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Hungry Horse news., 1949-04-01
GSM Breeze

When the GSM fire siren blow
at noon Saturday it's testing.
A benefit dance sponsored b,
our teenagers will be held tomor
row night in the west wing of tn,
mess hall. Funds will be used t.
buy recreational equipment sucl
as badlAinton sets, ping pong t..
ples, for the teenagers. Let's al
turn out and make this first al
tempt of our youngsters to rails
funds a big success. Bulletins Wi,
be posted.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Schalrer ard
MIR. and Mrs. Ketterer made a
flying trip to Spokane Sunday re-
turning Monday night.
Miss Helen Petersen, Seattle
enroute from a vacation in the
east, IS a guest at the Tom Mover
Howard Mailer was a visitor on
the project and at the Fred Brees
nome last week returning to Sc
attic Saturday.
Guests for dinner with the Dick
Savages Thursday evening were
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gavert, Mr..
Howard Mailer, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Brees.
Mrs. Dick Leech, formerly O.
Mlssoula, has joined her husband
here. They will live near Coram.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Goodman
and daughter are newcomers in
trailer unit No. 2. Mr.. Goodman
is with the Wheeler General Tire
company.
MIR. and Mrs. Robert e. Shell
are also newcomers in trailer unit
No. 4.
Guests at the C. o. Sturm nome
this week were Mr.. and Mrs. K.
w. Brooks and daughter, Linda 10.
Mrs. Jim Egan left for Seattle
Monday where she was called by
the death of her brother-in-law.
Don Gardner called them short
On the foul line for the teenagers
bowling league Saturday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Compton
have returned to Malta after Wis
iting with Mr.. and Mrs. Ward
Compton at Hungry Horse.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-04-01
NJ Ladies Bowling

RAILERITES are holding a
lead with IS games won, 10
in the seventh week of bowl
[for GSM ladies. SPARES are
.cond place with 16 games won,
Host. SEMI-TRAILERS and
n HUNGRY GIRLS are tied
third place with Is games won,
list each. TRAILERS are hold
their own with IA games won,
Lost. TAG-A-LONGS have 6
es won, % lost.
NO weeks of back play will
hade up tonight, and next Fri
Time: 7 to 8 p. m.
would be much appreciated
layers would notify captains a.
/ u hours In advance when
Bile to attend so that they can
jim substitutes.
AG-A-LONGS: Savage 270,
Ter 349, Holfus 324, Parkinson
T. Johnson 243.
TN HUNGRY GIRLS: Gavert
Wilkes 800, Dow 267, Horl
Hunsinger 427.
|ILERS: Goodrich 1853, Sturm
Tosh 1865, Brees 294, Neill
RAILERITES: Henifen 345,
Zen 224. Grant BAT, Perry $50,
pney 3s1.
5MT-TRAILERS: Richardson
Moore 218, Bjornson 339, Lam
er 275, Kanzler 313.
'ARES: Sizer AT, Downs 351,
ger 249, Wood 296, NJ. john
1857.
ekekepers were Mrs Mel Hord.
James Goodrich and Art
Ike.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-04-01
Rangers Off to Schools
On Better Fire Control

Ranger Stan Spurgeon left park
headquarters Wednesday for
Grand Canyon national park to
attend an April 4 through forest
and building fire training school.
Also going to Grand Canyon for
the school but from Omaha where
he was attending another training
session, is Jack Alton, Glaciers
assistant chief ranger in charge of
fire control
Ranger Dick Nelson attended a
Thursday session at Montana state
college, Bozeman, on rural fire
fighting.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-04-01

Spokane. Saturday evening was
spent with some 400 campfire
girls of the Horizon club confer
ence banquet and dance held at
the Davenport Hotel. After en-
joying a day in the City Mrs.
Gehri arrived back Sunday MORN
ing.
Charice Meidinger had her Sc
cond birthday last Sunday. Those
helping her celebrate were Jim
my Lee Wallace, Susen Shepard,
Diane Reynolds, Susen Jackson,
Karen Murray, and their mothers.
Emil GeRri is now a notary
public.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-04-01
Per Park News

Zee, What a grand time" was
expression of everyone who at
PED the party at the Sunrift
saturday evening. The music
PIKE, Annie Blanchet and Ed
IA Clarke were on the lunch
Kennedy's orchestra. Junice
pnlItee. Jennie Clarke had
fge of the concession. Many
US donated by business firms
Aahspell were awarded during
evening. Guy Nutter and Iva
Stryker received the prize
ated by the Save On Drug for
pest Waiting couple.
1faella Stryker and Willis Lat
were awarded the prize for
hard time" costume. Gary
lAs and Jean Howell received
pilze Tor the most comical cos
y mere was also a door prize
H.. lucky number prize
.e d number of patrons from
ark attended the card party
uance at the Bad Rock school
|s evening. Everyone reports
Is,y enjoyable time and the
vl realized quite a sum which
We used for school equipment.
I Dtence Benner returned home
| ,nlllngs Tuesday. Laurence
[,. Uoklng about a job in the
h l' ~ good time is planned for
|.r ~ aC the Sunrift hall. A good
mo ,aa i. 4 is planned, so come
n -. iolks, enjoy yourselves as
,nit 49, aelp the boys on the COM
| ~. Mitsch, Bernice Manag-
nv AIna Benner, Nina Ezekiel
.. yuan and Cora Eckelberry
s,d ~ the George Wendt home
Cd -. forenoon, !. to get articles
hsls r. iof the sale which will
~slu at the J. C. Penney store
Hungry Horse news., 1949-04-01

in Kalispell, April 2. The club has
a large assortment of fancy work,
toys and aprons. The proceeds
from this sale will be added to the
building fund for Sunrift.
School elections will be held from
2 to 6 Saturday, April 2.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-04-01
Hungry Horse News

Pennywise is putting on in a
big expansion program. They will
carry a small line of furniture
such as bed springs, small cabinets
in back, but the drug store is
taking over the entire building,
partitions have been removed.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-04-01
than here.

than here.
1t seems if you go to Ireland
you can't get back into the USA
without a smallpox vaccination of
recent date so the next move for
Uncle Mickey Wouldn't want to
get stuck over there 10 matter
how nice it is.
Mrs. George Brown attended the
meeting of the Grange ladies Fri
day and George stopped in for
the usual game of cribbage.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-04-01
Standings

NEXT WEEKS SCHEDULE.
Alleys 1 and 2, Coram Flying
Saucers VS.. Non Strikers.
Alleys 8 and 4, Glacier Nation
al Park VS.. Monta Club Gals.
Alleys 5 and 6, Gutter Pups VS..
Foolish Fillies.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-04-01
COra1n Items

Another sign of spring: folks are
returning from their winter visits.
From Dillon, o. J. Shanholtzer re-
turned last week. He spent the
winter with daughter, Mrs. Hart.
Mrs. Margaret Shelton also re-
turned last week from Wisconsin,
She is with Villa Gordon until
time to plant gardens, when she
will return to her home in Column
bia Falls.
T. j. Corbett, Sr. returned this
week from Compton, Calf, where
he spent the winter with his
daughter.
Mrs. Benton Rogers returned
this week from Mayo Brothers
where she underwent an operation.
Mrs. vi Stone has returned from
a Spokane hospital after a major
operation.
Mrs. Ralph Gibbons went to the
Whitefisl hospital Monday for a
check up on her broken wrist. She
is staying with her mother until
she is able to use it. Ralph is get
ting tO ho q swell cook
Hungry Horse news., 1949-04-01

Lens Texaco service is putting
on another man to help. They are
starting small grease jobs, but
will expand as soon as the building
IS completed.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-04-01

Mrs. Pearl Detlof has returned
to Columbia Falls from st. Louis
and is making her home with her
daughter, Mrs. E. R. Larson.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-04-01
Johnny Is Ghandi


Johnny" a green frog about
inches long, is living in the golt
fish bowl at Mia Johnsons ant
getting along swimmingly. He wa.
found at the bottom of Bruno
Bushs well buried in the sane
about a month ago. At first the
gold fish fought him, pulling al
his long legs and nipping his sides
Johnny refused to fight back arG
now he and the three gold fish
live in peace. He really should be
called Ghandi.
The HDC met at the home OF
Mrs. Mary Leicester Tuesday af-
ternoon. The afternoon was spent
in tying the quilt which they will
rattle off the last of April.
The Cora.n ladies aid will meet
April instead of April 2 as stat
ed in our last column. Sorry for
the mistake. The place is still the
Lane Donaho home.
A shower honoring Betty Val
ack soon to be the bride of jim
Christoff, was given at the Fehl-
berg home Friday evening by Mrs.
Otto Fehlberg and Mrs. Villa
Gordon. Friends from Whitef;sh,
Martin City, Coram were guests.
Lovely gifts were received and re-
freshments were served by the
hostesses.
E. M. Hutchinson Of Glacier
Park passed away Tuesday even
ing on the way to the hospital. Mr..
and Mrs. Hutchinson came over
from Glacier Park to visit Mrs.
Hutchinson's parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Novak. Our deepest sympa-
thy to the family.
Mrs. Villa Gordon entered the
Whitefish hospital Sunday even
ing for minor operation.
Don't forget school election APP
ri 2, Saturday.
Allen Balm, of Martin City, has
just returned from q three weeks
trip to Chicago. He has a two
hours run of beautiful colored mo-
ton pictures of our West Glacier
area, which will be ready for
showing this weekend. The pro-
ceeds are for a hospital he is plan
ming for nervous cases.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-04-01

hoSt' Reta Cote, Doris Thompson
wary Ann Williams, Ronald Perry
fnylhs Cady, Cara Lee Foley, Lew
is Mason, Patricia Kartheiser Lii;
Loveall, Lois Cady and Emma Ma.
son.
A. L. McShane made a fine auc.
tloneer and the pies went like the
proverbial hot cakes.
Several took turns calling for
the square dances. Music was fur.
nlshed by Jack Forsythe, piano;
Fred kost, of Martin City, played
me violin, and Don Elliott, the
guitar.
The evening closed with a few
waltz tunes. Thanks for our own
and neighborjng towns for your
splendid cooperation. The teachers
and the committee, also the Ivers
Boys and Allen Potter who helped
move the benches from the church.
The door prize went to L. C.
Pierce. Mr.. and Mrs William Kauf-
man walked away with the ladies
and gentlen1en's prize with their
laughable hard time costume.
The only trouble we mislaid four
pies which were found as we lock-
ed up. A pumpkin pie with nc
name was among the four. If you
are minus tin, you may call TO-
it at Otto Fehlberg's. The pie was
delicious anG we're sorry it was
overlooked. All of the four would
have easily sold.
Wild geese were flying high 60
ing north Monday evening. 1t
must be spring someplace.
Bruno Bush sold the small
house at the back of his lot to Jim
Johnson.
Mrs Benton Rogers will be home
from MAYO Brothers next week
Hungry Horse news., 1949-04-01
School for Recreation

The Boosters club met Monday
evening in the school house. The
main business of the evening was
the plan to use the old school
building for a recreational center
until it was needed by our grow
ing population or until our new
community hall is built. President
Curtis Buzzeli appointed a COM
mittee to confer with Mr.. Fehlberg
concerning the plan and ask him
to bring the matter before the
school boa ri at their next meeting.
Preparations for the dance to
be held a Anglers lodge are still
going forward. There will be
rattle and prizes. Proceeds to go
to our building fund for commun-
ity hall.
Attention was called to the mis-
take of referring to the Flathead
County airport as belonging to
Hungry Horse news., 1949-04-01
Pie Social, Success

The pie social was a success FIJI
day night not only for the S9o,
but the general good time we all
had. The boys and girls of Martin
City surely entered into their
singing and skits with their whole
heart. The tap dancers were cara
Lee Folye, and Patricia Karhelser'
1.-THE Fliver Family" characters
were Verne Chef, Ronnie Perry
Alberta Franks and Lila Loveall'
THAT Consumed Pig, Hero'e
Kost and Lewis Mason.
Corams Irene Stedman ana her
brother acting and singing "Clen-
entine" was certainly good.
The group singers were Herole
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1949-12-23
Velkolepy koncert Ukrajin-
skych BanduristIG

Dude Sc konati 26. prosince v
$50 vecer v Lyric Theatre pod
zastitou Ukrajinskeho Narod-
nlho Domu. Tento pevecko-
hudebnf sbor je slozen z ukra-
inskych bezencG, z nichz mno-
Il byli "a poslednf valky vez-
neni V Liberci v nazistickem
koncentraku. Sbor je uceleny
a jeho dirigentem je Hryhory
Kytasty.
Krajane neopomente teto
pf1lezitosti vyposlechnouti 81
velkolepy professionally a zvla-
stnf sbor, ktery zpiva "a dopro-
vodu nam neznameho, ale W.
soce hudebnfho ukrajinskeho
narodnfho nastroje "Bandura"
hraneho kazdym pevcem.
Tento Sbor Ukrajinskych
BanduristG je ma umelecke ces-
te pc Kanade a Spoj. Statech a
v lete prijeli z Evropy. Ucinku-
ifc1 mali nadherne hlasy, ale
iejich ruce ovladajf mistrne ma
stroje "Bandura". PTedprodej
vstupenek je v Bonney Kon-
certni uTadovne. V den koncer-
tn koupfte vstupenky vecer u
pokladen v Lyric.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1949-12-23
Hrozba diplomaticke roztrzky
s Bulharskem.

Washington, D. c.. = Statni
department ostTe professional
kroti 1tok1m komunisticke
bu1harske vlady ma americke-
no vyslance Sofii Donalda R.
Heatha. V tonic protestu je
nezastrena hrozba pri ruseni
diplomatickych styk1 S Bulhar-
skem.
Statni department prohlasil,
re americke vyslanectv1 v Bull
harsku je podrobeno takovym
omezenfm a takovemu ned1-
stojnemu z~achazenf, re ie mu
prakticky znemoznena jakako-
liv pGsobnost.
Statnl podsekretar James E.
Webb vyslovil pochybonst O u
myslech bulharske vlady, IDA
tato ma vGbec dalsf zajem O
udrzeni normalnlch vztahn me-
ri obema zememi. Webb 81 dial
zavolat DIR. Petra Voutova, bull
harskeho vyslance We Wash
jemuz velmi nepokry-
tie rekl sve m1nen1 O takovem
zachazenf sc zastupcem Spo-
jenych Stat1 v Bulharsku.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1949-12-23
Tszba uhli je vstsi, nez bylo
bylo predpokladano.

Washington, D. G.. = Zaso-
by mekkeho uhli rostou znac-
ne vice nez bylo predpoklada-
no,a to pres narfzenou trfden-
nj praci. Avsak v mekkouhel-
nych dolech jsou haviri pre-
vazne placeni Poole vykonu,
to je Poole poctu dolovanych
vozfkG. Ably havfri dohonili
ztraty mezd, pracujf nynf tax
pilne, Re "a til dny dolujf te-
mer tolik uhli, jake pred tim
"a pet dnn.
Spatne jsou ma tom vsechny
ii zamestnanf, kteTf jsou pla-
cent vyhradne Poole pracovnl
dolby, to je prevazna vetsina
dGlnfch zamestnancG pracujl-
c1ch ma povrchu zeme.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1949-12-23
Politika ma Dalnem Vychode.

Je to v. prve rade tajemnik
narodn1 obrany Johnson, KITE
ry naleha ma statni department
ably vypracoval jasne politicke
zasady, jak by mel byt zasta-
ven postup komunismu v obla-
sti jihovychodnf Aisle. Ostatne
jsou nynl politicti cinitele We
Washingtonu radi, re sc Fran
couzi ner1dili Poole americ-
kych rad. ably odbourali sve
branne silly v Indoc1ne. Kdyby
Sc byla Francie temito radiant
fldila, byla by nyn1 bezbranna
proti pTfpadnemu naporu Gin
skych komunistG ma Indoclnu.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1949-12-23
Dalsi csl. konsul podal
resignac1.

Melbourne, Australia. = Csl.
vice-konsul v Australia a Novo-
zelandsku JiTi Halla Sc vidal
sveho 1radu a pozadal austral-
skou vladu O asyl. Halla ma
stoupil Trad pred necelymi dive
ma lety. Zastupc1m tisku pro
hlasil, re "a nynejs1ch polite
kych pomerG v Ceskoslovensku
dale nem1ze zastavat Trad &C.
skoslovenskeho konsula.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1949-12-23
Zvoleni Quirinovo prohlaseno
uredne.

Manila, Filipiny. - Filipin-
sky kongres tn 1redne pro-
hlasil zvolen1 presidenta Elpi-
dia Quirina a umoznil tax, ably
byl Quirino inaugurovan 80.
p~rosince. Kdyz bylo O tom hla-
sovano, byla snemovni budova
dobre strezena ozbrojenou po-
licii, vojenskou i radnym vol
skem. Nedoslo k zadne vytrz-
nosti.
Proklamaci pro Quirina u
moznil politely smfr S opposite
nj fakcf liberalnf, v nfz Jose
Avelino byl vracen ma pfedsed-
nicke kTeslo V senatu. Avelino
byl soupeTem Quirinovym "
presidentskych volbach.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1949-12-23
Australsky dslnicky premier
Sc podekoval.

Sydney, Australia. - Pred
soda ministerstva Chifley, je-
hoz osmileta delnicka vlada
byla porazena koalicf "pro
volne podnikanl'', predlozil
svou resignaci. Chifley byl po-
zadan generalnim guvernerem
William J. McKellem, ably Sc
trval jeste kratky cas- nez bu-
de vlada pfevzata 1redne Ro-
Rertem Gordonem Menziesem
vndcem vltezne koalice.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1949-12-23

menf a hlfny, odhadovana ma
70 tun vahy ma m1ste Dead
Mans Spot. Lavina zasahla
skupinu vyletnfku, re kterych
ctyri jsou mrtvi a diva znacne
poraneni. Stale sc tax v ne
deli odpoledne. Postizena by
la skupina 18 vyletnlk1.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1949-12-23
IL mormoni vypovezeno
z Ceskoslovenska.

Praha. - Komunisticka VIA
da vypovedela IL misionaT1 a.
mericke mormonske c1rkve do
sesti mesfc1, jak hlasil Wallace
Toronto, predseda mormonske
MISE. V rozkaze Sc pravf, re
ohrozovali pokoj a bezpecnost
statu.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1949-12-23
.Jedna vedecka.

Krasnym tvarem rozum1me
to, co ma koupacf odev, kdyz 81
lei oblekne krasna d1vka.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1949-12-23
Gen. Chennault koupil cinske
Ietecke linkY.

Hong Kong. = Byvaly veil
tel "Letajfcfch tygrd' general
Chennault koupil zbyvaj1c1 ma
ietek trf cfnskych leteckych
spolecnostf, kter6 dosud spra-
voval jake Teditel. Chennault
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1949-12-23

Gale zde je pratelska rada.
Budete-li telefonovati vasim
vzdalenym pfatelum a pfibuz-
nym pred Stedrym Vecerem
neb Pc Bozim Hodu,, mohu vas
rychleji obslouziti."
Snizene' sazby pro Dalkove
(mezimestske) rozhovory bu-
dou platnosti cely den v pom
deli, 26. prosince.
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-19
g. ]. Insurance
Dividends To
Soon Be Ready
Application Forms For
National Service Insur-
ance Dividends Will Be
Available Aug. 29th.

David S. Hugg, commander of
District No. 3, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, has announced that appli-
cation forms for National Service
Life Insurance dividends will be
available in Kens County towns af-
ter August 29th date, the " F. w.
having arranged for distribution of
these forms to be handled by the
eight Kent County posts compris-
ing District No. 3 of the Depart
ment of Delaware.
Here, in Milford, the forms will
be available at the office of the
Hugg Insurance Agency, 15 S. w
Front Street and will also be avail
able at several other as yet unan-
nounced locations. Milford's two
V. F. w. posts, Blue Hen No. 64S3
and Wesley Pullman No. 1882, will
undertake distribution of the ap'
plication forms in this area. In the
Observation-Disclosures area, distribu
ton of applications will be handled
by the Marvel-Taylor Post No. 6687
of Houston. Other Kent County V
F. w. posts cooperating in thi!
manner are: Adams-Simpler-War'
Post No. 5000, FELTON,; Adkins-Cub
bage Post No. 1907, Wyoming
Clarence Vinson Post No. 32SS, o
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-19
Polio Patients Are
Gaining In State
Tw elve Being Treated /;
One Under Observa-
ton

There are II persons under
treatment for polio and one under
observation as a possible sufferer
from the disease in hospitals of
Wilmington this week, according to
the Wilmington Health Depart
ment.
The number of patients under
treatment jumped from 10 to IL
over the weekend as one observa-
tiOn case was diagnosed as non
paralytic polio and one person who
had been striken with polio while
on a visit in Wilmington, was ad-
mitted.
Also over the past weekend,
three patients who had been under
observation for polio, were found
to have other ailments. t
All the patients in the hospitals
are reported in good condition. OF
the treatment cases, seven are OF
the paralytic type, four of the non
paralytic form, and one of the bull
bar variety of the disease.
Three of the treatment patients
and the observation patient are
Wilmingtonians. Eight Of the treat
ment patients are residents of rura
New Castle County One is from
Sussex County
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-19
Sussex Diggers Hunt
For Pottery Pieces
Grit Hardened Items Wanted BY
Sussex Association

The Sussex County Archaeolo-
gical Association planned recently
at a meeting in the Lewes Fire Hall
to start its next project on a new
site where grit-tempered pottery
may be available.
H. Geiger Omwake, project dir
ector, believes that grit-tempered
pottery was an earlier culture
among the Indians around Cape
Henlopen, and that this should be
further explored. A tentative site
is being considered near Lewes.
Mr.. Omwake reported on pro-
gress made on the Townsend orig
inal site they have been working
the past year, now closed.
Committee Named
President Kenneth D. Givan ap-
pointed a committee to secure the
new site, comprising Roger Vande.
grift, of Millville; Mr.. Omwake
Vice-President Ralph Karl, an(
Frederick Butcher.
Leon de Valinger, Jr., STATE
archivist, was made an honorar!
member of the association. Hop
was expressed that with the valu
able information on Indian villag
existence at Lewes, secured in tn
recent operations on the Townsent
Site, and with many outstanding
artifacts obtained and submitter
for analysis to the Smithsonian In
stitution, that the instution ma
prepare two reports on the Lewe
continued on page ~
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-19
J. A. Downing Wins
At Rehoboth>P oil
Citizens Group Candidate Gets 40
Vote Edge Over Shaffer

]. Arthur Downing, who served
as mayor of Rehoboth from 1897 to
1916, was returned to the office in
the annual municipal election last
Saturday in which he defeated Col.
Carleton B. Shaffer, incumbent, by
40 votes.
The new mayor will be the first
to serve a two-year term, under an
expansion of the office tenure from
one to two years authorized by the
recent General Assembly.
Mr.. Downing, Winfield S. GrenO-
BILE, victor in a contest for resident
commissioner, and Harry w. Lynch
of Wilmington, and DR.. w. Blaine
Atkins of MillsbOro, who were un.
opposed as candidates for nOn-resi'
dent commissioner posts, will as
sumo office Sept. 10, in accordance
with the city charter.
Mrs. Grenoble, a former managel
of the Henlopen Hotel. defeated
Howard P. Sullivan, Incumbent yes
ident commissioner, by 119 votes.
GrenOble BeStS Sullivan
The successful candidates wer,
all backed by self-styled "Citizenl
Committee Mayor Shaffer and MT
Sullivan termed themselves rep
resentatives of the independent tax
payers of RehOboth."
Downing polled 521 votes t
Shaffer's 481. Grenoble received 55
against Sullivan's 432.
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-19
Cut In Delaware
Forage Crops Seen
Serious Reduction In Pasture Lands Revealed
In Agriculture Report AS Residents Enjoy
Break In Heat Wave.

With Delaware's current wealth
er on the pleasant side, some of the
effects of the discouraging drought
this summer are beginning to ap-
pear in diminishing crop returns
and serious reduction in Della
ware pasture land.
The back of the latest heat wave
was broken last Saturday.
The prolonged drought of June
and July, however, has cut into
the expected yield of corn and hay
in Delaware, according to the U.
S. Department of Agriculture's bu-
reau of agricultural economics at
College Park, Md.
In the bureaus Delaware crop
report, it is shown that the indi-
Gated production of 100000 bush
els of corn is nine per cent under
last years total and is also under
the 10-year average production Oi
corn in this area.
The production of hay, another
of the basic crops, is expected tt
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-19
Sc Attended Grier
Family Reunion Here
Annual Get -Gether Was
Held At The George
T. Macklins

Descendants of George s., and
James Grier, early Delaware set
tiers, and their families held a re-
union last Sunday at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. George T. Macklin in
Milford with SO persons in atten-
dance.
The youngest was Jane Allyson
Gilchlist of ST. Augustine, Fla. She
is II months old. She and her mo-
ther, the former June A. Grier, are
visiting the latter's parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Warren w. Grier of Will
mington. Maryland, Pennsylvania
New Jersey and New York. besides
Delaware and Florida, were repre-
sented in the group.
George S. Grier settled in Mil
ford and started in business there
early in the last century. His bro
ther, James. settled in Frederick.
Most of their descendants live in
Milford, Frederica, Wilmington and
Salisbury, Md.