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The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1949-08-24

The high school office is
open every day except Satur-
day. Anyone wanting informa-
ton or help for school is invit-
ed to call or come in.
The program for each day
will be the same:
$3.50 a. m. to 900 a. m. -
General assembly.
900 a. m. to 1880 a. m. -
Glasses.
1880 a. m. to 1 100 p. NJ
Lunch.
100 p. m. to 400 p. NJ
New registrations, schedule
changes and book exchange.
AS pointed out, classes will
be held for only half day each
day with the afternoons de-
voted to registering new stu
dents and issuing books under
the new book rental or book
exchange program. School will
then be closed until Wednes-
day, Sept. 7 due to Labor Day
and the Lake County Teach
ers' Institute. However on Sep
TENDER z school will open at
$3.50 a. m. and a full schedule
of classes will be held.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1949-08-24
EXCELLENT APPLE CROP
FORESEEN IN ILLINOIS
THIS FALL

It looks as if there will be
plenty of high-quality apples
for Illinois families this fall.
V. w. Kelley, extension hor-
ticulturist from the Illinois Col
lege of Agriculture, says that
prospects now are for SO per
cent increase in the Illinois ap-
pie crop this year over 1913.
In figures, the crop this year
is estimated at 3,792,000 BUSH
els. This total compares with
2,4O1, 900 bushels last year and
4,187,O00 bushels in 1947.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1949-08-24

mics department, succeeding
Miss Drummond. She has
taught 8 years and has her
masters degree in Home
Economics from the University
of Wisconsin.
Mrs. Jacqueline Carlsten
will teach Home Economics
and Social Studies. She is a
graduate of Iowa State College
at Ames, Ia, and has had three
years of teaching experience,
as we'll as working a year with
the National Dairy Council of
Chicago.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1949-08-24

The new East School above
will open on Thursday, Septem-
Der 1 for the registration of
pupils living east of Sheridan
Road. The building consists of
five classrooms and an activity
room which will be used for a
classroom one half of each day.
In addition, there is an office
for the Principal, a Teachers
Room, an Examination Room,
and the Nurses Office.
The classrooms are all large,
we'll lighted, and decorated in
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1949-08-24

pleasing colors. The Kinder
garten and first grade rooms
are equipped with individual
toilet facilities. The floors are
Asphalt Tile. The building has
a full basement, however, not
all of the basement has been
completed. All classrooms ex-
cept first and second grades
will be equipped with new
furniture.
Thursday, September 20, has
been set as the date for an
Open House to which all citi-
zens will be invited.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1949-08-24
Z.-B. HIGH SCHOOL
Continued from Page u

OVIlUIIIUSU 1IVIl 1 dSO ~
Three new teachers have
been added to the faculty. -
James w. Biggs will teach
English and Speech. He is a
graduate of S. I. N. u. and has
his B. A. degree. He is a vet
eran of World War II having
served 4 years in the armed
forces. He is married and is
from Carbonate, Ill.
Miss Marjory Allen will be
in charge of the Home Econo-
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1949-08-24
MRS. WILLIAM JONAS
TAKES OVER ZION STREET
MARKER COLLECTIONS

The work of completing COL
lections for the City Of Zion
Street Markers, which were
sponsored by the Zion Ex-
change Club, has been taken
over by Mrs. William Jonas,
incoming President of the Zion
City Woman's Club.
Additional collections have
been made by Mrs. Cora Camp
bell; Mrs. Herbert Thomson;
Mrs. Ralph Storey; Mrs. Leo
nard Bishop; Mrs. Daniel
Knox; Mrs. Charlotte Richards
and Mrs. Carl Sueppel.
Woman's Club president Mrs.
Jonas, will contact Zion City
Woman's Club members, who
have not as yet canvassed their
districts, in order to get the
balance of Street Marker Fund
collections in.
Harley Mccormack, Ex-
change Club Treasurer, reports
that the Street Marker Fund
is still short about $4,000, and
that some additional bills have
not come in. Most of the ma
terial for the Street Markers
was purchased at cost, and any
money left over, after all
materials are paid for, will
go into Street Marker main
tenance fund. Exchange Club
members and their friends
have donated the labor to con-
struct these Markers. The City
of Zion Street Department has
been unable to install addi-
tional Markers, due to the
Street Oiling program during
the summer months, but will
start installing Markers again
in early fall, and it is hoped
that the installation will be
completed before cold weather.
DR.. Leburn Boyd, Exchange
Club President, has appointed
Exchange Club Committees to
complete rubbing the Markers
down and getting them ready
for installation, painting and
lettering the Markers, after
they are installed.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1949-08-24
GRADE SCHOOLS TO
OPEN SEPT. LIST

On Wednesday, August 31st,
all Grade School Teachers will
meet in a General Teachers
meeting at Lakeview at $3.50
a. m.
REGISTRATION will be on
Thursday, September LIST, from
500 to GAS. All children will
be dismissed for the balance
of the day at that time.
There will be, General
Teachers Meeting in the Ac-
tivity Room at Lakeview at
1O:45 a. m. Mrs. Louise Moody,
Illinois State Department of
Public Health will speak on
Teaching Nutrition in the Ele-
mentary School,. This will be
followed by a question period.
At 1880 there will be another
General Teachers Meeting in
the Activity Room of the Lake
view School for Grades 4 to 8
with F. R. Sewers, as speaker,
who has selected as his topic
"Visual Aids for the Social Stu
dies Program.
At 1880 p. m. the Teachers
for Grades l to 3 will meet in
the Lunch Room with Mr.. r.
L. Newenham as leader.
FRIDAY, September End,
Regular Classes from 800 to
1850 a. m. for all children in
grades l to 8 at their respective
school buildings.
At 1880 p. m. General Teach
ers' Meeting in the Activity
Room at Lakeview with Miss
Ethel Graft as speaker, who
selected as her topic "Social
Science Detectives in the Ele-
mentary School,.
Monday, September 9Th, La
Dor Day-No School.
Tuesday, September 9Th, -
Annual Institute at the Wau-
kegan Township High School.
No School.
Wednesday, September 9TH,
Regular Class Sessions for all
children.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1949-08-24
Largest Office Building

With a gross area of $685.
903 square feet the RCA build
ing in New York City is the
largest office building in the
world.
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-22
Dollar Days Are
Now On In Dover
Annual Sales Fete Closes TOInOr-
row; Many Bargains

Once again the merchants of Do
yer are presenting to the public a
wide selection of top notch mer-
chandise priced for special sale at
only one dollar Today, Friday, and
Saturday, July 22nd and 23rd, will
find the stores open and ready with
their many and varied lines. The
customer is to be the most import
ant individual of the day. 1t is ex-
pected that he will find bargains
such as have rarely been seen in
local stores during the past dec
ade. There will be items for every
one, nobody who comes to Dover
during those two days will go home
disappointed.
The merchants who are sponsor
ing this special offering are listed
below. Their stores will be desig-
mated on the days of the sale by an
insignia in their windows. Patrons
of the Dover Stores are asked to
watch for this insignia: Bata Shoe
Store, Fishman's. McCrory's, Dunn
Shoe Store, Clark and Mcdaniel.
Lewis Clearance Store (109 Loock-
erman ST. Emanuel's Ladies Shop.
Jacks Shoe Store, Grants, ]. c.
Penney Co., Aileen Ladies Store.
Maag's Sporting Good Store and
Sears, Roebuck and Co.
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-22
August 9th.
To Be Milford
Day At Camp
Citizens Are Invited To
Guard Encampment At
Lewes On That Day;
Special Program.

Brigadier General, The Adjutant
General Paul r. Rinard, has sent a
blanket invitation to the citizenry
of Milford, through Mayor G. Van
Nuis Wilkerson, to be present for
the day, Tuesday, August 9Th, at
the National Guard summer en-
campment at Camp Carvel, Fort
Miles, Lewes, Delaware.
The day has been officially set
aside as Milford Day, and those in
terested in attending are requested
to contact Mayor Wilkerson, with
out delay, in order that reserva-
tions might be made for them.
1t is desired by the officials in
charge that the party from Milford
arrive at the camp around four in
the afternoon on the day set apart
for their visitation, and report tC
Colonel Moore's headquarters, from
where they will be given a conduc
ted tour of the Camp, entertaineC
before dinner at the officers clul
and then at dinner at the officers
mess. Following this there will be
band concert and general op'
portunity to meet the enlisted mer
and officers particularly of theil
own community.
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-22
Custom-Made Chicks
Dated For Dinner
George Ellis OF Ocean View Is
Contender For Delaware

When a championship Chicken
of-Tomorrow breeder from Della
ware and others from 13 northeas-
tern states last week dated up"
some chickens for dinner party,
they launched one of the most un-
usual contests in poultry history.
These chickens are literally be-
ing grown to order" for the an
nual banquet of the Northeastern
Poultry Producers Council at Har-
risburg, Pa. The Delaware con-
tender is George Ellis of Ocean
View with his Indian River Cross.
Even though the chickens have
not yet been Matched, the contest
is under way. 1t started last week
when Professor E. w. Callenbach,
Pennsylvania State College poul-
try specialist supervising the COM
petition, directed the placing OF
contributors eggs in incubators at
the college.
All this is being done. according
to Leon Todd, Trenton, N. j., man
aging director of the Producers
Council, to emphasize what has
CONTINUED on page -
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-22
G.. P. W eber
P asses AW ay
At MiddletOwn
Banker And Civic Leader
Often Spoke B efOre
Civic And Fraternal
Groups In Milford.

One of the largest funerals ever
held in Middletown vicinity was
that of Clarence P. Weber, Tues
day at the Daniels Funeral Home.
For 25 years manager of the Mid
dlet0wn branch of the Delaware
Trust Company, Mr.. Weber was a
leader in all phases of community
activities. He died suddenly last
Saturday, July 16, 1949, in his cot
tage at Noxtontown Lake.
Mr.. Weber lived his entire life in
Middletown. He went to work for
the old Citizens National Bank sn
1916 and remained with that or
ganization when it was absorbed in
1918 by the Delaware Trust. Com
pany. He had been branch manager
since 1924
AT the time of his death he wa'
chairman of the agricultural com
mittee of the Delaware State Bank
ers Association, serving for the sec
ond time in that capacity.
In addition, he served as tow
auditor, was ecretary-treasurer O
Crystal Beach Manor, and vic
president of the Mutual Loan AS
sociation.
Mr.. Weber was active in the Odt
Fellows and Masonic lodges and tn
(continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-22
Fire m G n Are
Planning For
Popularity ?
Contest Here
Will Be Held BY Local
"Fire Eaters" In Con-
nectiOn With Their An
nual Carnival Opening
In September.

Announcement was made on
Thursday that the Carlisle Fire
Company is to stage a Popularity
Contest" in connection with its
Annual Firemen's Carnival, to be
held in September A similar con-
test, staged here three years ago
by the Auxiliary to Blue Hen Post,
v. f. W.. was most successful and
this years contest will follow
pretty much the same pattern as
the previous contest.
The firemen-sponsored Popular
ity Contest" will officially open
this Saturday, July 2Srd. at which
time entries will be accepted at the
Office of c. d. Holzmueller, in the
Community Building. Young ladies
interested in obtaining full infor.
nation concerning the contest may
obtain same by contracting any
member 0 fthe Carlisle Fire Com
pany.
According to a member of the
contest committee, five gold ladies
wrist watches will be given away
during the contest.
Additional information concern
ing this contest will appear in flu
ture issues of The Milford Chron
icle.
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-22
Probe Of Ersatz
Ice Cream Fruitless

No imitation ice cream has been
found in Delaware milk shakes so
far by the State Board of Health,
which has been conducting probe
of ersatz frozen desserts.
Though the state has sampled
a number of ice creams used in
milk shakes so far, all tests for
limitations have proven negative,
DR.. Floyd I. Hudson, executive Sec
retary of the board, said recently.
Earlier, an official statement OF
the board said:
widespread substitution of imi-
tation ice cream for ice cream is
problem of concern to the State
Board of Health. 1t has beer
necessary to call the attention Of
the dairy industry and the genera
public to the use of imitation ice
cream in the preparation of thick
milkshakes and similar semi-soliC
drinks"
DR.. Hudson said the investiga
1 tion of milk shakes started wher
several employees of the Board o
Health were, served doubtful
milk shakes toward the end of th'
summer of 1948, and that the in
vestigatiOn was started on the in
CONTINUED on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-22
New Trustee For
State College
Bernard Young, Milford, To Fill
Unexpired Term On Board

Governor Carvel has announced
the appointment of Bernard Young
of Milford. an alumnus of Delaware
State College. to the board of trus-
tees of that college.
Mr.. Young is principal of the
Union School, near Frederick. He
will serve the unexpired term of
Clarence Polk. also of Milford, who
resigned recently. The term runs
until June 5, 1852.
Mr.. Young was graduated from
Delaware State College in 1911 and
began teaching in Delaware schools
the same year He has taught in the
state ever since, with the exception
of period of service with the arm
ed forces in World War l. He serv-
ed overseas for nine months.
The new trustee is a member oi
the American Legion and at one
time served as second vice com.
mander of the Department of Del
aware. He has been president o.
the Delaware State Colored Teach
er's Association for two years, ant
is president of the board of trus
tees of st. Paul's Methodist Church
Milford. He is an associate Leader
of the layman's organization of the
Dover District of the Methods
Church. Il
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-22
Weldon NAPLES Negro High h
Named Welfare School Begun
Board Head In Sussex Co.
N ewark NJ an Elected
Chairman OF State
Board At ReOrganiza-
ton Meeting.

Members of the State Board of
Welfare have elected Weldon c..
NAPLES of Newark as chairman of
the board.
Holding their reorganization
meeting at Legislative Hall, Dow
er, the board also named: John ].
Hartnett of Wilmington. vice chair
man for New Castle County; Mrs.
Levi Everett of Kenton. vice chair
man for Kent County; Malloy G.
Vaughan of Lewes, vice chairman
for Sussex County; and Mrs. Rob-
ert H. Richards, Jr., of 110S North
Broom Street, Wilmington, who
was reelected treasurer.
Three of the new officers, Mr..
Hartnett. Mr.. Vaughan and Mrs.
Everett, were recently appointed
to the board. The two men attend
ed their first meeting yesterday.
Mr. NAPLES is president of the
Newark Lumber Company. He is
director of the Newark Trust
Company and the Delaware, Mary
land and Virginia Railroad. Mr.
NAPLES is active in several Mason.
ic organizations, and is a past
grand master of the Grand Lodge
of Delaware.
CONTINUED on page ~
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-22
Milton Business
Group To Expand
Are Planning Active Cam
paign To Enlarge
Membership

At a meeting held last Wednes-
day, members of the Milton Bus
inessmen's Association agreed TO
expand and enlarge both in mem
bership and activities.
One of the most important steps
taken by the group was the join
ing of the Business Procourment
Bureau of the State of Delaware
This agency recently formed with
money appropriated by the State
Will endeavor to locate new indus
try and businesses in the State. BY
joining, the local group will be in
cluded in any of the agency's plans
for locating in the state.
At this meeting, presided over by
Bill Wagamon, President, the as
sociation voted to form mercan-
tile division within the group. This
division, headed by T. Harold Pal
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-22
Milford Yanks Lose
To Philly Meteors
Fast Playing Local Negro Team
Loses First Game

The Milford Yanks lost their first
game in IL starts Sunday night to
the famous Philadelphia Meteors by
a score of to /. The score is not
indicative of the type of game
played. This was considered one of
the hardest fought pitching duels
ever to take place in Milford ball
park.
The Meteors scored only in the
first off Hughes. while the Yanks
scored their lone tally in the third
Brown relieved Hughes in the Sec
ond and went on to blank the Phil
adelphians for eight innings, al
lowing only five scattered hits
forcing thirteen strike outs. John.
son for the MeteOrs pitched bril-
liant game giving up hits, 1 ruI
and z strike outs while going the
distance.
Mr.. Franklin Fountain, boss o
the Moonlight Grill and presiden
of the Milford Club, in bringing the
town its greatest season of Negrt
baseball will introduce to this
area the Jewish Stars of Philadel
phia. This newly reinforced team
under the guidance of manage
Patsy Langerdorf, has earned mi
nor league recognition. The Yank
will play the Stars, Sunday night
July 81, $3.50, in Milford ball park
Mr.. Fountain insists that hi
team is the best on the coast and
as they pass the mid-season stripe
they are playing brilliant ball
highly successful season must fol
low.
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-22
Overwhelming
Vote In Favor
OF Cash Bonus
is Recorded
Only IS Pet. Of Register
ed Electorate OF State
Took Part, In Voting
On Tuesday.

An immediate cash bonus to vet
erans of World War II won the
overwhelming favor of the 35 per
cent of Delaware's $4,000 qualified
voters who went to the polls on
Tuesday in every Election District
in Delaware.
In the first referendum of its
kind in the recent history of the
state the veterans who had fought
unsuccessfully to get bonus bill
passed by the 18th General AS
sembly earned the endorsement of
their goal by vote of five to oLe
The balloting was even lighter
than had been predicted. This was
first indicated early in the day
when election officers in many poll
ing places found themselves with
time on their hands.
All of the returns from Kent
County were in early and the re-
suits showed a leaning toward the
bonus of better than six to one.
The count was 6,53S to $50, a ma
jority of 5,579.
In Sussex County, the complete
vote of the "a districts favored the
CONTINUED on page u
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-22
New Institution Will Be
First Of Kind In Della
ware Outside OF Will
mingtOn.

The first spadeful of earth was
turned in Georgetown last Friday,
marking the beginning of a new
comprehensive high school for
Negroes of Sussex County.
The new school, first of its type
for Negroes outside of Wilmington,
will have IL grades and will pro-
vide vocational as we'll as academic
courses.
Governor Speaks
Gov. Elbert N. Carvel. speaking
at the ceremonies, stressed the i'm
portance of equality of education
for all, and stated that the school
will mark a new step in this direc-
tion.
DR.. George r. Miller, Jr., state
superintendent of public instruc-
ton, said equality of education
serves society and keeps democracy
forging ahead.
George e. Dredden, Sr., principal
of Phyllis Wheatley School, Bridge
Vile, was master of ceremonies
The first spadeful of earth was lift
ed by Clarence p. Norwood, a
tcontinued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-22
Wiley Gets Legion
Citizens AlUGrd
Presentation Made At Con-
ventiOn Dinner Held
In Dover

Former U. S. Rep. Earle d. Will
ley of Dover was presented with
the citizenship award of the De-
partment of Delaware. American
Legion at the annual convention
dinner in Bob Ching's Lotus Gar
dens, near Dover, last Friday
night. About 800 Legionnaires
members of the auxiliary and
guests attended the dinner.
In presenting the certificate, OF
award. Commander Charles A. Bur
rous. Jr.. explained that it is the
first time the award has been made
He said that qualifications for il
include service to community, state
and nation and that the award
committee had voted unanimously
for Mr.. Wiley.
Commander Burrous spoke of the
recipient as the highest type oI
fcontinued on page ~
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-22
Milford A. c. Now
In Sixth Place
Locals Leave Cellar When They
Beat FELTON,, 1915

BY defeating the FELTON, Vets, 10
to 5, last Sunday Milford A. G.. left
the Mar-Del cellar, a position held
since the start of the current sea-
son. and advanced into sixth place
in the league standings. With the
1949 season just past the half way
mark, the A. C.'s are now just four
games away from a first division
berth, being that number of games
behind Greensboro A. G. and Rock
Hall, who are currently tied for
fourth place in the league stand
ings. Prior to Sundays win the
A. C.'s apparently saddled by some
sort of link" had lost ten out OF
twelve league starts, six of the
losses being by margin of two
runs or less and highlighted by ad.
verse breaks for the local club.
Previously. noted for some
what impotent batting punch, tht
A. C.'s showed reversal of form
Sunday. and pounded out % hits
including three doubles. a triple
and three home runs. Every mar
in the A. C.'s starting lineup hi
safely at least once, with We
Johnson with five hits, and Ro.
Mccullough and Bob Miller will
four safeties each, pacing the at
tack.
continued on page %
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-22
Regan Elected
Head OF State
.LegiOnnaires
Wilmington Man Is I'm
animOus Choice Of
Convention Held At
Dover Last Week.

William B. ]. Regan, of Della
ware Post No. /, Wilmington, be-
came the new commander of the
American Legion Department of
Delaware last Saturday when he
was elected unanimously at the Do
yer convention. On the woman's s
side, Mrs. George Ehinger, also un-
opposed, was elected auxiliary COM
mander.
The two-day annual state legion
session was .sparked by one major
contest for the post of first vice
commander. However, Edgar S.
Slayer, of Henlopen Post No. 5, Re-
hoboth Beach, won over his con-
tender, Richard l. Rice, Seaford
service station operator.
On the hotly debated state bonus
question, the legion went on record
favoring 'yes" vote in the Tues
day state referendum. However
the convention was cautioned by
Frederick w. Branca, nationa
field representative, to work for the
bonus "in a democratic and order
ly way, and without practice o.
un-American principles"
Other top legion posts went to-
Wallace Fleetwood, Brandywin'
Post No. II, Wilmington, secont
vice commander; chaplain, Georg'
T. Jamison, First State Post No. 20
Cranston Heights; historian, Har
old C. Whiteside, Henlopen Post No
5, Selbyville; sergeant-at-arms
George Wilson. Isaac L. H. Watson
Post No. 25, Newark.
Continued on page 81