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Milford chronicle., 1950-10-06
Local Coolies Cheer
Up Perry Point Vets
Milford Puptent Provided Well Bal,
anCed Program Recently

Members of Fiddlers Puptent
No. 4, NJ. o. c., Of Milford, and
their wives and friends entertained
hospitalized veterans at the VA
Hospital, Perry Point, Nd, recent
ly, providing a well received varie-
ty show and refreshments. Approx
imately forty Milford area resi-
dents, including eighteen members
of the local Coolies puptent, made
the trip.
Arriving at Perry Point in mid
afternoon, the Coolies, under the
direction Of Glen Nevins, and with
the assistance Of the ladies, pro-
vided tasty picnic snack for the
patients. After everyone had eaten,
the entire body went to a nearby
decreation hall where the variety
show was presented. This latter
event was under the direction of
Cleman Miltiades, Coolies hospital
chairman, and featured such we'll
known local entertainers as Frank
Jackson, Hen Saunders, Walt Mum
cy, Bill (Pork Chops) Slee, Gilbert
COsden, and Harold WEIGH. Every
act was we'll received with each
entertainer being called back for
at least one encore; according to
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Milford chronicle., 1950-10-06
Milford PTA Plans
To Meet Wednesday
First Meeting Of AssOCia-
ton Will Be Held In
Cafeteria

Mrs. Octavia French, President
of the Milford Parent Teacher AS
ISOLATION, announced today the first
meeting Of the association will be
held on Wednesday, October II,
1850, at $500 p. M, in the Lake
Avenue school cafeteria.
There is to be a regular business
meeting followed by a program
under the direction of the Program
Chairman, Mr.. J. Herbert Nichols.
Mr.. Nichols has been fortunate to
secure as speaker Of the evening,
Miss Virginia Mason, State Super
visor of Human Relations, who will
discuss the Human Relations Pro-
gram in the class room, followed
by an illustrated sound film. DR..
Ramon c. Cobbs, Superintendent
of Schools, will briefly report on
the progress Of the building pro-
gram and the general school con-
ditions as they exist at the present
time. All parents and friends of
the school are cordially invited to
attend.
Milford chronicle., 1950-10-06
Status OF Medical
Men Is Revealed
SeleCtive Service Director
Troll Gives Status In
Talk

Douglas w. Troll, State Director
Of Selective Service, has issued in
formation on the proposed drafting
of doctors, dentists and allied
specialists into the armed forces.
Mr.. Troll pointed out that no one
who is in this category will be in
Quoted into the service if he has
attained the age Of 81, and that
those who are affected will have
their induction governed by four
priorities. The priorities are:
First: Persons who were stu
dents in either the Army or Navy
Specialized Training programs and
those who were deferred from SER
vice in World War II to continue
an education in one Of the medical
categories, who served less than 30
days of active duty in any branch
of the armed forces or Public
Health Service subsequent to COM
pletion of the training programs or
course Of instruction.
Second: Persons who were stu
dents in either the Army or Navy
specialized training programs and
those who were deferred from SER
vice in World War II to continue
an education in one Of the medical
categories, who served more than
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Milford chronicle., 1950-10-06
Cedars Will
Open Season
On October ii
Big Parade And CeremO-
NAL Inaugurating 1850
81 Season Scheduled
For Georgetown.

Evergreen Forest No. 40, T. C. L.,
will open its 1950-51 season with a
parade and ceremonial in George
town on Wednesday night, Octo-
Der 18th. Officers, Band. Rangers,
and Green Tops" Will form par
ade at the Armory at 1880 p. m, to
start the year OF with bang.
g. T. G. Dallas A. Dennis and
his Officers will open the business
meeting at 8 p. M, in the Armory
with the Rangers, under the direc-
ton Of Major Roy Palmer, doing
the degree work. Several candi-
dates will receive the SidOnian De-
gree bringing Evergreen closer tC
a record breaking year. Special
recognition will be given the Tooth
candidate and his sponsor at the
ceremonial in which the candidate
is initiated.
The entertainment for the eve.
ming will be provided by Taylor
and Smith Of Philadelphia. Art
Jordan Of that firm has promised
a program that will be a pleasure
to everyone.
Chief Steward, Norman Collins
will serve refreshments.
Milford chronicle., 1950-10-06
At All Delaware
st JOhnstOwn DRUGGISTS
This Sunday Assist Drive
Aiding Nationwide Cam
paign To Educate Pub
lie To Deal Intelligent
~ With Injuries.

Druggists throughout the state
are giving strong support to ma
tiOn-wide campaign, now under
way, aimed at reducing the acct
dent toll and at educating the pub
lie to deal intelligently with injur-
les Of all types when they occur,
according 70 Mr. Walter ScheuleE,
President, Delaware Pharmaceuti-
cal Society.
More than 100000 people are
the victims Of fatal or disabling
accidents in this country each year,
Mr.. Scheuler states. He pointed out
that every three seconds an acct
dent happens to someone! Addi-
tiOnal millions suffer minor injur-
les which are not reported because,
though painful and potentially seri-
Gus, they are neither fatal nor dis
abling. Many of this latter type are
suffered in the victims own homes.
Under the slogan, Emergencies
Don't Wait" the nationwide cam
paign is aimed particularly at re-
ducing the number Of home acct
dents and at minimizing their con-
sequences. The exact number OF
home accidents cannot be deter
mined, but an indication that they
run into astronomical figures is
provided by the fact that the num-
Der of temporarily or permanently
disabling home accidents is ap.
proximately 100000 each year
In other words, home accidents &C.
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Milford chronicle., 1950-10-06
Turkey Growers To
Meet On October 20

The annual meeting and banquet
of the Delaware State Turkey
Growers Association was set for
Friday, October Goth at a meeting
of the Associations Board of Direc-
tors held in Georgetown on Tues
day evening, according to Gooden
Pepper, Seaford, President.
Arrangements we're made for the
group to visit the Delaware Agri-
cultural Satisfaction in the after
noon at 800 p. m. to inspect the
RESEARCH work with turkeys that is
being conducted. Karl Seeger,
Georgetown, who is in charge Of
the poultry research work will dis
cuss the research program with
those attending.
The banquet and business meet
ing will be held in the Midland
Grange Hall at 600 p. m. with the
members Of the Grange serving
the dinner.
The following committees were
named by President Pepper to COM
plete the plans for the meeting.
Arrangements Committee: j.
Thomas Robinson, Georgetown ;
VIM. H. Henderson, Georgetown.
Program Committee: M. C..
Vaughn, Lewes; W. G. McAllister,
Newark, Del,
Milford chronicle., 1950-10-06
.BOggs Spoke
At Milford
COP Meeting
Reckless Waste OF u. S.
Funds Hit At Meeting
Held In Grange Hall
Tuesday Night.

U. s. Rep. J. Caleb Boggs Tues
day night attacked "the reckless
and wasteful spending Of the Tru-
man Administration" which, he
charged, els wholly Indifferent to
its exorbitant waste Of taxpayers
funds"
Speaking at a supper meeting of
the First Senatorial District of Sus-
sex County held in the Grange Hall
in Milford The meeting was tend
cred the first district and country
workers by Earl F. Isaacs promin-
ent Republican leader Of the First
Senatorial District and son of the
late John S. Isaacs, long time Sus-
sex political leeader. Congressman
Boggs asked his audience, "Are you
getting your moneys worth out OF
your government ?"
II know you can have better go
vernment at less COST" Mr. Boggs
stated. "The cold truth u.s." he con-
tinued, shat the Federal Treasury
is not a bOttOmless barrel. The on
ly dollars in the Treasury are those
dollars that are placed there either
by you in he form of axes or those
which are created out of thin air by
the government when it borrows
from you and from the banks in
order to place more dollars in cir
culation.
Every dollar spent by the gov
eminent unnecessarily is one less
dollar that you, the people; could
have spent on food or clothing, OF
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Milford chronicle., 1950-10-06
Auto Crashes Kill
Two Sussex People
George Edward Neal, OF Seaford, Killed When
Car Struck Guard Post And Impact Threw
Him Into Concord Pond; Mrs. Emma
Moore, OF Blades, Victim OF Car Crash
In Heavy Fog.

George Edward Neal, 20, of Sea-
ford died last Thursday nigks IF a
broken neck according to state
police at Bridgeville, when he was
thrown into the Concord Mill pond
at the north limits Of Concord after
his car had rammed a guard post of
the span.
According to troopers, Neal was
apparently driving south at a high
rate Of speed when he rounded a
slight curve on the Middleford-Con-
cord Road and in approaching the
mill dam bridge struck the post,
causing the car to turn completely
around and throwing the vehicle
broadside against the span rail-
ings.
The seat on the drivers side was
ripped off and Neal flung into the
water which is about two feet deep
at that point. The driver was taken
from the stream by passing motor
Milford chronicle., 1950-10-06
Q. A. Newton's Have
Two New Employees
Controller, Shop Foreman Added
To Extensive Staff

o. A. Newton and Son Co. Bridge
vile, Del, one of the States lead
ing farm commodity businesses has
recently added to its extensive staff
Of employees, two outstanding men
IN their respective fields.
Filling the responsible position
of Comptroller is Elwynn ]. Miller
age q years, of BOxbOrough, Mass.
MT. Miller born at Maiden, Mass :,
and educated in the public schools
of Medford, Mass, also attended
Harvard University, Bryant and
Stratton Business School, Boston
and Bentleys School Of Accounting
and Finance.
During the past war, Mr.. Miller
served a short period in the Army
was in the Merchant Marine, posi-
ton Of purser; staff officer with
combat duty in all major theatres
OF operation, and was awarded the
Marines Medal.
Prior to coming with Newtons
Mr. Miller a supervisor Of Machine
Records Unit, Boston Quartermas.
ter Depot (evening Division) U. S
Army 1941-194S; charge of admins
trative work aboard ship and II
port MERCHANT Marine) 194S-194C
and was a Senior Accountant, firm
Of Ernest Cutler, certified public
accountant, Cambridge Mass, 194C
1850.
Mr.. Miller, who plans to move
his family, consisting Of wife anC
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lists and when state troopers ar
rived Neal was lying on the ground
The Seaford ambulance took the
victim to the office of DR.. Howard
Riggin Of SeafOrd and was pro-
nounced dead. He had suffered a
broken neck, police said.
The car was completely demol-
ished police reported.
Death came instantly to a Blades
woman who was the victim of an
automobile accident in which three
others we're injured near Seaford
early last Sunday morning. Two of
the victims were in serious condit-
ion in the Milford Memorial Hospi-
tai at last night.
The dead woman was Mrs. Emma
Moore, wife of one Of the drivers,
who suffered a brokee neck. She
was pronounced dead at the scene
Of the crash by a private physician.
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Milford chronicle., 1950-10-06
New Castle
is Held Here
TWO-day Session Held In
First Pres byterian
Church; Many Reports
Were Presented.

The Rev. DR.. William Leishman
of Lewes, who has served as stated
clerk and treasurer Of the New
Castle Presbytery for the past Is
years, was reelected for a three
year term at the 494th stated meet
ing of the Presbytery, which OPEN
ed Monday Of his week in the First
Presbyterian Church in Milford
The sessions lasted through Tues
day.
The Rev. John Jackson. Brown
Jr., Of Salisbury, was reelected
permanent clerk, also for a three.
year term.
The opening sermon was given
this afternoon by the Rev. George
T. Jameson, pastor Of Red Clay
Creek Presbyterian Church. The
Rev. Keith T. PostlethWaite, moder.
ator, presided at the business ses.
sion.
The Rev. Thomas I. Smith, whC
has been pastor at frankfort anC
Ocean View. was given his release
for transfer to the Baltimore Pres.
bytery. He will become pastor OF
Light Street Presbyterian Church
in Baltimore.
Reports were given by the COM
mittee on arrangements, the Rev
Kenneth M. Kepler, pastor of the
host church; committee on pen
siOns the Rev. A. T. Hallman; COM
mittee on social education and act
ion, the Rev. Walter BrEggeman
chaplain Of the Veterans Hospital
at Perry Point.
A public meeting was held in the
church Monday night under the
auspices of the committee on fore.
ign missions with the Rev. Clarence
S. Hoffman presiding. The Rev. Dr.
John G. Smith, foreign department
secretary of the Board of Foreign
Missions, spoke on 1.-THE Crisis in
Korea" He pointed out that the
North Korean army actually is
composed largely of outside ele,
ments" and is directed by foreign
influences.
DR.. E. F. Hall, retiring mission
airy from Korea now living in Elk.
ton, Md, opened devotions at thu
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Milford chronicle., 1950-10-06
Concert Group
Plan Kickoff
Dinner Here
Next Monday
Association viii Formal
" Open 1850 81 Sub
& scriptiOn Campaign
With Affair At Calvary
Methodist Church.

The Milford Community Concert
Association will open its 1950-51
subscription campaign next Mon
day evening at z o'clock with a
skickOff dinner" at the Calvary
Methodist Church here Members
Of the Associations executive COM
mittee, directors, and team cap
tains win attend this dinner-meet-
ing and discuss with Albert Robin
son, service representative Of the
Columbia Artists, plans for the
1950-51 campaign, which will open
Monday evening and close on Oct.
14th. In addition to ORIGINATING the
workers on 195O-51 plans, Mr. Rob
ihson will also show a new techni-
color Aim dealing with the COM
munity concert movement.
According to M. A. Glasmire,
president Of the local concert
group, the Milford Community Con-
cert Association has set $50 as its
membership goal for 1950-51; this
Is "a more than the 726 who sub
scribed 60 the well-received 1949-
30 series Of three concerts. mas
much as the seating capacity Of the
local school auditorium is limited,
sales viii cease when the $50 goal
is reached; subscribers 20 last
seasons initial series are now be-
ing contacted and these will be
given first opportunity to subscribe
again for this seasons series.
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Milford chronicle., 1950-10-06
Milford War
Memorial Will
Be Unveiled On
November II
Committee Completes
Plans For Observance
Of dwelling AT Meet
ing Monday Night;
Parade Will Be Feature

At a meeting Of the Milford War
Memorial Committee, held the past
Monday evening at the City Council
Chambers, here, plans were made
for a parade and appropriate deCi-
cation ceremonies to be held in con-
nection with the unwilling of Mil
lords new permanent War Mem
orial, here, ia Plaza Square, on
Nov. 18th. In keeping with the sign
ificance Of the date, It was decided
that the ceremonies would get un-
der way at II a. m. and that the
areas Gold Star Mothers would be
invited to take an active part in the
actual unveiling.
A local clergyman and veteran.
Rev. Andrew ]. White, has been Sc
lected by the committee to give the
principal speech at the dedication
exercises. Father White, a World
War II veteran and rector of par
ishes at Milford, Georgetown and
Rehoboth is chaplain Of Blue Hen
Post No. 6483, Milford, and is also
chaplain Of the Department of Del
aware, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Tentative plans for the Nov. 11th
parade and ceremonies call for the
formation of parade at 10 a. m
IN the area near the railroad sta
tics and march through the cen
ter of the city, climaxed by the ter
mination Of the parade at Plaza
Square, site Of the ceremonies, at
10:45 a. M; the ceremonies would
then begin at just a few minutes
of IL with the pronouneement OF
the invocation, followed by the
traditional moment Of silence"
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Milford chronicle., 1950-10-06
Meeting
In Milford
w as Success
Approximately $50 Were
Present For Program
Put On By National
Affairs Committee.

Approximately $50 members and
friends Of the sixteen Chambers OF
Commerce Of Kent and Sussex
Counties were present for the Ma
tional Affairs Conference Of the
National Chamber Of Commerce
which was co-sponsored by the
down-state Chambers, with Milford
playing the host.
The conference, which opened
with dinner, served by the Car
Isle Fire Company, featured DR.
George c. Smith, Jr., Research
Economist Of the Chamber Of
Commerce Of the United States
spending To Destruction" was
the title of DR.. Smiths address
which was well received.
Two other members Of the stat
Of the National Chamber of Com
merce participated in the program
Truman D. Weller, National At
fairs Advisor, in talk, "The Issues
We Face" and John T. Soltmann
assistant manager Of the North
eastern division Of the National
Chamber Of New York City, who
also served as POSTMASTER and
moderator Of the forum which fol-
lowed the addresses.
Harry J. Pierce, president of the
Milford Chamber Of Commerce
opened the meeting, welcoming the
visitors to Milford.
Milford and Smyrna had the
largest delegations present to the
conference, which, beginning
promptly at seven o'clock, closed
promptly at ten,
Milford chronicle., 1950-10-06

nave nOJed IN the main building
the replacement of small-paned
windows for Victorian staine d
glass, new chimney and the chan
eel made into a twO-story wing,
while the chapel's roof and brick
have been replaced and pointed,
and a new chimney and a new cell
lar door are the external changes
to be seen there.
Within the Old Church, when the
building opens in the near future,
visitors will see tile floor replace
ing the termite-infested boards, and
the box pews removed, except
from one corner There will be a
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Milford chronicle., 1950-10-06
KENT-SUSSEX COP
HEADQUARTERS TO
OPEN HERE OCT. II

Republican Headquarters
for the First Senatorial dis
trict Of Sussex and the Fifth
Senatorial district Of Kent
to be known as the Kent and
Sussex Republican Head
quarters will be officially
opened on the first floor of
the Reed Building at the
corner Of Pearl Alley and
Southeast Front Street on
Wednesday Of next week,
October 18th,
John w, Burris, candidate
for Senate from the First
district, Sussex, Blanche r.
Bennett, candidate for Rep
resentative from the first
district. Sussex, John M.
LongbOtham, candidate for
Senate from the Fifth dis
trict, Kent, and Wilbur H.
Jump, candidate for Repre-
sentative from the 10th dis
trict, Kent, together with
SUISSE Chairman, G. Clifton
Mar md Kent Chairman,
p H. Yerkes, are spon-
& the headquarters in
Junction with the various
district committee men, and
women in the aforemention-
ed Senatorial districts.
Registration information,
ETC., will be available and a
lounge and televisiOn set
will be provided for the en-
joyment Of persons dropping
in for a visit.
Milford chronicle., 1950-10-06
Farm Prices Rise
9 Pct. Since War
Further Increases Expected; Some
Items Dip On Wholesale Market
Associated Press

Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Sept.-Farm pri-
ces rose about 2 per cent between
mid-August and mid-September to
a level per cent above that pre-
vailing before fighting started in
Korea.
The Agriculture Department re-
ported this week that record high
prices for cotton, sharply higher
prices for Cottonseed and citrus,
together with smaller increases
for many other farm products COIL
tinued to push the farm price level
upward.
Prices of grain sOrghums, soy
beans, fiaxseed, most vegetables
chickens and hogs were of from a
month earlier, but not enough to
Offset increases in other commodi-
ties.
Prices of commodities and ma
terials and labor used in farm
production also increased between
mid-August and mid-September but
less than half as much as the in
crease in prices received by farm
ers.
AS consequence, farm prices as
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Milford chronicle., 1950-10-06
Millions Dept. Store
Celebrates Birthday
Great Sales Event Being Put On
By Milford Store

Milton Smith, owner and opera
tor Of Millions Department Store,
Milford, announced today that plans
are complete for the second ami
versary Of his business in this city.
In observance OF the anniversary,
Mr. Smith is running a full-pag6
advertisement on page eleven Of
this newspaper calling attention
to his anniversary celebration. He
states, in part, that in appreciation
for patronage received, ETC., that
he will allow each customer who
visits his store from Friday, Octo-
Der 9Th, through Saturday, October
14th, a 1919 discount on all mer-
chandise, women's and children's
fair trade items excluded.
Mr.. Smith stated he thought Mil
ford was a splendid city and every
one had been wonderful to him
since his arrival two years ago.
Milford chronicle., 1950-10-06
Local Restaurant
Damaged By Fire
IS Outhern Grill Suffered
Heavy Loss Last
THURSDAY

a late afternoon fire last Thurs
day In the Southern Grill here in
the heart Of the business section
caused several thousand dollars
worth Of damage.
The blaze, originating in the
kitchen. was fed BY grease and
quickly spread to the back end of
the building. Firemen from the Car
Isle Fire Company here fought the
stubborn flames for a half hour and
managed to keep them from reach
ing adjoining buildings. Both, how
ever. were damaged from smoke
and water.
The grill Is operated by Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Rocco, Sr. The build
ing Is owned by the Jump Estate.
Police rerouted traffic during the
tieuD.
Some damage was suffered by
adjoining stores operated BY Henry
s. Saunders and Harvey M. phil
lips. Jr., from smoke.
Milford chronicle., 1950-10-06
ESQ Scholarships
Have Beer Awarded
William Glenn Dfll, Milford, Listed
Among The Recipients

The annual presentation of ESQ
scholarships to four Delaware All
boys took place at the University
Of Delaware last week.
The four boys who received the
scholarships, all University stu
dents, are William Glenn Dill, Mil
ford, freshman; Robert L. Carey,
Bridgeville, sophomore; Joseph
Mitchell, Hockessin, junior; and
Lee Locates, Laurel, senior.
The presentation was made by
G. A. Eewland, division manager of
the Eastern Standard Oil Company.
Others present were Dean George
L. Schuster, Of the School Of Az
riculture; George NJ. Worrilow,
director Of the Agricultural Ex-
tension Service and Experiment
Station; Miss M. Jean Lee, state
4-H Club leader; and r. T. jenkins
and ]. g. Dimling Of the Eastern
Standard Oil Company.
Milford chronicle., 1950-10-06
Delaware Poultryrnen
Exhibit AT Harrisburg

An exhibit depicting fifty years
OF progress in brooding Delaware
poultry has been set up at the
Northeastern Poultry Producers
Council exposition in Harrisburg,
Pa, October 3, 4, and 5. The dis
play features changes in methods
OF raising chicks-from the use Of
broody hens to modern centrally
heated broiler houses.
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Milford chronicle., 1950-10-06
Sharp School Opens
Season AT Seaford
FAN Term OF Speech And Drama
Group Launched Monday


The Sharp School Of Speech and
Drama OF Seaford, began its fail
term on Monday Of this week, fill-
ing the local and community needs
for speech. public speaking, inter-
probation. dicti0n, and personality
development. ALI departments are
under the direction Of Mrs. Sallie
Sharp Messlek, the moving figure
Of the school, since its establish
ment. Students have been enrolled
for these classes as we'll as for
classes in the Playshop Theater
course. Some classes ans held dur
ing the morning and early after
noon for people Of leisure, other
classes are held in the late after
noon and evening for regular
school students. This year, in addi-
ton to established classes, the
Children's Playshop Theater will
be conducted, thus extending the
facilities to those Of tender years
The school gives a well rounded
development to child and youth, as
well as trained leadership for all
Enrolment is still going on for
the Sharp School.
Milford chronicle., 1950-10-06
Al Achievement Day
Held AT Substation

The second annual Sussex Coun-
ty All Achievement Day was held
at the University Substation on
Saturday, September 23rd. over
200 All exhibits were made ii the
various project fields. with exhibits
coming from all Is Ash clubs n
Sussex County.
The following program was fol-
lowed through the day: 1000 a. m.
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