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Milford chronicle., 1949-11-04
Youth Rally At
COHLey's Chapel
DIR. H. T. Fowler Will Be
Guest Speaker This
Coming Sunday

DR.. Henry Thompson Fowler Of
Washington, d. c., will be the
speaker at the Youth Rally to be
held at COnley's Methodist Chapel
on the Nassau Charge next Sunday
evening, November 9Th beginning
at 1880 p. m. The Cordrey sisters
will sing and there will be other
special numbers. DR.. Fowler is one
of Americas most outstanding
speakers and has spoken before
some of the largest audiences Of
young people ever gathered to-
gether. His topic will be Through
The Eyes OF Youth" and his mes
sage is especially for young people.
although everybody is invited to at
tend this service. Conley's Chapel
is about one-quarter mile right of
the Rehoboth to Millsboro Road
and about three miles from Thomp-
sons Corner.
Milford chronicle., 1949-11-04
Milford OAR Unit
Met Last Saturday
M e m b ers Met At Mrs.
N. B. DOwning's
Home

Mrs. John ]. Williams of Mills
boro and Washington, wife of Del
aware's senior senator in Congress-
was the speaker at the meeting OF
the Daughters of the American Rev
Olution on Saturday when the mem
bers met with Mrs. N. B. Downing
at her home. Interesting days OF
her life in the capitol city were
told and humOrOusly interspersed
with incidents that have happened
in her time in Washington. The
WOmen's Congressional Club, in
which politics have no part, but
where seniority and rank do, came
in for a major part of Mrs. Will
liams' talk. She related many of
the activities, both social and civic,
and the members were pleased to
have so much first hand knowledge
of just what and how things are
done in the nations capital.
Many items Of business were dis
cussed. The Daughters decided TO
award a prize to that student in the
eleventh grade who excelled in Am
erican history. A subscription to
the National Defense News will be
sent to the school library for the
use of the students. The next meet
ing will be held in Avenue Metho-
dist Church on December 3. The
members will share a covered dish
luncheon and will be privileged to
invite a guest. The business part
of the meeting will be given over
to papers and talks on Milford his
tory and its illustriOus sons. Mrs.
James Homan has been added to
the roster Of the Captain JOnothan
Caldwell Chapter.
Milford chronicle., 1949-11-04
Election On
School Bond
Issue Will Be
Held ldTOmOrrOw
Polls To Be Open From
One Until Eight P. M,
Every Qualified Adult
In Area Entitled To
Vote.

A special election of all qualified
voters of the Milford Special Dis
triet will be held tomorrow, Sat
urday, November 5th, at the high
school building, between the hours
of one and eight, to ascertain tlIe
desire of the electorate of the dis
trict in pledging the credit of the
Milford Special School District on
a proposed $3.50 900 issue of bonus
The special election became nee
essary when a building program
calling for an expenditure of $61O-
600, presented to the 1949 General
Assembly by the Milford Board OF
Education, was passed by the AS
sembly, with $4,000 of the
amount coming from the State
School Building Fund and the bal
ance or $2SO,6OO to be raised by the
sale of bonds of the Milford School
District. To bond a district it is al
ways necessary to place the issue
before the electorate of the dis
district contemplating the bonding
The proposed building program
DAA6AuuAly CdlASu lUI OU CLASS
rooms; however, the program as
finally adopted by both the General
Assembly and the local Board of
Education, sets up 20 clasrooms for
grades one through six, an agri-
culture farm shop and dual gym
nasium-auditorium for the high
school.
At present a number of rooms
are still being used at the old
school building in North Milford.
These rooms, nine in number, are
occupied by the first two grades,
the rest of the elementary grades
having been moved to the new ele-
mentary building adjacent to the
high school building on Lake View
Avenue
For the past several weeks, Sup
erintendent of Milford Schools Ra-
mon CObbs and the members of the
Board of Education have been hold
ing meetings explaining the need
for the expanded program and urg-
ing public support at the election
tomorrow. Sup't. Cobbs, to explain
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Milford chronicle., 1949-11-04
DR.. N. H. Nichols To
Speak Here Sund0y
Outstanding M MethOdis t
Will Deliver Sermon At
Avenue Church

DR.. Milton Harold Nichols, one of
the best known men in American
MethOdism, will preach the 172nd
anniversary sermon this Sunday
morning in Avenue Methodist
Church at II o'clock. The Rev. Roy
Lawson Tawes, minister of Ave
nue., will preside at the service.
DR.. Nichols served a pastorate of
twenty-five years at Arch Street
Methodist Church, PHILADELPHIA.
and there pioneered in religious
broadcasting. Since his recent re-
tirement he has been in constant
demand as preacher and lectur-
er. He is a recognized authority on
Charles Dickens, Eugene Field and
James Whitcomb Riley. His pulpit
personality, winsOme delivery, and
honey style make him an effective
preacher of the Word. DR.. Nichols
is the first in a group of outstand-
ing men who will be heard at the
local church. The historical sketch
of Avenue, dating back to Asbury
and WhatcOat, was published in this
paper last week.
Milford chronicle., 1949-11-04
Civil Air Patrol
Unit For Milford
Membership Open To Persons Re-
siding In 25-MiIe Radius

A new unit of the Civil Air Patrol
is being organized in Milford with
membership comprising any inter-
ested persons residing within a
twenty-five mile radius.
The first meeting held several
days ago at the Milford Air Park
was attended by Captain Walter
Mullikan and Colonel Frank j.
Lynch of the Wilmington Head
quarters. These men explained the
organization and Obiectiyes of the
Civil Air Patrol.
"A recent act of Congress has es-
tablished the c. A. P. as an Aux
iliary of the Air Forces. The objec-
tives of the c. A. P. are, in their
priority:
Q) To teach the youth of the
nation the fundamentals of avia-
ton.
(2) To lend assistance during
peace-time emergencies such as
floods, tOrnadOes, strikes, Jail
breaks, people lost at sea, etc.
CD To provide education and
training for members of the c. A. P.
The Civil Air Patrol is composed
of Senior members who may be
male or female over 81 years of
age and cadet members male or fe-
male between the ages of Is and IS.
At the first meeting the following
officers were appointed:
Commander, M. N. Pack; Train
continued on page 18)
Milford chronicle., 1949-11-04
Damage OF $16,5OO Re-
ported AS Twister
Smashes Homes And
Outbuildings, Two Per-
sons Slightly Injured.

A freak tornado visited the New
Market Church section near Ellen
dale, at six-fifteen, this past Mon
day morning, and in the period OF
seconds, completely destroyed one
nome and damaged several others,
wrecked a series of outbuildings
ana chicken houses and hurt two
persons, neither seriously.
An eye witness to the "Twister.'
oscar Pettyiohn, colored, age So,
SAID the wind lifted over the woods
south west Of bis farm. struck the
barn, completely demolishing that
building and so seriously crippling
a mule that the animal later had to
be destroyed. At the same time the
WIND struck the two-story frame
dwelling on the farm and blew it
10 pieces. The dwelling was ten
anted by Pettyiohn's son. Herbert,
age "a, who, hearing the onrushing
wind, had his hand on the door pre-
parlng to so out when the house
was struck by the full velocity of
the wind. Pettyjohn and the door
were blown into a young peach or
ehard, nearly seventy-five feet
from the dwelling. Although pain
luIly injured about the back, Petty
johns first though was of his wife
FRANCES age %, and infant baby.
Francine, and staggering TO his
rect he stumbled to the shattered
remains Of his dwelling, where he
found his wife and baby buried un-
Ger the wreckage Of a chimney.
with the help Of his father. who
although Out-of-doors, when the
wind struck, was unhurt, moved
the wreckage and took them to the
Milford Memorial Hospital where
they were treated for minor hurts.
Continuing in q Southwesterly
direction the "Twister" next struck
the home Of Mrs. Mary Hale, where
a widow, Mrs. Clarence Beatty and
four children lived. This property
was badly damaged; however. none
of the occupants were injured.
Directly across the road from
the Pettyjohns, the home of Her
man West was struck bY the full
force of the "big wind" and the
front porch and all of the windows
In the front of the house were
wrecked. Here a large frame and
concrete block building used by
west as a garage was crumpled
as so much tissue paper by the
force OF the wind. A car parked
beside the building and belonging
10 Charles West, son of Mr.. West.
was smashed whe n the building
fell over on it.
A large chicken house on the
farm of Raymond Tucker in tine
same area, was badly damaged and
when this writer visited the scene
OF the blow" he found a group of
workmen busily engaged in repair
ing the damage at the fuckers.
continued on page 1S)
Milford chronicle., 1949-11-04
One Killed, Three
Hurt In Smash-Up
Milford Residents Involved In
Tragedy Wednesday Night

One man was killed, and three
others injured, one seriously, when
tractor-trailer and an automobile
cOllided at the intersection of
Routes 113 and IA at the North
limits Of Milford Wednesday night.
The dead man is George Joseph
Harper, "a, of Frankford, operator
Of the truck. He was pronounced
dead at the Milford Memorial Hos
pital at 9:10 o'clock He suffered
internal injuries, fractured skull
and brain injury.
The car involved in the accident
was driven by Roy Jones, 81 of Mil
ford, according to state police at
Dover. He suffered decorations of
the face, right leg and fractured
ribs.
Two passengers in his car were
also injured. They are Isaac Pet
terson, 49, Of Milford, who receiv-
ed possible fracture of the pelvis
and dislocated left hip, and STAN
ley Ross also of Milford. He suf-
fered fractured chest, decorations
Of the face and head a~d fractur-
ed ribs. All Of the injured were TAX
en- to the Milford Hospital. Ross
Continued on page D
Milford chronicle., 1949-11-04
Committee Members
Elected. Last Saturday,
Tom StaytOn, Thurman
Rogers Win In Milford.

State Senator R. Allen Cannon of
SeafOrd will be elected chairman of
the Sussex County Democratic
Committee at the reorganization
meeting to be held next Saturday,
Democratic sources predicted this
week.
Senator Cannon has been the
most prominently mentioned of
several Sussex Countians said to be
interested in succeeding to the post
to be vacated by Howard S. Abbott,
who will become state tax COM
missioner. No contest is anticipa-
ted.
Mr.. Abbott confirmed reports
that he is not a candidate for re-
election. Il believe it is a healthy
thing for the party to see new fac
es in the organization from time to
time" he said.
Mr.. Abbott also said that four
contests in the election of the AZ
members Of the Susser County
Democratic Committee last Satur-
day represented district fights with
no factiOnal significance.
The newly elected committee
will meet next Saturday at 2 p. m.
at Green's Hall in Georgetown to
reorganize by electing four officers.
Miss May Kenney of Laurel is
said to be the most likely choice for
vice-chairman, to succeed Mrs. Ma
bel Lambden Of SeafOrd. Mrs.
Lambden is not expected to be a
candidate since she comes from
the same district as Senator Can
non, who is slated to be elected as
chairman. An escort usually made
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Milford chronicle., 1949-11-04

tiOn, was one of the most ambitious
ever undertaken by weekly news
paper, and carried a total of A col
umns of type and pictures pertain
ing exclusively to Milford. There
are still available a few copies of
this issue and persons interested
in securing one are admonished to
lose no time in coming to the bus
mess Office.
According to President Pierce of
the Chamber of Commerce, plans
are already in the embryo stage for
a bigger and better Founders Day
celebration in 1850. In connection
with the fete next year, the COM
mittee hopes to sponsor a NAM
moth Halloween parade and Mar
di Gras. If the plans materialize,
nearly $1,OOO.OO in cash prizes will
be offered to participants in the
parade.
Continued on page ~
Milford chronicle., 1949-11-04
Community Concerts
Outlook Is Good
Campaign Got OF To A Good Start
This Past Tuesday Evening

In spite of the bad weather on
Tuesday, Milford Community Con-
cert Association campaign got off
to good start. The private tele-
phone, number 1898, with Mrs. Sa-
die R. Wright acting as secretary
there, has been busily ringing and
workers are industriOusly solicit
ing memberships here and in neigh
boring towns, and reporting the
same. The goal of one thousand
memberships gets nearer as they
work, and by Saturday afternoon
at five those who have planned the
campaign hope that number will
be reached. Persons purchasing
memberships will hold the vouch-
ers given them by the worker un-
til tickets are mailed for the three
concerts for the winter months.
On Monday evening at a dinner
meeting in Calvary Methodist
Church, where a fine meal was SER
we'd by one of the woman's organ
izations, representatives from
Smyrna down to Rehoboth were
present to hear Columbia Artists
Management associate, George
Messick, speak. He told of the com
munity organizations in this coun-
try, over a thousand, whose sole
purpose was to sell good music to
(continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1949-11-04
Sussex Poultry Has
Big Celebration
Affair Held To Dedicate New Addi-
tiOn To Plant

A celebration was held Saturday
evening by foreman, office staff,
and executives of Sussex Poultry
and their families. The occasion
was the opening of a new building
of concrete and steel, to be used as
a packing room, storage and office
space in its second story.
A buffet supper, square C-nces,
and a movie showing the evolution
of the chicken industry were the
highlights of the evening.
Messers. Roy Wyatt, Herman
Trice and Earl RambO were in
charge of festivities, and contrib
uted to the cohgeniality, by organ
izing the entertainment.
This Saturday evening, November
9th, another party will be held for
employees on the processing line
OF Sussex Poultry.
The Pack brothers endeavOr, IN
this way, to show appreciation to
their employees for their fine CO.
operation in the current building
program.
Milford chronicle., 1949-11-04
Episcopal Women
To Meet In Kent

Mrs. Carl A. Colell, Milford, vice
president for Kent County of the
Woman's Auxiliary in the Episcopal
Diocese of Delaware, has announc-
ed the annual Kent County Devo-
tlonal Day to be held in st. PauTs
chapel, Camden, on Friday, Novem-
Der IL, beginning with holy COM
munion at 1O:3O a. m.
The Rev. Paul A. Kellogg, rector
OF Christ Church, Dover, and priest
ln-charge of st. Pauls Chapel, will
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Milford chronicle., 1949-11-04

uSI JdIk, GSLLlnS Along With
Others" Mrs. Griffin said to start
with the family. She pointed out
many factors in the home today that
do not necessarily lead to a dem
ocratic way of life and stressed the
fact that the family is the best
laboratory for teaching democracy
and how it works" She stressed
the need to bring up children so
that they understand the meaning
and value of justice, tolerance, cul-
ture, truth, freedom, and at the
same time put enough iron into
their souls to make them fight to
preserve a democracy" 1--WE need
to build happy, healthful adults"
she said, that will in the future
CONTINUED on page I6l
Milford chronicle., 1949-11-04
Dover District WSCS
Meets November 10
Fall Meeting OF Church Women To
Be Held At Harrington

Mrs. Signe NyQuist of Finland,
will be the guest speaker at the
fall meeting of the Dover District
Woman's Society of Christian Ser
vice which will be held in Asbury
Methodist Church in Harrington on
Thursday, November 10. Mrs. Nv
quist, a fine speaker, is president
of the w. S. G. S. in Finland and is
in this country to learn methods of
the work and to observe just how
1t is best presented. Mrs. w. Har-
mon Money. the president of the
district, will preside at the morn
ing and afternoon sessions of the
day. Miss Jessie Stevens of Selby-
vile, religious education director
of Salem Methodist Church., will
lead the devOtiOns in the morning
continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1949-11-04


secretary, and Albert H. Mullins,
Georgetown, treasurer. The board
of directors comprises Mr.. Marvel,
Mr.. Collision, J. Rodney King, James
F. Walls and Charles E. Wilkins, of
Georgetown.
Plans and specifications have
been drawn and the construction
of the raceway will meet the re-
quirements of the U. S. TrOtting AS
sociatiOn and the Delaware Harness
Racing Commission whose men,
bers are J. Harold Schabinger. Eel
ton, chairman; Andrew l.. Burks,
Georgetown, and r. Leland Pleas
anton, of Odessa, with ]. Ewell Cal
houn of Georgetown as secretary
Continued on page lS)
Milford chronicle., 1949-11-04
DIR. Sam Marshall On
Reunion Committee

Victor H. Jones, president of the
university of Delaware's Alumni
Association, today announced the
membership of two of the associa-
tons most important committees,
those to arrange reunions in the
coming year, and to select the next
winner of the Harter scholarship.
Heading the reunion committee is
JOhh ~ Russo, a member of the
class of 1885. Mr.. Russo, who lives
at IOO6 Rodman Road, Wilmington,
continued on page ls)
Milford chronicle., 1949-11-04
Social Security Aid
In State $1,661,2S4

More than sf,6s1.2s4 were paid to
residents Of Delaware during the
past year under the OId-Age and
Survivors Insurance provisions of
the Social Security Act. This an
nouncement was made TODAY bv
Roger r. Minker, manager of the
Wilmington Office Of the Social Sc.
curity Administration.
AT the present time. checks
amounting to over $4,000 are be
ing mailed each month to bene6-
CONTINUED on page 1s)
Milford chronicle., 1949-11-04
Van Sewers Show
Modern Furniture
Their "ManOr Home" Refurnished
In Latest Styles

An innovation in modern living
is being presented formally to the
public by ]. B. Van Solver, Ninth
and King streets, Wilmington, in
their Manor Home" recently COM
pletely recOdecorated and return
ished in both the modern and ira
ditional style. The completed two
story house, consisting of seven
rooms "a powder room and bath
room, are being shown as a unit
within the Van Solver building. Ev-
erything that a modern home
should have, in both furniture and
equipment, as well as accessories
and decorations is included.
(eontInued on page y
Milford chronicle., 1949-11-04
Decrease Shown In
Sussex Fire Loss
S14,64O Total Reported During
Month By Recorder At Meeting

County Fire Recorder Granville
7. White of Laurel reported fire
losses in Sussex County in Septem-
Der tOtaled $14,64O at the monthly
meeting of the Sussex County Vol
unteer Firemen's Association, held
in the fire hall. Of this total, S1O.-
24O. was in rural areas and $4,4OO
in incorporated towns. This loss
was covered by $10,4S5 in fire in
surance. This marked the lowest
total fire loss in Sussex in many
months.
Georgetown reported the largest
loss, $4,000. Greenwood had no fires
during the month while Laurel
Lewes, and Milton had five each.
Ellis Kyttle, Sussex County fire
marshal, in a discussion on the use
of plastics in homes, advised that
tiremen be on the alert for gases
and peculiar smoke given off bv
these plastics when burning.
continued on page ~
Milford chronicle., 1949-11-04
Legion Sponsoring
Thanksgiving Dance
Gala Affair Will Be Held Tuesday
Evening, Nov. Goth, At ArmOry


MilfOrd's annual THANKSGIVING
Dance will be sponsored again this
year by the local Post No. 8 of the
American Legion. The gala affair
will be held November 20, at the
New Milford Armory on North Wal
nut Street, with dancing from 9
until l.
The committees follow: General
chairman, Harry S. Rust; Program,
John LOngbOtham; Decorations.
George Collins; Tickets, Thurman
Rodgers; Arrangements, Reese
Jester; Refreshments, Dick Reed;
Advertising, Roy Steen.
The price is $1.OO each, plus n
donation of a piece of canned
goods. Each couple is asked to
bring a donation of canned goods
to be left at the door. These donG-
tions are TO be distributed at
Christmas time by the Legion and
its Auxiliary to the needy. This is
in accord with their long standing
of helping others at Christmas.
Milford chronicle., 1949-11-04

statistics show definite Increase
in project completion in 1949 over
194S records. Leading the list is
dairy with % completing projects
compared to 19 in 194S. OF the %
projects completed 10 records were
kept on registered animals and ali
were on Holsteins except for two
Guernsey records. Other comple-
tions are: Clothing-S5 with "a in
l94S; cooking-S1 with 26 in 194S:
garden-24 with 81 in 194S; frozen
foods - for both years; safety-4
with 2 in 1948: swim with 2 in
1913; beef with 2 in 194S; tractor
maintenance with no records in
1913; home grounds Identification
- with in 1948; room improve
Continued on page ia)
Milford chronicle., 1949-11-04
Il Freak Tornado
Wrecks Havoc In
Glendale Section
FEW SOUVENIR COPIES
LEFT FROM LAST WEEK

There are still a few COP
les Left of the October 2Sth
issue Of the Milford Chron-
icle carrying the Founders
Day souvenir section. Per-
sons interested in procuring
a copy of this issue are urg-
ed to lose no time as the
number is limited and they
will be sold on a basis of
first come, first served. Con-
trary to rumOr, the Chamber
of Commerce is not planning
the printing of a souvenior
booklet Incorporating the
Founders Day copy.
Milford chronicle., 1949-11-04
Sussex HOmemakers Clubs Hold
annual achievement Day Progrpm

The Twenty First Annual Achievement program SUSSEX
County Home Demonstration Clubs
Jones Memorial Hail. Georgetown Delaware with so
in attendance representing all 2T clubs n The county ~
Mrs Nell H. Griffin Of
ers OF Delaware was the principal speaker
Milford chronicle., 1949-11-04
The Del-Mar-Va Raceway Inc,
Plans New Track Legal Betting

now ne DearV9 Raceway Inc new Delaware corporation is
Tor parmutuel betting with the to take pace during tba
@ year at the site OF the old Demava Raceway Headed by
eal prominent COuntians
Georgetown president Ralph Collision BrdgevIe
Milford chronicle., 1949-11-04
4-H Achievement Week In Kent
WiH Be Held November 5-13

approximately 300 boys and All Clubs Kent
Ior National All Achievement Week-Novembe 513tb
MISS Margaret Webb Agent Manv Parents Nobf
ana special programs being arranged Each club oaEe % S
ment during this ~ ~ iUeU " pm lor AcmeVe-