carnporee
Opens Tomorrow
Group Will Gather At Petersburg
Game Refuge

The annual camping get-to-gether
of the Boy Scouts of Kent County
and the lower part of New Castle
County, known as a Camporee, will
be held this year on May 21 and %
at the Field Trial Association
grounds at the state wild life ref
uge at Petersburg. 1t is anticipat-
ed that over $50 scouts and their
leaders will be there to participate
in the weekend activities. The pub
lie is cordially invited to inspect the
camp. Take Route 10 in front of
Caesar Rodney School and follow
signs.
Already six troops have signifed
their intention to participate and ii
is anticipated most of the other six
units will be there when the flag
is raised at the opening ceremony
Those planning to go so far are
Troops 7S of Dover, 100 of Milford
IqO2 of Milford, 1O3 of Dover, los
| of Camden-Wyoming and I22 OF
! Dover.
Continued on page -
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-20

peFlOuIcally.
Blue Cross is particularly inter
ested in having farm areas con-
scious of the non-profit aspect OF
the Plans operation and the fact
that 1t is the only health insurance
plan sponsored by the Delaware
Medical Society.
It is felt that city dwelIers and
residents of the larger towns in
the state have been given a chance
for better understanding that Blue
Cross has proved the answer to
health problems of millions of
Americans. Reason for wider dis
semi1ation Of information in urban
sections, it was pointed out, has
heen Blue Cross consciousness
among industrial and commercial
employees.
CONTINUED on page l0)