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Milford chronicle., 1950-08-11
Chief S. c. Powell
Submits Report
Milford Police Heads Give Council
Look At Situation

Samuel C. Powell, Chief of Mil
ford Police, has submitted the fol-
lowing comprehensive report for
the month of July, on behalf of the
local Police Department, to City
Council:
Automobile accidents handled
during the month: 7-1-50, ABS P.
NJ, S. E. 4th and Marshall Sts., 1
car, one injured; 1880, 1920 A. NJ,
North Walnut Street, 2 cars, no one
injured; 1880, 1880 p NJ, North
Walnut and Route 113, 2 cars, no
one injured; 7-14-5O, 9:15 P. NJ. N,
w. 3rd and Church Ave, 2 cars, no
one injured; 7-17-50, 1885 A. NJ, S
E. End and Walnut Sts., cars, nc
one injured; 1880, 100 P. M.
Route 619 and Old Shawnee Road
2 cars, no one injured; 1880
1925 A. NJ, North Church St.,
cars, no one injured; 7-25-5O, 6:3(
P. NJ, South Walnut St., 2 cars, nC
one injured; 7-26-5O, $3.50 P. M
North Walnut St., 2 cars, no one in
iured; 1880, $40 P. NJ, N. w
Front and North Sts., car, no on
injured; 1880, $40 p. NJ, n
Front and Walnut Sts., 2 cars, n
one injured; 7-29-5O, 100 A. M
+ S. E. 5th and Marshall Sts., cars
two injured.
Doors checked and found unlock
ed, g; doors checked and found sc
cured, 1924.
Fire alarms received at the Mi
ford Police Department: 7-4-5
1920 P. NJ, 101 North Washingto
, St.; 1850, 6:38 P. NJ. Pla
( Ground, foot of Lovers Lane;
' 1880, 5:O4 P. NJ, the siren was 81
off by a storm.
j. Arrests for the month: Disorde
q ly conduct and drunk, %; disort
S erly conduct and fighting, g.; tre
h passing, 1; not using due care,
r Continued on page y
Milford chronicle., 1950-08-11
Benjamin's Fashion
Show August 18th
Gala Affair WIN Be Held At State
Teachers College

Fashions that are reminiscent o.
the flapper days Of the Roaring
2O's" will feature the annual back
to-school fashion show sponsored
by Benjamins Younger Crowd Shop
to be held on Thursday, Aug. lItn'
at state Teachers College auditorl-
um.
called "Flicker Fashions" the
show will contrast tOday's styles
with those Of the 2O's. Forty mem.
hers of the stores Calling al
Girls Club will act as models anC
the show will be narrated by Berry
Sharrar. ,
Betty Ann Jackson is Chairman
of the Fashion Show COMMITTEES
that is arranging the show. she i
assisted by Shirley Robinson as co
chairman and by Marthy Lucy, Car
oil Lee Dryden, Jane McAllisteI
all of Salisbury, and Nola Perry 0
Delmar, Del.
Tickets are free and can be Oh
tanned at the stores YOunge
Crowd Shop.
Milford chronicle., 1950-08-11
Milford Girl
Returns From
Girls Nation
Miss MariIynne West
Was One Of Two Girls
Chosen By Legion Aux
iliary.

Miss Marilynne West, Milford
High School senior, returned FRI
day after having spent the past
week in Washington, d. c., as one
of the two girls to represent Della
ware at Girls Nation sponsored by
the American Legion Auxiliary.
Miss Gail Conway of Dover was
the other girl chosen.
Miss West and Miss Mary Kepler
were selected from the Milford
High School Juniors to attend
Girls State held at Dover in June
1t was from this gathering of sew
enty-three girls from thru out the
State that Miss West and Miss Con-
way were selected. Miss West act
ed as President Protein OF the
Senate at Girls State.
The Purpose Of Girls State is t
provide citizenship Of high schOo
age in every constituent Depart
ment of the American Legion Aux
iliary; to afford them an OppOrtuni
ty to live together as self-govern
ing citizens; to inform them abOu
the duties, privileges, rights an
responsibilities of American citi
zenship, in order that they may un
derstand and participate in tn
functioning of their government
and to help them grasp the mean
ing of some of the respOnsibilitie
which they must assume whe
they become adults. This same pun
pose is maintained at Girls Natio
only on a National scale. The gir
: all met President Truman an
were entertained by the represel
tatives and Senators. All of the'
experiences helped to make Girl
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More Than 1900 At
Sears Store Opening
New Dover Store Opened
On Tuesday With
Special Program

An estimated crowd of more than
LOO persons attended the brief
ceremony marking the formal
opening Tuesday morning OF the
new Sears, Roebuck and Company
Store in Dover. By five-thirty
Tuesday afternoon a total Of 6,SS7
persons had passed through the
doors Of the new store, according
to John ]. KoslKi, manager, who
predicted that by closing time on
Saturday, he expected the grand
total for the week would be IN eX-
cess of $4,000 persons.
During the fifteen-minute pro-
gram preceding the opening OF the
door, a graphic description OF Che
crowd, the interior and exterior OF
the store was broadcast over RAJ
dio Station WIDOW. Chet Smith, OF
WIDOW, was in charge of the radio
facilities during the ceremony.
Among the visitors who attended
the affair was Governor Elbert n
Caryel. Mayor William ]. Storey
Chief of Police James E. Turner
Ralph Fischer, president of the
Dover Chamber of Commerce, KarI
Dorsback, Jr., chairman OF th'
mercantile section Of the Dover
Chamber Of Commerce, L. H. Beers
Mid-Atlantic zone officer, John J
Koski, manager Of the local Scar
stores, Walter Lander, zone cTedl
manager, and many other dignl
: teries.
At the conclusion Of the simpt
= program, Governor CarVel per
r formed the traditional rite OF cut
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1950-08-11
Supt. Of Schools G. ROl-
and Miller Announces
Teachers Meeting To
Be Held Day Before.

Schools coming under the direct
supervision of the State Depart
ment of Public Instruction will re-
open on Wednesday, Sept. 6, with
teachers meetings scheduled for
the preceding day, it has been an
nounced by Dr. George r. Miller
Jr., state superintendent OF public
instruction, in the annual reminder
from the department to faculty
members and administrators.
Public schools in Wilmington
will reopen with halliday sessions
on Sept. and 8.
Meeting On Sept. 16
DR.. Miller also announced that
DR.. H. B. King, assistant state su-
perintendent in charge Of elemen-
tary education, will conduct his
yearly meeting with all elementary
! teachers on Sept. 16.
The school calendar calls for the
closing of schools for the following
holidays: Annual meeting Of th'
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State Schools Democrats To
Will Reopen Hold Primary
September 6 Sat August 9th
Filings Leave One Vacan-
cy For Primaries Aug.
19; Only Woman Drops
Out.

The slate of candidates to be Vot-
ed on at the Democratic primaries
in Kent County on Saturday, Au-
gust 10, contains one vacancy, for
the present, and two district con-
tests, one in the Second Levy Court
District and the other in the First
Representative District for mem-
ber of the House of Representa-
tives.
When the deadline for filings was
reached last Friday afternoon, nc
candidate had filed for the nOmina-
ton for clerk OF the peace. How
ever, it was understood in Demo
cratic circles that one county office
had been allotted to the First Rep
resentative District and also thai
there is a strong candidate willing
to file for clerk Of the peace in the
event the district does not present
candidate of its own.
Only Woman Drops Out
The opposing candidates for Lew
Court Commissioner from the Sec
ond Levy Court District, a stauncl
] Democratic area, are Amos Minner
Masten's Corner, and Harry c
Clark, Willow Grove, Joseph Nc
Clements, Harold ]. CarrOw, ant
| Mrs. Jane K. Ennis, all Of Smyrna
are the candidates for the nOmina
ton for state representative from
the First Representative District
Mrs. Ennis the only woman on tn
slate dropped out Monday morn
ing.
Milford chronicle., 1950-08-11

In disclosing actual farm cash
receipts for each state in the five
month period, the Agriculture De-
partment estimated an income Of
S12,9O0,O00,OO0 for the first Seven
months of 1864 drop Of z per
cent from the same period last
year.
Farmers cash receipts from mar
ketings dropped sharply in 1949
compared with the banner year of
1948. This decline has continued
through this year, the department
said.
Actual cash receipts for Mary
land farmers in the first five
months of this year dropped to
S8O,715,0O0 from the 1949 figure OF
S87, ,5O8,OOO New Jersey showed
sharp decline to $84,272,OOO from
last years figure Of $98,644,OOO
Iowa Out Front
The report issued in Washington
shows Iowa far out in front il
cash receipts, from farm market
ings from January through May
of 1901 ,S56,0OO. This is sharp de
cline, however, from the $860,O78,
900 received by Iowa farmers TO
the same period in 1949.
Illinois was second with $638
$4,000 compared with the $6S9
8S7, 900 received in the five-mOnt
period last year.
Texas, third with $6O6,861 ,OOC
registered a big jump from las
years five-month total of $51O
10000.
Fourth place California wit
S545, ,711,OO0 slumped sharply frOl
last years total of $62S, ,5S7 900 fC
the same period.
= Minnesota, last of the "big five
t received $435, $4,000 for the fir
five months of this year compare
with $462, 1851, 900 for the san
n months in 1949.
# Pennsylvania Declines
e Following are other state tOta
= of cash receipts from farm mar
= etings from January through M;
of this year compared with the sun
e received for the same period
e 1949, respectively:
It Maine $72,739,00 and $94 4,044,00
New Hampshire $21,294,000 al
II S25,514,OO0; Vermont $43,237 900 a.
d SAG, ,SO3, 900; Massachusetts $62,32
.e 600 and S6S,900 600; Rhode Islat
IS $7,749,0O0 and $8,S13,000; COnnec
cut $64, $4,000 and S71,227,0OO
70 Continued on page l5)
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Cities
Share OF Total
Retail Sales
Reported Off
Census Discovers That
Ground Has Been Lost
By Big Metropolitan
Centers To The Small
er Communities.

The larger cities of the United
States have lost ground to small
and medium-sized communities as
we'll as to suburbs in the competi-
ton for the nations retail business
during the last two decades, ac-
cOrding to the Institute of Life In
surance, which defines big cities as
those with populations of 250,00O
or more.
Phis trend, according to the in
stitute, was already apparent in
the first four censuses of business
taken between 1929 and 1899 ut
is more pronounced in the latest
of these censuses, than for 1948,
figures for which have just been
made public" the institute stated.
'Thus along with evidence Of a
similar nature in other sectors of
the economy" the institute said.
''this trend in retailing provides
another indication Of the greater
than average growth of small and
medium-sized business and the
broadening of opportunity in gen.
eral that have accompanied the
record expansion of the pOpula-
ton and the spectacular economic
progress Of recent years.
Retail sales in the big cities
of course, have shown marked
gains over the last decade in com
mon with the great growth of thu
nations retail trade and the econ
omy as a whole in the period. How
ever, on relative basis, the retail
sales gains in the leading cite
J have been outstripped by those i
the rest of the nation in the ag
r gregate between 1889 and 194S.
= Furthermore, the number {
t retail establishments in the bi
i cities, with few exceptions, hS
= declined substantially in the la
i decade and in the aggregate is no
lower than II was in 1929, accOr,
IS ing to the latest figures. This
@ in marked contrast with the rise
/ the number Of retailing outlets
Z the suburbs and in the small al
, medium-sized communities, q
e only since pre-war but as cor
? pared with 1929 as well. It is Il
y latter trend which is entirely r
% continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1950-08-11
Yanks Win Over
House Of David
Fast Playing Local Nine Display
Championship Form

The House of David made their
third trip to Milford last Sunday
to drop a ga game to the Milford
Yanks. The three games that the
two teams have played finds the
Yanks hold the edge with two wins
and a tie. 1t now appears that the
local nine is too much for the
whiskered team. The highlight OF
the game was Browns 19 strike
outs. With the score tied "A in the
tenth inning, Drummond singled,
G. Smith walked, Caulk singled to
load the bases and Brown batted
for himself and hit hard to short
stop to score Drummond to take the
game with one of the greatest OF
story book endings.
Sunday, August 13, the Milford
Yanks will take on the New YOrE
Black Yankees, one of the strong
est Negro teams in the country. II
1949 the Yankees won 129 games
lost 30 and had two ties and tha
included games played in S8 states
before 221 and S07 fans. The Yank
ees are managed by one of th'
shrewdest managers in the bust
ness, Marvin Barker, who ais
doubles as a pitcher, last yea
winning 8 and losing 8.
So far this year the Yankee
have played 40 and won 81, so nov
fans, il it's good baseball you wan
to see, be sure not to miss thi
game. Besides the game you Wi
see pepper ball, shadow ball an
other features that promises
make your evening a very enjoy
able one. Sunday night, August L
Milford Ball Park, $3.50 P. M.
Milford chronicle., 1950-08-11
]. F. Montague
of Dover To
Head Kent
Defense Group
Capital City Police Off
Ger Appointed By May
or Lee To Succeed
George Arthur Of Mil
ford.

J. Frank Montague, Dover police
officer, has been appointed Kent
County chief supervisor for the
ground observer corps Of the Office
of Civilian Defense, it was announ-
ced this week by Major D. Preston
Lee, director of that Office.
Mr.. Montague succeeds George
Arthur of Milford, who has been
relieved of his duties. Major Lee
said that Mr.. Arthur was relieved
because the program of organizing
the ground observer corps has not
progressed sufficiently in Kent
County. He explained that under
schedule given to the chief su-
pervisOrs for the three counties, all
stations are to be fully manned
by September 1.
1--WE are passing through very
critical period, and our plans must
move ahead rapidly" Major Lee
said.
Mr.. Montague is a veteran Of
World War II, in which he served
with the 82nd AirbOrne Division. He
is active in veterans organization
in the Dover area, being a past
commander of Dover MemOria
Post, v. F. W., a member of the
American Legion, the Veterans o
World War II, and the Past Com
manders' Association of the V. F
w.
. He is a sergeant on the Dove
police force, and a member of tn
Delaware Association of Chiefs o
Police.
The ground observer corps is al
! auxiliary unit of the Air Force
. and in Delaware will consist Of per
= sonnel to man 80 aircraft observe
e ton stations. All personnel of tn
= corps serve as volunteers, and wi
= function as aircraft spoilers in tn
e event of an emergency.
There are nine stations to
n organized by Mr.. Montague in Kel
\ County. These will be located a
Bowers, Dover, Hartly, Harrinl
ton, Leipsic, Milford, Smyrna, Sam
/ town, and Viola.
Persons living in those are
- who desire to volunteer their sc
u u vices are requested to call M
y Montague at Dover 3709 or Dow
5795, or by writing to Post ON
Box 685, at Dover.
le The chief supervisor for Ne
. Castle County is George Weber
l. Clayton and the chief for Suss
IS County is Wilson Atkins of Sc
III ford.
r Major Lee said that addition
IN volunteers are still needed in
Is areas of the state, although pre-
Id ress in setting up the posts b
n been satisfactory in New Cas-
Sc and Sussex Counties.
Is Volunteers will receive litel
ture from the Air Forces to h,
them learn their duties. UnC
I present plans, practice exerci'
will be held once every tn
months. 1t is only at those tin
D that spotting will be done, uni
present plans.
Milford chronicle., 1950-08-11
Richard Simpson
Wins Coveted Trip
Popular Houston Boy Is Now Al
Camp MattahOn

Richard Simpson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis G. Simpson, of HOus-
ton, is now attending Camp Malta
hoon, at Marshallton, Delaware, by
virtue Of his having won the Will
liam Friehofer Baking COmpany's
camp contest, sponsored by Vaughn
Warren's general store. Young
Richard, one of the most popular
of youngsters of Houston, will
stay at the camp until Saturday,
August 10Th.
Young Simpson was selected by
the people of the community who
shop at Vaughn Warren's store.
Camp Mattahoon, where Rich
ard is enjoying such a good time
is conducted by the Boys Club oi
Wilmington for the Boys Of Della
ware and is ideally located on six
ty-five acres of meadow, hills anC
woods near Marshallton, Del. There
is a full sports and play program
at the camp as well as special ex
tra-curricular activities, which in
clude stunt nights and treasure
hunts.
Milford chronicle., 1950-08-11

OF Lu6 D5LHdHy IOo0I
Sunday morning and was complet-'
ed by $3.50.
BY late afternoon all groups had
arrived safely at their destinations.
For two of the units of the Guard,
however, the return home was not
much more than a furlough. The
736th AAA Gun Battalion and the
361st Signal Radar Maintenance
Unit have been called to active fed
eral duty on August 20. The federal
call was issued on the first day OF
the encampment and was originally
set for August IA. However, Brle
adler General Joseph J. Scannell
requested that the Guardsmen bt
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Holstein Breeders
Plan Meetings

The Delaware Holstein Friesian
Association is sponsoring two sum
mer meetings for Kent and Sussex
Counties. The first will be held on
the farm of Tull Brothers at Sea-
ford on Monday, August IA, at 1880
D. m. The second meeting Will be
on the farm of Purnal F. Friedel
at Viola, on Tuesday, August Is, at
the same hour.
! CONTINUED on page o
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Harrington Boy Wins
Fair Judging HonOrs
First Place In Egg-POultry Con-
tests Goes To Donald FARRELL

Donald farrell of Harrington
won first place in the Poultry and
Egg Judging Contests at the Kent
Sussex Fair this year, according to
Margaret Webb, Kent County All
Club Agent Mary Sue Ross of
Clayton. and Leonard Greenly OF
Milford won second and third place
respectively. ALI three of these
will be awarded scholarships to the
1851 All Short Course.
Donald had the highest score in
poultry judging in the state, witt
255 points out of a possible 800
Three classes of chickens were
judged: one class of Barred Rocl
laying hens, one class of New
/ Hampshire Cockerels and one class
Of New Hampshire laying hens
Birds were judged on a production
i or utility basis, for such factors a.
body capacity (size, weight, dept
of body and conformation, vigOl
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night-a 100 per cent increase
above 1949's top.
The opening night feature was
raced in one dash at a mile and
with Major Hal and Highland Ellen
entered there was a good chance
Of beating last years track record
Of 2.06 3-5 held jointly by Emalou
Hanover and Nora Able.
Honors for the Saturday night
feature will be handed over to
Crisfield which has the feature
race named for It IN honor Of the
beauty contest winner who will
represent the Chesapeake Bay city
in the Fishing Fair. Sponsored by
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Milford chronicle., 1950-08-11

Sussex Fair here recently.
Hedgewood FingO, two-year-old
PAGER, who made his debut here
this spring under the tutelage Of
Tom Lewis, broke his record when
he set a track record for two-year-
old PAGERS at 2:07,3. The Eastern
Shore wonder colt" will race at
ocean Downs and probably come
here afterward.
And then there is Henry Volo,
w. e. Miller's 1O-year-old PAGER.
The washington, D. c. furniture
man and operator of Rosecroft
Raceway, drove his charge around
the half-mile track in a sime trial
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Tomato Late Blight
In Sussex County

Within the past two weeks toma-
to late blight infection has become
widespread throughout the county.
AS most growers will remember,
this disease was very destructive
back in 1916 when it practically
wiped out the tomato crop. The in
lection Is here in our county and
the same results may happen il
1850. Here is a quotation taker
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Harrington Band To
Give Final Concert

The Harrington High School
Band, under the direction Of Mr..
Melvin L. Brobst, will present its
final concert for the summer on
the lawn BY the First National
Bank in Harrington this Saturday
evening, August 10, beginning at
7:15 p. M.
This concert will mark the third
time the band has appeared this
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Aid Sought For
Family Burned Out
Clothing, Household Goods Needed
BY, Charles Harris Family

N. Ross James, a prosperous and
prominent farmer of near Green
wood, is soliciting household goods
and clothing for the Charles Har-
ris family, which were recently
burned out at their home near
Lincoln.
At present the family which COLI
sists of Mr.. and Mrs. Harris and
five children ranging in age from
one to twelve years, are living in
Mr. Rosss tenant house.
Mr.. Ross states that anything
will be most acceptable to the Har-
ris family and that persons desir-
ing to help can reach him by call
ing Greenwood 4261, and he will
call for the articles anytime Sat
urday after one P. M.
Milford chronicle., 1950-08-11
Big Fire Destroys
Laurel Cooperative
Southern States Loss Is Estimated
At 100000 In Blaze Last Week

A blaze which ragged for two
hours last Thursday night gutted
the warehouse and offices in Lau-
rel of the Southern States Cooper
ative, destroying most of the
equipment Of farm machinery shop
located in one end of the building.
Loss was estimated at more than
100000.
F'iremen Of three companies were
handicapped in their efforts by the
fact that the fire had burned for a
half-hour unnoticed inside the
building before flames broke
through the roof about o'clock.
The sprawling, one-story frame
building extends along Pennsyl-
vania Railroad tracks on Eighth
street.
Only Two Trucks Saved
Only two trucks, one owned by
the company, and the other BY
Henry Tharp, proprietor Of the
farm sales shop, we're saved.
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DFLMAR YOUTH KILLED
IN KOREAN FIGHTING

Delmar's first fatal casual
ty of the Korean War has
been reported. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hyland Hill have received
word of the death of their
son, Cpl. Herman T. Hill.
Hill served during World
War II, and about a year ago
enlisted again. Since that
time, his parents have known
little of his whereabouts.
Milford chronicle., 1950-08-11
Farm Income DoUn By
49, Per Cent Report SholUs
Latest Figures Released By The United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture And Cover Five Month Period,
January Through May.

GOO during the first five months
$50000 from the period IN
Department Agriculture said this week This was de-
c of slightly than Is per cent
through May Of the pre-
ceeding totalled $3S195OOO the department said
Milford chronicle., 1950-08-11
Kent And Sussex Racing Group
VIII Begin Meet On September 8

Indications are that Of the Kent and sussex
Association opening Friday night September et ana
nebs will have some unusually good racing When tne
track was improved couple years back it became one OF e s
what might possibly expect
racing during the Kent ano
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Ocean Downs Harness Race Meet
Opened Second Season Yesterday

They're big Ocean Downes these nights with
Thursday
nst To- for the Eastern Shore Track
tap for 450
Higher
featured openne
Milford chronicle., 1950-08-11
Delaware State GUardsmen Have
Returned To Homes From Camp

The Delaware National arrived home Sunday after two
commanding general undoubt-
edv the successful in its history
The bomeward trek quietly and without incident in
The evacuation
% Pbo, 9aacb and Fort Miles camps o'clock