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Milford chronicle., 1950-12-01
Bridgeville Boy Wins
Expense Paid Trip
Jackie Ray Enjoyed Visit To Chi.
CagO For All Work

Jackie Ray, Bridgeville, won an
all-expense trip to the National f.
H Club Congress, Stevens Hotel
Chicago, November 26 to 80, as the
Delaware winner in the 1850 Ma
tional All Field Crops Program of
which International Harvester is
the donor of national, state, and
county awards.
Jackie has been in All work
four years and has taken part in
five projects. He is a member of
the local Live Wire All Club. His
field crop project this year was
peppers.
The trip to Chicago included
sightseeing tours, general assem-
bly, sessions addressed by noted
speakers, smaller discussiOn
group sessions, a visit to the an
hual International Livestock Ex-
position, and a luncheon given the
1900 delegates to the Club Con-
gress by International Harvester
Company Monday noon. November
q, in the grand ballroom of the
Stevens Hotel.
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Milford chronicle., 1950-12-01
Receiver Is Named
For Dover Index
Newton White To Assemble Facts
On All Financial Aspects OF Paper

NeWtOM Unlte 10 Assemble Facts
On All Financial Aspects OF Paper
Newton White, Wilmington at
tornay, temporary receiver for In
dex, Inc, was named permanent
receiver by Vice Chancellor Collins
J. Seitz last Friday afternoon to
assemble all facts concerning the
financial aspects of the corpora
tion and to make recommendations
as early as possible on the matter
OF disposition of the assets.
The action does not interfere
with publication of the Dover Index
in the interim by the EMPLOYEES and
undeE the supervision of the re-
ceiver.
Cite Value Of Assets
Henry A. Wise, Jr., counsel for
the employees, who, with a prefer
red stOckhOlder and a creditor. or
lginally petitioned for appointment
OF a receiver, maintained that the
assets, in a receivership sale. wouId
have greater value for the benefit
of creditors if sold as a "going
concern" rather than as a business
out of operation.
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Milford chronicle., 1950-12-01
Xmas PARTY
Plans Being
.Set-Up By Vets
Underprivileged Children
Of Area Will Be En-
tertained By Service
Men Of Milford.

Plans for the Christmas Party,
sponsored here each year by Blue
Hen Post No. 64SS, VI. W. for
the areas underprivileged children,
are progressing nicely, and indica-
tions are that this years affair
will be even bigger and better
than last years highly successful
party.
According to Palmer Anstine.
chairman Of the V. F. w. Christ
mas Party committee, local mer-
chants and post and auxiliary
members are responding nicely to
the committees appeal for dona-
ton of toys and clothing for dis
tributiOn to the areas underpriv-
ileged children. Scott's Variety
Store, one of the largest Contribu-
tors OF toys for last years party.
has again come through with sew
eral large boxes crammed full
with new toys, and other local TOW
stores have promised similar assis-
tance.
Silver Hill Dairy, Milford's larg-
est distributors of milk and milk
by-products, are again supplying
all the chocolate milk that a hun
dred or more kiddies can con-
sumo, and one Of the downtown
restaurants, the Southern Grill. is
again supplying the ice cream for
tie party. Other local stores and
restaurants have promised sizeable
donations of fruits, candies and
other goodies, insuring that each
child attending the Christmas
party shall have his or her fill of
good things to eat Roy Mccullough
is in charge of this solicitation and
will arrange to have picked up any
toys or fOOd-stuffs that anyone may
desire to contribute.
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Milford chronicle., 1950-12-01
Harrington Band
Will Give Concert
Program To Be Presented AT
School Auditorium This Evening

OOMVOA AUWADUAAWUA 4AAlb ANCMAALA
The concert by the Harrington
High School Band will be. present
ed in the school auditorium this
Friday evening, December 1, be-
ginning at $500 o'clock.
Guest conductor will be Bob Ar
thurs of Dover, and Philip Taylor
of Georgetown.
Special numbers on the program
will feature baton twirling by the
bands majorettes: Constan e
Knots, Marie Minner and Mary FL
len Thomas, as well as solo tap
dancing by Edward Paskey and
Harry Reed.
Band numbers will include Sc
lections from Gilbert and Sulli-
vans III. M. S. Pinafore, the Mex
ican Folk Dance LA Varsoviana, 4"
the March of the Little Lead Sol
diers," Rudolph the Red Nose
Reindeer" a modern arrangement
of "Jingle Bells" and marches of
the standard repertoire.
Proceeds from this concert will
go toward the uniform fund of the
bands treasury.
Milford chronicle., 1950-12-01
DEPUTIES Are Named
For Two State Offices
Mrs. Lillian Martin Appointed Deputy State
Auditor; George Fisher, Jr., Named AS
Chief Aide To State Treasurer; Are First
Appointments Made By Victorious Candi-
dates

Mrs. Lillian l. Martin of Milford.
who has served as deputy state
treasurer and secretary of the
Permanent Budget Commission,
will return to the state government
in January when she becomes
deputy state auditor.
Mrs. Martins appointment was
announced Wednesday Of this week
by G. Dan Enterline, Republican of
Dover, who was elected auditor on
Nov. z, defeating James W. w.
Baker of Georgetown, Democrat
incumbent.
Mrs. Martin served as deputy
state treasurer under her uncle,
the late John r. Isaacs, and later
as chief accountant of the State
Budget Commission. She resigned
this position in January, 1949, for
Milford chronicle., 1950-12-01
CarveI Announces
His Bench Candidates
d. F. WOlcOtt For Chancellor; C. L,
Terry ReappOinted; Senate Meets

Gov. Elbert N. Carvel Wednesday
of this week nominated Judge Dam
iel F. WOlcOtt of New Castle to be
chancellor of Delaware, and called
a special session of the State
Senate to confirm the nomination
for 2 p. m. Friday, Dec. 8.
If confirmed, Judge Wolcott will
be the third in his family to hold
the high judicial office. His father,
the late Josiah o. WolcOtt, and his
grandfather, the late James l..
WOlcott, both filled the post of
chancellor.
Governor CarVel also nominated
Judge Charles L. Terry, Jr., of
Dover, for another term as resident
judge Of Kent County.
Judge Wolcott, now associate
judge at large, was nominated to
succeed Chancellor William Wat
son Harrington of Dover.
The present term Of Chancellor
Harrington, who has been a mem
Der Of the state judiciary for 80
years expires at the close of court
Dec. z, as does the present term of
Judge Terry. The term of both Of
fees is IL years.
Governor Carvel, both in his
proclamation calling the Senate in
to special session, and in letters
mailed to all members of the Sen
ate and to 1t. Gov. Alexis l. du-
Pont Bayard, presiding officer of
the supper legislative chamber,
paid high tribute to Chancellor
Harrington.
Stating his regret that the age
of Chancellor Harrington, who was
76 last June, "precluded his reap
pointment," the Governor declared
that II am sure everyone is con-
sciOus, as am I, of the long and
able service he has given as a
member of our state judiciary.
Continued on page ID
Milford chronicle., 1950-12-01
Fete For DeL0WGre
Day Being Planned
Wilmington And Dover To
Celebrate Ratification
Of Constitution

Delaware Day, Dec. Z, will be
celebrated in Dover and Whining
ton this year with traditional gath
erings, according to Herman H.
Hanson, chairman of the Delaware
Day Commission.
Delaware's ratification of the
.. s. Constitution in 1887, will be
observed in Dover the preceding
night, Dec. s, at a special ceremony
in the social hall of the Dover High
School at $3.50 o'clock. Leon De-
Vaiinger, Jr.. state archivist, will
be the principal speaker.
AlWanians Sponsor Fete,
State officials, headed by Gov. Ell
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Milford chronicle., 1950-12-01
Draft Director Troll
Warns Of Trend
D. w. Troll Points Out Steps Which
May Be Necessary To Meet Needs

Douglas w. Troll, state director
of the Selective Service System,
warned this week that the present
law and regulations furnish aver
age needs for the system for less
than a year.
after that" he said, "Or in the
caseOf increases, additional mea-
sures must be taken to fulfill the
needs of the armed forces"
In his talk over Station WDEL
the state director listed the poss-
ible methods by which Selective
Service can meet demands for in
creased manpOwer. Among these
are:
l. A change in dependency rules
which now permit deferments for
married persons or those with de-
pendents.
2. A raisle in the present draft
age liability for nOn-veterans over
20. This, he pointed out, would in
volve the tremendous job of reg
istering and classifying some 12,-
100000 men and for the effort would
net only about 10000 single men.
3. Lower the age to 18 for those
liable to the draft, which he said
would produce 100000 yearly.
4. Draft veterans. Taking veter-
ans under 26 would net 1900. 900
single men, Mr.. Troll reported.
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Milford chronicle., 1950-12-01
Work On u. Of D. Ag
Center Starts Soon
Contracts Have Been Awarded For
Long Needed Structure

Work on the University of Della
wares new Agriculture center.
long frustrated by rising cOnstruc-
tion costs, will start before the
first of the year. President John A.
Perkins 4aid today.
In order to get the building Ua-
der way, he reported, a decision
was made to eliminate the auditor
ium from the plans, and to simplify
the building and grounds.
Under those conditions, a con-
tract for general construction was
awarded to Henry E. Baton, PhiIa-
delphia, in the amount of S721. $50.
Dooley & Gardner, Inc, of Wilm-
ington. received the contract for
installation of plumbing, heating.
and ventilating, in the amount of
S243,S6O. The electrical work will
be done by Garrett Miller & Co. of
Wilmington for $10S,56S, and the
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Milford chronicle., 1950-12-01
SSSS,7OS LOW BID ON
SUSSEX BYPASS

' Standard Bithulitic Co., of
Newark, ~. j., were low bid
ders for the construction of
the Bridgeville bypass high
way, on route IS, for which
the State Highway Depart
ment received bids Wednes-
day Of this week.
The by pass will start
along route Is at a point one
mile south Of Greenwood and
just north Of the Bridgeville
State Police Station, will
swing east of Bridgeville
with a dual highway being
constructed. The entire length
Of the project is ABA miles.
The bidders follow: Stand
ard Bithulitic Co., Newark,
N. j., $S3S,7O3; George and
Lynch, Wilmington, 1856, 1903:
James Julian, Elsmere, $685.
3S7; Wilson Contracting Co.,
Newport, $S87, ,229.9O; Pleas
anton and Edgell, Dover, ST.
O27, 1880.
Milford chronicle., 1950-12-01
Soil Conservation
Election December 2

The annual election of a mem
Der to the Sussex County Soil Con-
servation District Board of Super
visors will be held on Saturday.
December End, according to I. B.
Hudson, Selbyville, chairman of
the Board.
Polling places will be set up in
the following communities:
Frankford-Eastern States Store.
continued on page Is)
Milford chronicle., 1950-12-01

private employment.
The appointment of George M.
Fisher, Jr., of Dover, as deputy
treasurer, was also made public
Wednesday by Ralph w. Emerson.
Republican of Wyoming, the trea-
surer-elect.
Mr.. Fisher is a native of Wyom-
ing, and the son of George M.
Fisher, Sr., prominent Dover attor-
ney. Until recently, Mr.. Fisher
had been connected with the State
Bank Commissioners office.
Mr.. Fisher was graduated from
the Mercersburg Academy in 1884
as an honor student and from the
University of Pennsylvania in 1898
The two appointments are the
first made by victorious candidates
at the November 7th election.
Milford chronicle., 1950-12-01

CITY fes.dentlaI sections, again
would be- in effect.
According to Mr.. Donaldson, the
idea Of reducing service originated
in Congress, which refused to give
him the appropriation he sought
for the current years operations.
And he indicated that It would
take an act Of Congress to put the
service back where it was.
For the Christmas season, when
the ecoaomy plan will be tenn
porarily shelved, the department
already is making start on the
hiring Of some 100000 extra tenn
porary employees to assist the reg
econtinusd "a paRs o
Milford chronicle., 1950-12-01
Life Expectancy Is
Now Over 81 Years

There are many things to be
thankful for in the United States
today, among which is a life ex-
pectancy Of over 81 years.
A spokesman for the Division of
Vital Statistics Of the State Board
Of Health said that, based on the
average life expectancy Of the in
dustrial population of the United
States, there has been an increase
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Milford chronicle., 1950-12-01
No Quotas For 1851
Delaware Corn Crop

There will be no marketing quo
tas in effect for the 1851 corn crop,
and acreage allotments will be set
at high levels. According to w. T.
McAllister, Marketing Specialist at
the University Of Delaware, the
U. S. Department Of Agriculture is
making efforts to permit a sub
stantial increase in the production
Of this important feed grain for
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Milford chronicle., 1950-12-01


Workers Are Defined
Under the law household workers
are defined as maids, laundresses,
housekeepers, cooks, nursemai0s,
gardeners, furnacemen, handymen,
Wallets, fOOtmen, grooms, chauf-
feurs of private cars, practical
nurses, etc. Those who do house
work on a farm are protected un-
der different provisions.
Whether or not employers of
such help come under terms of the
law depends on how often such
help works for them and how much
they are paid. In general the new
law applies only to regularly en-
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Milford chronicle., 1950-12-01
w. w. Mack Honored
Upon Retirement
Former Highway Dept. Executive
Honor Guest At Dinner

The career of w. w. Mack. who
will retire on Dec. 13 from an as
sOciation with the State Highway
Department that started in Septem-
Der, 1917, was extolled in Dover
Wednesday night as an example to
all persons desiring to place pub
lie service before personal gain.
Mr.. Mack, former chief engineer
CONTINUED On page q
Milford chronicle., 1950-12-01
Veterans Urge Flag
Display December I
Merchants, Patriotic Citizens Asked
To Cooperate On Delaware Day

Members of Fidlers Puptent No.
4, MA. o. c., are urging Milford
merchants and other patriotic cit
liens to prominently display the
American flag on Thursday, Decem-
Der z, in observance of Delaware
Day" and also of the anniversary
of the Japanese attack on Pearl
Harbor.
At a recent meeting of the local
a resolution was passed
urging that the public's attention
be called to the historic Significance
of December z and that a request
for display of national colors be
made. The resolution pointed out
that on December z, 1887, Delaware
became the FIRST state" of the Uni
ted States of America by virtue of
this former English colony being
the first to ratify the Constitution
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Milford chronicle., 1950-12-01

Inc 0o-yeaf-Olu main DullQlng
tOrium was branded as wholly unfi
continued for patients use as soon
This was one Of the highlights
the State Board of Health and its
tuberculosis control experts from
E. Plunkett, assistant state health
commissioner in charge of TB con-
troll and DR.. Edward x. Mikol
general director of TB hospitals in
the State of New York.
The main building at Brandywine
SanatOrium, built in 1912, was de-
scribed in the report as a sub
stantial fire hazard and without
facilities for the proper care OF
patients.
In their recommendations for
new construction at Brandywine
the experts suggested that provis-
ion be made for 80 beds.
Building A Fire Hazard
teOntinued on page iol
Milford chronicle., 1950-12-01
DOmestics' Employers fire Told
To Fill out U. S. Tax Forms

All persons who of the new Social
Security law urged to obtain form to the
Collector Of Internal Revenue Wilmington, Delaware
Approximately $4,000 domess United States are
ate the novv
Milford chronicle., 1950-12-01
Mail Service Cat To Be Suspended
For Holiday Rush, Restored Later
By The Associated Press

man p esp ae caOaeks IN postal service imposed this post
Postmaster General James said this week tboro
would be ample daily mail
areas ne made 1t
vice curtalment ordered including one-a-da Te
Milford chronicle., 1950-12-01
old SandtOriMm Unit Called
Unfit For Tuberculdr Patients

of Brandywine tuberculosis Sana-
for TB patients and should be dis
as possible.
)f the Is pages report submitted to
.dvisory committee recently by two
he state Of New York-Dr. Robert
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-08-29


flation Is to go on pay-as-you-
go basis. We face a new status OF
a semi-garrison state, forced on
us by the Russian threat. How
ever, we got there, now we have
to pay for it. Let us not fool
ourselves by thinking we can
borrow money and go on enjoying
ourselves to the full on domestic
spree. We have to give up some
of our purchasing power hereto
fore available for domestic pur-
poses in the form of taxation so
it can be spent for war purposes.
We cannot have something for
nothing. In the end, we would pay
for it much more violently in
money and increased prices. What
ever the situation is brought
about by Russian aggression and
administrative policy it ought to
be faced now and ought not to be
hidden and concealed until after
November z.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-08-29
THE FBl AND SABOTAGE

Some years ago Presidential directive issued providing
that the Federal Bureau of investigation take charge OF
vestqative work in matters relating to espionage sabotage
subversve activities and related matters Now President Tru
has again called attention to this Directive and added
the suggestion that all patriotic organizations and individuals
we'll law enforcement officers, report all information
concerning such matters to the Bureau.
The FB TO you your telephone The organization
interested in facts not gossip idle Some BIT Of
information which may to the individual
coming upon be just what the FB needs conjunction
with other data in its possession to make No should
make private Investigations in this Fedthey only lead
TO hyteria and wchhunts which in themselves weaken
internal security any fact Of any nature TO atten
on which suggests sabotage espionage report at
This vitaly important The forces which working
TO undermine not always easy to identity They have
been trained in deceit They utilize cevery camouaeed
nenis such certain peace groups and civil rights oreanza
tons TO advance their ends Communism teaches that every
conceivable weapon must be used to help destroy the
communist world And he center of that world the United
States
Remember-ihe FB is first lire Of defense against the
desuciion within this country Help whenever you
and without delay.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-08-29
Miller Chosen To
Represent County

James Miller of Plain City was
selected as the representative for
the Madison County Soil Conser-
vation District at the annual Mis-
sissippi Valley school at Baldwin
Wallace College, Berea, Ohio,
September 5 through the 9th, at
the meeting of the Board of
Supervisors in the new soil con-
servation office, i'm the basement
of the Post Office Building. John
Buehl. Delbert Grouse, James
Miller, and James Littler, Board
members and agent John Moore
attended. Paul Bangham and Dor
man Wright from the sc Service
also attended.
The application for farm con-
servation plan on the farm of
Eva Guy Wing of IS acres in Pike
Township was approved. Complet-
ed plans on farms of Sedalia
Farms, Inc, of 219 acres in
Pleasant Township, Lewis Kous
of 80 acres in Pleasant Town
ship, Florence Shaw's of 1856 acres
in Oak Run Township were ap-
proved.
Also plans were made to help
out in the National Flowing Match
at Urbana, September IL and 13.
The Supervisors will be stationed
at locations covered by the wagon
tour to explain the different dem
onstrations.
Entries are to be made in the
B Il O Contest in both classes.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-08-29
~ - -.
HOG NATURE


Funny thing happened here in the oer last week Naybo Jones
dandy c. She
and short and is good feeder Now Nab Jones
thought would
o grounds
he scrubbed polished hoofs. He blue
ribbon shiny think
ribbon tai-which permanent
Of guessed tshe made the hole
hat hog
change
silk of a
Now send boy girl off to college and
them education they intelligence
non polished pebbles with their education
their and habits.
this Ioe the whole world
intelligence and horse
Yours for intelligence,
Stile
Ohio
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-08-29
Fourth. With such a prog

Fourth. With such a program,
l believe it is unnecessary to grant
any such arbitrary and dictatorial
powers over industry as is pro-
posed in the bill recently intro
duced. The Presidents message. is
comparatively mild The bill it
self goes far beyond the message.
1t includes some controls which
did not even exist in the Second
World War. 1t is perhaps signif-
icant that it omits onl ythose con-
trolls which might be unpopular;
namely, detailed price control and
consumer rationing. Also, it puts
off the levying of taxes, apparent
ly, until an appropriate time"
But if the other controls are,
granted in this present bill, it
seems to me these final controls
must inevitably follow after the
election. 1t also omits immediate
taxation which might be consider
ed unpopular. | do not think the
people realize how extreme the
controls proposed in the bill
are, and / point out a few of
those which are now requested:
First. The right to require any
one to accept and perform any
contract apparently on terms to
be fixed by the Government. At
least l see no machinery set up
by which it can be determined
how the price is to be fixed.
Second. The right to allocate
materials and facilities" The
ALLEGATION of materials" / think
were the words used in the Second
War Powers Act, in the World
War, to justify general ration
ing. Consumer rationing is ex-
pressly excepted in this bill, but
apparently we could ration right
down to the grocer, and the gro
Ger would have to invent his own
system of rationing among the
consumers. 1t seems to me this
language would enable the Presi-
dent to shut down any industry
in the United States by refusing
to allocate materials to it, to re-
quire any industry to shift from
one kind of manufacture to an
sibly be financed by taxation, and
therefore, we have to treat it on
a different basis.
/ would not object to working
on draft of statute which could
be promptly enacted in case such
war occurred. Even then it
seems to me that powers given
are much too arbitrary and with
out the proper safeguards of ap-
peal which are necessary to as
sure justice, even in time of war.
But there are two principals
which l want to assert as stren-
uously as / can:
First. Arbitrary powers should
not be granted unless they are
necessary for the particular crisis
which we face.
Second. Arbitrary government
control is not a cure for initiation.
We fool ourselves if we think
that these controls prevent in
flation. They attempt to prevent
the results without striking at the
cause The way to prevent in
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-08-29
Forgery Charged
Wens+on Man

Orval G. Burlington, Wellston,
Ohio, arrested by police of that
city on request of Madison County
authorities, was returned to Lon
don Monday by Deputy Sheriff
Bob Allison on a charge of check
forgery on Leon Steel, Gillivan,
Ohio. Burlington is being held at
the county Jail pending appear
ance in a local Justice of Peace
court.
Deputy Allison said Burlington
admitted passing checks in West
Jefferson, Lancaster, Logan, Mel
ssonville and New Straitsville.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-08-29
MURRAH'S FURLOUGH
CANCELLED BY WAR

EMS w. P. Marrah, U. S. Navy,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick A.
Marrah, Western Avenue, is now
aboard the USS Kermit Roose-
velt based in Japan.
He had been granted a fur
Tough in July from base on
Guam, but it was cancelled by
the Korean war.
e. EN3 Marrah tried to enlise in
World War II after his brother,
1t. James Marrah, was killed dur
ing bomber raid on the Ploesti
oil fields, but was too young at
that time He enlisted in the
Navy in June 1914.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-08-29

cause taxation must be uniform
and taxation of such tremendous
weight on a uniform basis is
bound to intolerable hardships on
some.