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Milford chronicle., 1950-01-06
School Costs HitNew
High Of $1O,24O,688
Department Report Shows Increase OF ST, ,29O,-
2lO In State During Past Fiscal Year; Per
Pupil Expenditures Rise From $l99 To
$2I2.

Public school expenditures in the
state set an all-time high of $10,-
24O,6SS during the past fiscal year,
according to a report of the State
Department of Public instruction.
The record figure is contained in
the annual report of the depart
ment.
Total expenditures include the
actual cost of operation, capital
outlay and debt service.
According to the annual report
of the business administrator of the
department for the previous fiscal
year, expenditures were $8,95O,37S,
which means an increase during the
past year of $1,29O,21O in the total
expenditures for public schools.
The cost of operating the public
schools of Delaware for the year
ending Jan. 80, 1949, was $S,S12,11O,
with the state contributing S6,943.-
1873 or SO per cent and the local
Milford chronicle., 1950-01-06
Allan Wilson Named
Chief fEngineerFO For
Highways
longtime Member OF De-
partment Picked To
Succee d Col. McWil-
liams; Board Head
Says No More Changes
Planned.


N. Allan Wilson OF Dover was
appointed chief engineer OF the
state Highway Department at q
special meeting last Thursday IN
lhe home Of j. Gordon Smith. chair
man Of the department. I'm Dover.
He succeeds Col. w. A. McWn-
mans who, on January ] win be-
come assistant 10 w. w. Mack.
engineer in charge OF construcffo1
OF the Delaware River Memorial
Bridge. Mr.. Mack, also a former
chief engineer Of the Highway De-
partment, win retire next year.
Following last Thursdays meet
ing, which was proceeded bv a
luncheon in the home Of Mr.. Smith
the department chairman said
The appointment OF a new chief
engineer Is a part Of carefully
studied plans for the reorganization
ot the activities OF the State Hieh-
way Department. based upou an
ali-out effort to increase the effb-
cheney Of the department. No fur
their changes in key personnel are
contemplated"
In accepting the appointments
Mr.. Wilson said that he did so with
humility and had but one desire.
TO serve the citizens of the state
Of Delaware to the best OF hts a.
Dillty and 10 maintain the high
over the past years.
The new chief engineer, who has
been with the department for Is
years, is presently employed az as-
slstant chief engineer In charge Of
the division OF tests, the division Of
design, construction and maiufen-
ance. He will assume his new duties
next week.
Members Of the department. in
announcing the selection Of Mr.
Wilson, explained that they were
Following a policy Of long standing
IN procuring the chief engineer
from the existing staff OF the de-
partment. This policy. they pointed
out has been followed since The d.
partment has been in existence.
Mr. Wilson is a civil engineer. a
registered land surveyor in the
State Of Delaware.
Born In Sussex county. on Octo-
Der IA. 1909, Mr. Wilson later NOV
cd with his family to Kent COUNTY.
he was graduated from Caesar
Rodney high school I'm 1927 and one
year later from Wesley Collegiate
Institute in Dover.
He was graduated from the Uni
versity of Delaware, with a b. s.
degree in civil engineering. in 1872.
and from the Soils School Of the
Public Roads Administration an
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Milford chronicle., 1950-01-06
u. Of D. Planning Meet
On Countrywide LeUeI
First Sussex Rally Will Be
Held At Georgetown
January 11th

The first country wide rally of
University Of Delaware alumni and
alumnae has been called for We'd
nesday, January II, at the George
town armOry, to discuss plans for
the proposed new athletic stadium
to be built at the University.
Chairman for the meeting will be
Ralph S. Baker Of Georgetown, with
Mrs. Frank Grier of Milford as CO.
chairman.
Speaking on behalf of the Uni
Versity's athletic staff will be VIII
liam S. Martin, assistant football
coach. Edgar P. Reese, director of
the stadium fund campaign, will
also speak, and it is anticipated
that President William S. Carlson
and other representative of the I'm
lversity and the alumni will be on
hand to speak.
The Sussex meeting will be the
second of three rallies being held
IN the various counties. A Wilm-
ington New Castle County meeting
will be held January 8, and a Kent
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Milford chronicle., 1950-01-06
Hope To Organize
City Court League
Group VIII Meet Here Tonight To
Perfect Organization

Representatives of six Organiza-
tions of the Milford area will meet
this Friday evening at 8 o'clock, at
the Hugg Insurance Agency offices.
mere, for the purpose of attempting
organization of a "City Basketball
League" This league, if organized
Will function somewhat along the
same lines as last summers CITY
Softball League, and will be under
the sponsorship and direction of the
Milford Recreational Council.
A local or community basketball
circuit has been planned for some-
time, but action on the organization
OF same was deferred until after
the first of the year due to fact that
local courts were not available
during the month of December.
There is now a good possibility
mat both the high school and local
Armofy courts will be available in
the near future, and these two
courts will be used for league plav
in event that sufficient interest
exists to warrant organization of
league here.
Six organizations or groups have
so far indicated a Willingness to
participate in the proposed league.
There are: Battery c., d. N. G.:
V. F. w; High School Faculty; Red
Men; Economy Stores, and an un-
named Independent group.
Milford chronicle., 1950-01-06
Frear Opposes
Recognition
By Nation Of
Chinese Reds.
Delaware Junior Senator
In New Year Message
Also Calls For Cutting
Federal Expenditures
To Balance Budget.

y. S. Senator ]. Allen Frear, Jr.,
announced this week that he Is op-
posed 20 our recognition Of the new
Chinese Communist Government at
Pelping.
IN a New Years message the
: Delaware Democrat declared that
the Chinese Reds have so far failed
to keep their own obligations, not
only to their own people but to
those Of other nations"
He indicated that he would not
favor recognition unless and until
the Chinese Communist Government
carries out its responsibilities. %
The Senator, giving an example Of
tne Reds attitude, cited the fact
that two American servicemen
nave been held incommunicado bv
the Communists for many months
after being seized when their plane
came down in occupied territory
Senator Frear said that he could
see no reason for further increase
IN taxes. He called again for cut
ting federal expenditures as a
means Of balancing the budget. He
hoped that Congress would remove
excise taxes on items classified as
necessities and announced that he
iavors the removal of existing fed
eral taxes on oleO.
The Senator said he wants full
lmplementation Of government re-
organization plans in the interest
Of greater efficiency at less cost to
the American taxpayer"
Senator Frear called on all
Americans to work increasingly
Tor condition leading to a just and
lasting peace, declaring world or
der to be "the most important OBJ
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Milford chronicle., 1950-01-06
Xiv WanianS
PlanningFOr
Anniversary
Session Will Be Held In
Grange Hall Tuesday
Evening, January 18th,
According To President

Members of the Kiwanis club of
Milford will celebrate the 35th an
niversary Of Kiwanis International
soon. r. A. Fischer, president of
the club, said today that plans for
the anniversary meeting, which
will be held at 6:15 Tuesday, Janu-
ary II, 1850, at the Grange Hall,
had been virtually completed.
The program according to Fisch-
er, will be based on the community
service organizations 1850 admin
istration theme, Aggressive Citiz-
enship Safeguard of Freedom"
The Milford club will join with
more than 5000 others in Observ-
ing the week throughout the Unit
ed States, Canada, Alaska, Hawaii
and the Yukon Territory. Some 800
clubs in cities having radio stations
have arranged special broadcasts,
while approximately 35 other clubs
will participate in television pro-
grams.
A feature Of the Milford clubs
observance will be the reading of a
message from J. Hugh Jackson,
dean of the graduate school of bus
mess at Stanford University and
president of KiWanis International.
Plans for the next weeks meet
ing are under the direction of the
Committee on Education and Eel
lowship Of which Joe Dare is chair
man.
Kiwanis was established in De-
troit, January 21, 1915. It now en-
braces more than 100000 business
and professional leaders.
Milford chronicle., 1950-01-06
Wingless Chicks Are
Visiting In Sussex
Four Freak Birds Making Tour OF
DelmarVa Peninsula

Four of the much talked about
wingless chickens, pictured last
summer in one of the national pic
ture magazines started visiting the
Delmarva Peninsula Wednesday of
this week, where they are on dis
play in several towns through Sus-
sex County and in WicOmicO COun-
ty, Md, for several days.
Duke, Duchess, Does and Doesn't,
the four wingless birds, were part
of the flock of wingless chickens de-
velOped by Peter Baumann, Des
Moines, Ia, after 80 generations of
selective breeding which started
when Baumann, a veterinary supply
salesman, obtained several freak
chickens that had been Matched
without wings or with mere yes
tiges of wings.
He reports that eggs laid by 3Oth
generation hens will hatch about
95 per cent wingless chickens. The
birds are mixture of three breeds,
White Leghorn, Minorca and Light
Brahma, have no wings or even
signs Of wings, and are less active
than normal chickens.
Displayed at Fairs
The four wingless birds that will
visit this area have been viewed by
almost a half million people in
the Middle Atlantic and Northeas-
tern states.
Purchased last August by DALEY
Mills, Inc, Olean, N. Y, feed man
ufacturers, they have been on dis
play at the major agricultural fairs
and at feed stores since August 20.
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Milford chronicle., 1950-01-06
so Chevrolet
On Display
L 0 m OrrO w
I. G. Burton Company
Will Hold Open House
All Day; Prizes Win
Be Offered During Day.

The Sensation of 1850" the 1850
Chevrolet will be on display tOmOr-
row, Saturday, January z, at /. G.
Burton and Company, this city.
Also on display will be the beau
tiful new 1850 OldsmObile and the
entire garage will be open for in
spection. Mr.. Burton hopes that
every visitor will be afforded an
opportunity to ride in the 1850
Chevrolet and try out ''Powerglide"
the sensational new automatic
shift. Each visitor, will receive a
ticket emitting him to a free grease
job.
Truck owners and drivers will
be interested in the new 1850 Chew
rolet trucks. This new truck has
greatly increased power, through
the new 1O5 horse power valve in
head engine and the front and is
much heavier.
The big new feature of the 1850
Chevrolet is POwerglide-a revolu-
tionary new type of automatic shift.
1t gives smooth surging power from
standstill to top speed at the touch
of single control. This dream of
smooth power and comfort in driv-
ing with the new 105 horse power
valve in head engine and the new
EconoMiser High Prediction rear
axle, has been developed, as an op-
tiOn to bring Chevrolet owners for
the first time in the low priced
field surging power carried
smoothly to rear wheels at the
touch of the toe to the accelerator
from standstill to full speed In
the new Chevrolet ride there is no
Jerking, no clashing of gears, no
shifting at each stop for traffic.
There is more speed at the takeoff,
no engine vibration and extra pow
er for passing, plus high gasoline
economy.
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Milford chronicle., 1950-01-06


January 10th.
Much dissatisfaction with Mayor
Wilkerson's administration has
been voiced in several quarters
and several persons have been ap-
preached by responsible and in
terested citizens in an attempt TO
secure opposition to Mr.. Wilkerson
should he see fit to file again for
the office of Mayor.
There are two Councilmen to be
elected this year as we'll as a Mayor
but so far none has filed for the
Council posts either.
The term of James Fl. Htimes. in
cumbent from the Second Ward.
elected to finish out the term of
William v. Sipple, resigned. ex-
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Milford chronicle., 1950-01-06
Chicken Best Buy
For Housewives
Chicken Most Economical Meat:
Savings In Food Budget


With the recent slump in the
poultry market, chicken has be-
come the most economical meat
that homemakers can buy. accord
ing to w. T. McAllister, Marketing
Specialist at the University of
Delaware.
Poultry is now far enough down
in price" McAllister points out.
that it can be used more times
each week by the average family.
From the nutritiOnal standpoint.
use of more chicken can mean
great savings in the family food
budget. Chicken is one Of the best
foods we have"
Since chicken can be broiled
fried, roasted, or used in any num-
Der of types of special dishes. it
lends itself to use several times
during the week. For tips on select
ing the best chicken. as we'll as
some Of Americas favorite chicken
recipes, write or call your local
Home Demonstration Agent for A
copy of tn illustrated booklet.
Lets Eat Chicken"
Milford chronicle., 1950-01-06
Taylor To Speak
At Dairy Meeting

Professor Joseph Taylor, Exten-
sion Dairyman at Pennsylvania
State College, will be the featured
speaker at the annual meeting Of
the Sussex County Unit Of the Della
ware Artificial Breeders Coopera-
Georgetown, on Thursday, January
tive. The meeting will be held IL
18TH, at 1900 p. m, at the Jones
Memorial Hall.
Professor Taylor has been in di-
rect supervision of the Pennsyl-
vania Artificial Breeding Program
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Milford chronicle., 1950-01-06
Holiday Accident
Toll Reaches 366
Delaware Had One Acct
dent Fatality On Long
Weekend
BY Associated Press


The nations toll Of violent deaths
for the three-day New Year hoIi-
day climbed to 366 last night, but
traffic fatalities we're running con
siderably lower than the toll pre-
dicted by the National Saftey Coun-
Gil.
Deaths in traffic accidents num-
bered 237. Fires accounted for 40
deaths and so persons died in mis-
cellaneOus accidents. The Safety
Council had estimated that $50 per-
sons would be killed in trafic
crashes between s D. m. local
time) last Friday and Monday at
Midnight.
However the Associated Press
survey does not record those per-
sons seriously injured who may die
some days after the date Of the ac-
cident. Similarly, deaths Of persons
injured in accidents prior to New
Year holiday period are not record
ed.
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Milford chronicle., 1950-01-06
Winners Named In
Cutest Child Contest
Three Area Children Winners In
BiltmOre Studio Contest


The 1949 "cutest child contest
for kiddies aged two months to two
years, put on by Biltmore Studios
of Baltimore and sponsored locally
by d. Coopersmith last year, has
resulted in three children from this
area, who were entered in the con-
test, winning prizes.
There were no charges to enter
the novel contest and prizes rang
ed from first prize of a S500.O0
U. S. Government bond to lovely
Silvertone portrait. There were 40
prizes in all.
Local winners and their positions
and incidentally the contest cover
ed Delaware, Maryland and parts
of Pennsylvania, follow: Fifth
prize, Karen Hillman, two-year-old
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Millman, r. d. 1, Milton; twelfth
prize, Mary Lankford, daughter of
W. o. Lankford, Srd, Milford; twen-
ty-third prize, June Webb, daugh-
ter of Mary Webb Of Glendale.
Milford chronicle., 1950-01-06
Bennett Nash Opens
Modern Service Shop
Kenneth "HOppy" Hopkins
WIN BE Service Manager

For the convcience and economy
of their customers and friends, the
Bennett Nash Agency in Milford
has just completed renovating and
mOdernizing their service facilities
The new service shop is offered to
the motoring public as one of the
most modern and efficiently equip
ped and operated in this area.
Mr.. Kenneth "Hoppy" Hopkins
has been engaged as permanent
service manager, and all work will
be under his personal supervision.
"HOppy" has serviced automobiles
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Milford chronicle., 1950-01-06

LeWes. current scoring leaders
Of the new mems cage loop, started
on their season with a 56-46 loss
to Smyrna, then bounced back
against Milford, to win, 62-43. and
then dropped a heart-breaking 55
to 81 tusstle to the FELTON, v. +. W.
Since that loss to FELTON,, Duhv
Marshall's lads have been 'red
hot" defeating Milton A. A.. 52-3g
in an exhibition tilt, and the Dover
Bulldogs, 54-4l. and the RehOboth
Lions, 44-S1, in league games. Paced
by veterans Don Hanley and Phil
Cunningham, and newcomer Dick
White. the Lewes array is favor
ed BY many fans as the potential
pennant-winner IN Pat knights
well-balahced circuit.
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Milford chronicle., 1950-01-06
26, 900 State Folk
Bought Xmas Seals

With contributions coming in
daily to the Delaware Anti-Tuber-
culosis Society in response to its
annual Christmas Seal Sale for
tuberculosis Funds, officials report
that to date more than twenty-six
thousand Delawareans have pur-
chased seals. The returns to date
are about fifty-three thousand dol
lars. Although we are far from
our goal of seventy thousand dol
lars, said DR.. William MARSHALL
Jr, President, 1--WE are hopeful that
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Milford chronicle., 1950-01-06
Taxnen To Assist
Farmers With Returns

Zone deputies OF the Delaware
District, y. S. Bureau Of Internal
Revenue, will sit at various parts
OF the state, beginning next week.
to assist farmers and some others
IN making out their final 194s fed
eral income tax returns
Payments, declarations of estima-
ted returns and final returns ere
due on Jan. is from fa5ners. bus
inessmen' and other taxpayers who
haven't had Withholding tax
In New Castle County. Newark.
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Milford chronicle., 1950-01-06
Census Head Returns
From Training School
Supervisor Ableman Is Informed
On Plans Of 18th Decennial Census

District Supervision BENJAMIN
Ableman of the United States Bur-
eau of the Census here has return
ed to his office after attending an
administration training school at
Philadelphia Census Area hea9-
quarters in preparation for the 18th
Decennial Census of the United
States.
Mr.. Ableman states that prelim-
mary work on the 1850 Census to
be taken in April, will begin i'm
mediately. This includes organiza-
ton of the district office, conduct
ing publicity, interviewing applic-
ants for jobs and later training of
Office clerks. field crew leaders and
enumerators. The assistant SUPER
visor end the administrative clerk
OF the local office will be given a
special schooling at Census head
quarters in Philadelphia at a later
date.
The territory included in the Cen
sus District which Mr.. Ableman
supervises includes New Castle
Kent and Sussex Counties. Enum-
Grafton districts are being establish
ed Tor each country. approximately
200 eHumeratOrs will be EMPLOYED
TO take the 1850 Census in this dis
trict.
Milford chronicle., 1950-01-06

o4ONPo' DOy OCOuJ troops, Church,
organizations, Rotary, Kiwanis and
Lions Club, etc, and a great MANY
individuals provided gifts. There
were cash donations amounting to
$zl7OO for the Christmas fund.
The decorations and lighted
trees, and the religious pageant
gave the children a chance to mar
ticipate in the preparations. Can
dy' fruit, peanuts throughout the
week, movies and a stage entertain
ment made the occasion a happy
one for all.
The turkey dinner on Christmas
Day with pie and ice cream was an
important part of the festivities.
The Superintendent, Howard T. En-
mis-, desires to thank all of the
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Milford chronicle., 1950-01-06
J. B. Naylor Will Be
Engineer In Sussex
Former Army Officer OF Lewes
To Succeed C. v. Rose, Feb.1.

10 succeed Z. ". Rose, Feb.1.
Maj. Justus B. NailOr of Lewes
will become Sussex County division
engineer Of the State Highway De-
partment on Feb. 1, 1t was disclosed
Tuesday night. He will succeed Ed
ward v. Rose, who has served in
the position Of division engineer for
several years.
The former Army engineer, who
is head of the DelmarVa Mainten-
ance and Construction Company,
engaged in the construction busi-
ness in Lewes and RehObOth, Joined
the department on Tuesday as as
sistant division engineer of Sus-
sex. He will serve in that post until
he succeeds Mr.. Rose.
Mr.. Rose, Republican, will be
the second division engineer to be
replaced since the Democrats came
into power. Previously, Leslie l..
Maxwell succeeded c. c. Reynolds
upon his retirement as New Castle
County division engineer.
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Milford chronicle., 1950-01-06
Williams Retires From
Sussex Trust Company
Laurel Man Succeeded By James
NJ. Tunnel, Jr., OF Georgetown

Mr.. Harvey D. Williams, of Lau-
rel. announced his retirement last
Saturday as the president of Sus-
sex Trust Company. Mr.. Williams
reached retirement age under the
terms of the banks retirement plan
Mr. Williams was born in Dor
chester County, Maryland, in 1884.
and accepted a position in the
County Trust Company, Federals-
burg, Maryland, as a youth. He be-
came associated with The Sussex
Trust Company in December, 1920
as cashier. He was advanced to
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Milford chronicle., 1950-01-06
VFW Urged To Aid
With Polio Campaign
Department Commander Richard
3. Rayne Urges support


Veterans Of Foreign Wars posts
in Delaware have been urged to CO.
operate in the annual campaign
for the Infantile Paralysis Founda-
tiOn by Department Commander
Richard E. Rayne Of Selbyville.
In statement issued today, Com
mander Rayne said: "It is very inn
portant that we continue the fight
against polio. one Of the greatest
peace-time forces of destruction in
the nation. Polio is no respector of
persons. In fact, aslarge percentage
Of cases are those Of people past
20 years of age.
Polio has long been considered
a children's disease. but more than
40 percent of the victims are over
IL years of age according to Foun-
dation reports.
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Milford chronicle., 1950-01-06
R"mOrs Of Fight For Mayors
Post Now Being Circulated

2a m annual Milford City election viii be held
Nou as YET
inns week runors have been circulating Mayor Nuis
whose
the opposition
Evans but so far neither wkrson nor Mr. Evans have filed The
Milford chronicle., 1950-01-06
Court Team VII Play
Strong Lewes Five Monday Night

B1ng gamey to keep out of the cellar the wdeopen
ADelaware Mems to
currently leagues
MILFORD High School this Monday evening featured game
opening
WI meet the Milton girls in AIDeaware League tt
Milford chronicle., 1950-01-06
1T StOckIey Enjoyed
Il Most WondertnI Christmas

ev in S ee children at the State Training at socey be-
oda Clau because of his kindness
ing te holiday season. Some their feeling with shouts
expressions and by fOndng
mat someone come had
CIHD Oranges W. c. T. US American Legion eroDn " u w
Evening star., 1950-11-15

even without them the Ter
rapins are favorites.
Shamonski, the Terps' fleet and
durable left halfback, is being
mentioned prominently for a place
on the All-Southern Conference
team. He has been used on de-
tense. He is one of Maryland's big
threats and naturally has been a
principal target of opposition
tacklers. Although racked around
In all games he has taken the
punishment well.
He has handled the ball 154
times in rushing, passing, pass
receiving and punt returns and is
credited with about 1900 yards,
something like eight yards every
time he palms the leather. Last
week he got "a of Maryland's 221
yards in the TT tie with North
Carolina, As rushing and 20 on a
pass reception.
In that NC game. incidentally,
Maryland went all the way with
out tumble. something rare for
the split T where hobbies some
times seem to be an occupational
hazard. especially with a wet ball
as was the condition down there
Saturday.