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Milford chronicle., 1950-07-21
John ROOSG Elected
School Board Head
Succeeds AlphOnsO Humes;
Mrs. Ida S. Phillips Is
Vice President

At the regular monthly meeting
OF the Milford Board of Education.
1t was announced that John Roosa,
OF Milford, had been elected presi-
dent of the board of education for
the 195O-51 school year. Mrs. Ida
5. Phillips was elected vice presi-
dent of the board.
Mr.. ROosa succeeds AlphonsO
Humes, who served several terms
as president, and who nominated
Mr.. ROosa for his post.
1t was also announced that the
Milford Building Commission had
met and awarded to John Haley and
Sons Of Wilmington, the contract
for building the new farm shop.
The contract price was $2S,2OO. Con-
sisting of a shop room, one class
room, and toilet facilities, the build
ing is expected to be completed
shortly after the beginning of the
school term. 1t will be located on
the site of the old shop building.
Milford chronicle., 1950-07-21
Place Order
FOrMemOriaI
To War Dead
In Milford
Total Of $2,268.9O Now
On Hand AS MOnu-
ment Is Ordered From
VIM. V. Sipple And
Son, Of Milford.

At, Monday evenings meeting of
me Milford War Memorial Commit
tee' an order was placed with viii
liam V. Sipple and Son, local mon
ument concern, for the memorial
monument that is to be erected
mere IN Plaza Square this fall. The
monument, which is to cost approx
lmately S2,5O000, is to be paid for
with funds subscribed by the pub
lc during the Embarrassing cam
palgn that is to end this week
A total of $306.3O was turned in
MONDAY evening to bring the total
up to $2,268.90, still considerably
short of the $2,5OOOOO now needed:
however, additional monies have
been received each day since then
and the committee feels confident
that sufficient funds will soon be
available. The local funds-raising
campaign, which began on Memoir
lal Day, was originally scheduled
to end on July 4; however, the time
limit was extended due to the fact
that quite a few previously receiv-
ed pledges had not been fulfilled by
the original deadline. Some of these
pledges still have not been receiv-
ed and the committee is making
an effort an extended effort
this week to bring the campaign to
a conclusion. Those who have
not as yet contributed and who de-
sire to participate in this worthy
effort, are being urged to mail
their contributions to the commit
tee at post Office box 1868, Milford.
There are no authorized campaign
expenses or administrative expen-
ses and every cent received will be
used in the purchase and erection
of the monument.
The monument that has been or
dered will be slightly larger than
/ the wooden replica now on display
/ in Plaza Square. OF beautiful GeOr-
/ gia marble, the finished shaft will
have an overall heighth of ten feet,
ten inches, will be five feet, four
inches wide at the base, and three
feet in depth. On the one side of
the shaft will appear the names of
all known Milford area war dead
of World Wars I and II, and, on
/ SAAC OI4ACA oA4Cs Will eAppCc-4 oil GB-
propriately worded tribute to all
! those who have honOrably served
their country in it's armed forces.
An artists conception of the mon
ument is being currently displayed
in a downtown Office window.
AS of current date, the names of
2S Milford area war dead have been
compiled by the committee; these
names will be published in local and
Wilmington newspapers again next
week and additions or corrections
will be made up before the final list
is submitted to the stone masOns
who will engrave these names on
the finished monument. Those know
ing of Milford area war dead, who
have been omitted from this list,
are being urged to contact the
committee secretary, David Hugg,
at Milford 8161, as it is the desire
of the committee that the names of
all known war dead shall appear
on the memorial shaft.
/ Icontlnued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1950-07-21

Days Due Here
July2S-29
Milford Merchants Arc
Preparing For A Two
Day Gala Bargain Car
nival Next Weekend.

Milford merchants say that "Op-
portunity Days" to be held in Mil
ford next Friday and Saturday.
July % and 20, will be the biggest
and best yet of the series. Started
some months ago, the days" have
grown more popular each month.
The majority of the stores are
planning to 60 "all OUT for this
bargain carnival and next weeks
issue of this newspaper will carry
advertisements from these prog
ressive merchants, who two daVs
out OF every month are willing to
share their profits with their Gus
toners.
The idea for Opportunity Days"
came out of a series of public
meetings sponsored by the mer-
camille division of the Milford
Chamber of Commerce, the thought
being to stimulate trade naturally,
but also to share with the people
who by their continued patronage
have placed Milford in the fore
front as great trading center, the
profits, thus next Friday and Sat
urday many items will be offered
to the shopping public at great
savings. These super values will
be offered, however, for those two
days only, and the buying wise pub
lie, experience has shown in the
past, take advantage of these bar
gain days.
The last Opportunity Days.
held June 20 and July 1, were pro-
claimed by many of Milford's lead
ing retailers to have been Outstand-
ing. Saturday, July /, from early
morning to closing time, was one
of the best business days in the
history of the city, with thousands
of shoppers thrOnging the stores
all day.
Cooperation has been the reason
for the days" becoming success
full, practically every merchant in
the community has joined in MAX
ing them a success. 1t is hoped
that the days" coming up will
bring 1000 cooperation.
The shopping public should look
for the stores displaying the Off
cial Opportunity Days" insignia
They are assured of getting 100
cents value for every dollar spent
at those stores.
Milford chronicle., 1950-07-21
RehObOth Retired Army
Man Is HOnOred By
His ''Buddies"; 1851
Convention At SeafOrd

Colonel Edgar S. Slayer of Hen
lOpen Post No. 5, RehobOth Beach,
was elected Commander of the Am
erican Legion, Delaware Depart
ment, on Saturday of last week. He
Will be installed in ceremonies at
his own post.
James E. Heal of Richard G. du-
POnt Post 18. Claymont, was elect
ed first vice commander. He will
probably become the organizations
first World War II veteran head in
1851.
TraditiOnally, the commanders
office goes to the first vice COM
mander without opposition the fol-
lowing year.
Other officers elected at CLOSING
sessions of the thirty-secOnd annual
convention in Legislative Hall in
Dover are Robert Bell Brown OF
Laurel, second vice commander;
Stanley Lintner of Laurence Rob-
erts Post II, Wilmington, histor-
ian; Harvey Johnson of Atlas Post
g, Smyrna, ergeant-at-arms.
Named as district commanders
are Clifford Jones of Brandywine
Post II, Wilmington; J. Graham
Taggart of New Castle; Leroy K
Smith of Dover, and Harry r. .Ay-
ers, Jr., of Millsboro.
Samuel Fried of Rehoboth was
named national executive commit
teeman with DR.. Carl J. Rees OF
the University of Delaware as al
ternate.
(continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1950-07-21
accident In Sussex
Takes Lives OfTwo
Wife Of Military Attache
At French Embassy.
Maryland Child Killed
Near Bridgeville Last
Saturday.

Mrs. Marian Clery-Melin, 35. wife
OF military attache at the French
embassy in Washington, was killed
at l o'clock last Saturday afternoon
on Route 404, the Rehoboth-Bridge-
Vile Highway, near Bridgeville.
Joyce Lynn, 4, of Hyattsville. Md
occupant of another car in the same
mlshap, was the third person kill
ed. ---'
Mrs. Clery-Melin died of a broken
neck shortly after the collision of
the automobile driven by her hus-
band, Major Robert Clery-Malin, the
military attache, and car driven
by Joyce Frenzel, 49, of 5000 Vista
street, Washington, D. c.
The child, Mary Joyce Lynn. 4.
OF Hyattsville, killed in the acci-
dent, was riding with her grand
father, Mr.. Frenzel.
East of BridgeViIIe
The accident occurred two miles
east of Bridgeville when, according
to state police, Mr.. Frenzers car
skidded in front of the automobile
H.
Major Clery-Melin received a
fractured leg and hand, multiple
cuts and bruises; his three children,
Baudain, z, fractured forearm and
right wrist; Bernard, 8, and Bricett,
5, cuts and bruises, and their gov
erness, Miss M0ulette Broger, rs, a
leg injury.
RoudaiD ond tho ,,,o iO,. ovo ,,,,5 -,
treatment in the Milford Memorial
Hospital. The others were released.
Frenzel received cuts and bruises;
his wife, Mrs. Lillian Frenzel, 48,
fractures of the wrist and pelvis;
Joseph w. Lynn, father of the child,
head injuries, and his wife, Mrs.
! Jacquelyn Lynn, %, fracture of the
wrist and cuts and bruises. Mr..
and Mrs. Frenzel and Mrs. Lynn
have been released.
Truck and Car Collide
Miss Marguerite Whaley, %, Of
Laurel, was injured in a collision
! between a truck and an automobile
on the dupont Parkway, just soutl
of Wilmington, last Saturday eve
ming. She was taken to the Della
ware Hospital, suffering from Sc
we're head injuries. State police saiC
the woman was riding in the auto
mobile
The truck was operated by Roy
Harris of Fayetteville, N. c., anC
the car was driven by JOSEPH
Rogers of Salisbury. Both cars were
going south when the accident hap
pened. State police said Harris at
tempted to pass the car and ran
into the latter vehicle.
Walter Davis, 26, of MillsborO, re-
ceived decorations of the arm when
the automobile in which he was
riding ran off Route 113 one mile
south of MillsborO early last Sun
day morning.
The car, driven by Harry Calvin
Adkins, "a, of Millsboro, was 60
ing north on Route 113- when il
left the road overturned, and came
to a stop on it's top. Adkins was
arrested on a charge of reckless
CONTINUED on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1950-07-21
Addition Completed
To Dial System
Milford Central Office Has Expand
ed Local Facilities

The Diamond State Telephone
Company has just completed an
addition to the dial equipment in
the Milford central Office which
expands local facilities and makes
it possible for the Office to serve
about $50 more subscribers, it was
announced today by Theodore w.
Collins, local manager.
The project cost approximately
$4,000 Mr.. Collins said. In addi-
ton, the company plans to spend
about $4,000 more during the re-
minder of the year in building new
cable and wire lines in this area,
he added.
Only three persons are now wait
ing for service in the Milford cen
trail office area, all of whom are
located in places where no lines
are available to connect them with
the central office. They are ex-
pected to receive service by the end
of next month.
At the presetn time, the Milford
Office serves 1895 telephones, near
ly three times the 1,001 served ten
years ago.
Milford chronicle., 1950-07-21
Ii as. Pierce Col. Slayer
Tells About New Legion
Train Wreck Commander
Milford Hardware Deal
er Writes Letter Tell
ing Of Recent Harrow
ing Experience.

The following letter was receiv-
ed by his family this week from
M. Haswell Pierce, who was one OF
the passengers on a special train
which was wrecked in Minnesota
last Thursday. Mr.. Pierce was ira
Yelling with a group of members
Of the Pennsylvania Retail Hard
ware Dealers Association to Seat
tie, Wash, where their national
convention is now in session.
The letter follows:
We'll, now that some of the ex-
citement is over, I'll give you some
of the details of our experiences
of July 13. At 800 a. m., our IA
car special, riding on the 500 Line
between st. Paul, Mimi, and POr-
tage, Canada, and it's locomotive
ran head on into a double diesel
locomotive with 104 cars-and did
it make a mess!
"Of course at this time in the
morning we were all asleep, and
all with our heads toward the en-
gine; so when the impact came
and it was terrific, everybody
head bumped the partitions (steeD
and in most cases there was little
give to the partitions.
Some had to have their heads
sewed up, some just a bump-lOts
had more or less vertebrae trouble
in the upper part of their neck and
between their shoulders and then
on down.
There were several cases OF
broken vertebrae and a lot that
suffered severely - two in our
group: W. Glenn Jearce, of Phila-
delphia, whose neck is now in a
cast in Eitel Hospital in Minnea-
polls, as is Mrs. NJ. w. Allen, OF
Carlisle, Pa, except that Mrs. AL
lens trouble is at the lower end OF
the spine.
(cOntinued on paRe 81
Milford chronicle., 1950-07-21
FrearSa VS.
DUPONT Suit
Hits Business
In General
Senator Tells Senate An
thrust Action Of JUS
tice Department Is
Cause OF CellOphane
Shortage.

u. S. Senator J. Allen Frear,
Jr., Of Delaware, charged on the
floor of the Senate on Tuesday that
the law suit of the Department of
Justice charging the DUPONT Com
pany with monopoly in the pro-
duction of cellophane is response
BILE for the shortage of cellOphane
at the present time.
He claimed that the suit has re-
snlted in penalties to scores of
companies by making it difficult
for them to buy a product (which
is almost essential for the profit
able operation of their business. -
Senator Frear declared that, "at
a time when our capitalistic system
and the democratic way of life is
being so ruthlessly challenged, we
should encourage rather than re-
strict the activities of American
business, both small and large"
The Delaware senator's remarks
were the result of an appeal by
the Davis Fisheries of Gloucester,
Mass, which is seeking to purchase
a supply of cellophane with which
to package its products. The situa-
tiOn of the Massachusetts firm was
brought to the attention of Sena-
tor Frear by House Majority Lead
er John w. Mccormack, who asked
the senator to communicate with
the DUPONT Company and have a
representative of the firm call at
the New England establishment.
The Delaware senator then told
his colleagues:
"A few years ago the DUPONT
Company, which had foreseen this
increased demand, proposed to in
crease its cellophane producing
capacity in order to take care of
the expanding market 1t went
ahead with preliminary plans, es-
Inmates and investigation of plant
sites. All this was well underway
when the Department of Justice in
Milford chronicle., 1950-07-21
Thousands Of Delaware
Folk, Both Rural And
Urban, Are Getting Set
For A Week Of Thrills
And Enjoyment.

The Kent and Sussex Fair, which
by this time next week will be
nearly over, means entertainment
and thrills to thousands of Della
waTeans, but to probably an equal
number of farmers, their wives,
members of All Clubs, Future
Farmers of America chapters,
home demonstration organizations,
and a number of specialized groups
it means a serious desire to place
as many winning exhibits in the
various departments as possible.
The fair really opens next Mon
day night, July oath, with a blaze
of automobile thrills, fantasies and
vaudeville acts for the thousands
who seek entertainment alone, but
even while preparations for this
big show are going on during the
day, those interested in the serious
part of the big exposition will be
busy placing their exhibits of art.
needlewOrk, home canning, pre-
serving, and cooking, farm, poul-
try and livestock in their proper
buildings and space assignment.
Some Judging Monday
Actually, the needle work, art
and children's work will be judged
Monday starting at 2 p. m, six
hours before the fair grounds open
to the public for the big stage and
thrill shows.
The cash prizes for the some 800
classes in these various depart
ments of needlework, art of several
varieties, domestic science work,
manual training products, flowers
and flower arrangements and num-
erOus other groups of exhibits of
interest to women and rural young
sters, are nothing to get excited
about in these days of the sOrely
depleted dollar, but these exhibi-
tors, who have spent hours and
even days in preparing them for
the fair, will be as much thrilled
over winning their first or second
award as some of the harness race
fans will be in cashing in a long
shot ticket during the afternoon
racing.
WOmen's Top Prizes $40
The two top prizes in these vari-
GUS departments mentioned are $40
each one for the homemakers club
display of flowers, which must con-
sist of five entries, and the other
for the best display of five oil
paintings.
While there are a few scattered
IS prizes for needlewOrk articles.
like wOmen's wool suits, wool
coats, quilts are more consistent
in their award values. Prizes of
$4 for fiTsts are offered in all 13
of these classificatiOns.
''The run of the mill' awards for
firsts of the other classes in the
wOmen's departments range from
81 to So. Many of the prizes for
seconds are only so cents.
No 81" And IL" Departments
The departments for the whole
exposition are designated to run
from A to M. Actually, however
here are only II regular depart
nents. Just why no department
vas assigned to Il" and 81" in the
premium list must be a fair sec
'et." All of these departments are
divided into divisions, some mum.
oering as many as eight or nine
The wOmens departments run
rom A to e.
CONTINUED on page n
Milford chronicle., 1950-07-21
DickersOn
Fatally Hurt
In Accident
Former MilfOrdian Sue
cumbed Sunday To In
juries Received In Car
Smash-Up.

James O'Brien Dickerson, 38,
died last Sunday night in the Pen
insula General Hospital in Sails
bury, Maryland, as a result of in
juries sustained in an automobile
accident in Salisbury last Satur-
day morning.
Mr.. DickersOn, native of Mil
ford, was very active in music and
athletics while in Milford. He was
a graduate of the New York Mill
tary Academy, New York, where hC
broke several track records, anC
had been a resident of Salisbury
for the past several years. Dicker-
son was a past president of the
Junior Chamber of Commerce OF
Salisbury and was an active work
er in the community affairs in that
city.
Mr.. Dickerson, a Navy veteran OF
World War II, was a representa-
tive of the Nestles Company for
the Eastern Shore district.
Funeral services were held at
the Hill and Johnson Funeral
Home in Salisbury at two O'Clock
Wednesday afternoon. The Rev
Joseph B. Dickerson, pastor OF
McCabe ethOdist Memorial
Church, Wilmington and former
superintendent of the Salisbury
district of the Peninsula Methodist
Conference, officiated Interment
was made in Odd Fellows Gene.
terry, Milford.
Surviving Mr.. Dickerson are his
wife, the former Gladys Jones Ot
Salisbury, and two daughters
Jacquelyn, 8, and Diane, 1. He also
leaves his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A
D. DickersOn, one sister, Mrs. Ro'
bert J. Kirby and one brother, L
Hayes DickeTsOn, all of Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1950-07-21
Joseph T. Smith
Dies In New Jersey
Former Milford Man Was Head 0
Wilmington Insurance Firm

Joseph Thomas Smith, 81, presi-
dent of the Delaware Mutual Life
Insurance Company, of Whining
ton, died of heart condition Sat
urday afternoon, July Is, at his
summer home in Avalon, N. J. He
had been i'll the last three years.
After being educated in the Nil
ford public schools. Mr.. Smith be-
lgan his career in 1911 as a fore
man and later stock clerk with the
L. D. Caulk Company. In 1921 he
left to join the Equitable Life As
surance Society as agent and then
district manager until 1925.
In 1926 Mr.. Smith went with the
present Delaware Mutual Life In
surance Company as field manager
On January l, 1945, he was elected
president of the company and re-
mained in that position until the
time of his death.
Born in Philadelphia, he was the
son of the late William S. and Marie
r. Smith. The family moved to Mil
ford where young Smith grew to
Manhood. He married Ruth Vir-
ginia Mayhem, of Milford, in 1921
and they have one son, John, Jr.
Mr.. Smith was a member of the
Chamber of Commerce, Mems Club
of Cathedral Church of st. John
the Touchdown Club, a member OF
Temple Lodge, No. 8, A. F. and A
M. of Milford, Apache Tribe No. s.
of the Improved Order of Red Men
During World War II he was ac.
tive in the Aircraft Warming Cen.
ter.
continued on page o.
Milford chronicle., 1950-07-21
Carey's Camp Will
Open On August IL
VIII Begin Its Sixty-SecOnd Ses.
sion On That Date

The speakers for Carey's Camp
meeting, which opens at the
grounds near MillsbOrO, Friday
evening, August II, for it's 62nd
annual session, was announced this
week by the Rev. John Edward
Jones, under whose direction it
will be conducted this year.
Among the oldest camps on the
Peninsula, it was once known as
West Woods Camp. There is much
of the old-fashiOned revival spirit
that prevailed in those protracted
religious rallies a half century
ago.
Cottages, or "tents" as the "olC
timers" still like to call them, al.
ready are being reconditiOned, priv.
ileges or concessions auctiOned, an6
while there has been some modern
izing, the old camp retains much
Of its appearance of the "hOrse
and buggy" days.
(eontinus0 On paEs %
Milford chronicle., 1950-07-21

III QUICK IoIIOW-up TO the Pres-'
ident's call for greater military
strength, legislation was introduc-
ed in both houses of Congress to
freeze" in military service for the
next II months all persons now in
uniform.
This means that men whose en-
listments are expiring could be
kept in for another year.
In his message advising Congress
that an additional 100000
should be spent to strengthen U. S.
defenses, the President announced
he had authorized Secretary of De-
Tense Johnson to dip into the re-
(cOntinusd on page y
Milford chronicle., 1950-07-21
Pushmobile Derby
Trials Here Aug. IL
Police Members OF Carlisle Fire
Co. Sponsoring Fetc.

The youth of Milford up to the
age of Is an surrounding area will
be afforded a chance to s'partici-
pate in a real honest to goodness
pUshmobile Derby, thanks to the
Interest of the Delaware AssOcia-
tion of Police, the Milford police
and the Carlisle Fire Co.
The local sponsoring agents the
Carlisle fire Co. and the Milford
police, have been notified by Derby
officials in Wilm., that a model
pushmObile, will be sent to Milford
tomorrow and will remain on ex-
hibition at the Community building
for several days, in order that
would be contestants might be-
come familiar with the building of
pushmObiles. The sponsors have
also been advised that there will be
some one with the pushmobile to
explain how one is built.
Time trials will be held in Mil
ford on Saturday, August 18th and
enrollees in time trials will be sent
to Wilm., on Saturday. Aug. 18th to
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Milford chronicle., 1950-07-21
Farm Mortgage Debt
Has Hit New High

The farm mortgage debt in Del
aware is now approximately $11
million, according to DIR. R. o.
Bausman, Head of the Department
of Agricultural Economics at the
University of Delaware. That is
slightly in excess of the debt fol-
lowing World War /.
"This is an increase of 85 per-
cent since 1896" he says, "and is
Continued on page %
Milford chronicle., 1950-07-21
Carl March Installed
AS Lions Club Head

At the regular meeting of the
Milford Lions Club on Thursday.
July 13, Carl March was installed
as president for a term of one year.
Other officers installed with Mr..
March by Robert E. Baynum, Dep
uty District Governor, were: First
vice president, David A. Clements,
Jr.; second vice president, A. Gran
vile Snyder; third vice president,
William Slee; secretary, Frederick
c. Higman; assistant secretary and
treasurer, James Salevan; lion tam
er, Joe Kemp; tail twister, Philip
r. Jacobs; directors e years. Har-
ry Mulholland, Jr., and Theodore
Townsend; l year, HarwOOd Jami-
son and Joseph Pearce, Jr.
Milford chronicle., 1950-07-21
Plans fire Complete
ForOPening OfFair
GROUP TO REPORT
FOR DRAFT EXAMS

The first Delaware men to
repDrt for pre-indhctiOr
physical examinations in the
revived draft will meet at the
Wilmington armOry next
Monday at 6::30 a. m, in re-
spOnse to formal notices
which have been mailed by
local selective service
boards.
Douglas w. Troll, state
director of selective service,
said this week that several
hundreds of registrants will
have to be examined to fill
the states quota of A men.
Registrants in Kent and
Sussex Counties will report
at local armories next We'd
nesday, July and will be
taken to Cambridge, Md, for
the pre-induction physical
examinations.