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Milford chronicle., 1949-01-21
Not Many WillCuard May
Be AffectedCO To Camp
By Tax Boost At Perry, Ohio
Transfer OF Area To Sec
Ond Army May Mean
End To Service At
Bethany Beach.

The possibility that the Delaware
National Guard may hold its 1949
summer encampment at Camp
Perry, Ohio, instead of Bethany
Beach, was revealed this week at
the State ArmOry in Wilmington.
The spokesman, a high ranking
officer, explained that Camp Perry
is the training site of the Second
Army under whose jurisdiction the
Delaware Guard was transferred a
few weeks ago. He said it was the
custom of the Second Army to train
it's units at the same time and at
the same camp. If this is the wish
of the headquarters, it will prob
ably mean Delaware Guardsmen
will train with the group.
However, he pointed out that un-
less definite orders are, received
changing the camp, the 198th AAA
Group and it's two battaliOns. 736th
AA Gun Battalion of Wilmington
and the 945th Automatic Weapons
Battalion of Dover. would hold its
/ encampment at Bethany Beach.
+ Present plans call for the Viii
mingtOn battalion to train the las
two weeks of July, with the 945tl
participating the first two week
in August. 1t was also pointed on
that these dates may be changed
with the two weeks training start
ing in August instead of July.
At a meeting of the 736th, Lieu
tenant-COlOnel J. James Ashton
j. commanding officer, announced tn
: assignments of three officers. FirS
Lieutenant Francis T. Marshal
> acting adjutant, has been assign
/ ed as motor transportation office
/ and Captain Harold ]. Reed, VIII
4 has been serving at transpOrtatiO
officer, assigned as the So Office
CONTINUED on page y
Milford chronicle., 1949-01-21
Fire Prevention
Group Reviews Work
Volunteer Officials Inspected In
StitutiOns For Hazards

The progress made during 194S
by the State Fire Prevention COun-
Gil in safeguarding the lives and
property of citizens from fire was
reviewed this week in a report of
the first year of operation.
Governor Walter w. Bacon, who
was responsible for formation of
the group, was lauded for his in
terest Gin providing the state, its
citizens, and institutions, with a
maximum amount of protection
from the ravages of fire."
Principal ObjectiVes
The main effort of the council
last year was the inspection of
state institutions for fire hazards
( fire fighting equipment, fire pre-
ventiOn methods, and safety in the
/ event of fire.
continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1949-01-21
Dairy Schools In
Kent Jan. 26-27
Sessions viii Be Held At HaFFlng-
ton And KentOn

The fourth annual dairy feeding
and management schools are an
nOunced by County Agent William
E. Tarbell and will be held in two
locations in Kesat County this
month.
The first twO-day school will be
on wednesday and Thursday, jan
uary 26 and q in the Grange Hall
at Harrington from 10000 a. m. to
$500 p. m.
The second school will be held
in the basement of the Methodist
Church at KentOn on Monday and
Tuesday, January 81 and February
1, from 10000 a. m. to $500 p. m.
The program for these dairy
Continued on page a
Milford chronicle., 1949-01-21
Officers Chosen By
Farmers Bank
william X. Patton Renamed AS
President

William K. Patton was reelected
president Of the Farmers Bank of
the State Of Delaware at the annual
meeting last week Of stockholders.
James b. Watson was named to
the new position Of auditor. Other
officers were reelected as fol-
lows:
o. H. p. Baldwin, Lindale c..
Fisher, Thomas B. Donahoe and
Gordon Willis, vice presidents;
Jesse S. Burton, cashier; John Nc
MILAN, George H. Short, Harold ].
Butler, Charles A. Galloway, Har-
old d. Hatfield, P. d! Lyons, Leroy
G. Pearson, Walter p. Townsend
and Edward r. Woods, assistant
cashiers; Mr.. Galloway, Mr.. Town
send and Efie L. Davidson, trust
(contlnued On page %
Milford chronicle., 1949-01-21
Very Small Percentage
Of Families Included
In So Called "Middle
Group"
BY Associated Press

WASHINGTON - Mo t people
must have been left calm when
President Truman talked of rails
ing income taxes.
That's because most people who
pay personal income taxes wouldn't
be touched by the kind of tax raise
he mentioned.
He asked Congress this month to
raise taxes on corporations and
consider raising them on people in
the middle and upper income
groups.
And at a White House news con-
ference on Thursday of last week
he was asked what he meant when
he spoke of middle" income peO-
pie.
He said the Treasury Depart
ment defines the middle" people as
those starting at $4,000 and going
up to $4,000 and 100000 a year.
But how many people make $4,000
year or more in this country!
You can get different figures from
different government agencies.
The Federal Reserve Board seems
to have the latest collection, 81
take a look at them.
Board Defines Family
The boards figures are for thu
income of families" in 1947. l
defines a family as "all related per
sons living in one household"
The boards figures-fOr 42,OOO,
900 families in 1947-shOw tina
only IA per cent of them-Or 5
$4,000 families-had income owe
$4,000.
The other Sc per cent-Or 36,l2O
900 families out of 42,00O,OOO-ha
incomes under $4,000 a year an
this ranged down to below $1,000
year.
continued on page -
Milford chronicle., 1949-01-21
Final Enrolment
Date Set At u. of d.
Tuesday, March Is Will
Be Deadline For Fall
Applicants

March Is has been set as the
deadline for applications from pros
pectiVe freshmen who would en-
ter the University of Delaware next
September, Charles w. Bush, di-
rector of admissions, said this
week.
Establishment Of the final date
for receipt of applications was
necessary because the fourth con-
secutive year of enlarged enroll
ment now is in sight, Mr.. Bush said
There now are twice as many ap-
plicatiOns on. hand as there were
at this time last year, he said, and
it is expected that the freshmen
entering next fall will number a
least as many as we're enrolled
CONTINUED on pare ~
Milford chronicle., 1949-01-21
Legion Post Presents
Plaque To School
Presented In Honor OF Boy Who
Made Supreme Sacrifice

The American Legion Post No. 3
took over the assembly period at
the Milford High School and pre-
sented a program dealing with the
presentation of a Memorial plaque
to those boys who attended school
and gave their lives so that this
country might be a free and demo-
cratic nation. It was opened by the
colors being advanced by the stu
dent body. Both post cOlOrs and
national colors. Salute to the col
ors was given and after that Sup't.
CObbs introduced District Com
mander, George Collins, who acted
as Master of Ceremonies. A short
speech was made to introduce the
various guest speakers. George W.
Ayers of Dover, chairman of Safe
ty Program of American Legion
Department of Deaware and Pub
lie Health officer for the State
Continued on page %
Milford chronicle., 1949-01-21
Rollins Plans
Radio Station

The Federal Communications
Commission has granted a con-
strUctiOn permit for the Eastern
Shores fourth radio station.
The permit came through last
week to Rollins Broadcasting, Inc,
for new standard radio station at
Georgetown.
John w. Rollins, president of
the corporation, said an Am
tFansmitter viii be located about
o mile from Georgetown. Opera
ton Of the station on 800 kilOcy-
cles, one kiloWatt power, daytime
Ccontnusd On Baos %
Milford chronicle., 1949-01-21
Conn. Mutual Life
Names Head Here

Thomas w. Harrison, Jr., gen
eral agent for the Connecticut Mu-
ual Life Insurance Company, in
Baltimore, has announced the ap-
pOintment of John @. Gelder as
special representative for the COM
pany in Milford.
Mr.. Gelder is one of the COM
pany's most technically trained
field representatives. He has re-
Gently been graduated from the
Life Insurance Marketing Institute
OF Perdue University. Mr.. Gelder
has also completed the cOmpany's
continued on page %
Milford chronicle., 1949-01-21
New Manager At
Milford Theatre
Louis Fuhrman Replaces lyle
PIue, Who Has Resigned

Announcement has been made
by Harold deGr8w, ScEine Circuit
District Manager with headQuar-
ters at the Milford Theatre, of the
of Louis Fuhrman as
manager of the Milford Theatre.
Mr.. Thurman arrived in Milford
last Thursday to assume his new
duties. He comes here with con-
siderable experience in the thea
trical field. He is graduate Of
the Schine's Manager Training
School, and has managed theatres
in Auburn, N. Y, and Cortland, N.
Y. Mr.. Thurman replaces Lyle
Prue, who has resigned to take a
position in his home city, Malone,
N. Y
Milford chronicle., 1949-01-21
Poultry Industry
Booming On Shore

New records for chick placement
and Matching were recorded on the
Delmarva Peninsula last Friday.
Observers say it's evidence that
growers anticipate a heavy demand
for poultry this spring and sum-
mer.
The placement Of S,117 900 baby
chicks in peninsula poultry houses
for the week ending Jan. 8 shat
tered a previous mark of 3,072,O0O.
That was in 1914 when the wartime
demand for poultry was booming.
During the same period this
Continued on page %
Milford chronicle., 1949-01-21
Ball To Aid
Fund Drive
For Polio
V. F. w. And Legion
Sponsoring Affair
Scheduled For Friday,
January 28th; Drive
Progressing.

Remsen c. Barnard, 3rd, chair
man of the fund raising campaign
for the polio campaign, announced
today that the memberships of
Blue Hen Post Veterans of For
eign Wars and Legion Post No. 3,
both of Milford, are cO-spOnsOring
a Presidents Birthday Ball, pro-
ceeds to go to the campaign to
raise funds to fight polio.
The affair will be held at the
new Milford ArmOry on North
Walnut Street, next Friday eve
ming, January 28th. from nine un-
til one. The dress will be optional.
Price $3.50 per person. prior to the
night of dance and $500 at the door
night of the dance. Tickets can be
obtained from any member of the
V. F. w. or Legion, ScOtt's variety
store, Ragains and the Milford
Chronicle.
The dance cOmmitte is V. F. W.,
Granville Snyder and MilbOurne
BerTidge; American Legion, George
Collins and Oscar T. Moore.
! uC QuuIo lUI llc MlllOIu uilNC
has been set at $2.4OO and al
though no figures are available at
the close of the first week of the
drive, we understand that the
drive is moving ahead fairly well
but there is much work to be done
and the full cooperation of every
man, woman and child in the Mil
ford area is necessary if the quota
is to be met.
Last year Milford alone useC
more of the Foundation Funds
than was collected in Milford ant
/ several other communities in Sus
sex County, while Sussex Count!
itself used all County funds ant
was heavily supplied by the Ma
: tiOnal Foundation.
Milford chronicle., 1949-01-21

Harrington Fire Hall, Harrington, =
on Wednesday, February 2, at 1880
p. m.
"More than IFS dairy farmers
who ship the milk from their farms
TO our plant at Harrington, receiv-
ed a total Of $3.50, ,659 during the
year, announced Or. Roy +. Dav-
export, director of SUPPLIES field
service department.
previous high for the area was
IN 1s47 when s4s6 ,565 was received
bv approximately the same NUM-
Der of farmers, he pointed out.
Dr. Davenport explained also
that the company was extremely
gratifed" by the farmers response
to its appeal Of a year ago for more
level productssn. Historic dairy
herd breeding and feeding prac-
tcontinu ~ paGe %
Milford chronicle., 1949-01-21
Frear Is Chairman
OF SEC Subcommittee

Although only a freshman MEM
her, Senator J. Allen Frear, Jr.,
was named today to serve as chair
man of an important Senate sub
committee. Senator B. r. Maybank
D-SC), new chairman of the Sen
ate Banking and Currency Com
mittee, named Frear chairman Oh
the subcommittee on securities
and exchange legislation.
Frear's group will handle all
legislation pertaining to the Sc
curities and Exchange Commits
sion, as we'll as any measures per-
tanning to regulation of stock mar
kets or securities.
Milford chronicle., 1949-01-21
Senators Re8CiHd
Approval Of Six
Powell Joins Democrats,
Election Board NOmin-
ees Defeated

A rebellious Republican member
Of the State Senate, E. R. Powell,
of Ocean View, joined eight Demo-
Gratis Tuesday during an execu-
tive session to rescind six appoint
ments Of former Gov. Walter w.
Bacon and turn down number OF
others including appO1ntees to the
Department of Elections of New
Castle County.
The unusual action delayed the
start of the inauguration cere-
monies for nearly one hour and
left the Senate Republican maj0ri-
ty in a state of confusion worse
than any that has prevailed since
the 115th General Assembly got
underway on Jan. 4.
Among the appointments, con-
CONTINUED on page -
Milford chronicle., 1949-01-21
4l49OO Lost
Jobs In i. S.
Last W eek
Labor Experts Believe
Unemployed May
Reach 100000 By
Next Spring.

Federal figures compiled last
Saturday showed 414,9O0 persons
lost their jobs last week.
Government officials said the
figures indicated unemployment
may be heading toward a new post
war peak. The more pessimistic la
Dor economists said the number of
jObless may reach 100000 this
spring.
The 414,9OO figures represents
initial claims for unemployment
compensation which were $4,000
more than for the preceding week
and almost 100000 above the same
week a year ago.
New York state alone added As
900 jObless to its compensation
lists.
Russ Nixon, legislative represen-
tative for the United Electrical
Workers (CIO), told a press con-
ference the New York situation is
aggravated by companies running
away" and throwing workers Ou
Of Jobs. He said Remington Rand
Inc, has closed its Syracuse plant
employing 1,40O persons, and NOV
ed to Hillington, Scotland, and tha
the Easy Washer Company, is clos
ing its Syracuse plant to move t
South Africa.
Plea To Companies Urged
Nixon and a union delegatiOr
conferred on unemployment wit
Senator Irving NJ. Ives, (R-NY,
who recommended that they cor
; suit the New York and U. S. Dc
! partments of Commerce to see
they could persuade the cOmpanie
to stay in the United States.
(continusd on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1949-01-21
Artificial Breeders
VIII Meet Feb. 18th
Meeting At Georgetown viii Be
Preceded By Dinner


Directors of the Sussex County
Unit of the Delaware Artificial
Breeders Cooperative Association,
Inc, set February IA, as the date
for the annual membership meet
ing Of the association, according to
Raymond M. Lank, county presi-
dent.
The meeting will be held in
Georgetown, and will be preceded
by a dinner which will begin at z
p. m.
A committee was named by Mr..
Lank to arrange for the dinner
and program. The committee mem
bers are: Hammond Bennett,
chairman, Milford; Clyde Belts,
Milton, and Mervin Waller, Sea-
ford.
Harry Schmierer, technician for
the association, reported that S82
cows had been bred during the past
year of operation.
Milford chronicle., 1949-01-21
Milford Teams Defeated old
Rivals Here Monday Night

near-capaciy Milford basketball enthusiasts was
treated to hardOught and thipacked contests TINS past
when MtOrds two community
the Vets and the turned in wins traditional cage
evenings dOublebi the Hens local
s team turned back "Counseaters 25 to 22 in
Milford chronicle., 1949-01-21
Civil Air Patrol 1t RehObOth
Has Assumed ActiYe Duties

Reactaton unit of the RehobOth Civil Air Patrol
Sunday at the RehOboth Air
civilian
the service by Col Walter A. Caske of
commander of Delaware Wing of the CAP
GOv-elect EbeTt ~ Carvel u
Milford chronicle., 1949-01-21
Mix Payments To Farmers In
Harrington Area Reach $56O,659

Total payments to dairy farmers in the Harrington area by s9ppee
ame high $509 during 19S according to
announcement company
that special
did job minimizing
during the would the
Evening star., 1949-12-25
Colorful Currencies
In Latin America

Americans heading for Latin
America this winter will find some
colorful currencies to serve them
in the various republics they visit.
Guatemala's unit of money is
the quetzal, named after a bril-
liantly plumaged bird of the jun
gle. Haiti uses the gourde, a re-
minder of colonial days when
gouards had exchange value. Par
aguay's money is called guarani
after the Indian tribe which once
ruled the area. Peru chose the
brightest name of all. the sol, or
sun, referring to the Inca sun god,
whose symbol was a sun of solid
gold.
Historic heroes are memorialized
by other countries. A Venezuelan
bolivar, a Panamanian balboa, a
Salvadorean or Costa Rican colon
(Columbus) and an Ecuadorean
sucre insure that the names of
those heroes will be spoken mil
lions of times each day.
Most of the other countries in
Latin America, particularly Ar
gentina. Mexio. Uruguay, Chile
and Colombia, still cling to the old
Spanish word peso, meaning
weight"
Evening star., 1949-12-25
williamsburg Plans Symposium
On House and Garden Soon

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. Dec. "a.
"A Colonial House and Garden
Symposium, providing an oppor-
tunity for detailed study of the
architecture and gardens of this
restored Colonial capital, will be
held here beginning February 81
The event, based upon the pop
ular garden and flower symposi-
ums presented here in past years,
is being sponsored by Colonial
Williamsburg, the organization
carrying forward the 18th century
restoration of Williamsburg, and
House & Garden Magazine. 1t
will be held in two identical five
day sessions, the first beginning
February 81, and the second be-
ginning on March 6.
A new and broadened program
which includes architecture for
the first time has been arranged
for the symposium to enable gar
den enthusiasts and home e-oWners
to go behind the scenes in the
restored city and hear talks by
Evening star., 1949-12-25

leading authorities on number
of related subjects.
Tours of the historic buildings
and gardens of the city will be in
cluded in the program for each
week and old dwellings actually in
the process of restoration will be
entertained at such historically
famous places as the Raleigh
Tavern and Colonial Governors
Palace.
An inclusive rate has been
established for the symposium
covering registration, admission to
the exhibition buildings, tours,
lectures, and room and meals at
either Williamsburg Inn or Will
liamsburg Lodge.
The second Antiques and Deco
rations Forum, repeating the
event which this past winter at
tracted antiques enthusiasts from
all parts of the Nation, opens next
month. The three five-day ses-
sions, identical in general scope
and content, will begin on Janu-
ary %, January 80 and February 6.
Evening star., 1949-12-25
The Travellers S Notebook
Scribblings on Vacation Places and Events

York and Miami and by ship from
New York, Boston and New
Orleans.
Citizens of Fort Meyers, Fla
are making plans to house the
influx of visitors expected for the
Pageant of Light which an
nually honors Thomas A. Edison.
The pageant and festival will be
held from February II (Edisons
birthday to February 10. There
will be parades. balls, carnivals
and sightseeing tours, but high
light of the celebration will be
open house" at Edison's home
and estate. Fort Meyers main
tains it as a national shrine. The
estate, the home and the inven-
tors laboratory, where he de-
veloped some of his many inven-
tions. are kept as they were dur
ing Edisons lifetime.
Florida's Tampa boasts that 1t
is the only city in the world
which is certain to be invaded
and captured by pirates each Feb
ruary. The 1850 date already is
known, and vacationers will be
on hand by the thousands. Here
is the schedule: February S, ar
rival of visiting royalty from Men,
phis Cotton Carnival; 9Th, pirate
invasion and triumphal parade:
7th coronation ball of pirate
king, Gasparilla XxXVII; 9Th
children's pirate parade and car
nival ball; 9th. pirate fiesta night
and Illuminated parade in Latin
quarter, Ybor City; 18th, out
bound voyage of pirate ship and
fireworks. For four days after its
arrival. visitors are allowed to go
aboard the pirate vessel.
Evening star., 1949-12-25
100000 Flowers
For Race Meet

ARCADIA, Calf, Dec. a.
Nearly 100000 flowers have been
planted for Southern California S
winter horse racing meeting to be
held December 26-March 4 at
Santa Anita Park, near Arcadia
There are 100000 calendulas, 45O,-
600 giant pansies, $4,000 Dusty
Millers, 1000 daffodils, 1000 vio-
lets and large beds of azaleas
roses and cyclamen.
Evening star., 1949-12-25

mine" A tall story might come
out of that. too.
De Grasse Cruise Cancelled
The French Line last week an
nounced cancellation of the
Christmas-New Years cruise of
the De Grasse. 1t was to sail last
Friday. for La Guira, Curacao,
Kingston and Port au Prince.
Those who we're booked for. the
cruise sailed Friday instead On the
Italia of the Home Line. with a
somewhat different itinerary.
The Ask Mr.. Foster Travel
Service has just completed 81
years of operation. 1t was founded
in 1888 by Ward G. Foster. He
started with a one-man office and
now has branches in leading de-
partment stores and hotels in
principal cities of the United
States and Canada. Orville H.
Foster, Jr., is now president.
Highest spot in Pennsylvania is
Mt. Davis. elevation 3.213 feet.
Not far from Phoenix. Ariz. is
Scottsdale, which boasts it is "the
Vests most western town" It
plans to stay that way. Property
owners are asked to forego mod
Iernization to the point of keeping
the buildings in the western motif.
That means false fronts, board
awnings. porches and such. The
town is most pleased when vaca-
TONERS come in from the sur
rounding area on horses.
The Metropolitan Miami Fish
ing Tournament opened last Sum-
day for the 18th winter. 1t con-
tinues about 16 weeks more, clos
ing on April Is.
Two Dollars a Day - Trinidad
will have four more guest houses
this winter. the Trinidad and To-
bago Tourist Board has reported.
Including inns, they will bring the
total to %. The board also has
approved and listed nine hotels.
Devaluation of the pound sterling
brought the starting rate for guest
houses down to So a day, with
three meals. And no longer is it
difficult to get there. Trinidad is
reached by plane from both New
Evening star., 1949-12-25

Although Miami Beach is only
II square miles in area, the city
has 80 miles of inland waterways
in addition to its water frontage
on the Atlantic Ocean and Bis
cayne Bay.
Evening star., 1949-12-25
RESORTS.
NASSAU, BAHAMAS.
ARE YOU GOING 10
NASSAU THIS WINTER

NASSAU THIS WINTER?
Make your vacation doubly pleasant
by living at PALMDALE VILLAS -
season - completed 10 last detail.
Each villa is complete - besuti-
fully appointed home. Each contains
two large airy bedrooms with twin
beds - large twenty foot living-din-
ing room - all electric modern kitch-
en- bath - car port and cool palm
shaded porch.
Decor by a famous New York artist -
located in beautifully handicapped
semi tropical private estate. Centrally
located to all bathing - golf - sail.
ing - fishing - etc.
Specially trained dependable native
housekeepers available to care for all
household duties, shopping, cooking,
ETC., if desired at VERY reasonable
wages.
Special fishing and cruising trips
available very reasonably on owners
private 40 foot yacht. LAURA lone
OF the finest in Nassau.)
TO acquaint a desirable clientele with
the beauties and comforts Of PALM
DALE VILLAS unusually attractive
low weekly and monthly rates are
being offered our first season.
For complete information and rsssr.
vations - Contact your local travel
agency or Van B. Hooper. Milwaukee
!, Wisconsin, U.S.A. - OF Air Mail or
cable ]. w. Shillan, owner -.
PALMDALE VILLAS
NASSAU, BAHAMAS
Evening star., 1949-12-25

Within the past three years, st.
Petersburg, Fla, has increased its
tourist accommodation rooms in
hotels and apartments and homes
by more than 10000.
Evening star., 1949-12-25

In 1898 it was possible to note some OF the
favorable prospects in Congress, which. having
then convened on the first Monday in December.
was nearly three weeks old. It had just been
announced that Representative Jennings Ran
dolph Democrat, of West Virginia was to be chair
man of the House District Committee and that the
late Senator John H. Oyerton Of Louisiana was
scheduled to succeed Senator Elmer Thomas of
Oklahoma as chairman of the District Subcommtt-
tee of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
A pleasing announcement was that for the
first time in history the District OF Columbia was
to have a justice of the United States Supreme
Court assigned to this circuit The justice so
Evening star., 1949-12-25

mine" A tall story might come
out of that. too.