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Milford chronicle., 1950-09-08
Scout Leaders Club
Will Meet Sept. ii
Opening Meeting Will Be Held AT
New Century Club

The Kent and Sussex Girl Scout
Leaders Club will hold it's opening
meeting Monday, Sept. II, at 500
p. m, at the New Century Club in
Milford.
The Leaders Club is an organi-
zation made up of leaders, troop
committee members, assistant
leaders, and helpers from all
troops in Kent and Sussex Coun-
ties. 1t helps make Scouting more
unified in the counties, and helps
leaders by training them in skills
needed for their work. This year
an Innovation is a workshop. -
whereby such skills as arts and
crafts, etc, will be taught by
trained personnel.
Newly-elected officers this year
are Miss Isabelle c. Kinks, Mil
ford, president; Mrs. Florence
Stephens, RehOboth, vice-president;
Mrs. Wilson Price, Lewes, secre-
tary; Mrs. Betty Casey, Smyrna.
recording secretary; Mrs. Harry
Miller, Dover, treasurer; and Mrs.
Thomas Russell, Smyrna, Lone
Troop Consultant.
On Oct 1910 in Pittsburgh. Pa.
Region III, of which the Kent
Sussex troops are members, will
hold its regional convention. Every
council and lone troop area is urg-
ed to send representatives
Milford chronicle., 1950-09-08
Lewes School Band
Feted At Capitol
Thirty Members Entertained BIZ
Navy School OF Music

The 80 members of the Lewes
High School Band who have been
giving monthly concerts this sum
mer as Lewes Rotary Club pro-
ject, were honored recently by an
invitation to visit the nations capi-
tai for several appearances in
Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine
circles.
The Lewes Rotary Club, under
the immediate past president
Ralph Karl, instigated the local
concerts in the Village Green back
of the Zwaanendael House as an
entertainment feature for summer
crowds, and to keep the young mu-
sieians in good form during their
vacation period.
The party left for Washington in
a chartered bus, accompanied by
their director, Romayne Heyler
head of the Lewes School music
department, and Mr.. Karl.
They had been invited to 20 to
Washington by Lieutenant Com
mander Holmes, officer in charge
of the Navy School of Music, who
wanted to hear them perform as
possible applicants for the Navy
Band after the youngsters gradu-
alton.
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Milford chronicle., 1950-09-08
Go To Church Sunday
At Avenue, Sept. 10
Rev. Roy L. Tawes, Pastor, Issues
Call To His Flock

go to Church Sunday will he
observed by Avenue Methodist
Church this Sunday. The minister
Rev. Roy Lawson Tawes, calls for
a return of the people from their
FacatiOning and to a commitment
of loyal attendance in the months
ahead. The average attendance of
the summer months has been bet
ter than a year ago, and the stand
ing record should be broken in the
congregations of the new season.
The large Avenue choir, under
the direction Of Mrs. A. c. David
son, will sing this Sunday morning
at IL. The minister will preach
from the subject: "What Does the
Church Mean to Your"
The Church School will convene
at 9:45. The Young Adult Glass
will meet in the Sanctuary. G. Roll
and Messick will teach the Adult
Bible Glass in the Chapel. Other
departments are fully organized to
care for the young people and the
children The Methodist Youth Eel
lowship will meet at $3.50.
Avenue will participate in the
United Evangelistic Advance of the
Peninsula Conference during Sep
tember and October. The Planning
Committee has already been nam
ed, and at an early date visitation
teams will contact the homes in the
interest of church membership. A
guest preacher will occupy the pull
pit the week Of October Is.
Milford chronicle., 1950-09-08
Council Held
MeetingOn
Tuesday Night
To Widen Walnut Street.
Despite Objections OF
Few; Peterman Heads
City Manager Group.

At a Special Meeting of City
Council held on Tuesday evening.
September 5, 1850, which was at
tended by all of the members of
Council, the following resolution
was offered by Councilman Bennett
and adopted unanimously by Coun-
Gil. 'A
Whereas; The majority of the
owners of property abutting on
Walnut Street between N. E. Front
and S. E. Front Streets, have Civ
en- their consent, either verbally or
in writing, to donate, to the Citv
or Milford, a portion of the side
walks IN front of their property, to
the proposed widening of the exis.
ting street; and
Whereas; There have only beel
two objectors to the proposed plal
OF widening said street:
Now Therefore Be It Resolved
That the Council OF the Cftv :
Milford adopt the plan to wider
Walnut Street between N. E. From
and S. r. Front Streets, with the
exception of the ObjectOrs whose
curb line will be left as at present ::
and
Be 1t Further Resolved: That
Mayor Evans proceed Immediately
to procure bids on the cost of COM
pleting this project.
A four man committee was nam
ed to study the twenty-five appli-
cations for the City Manager post.
The applications were first read to
the Council by Mayor Edward c.
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Milford chronicle., 1950-09-08
Milford CAP Aids
In Plane Search
Local Group Try To Locate Missing
Low Wing MOnOplane

Most of the Eastern seaboard
WAS alerted for a search for an air
plane which disappeared Saturday
night on a fight from Salisbury,
Nd, to TeterbOrO, N. J. The craft,
a Navion low wing mOnOplane, was
carrying three Marines home on
furlOugh from a base in North
Carolina. 1t was piIoted by B. ].
HOlloman, So, of Jacksonville, N.
c., president of Jacksonville Air
port, nc.
The plane together with the four
vietems all dead, was found in a
New Castle County cOrnfield late
Wednesday afternoon.
The Milford Squadron spent all
OF Sunday and Monday searching
the area between the Delaware Bay
and the Chesapeake Bay and par
allels running through Dover and
Lewes. This section was gone over
with fine-tOOth comb since there
were IL airplanes available, each
carrying a pilot and observer
Each plane covered an east and
west strip 215 miles wide from
Bay to Bay and followed an east
and west course 15-mile from its
previous ground track.
Early in the evening there was
a great deal OF excitement since il
was reported that one of the Mil
ford airplanes had located a crash
ed ship in marsh near Barker's
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Milford chronicle., 1950-09-08
1915
Enrolled In
The Three
Local
1,192 White Students At
i. High And Elementary
Schools; Benz. Banne-
ker Reported 1913; 1870
In 1st Grade.

The first day Of school in Mil
ford, Wednesday, September 6,
brought a total Of 1892 pupils to
be enrolled in the white high and
elementary schools, and 1913 in
Benjamin Banneker, the coIored
school. OF the 1892 white students.
615 were enrolled in the Elemen-
tary School and Of this number y3O
IN the first grade. This constituted
an increase Of approximately 10 in
the first grade over last years fig
ure. In the high school there were
517 students on the first day. This
number viii increase when several
pupils now working at home enroll.
The faculty for the three schools
follows: Milford High School, Mr..
NJ. A. Glasmire, principal, Mr.. Rob-
ert F. Becher, Mrs. Harry Bress-
Ter, Mr.. Bernard e. Briggs. Mr..
Robert J. .Buckalew, Mr.. A. Niven
Campbell, Mr.. Eugene S. Chamber
lain, Mr.. A. c. Davidson, Mr.. Cliff
ton G. DetamOre. Miss Ruth Fos-
ter, Mr.. Wilbur T. Haight, Miss M.
Louise Hastings. Miss Jane Her
son, Mr.. Lochlin r. Huth, Mr..
Franklin c. Ketlev, Jr., Mrs. Eva
s. kiel, Mrs. Denise Liler, Miss
Erna 3. Martin, Mr.. Robert ].
Miller, Miss Barbara Ann Mitch
ell, Mrs. Oscar ]. Nemesh, Mr..
Theodore r. Pyne, Mr.. Albert Ros-
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Milford chronicle., 1950-09-08
Suspect In Milford
Store Theft Caught
Recently Released Prisoner Held
In Phillips Robbery


Cecil Henry Grandy, 81, vino was
released from Jail recently after
serving a term for breaking and
entering is under arrest again for
a similar crime.
Grandy was arrested at his home
on Randolph Row by Chief of Po-
lice Samuel G. Powell within five
hours after mems clothing and hats
valued at $500 was stolen from the
furnishing store of Harvey M. Phil
lips, located in the center Of the
business district on Walnut Street.
Quick Police Work
The store was entered some time
between Saturday night and Mon
day morning, and the thief was in
custody and the merchandise re-
covered few hours later.
The thief's method of operation
was unique, according to Chief
Powell. Mr.. Phillips discovered the
breaking and entering at about 10
O'Clock Monday morning when he
opened the store to make a holiday
inspection. He saw a brick lying
on the floor near the back door
from which a pane Of glass had
been broken.
10 Suits Stolen
An immediate inventory showed
that about 10 mems suits and a
number of hats and caps were
missing from a rack near the door.
Investigation showed that the door.
which is secured by heavy bars,
had not been forced and therefore
the thief had not gotten inside.
Police found a large branch
from tree in the yard back of the
store. 1t was surmised at first but
later admitted by Grandy, police
say, that the tree branch was used
to pull the clothing and hats from
the rack and out through the
broken pane of glass in the door.
After being notified of the theft,
Chief Powell, acting on a hunch,
went to Grandy's home where, un-
der the flooring, he found the loot.
Grandy admitted the theft, Powell
stated. Grandy is being held in Jail
for a hearing.
Milford chronicle., 1950-09-08
Probe OF Cooperatives
Forced By Williams

Senator John ]. Williams (R-
DeD said recently that he had sue
ceeded in accomplishing his pur-
pose of forcing a Congressional
probe into the tax-free status en-
jOyed by some large cO-operatives
and withdrew his amendment to
the pending tax increase bill that
would have slapped income taxes
on some cO-ops.
Williams withdrew ris amend
ment at the request of Senator
Walter George (D-Ga), chairman
of the Senate Finance Committee.
after George pointed out that the
Joint Committee on Taxation had
agreed to undertake a study of the
problem and to report on it TO
Congress in January.
George agreed with the Delaware
Senator that some large co-opera-
tive enterprises seem to have en-
joyed special privileges, but said
that legislation to take care of the
inequities must be carefully
drawn.
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Milford chronicle., 1950-09-08

% 4N0pI0s0HJaIIVe MCDOnOugh (R-
Calif).
Mr.. Truman called Gen. Clifton
B. Gates, Marine Corps command
ant, to the White House late in the
day and personally handed him a
letter which began:
i sincerely regret the unfor-
tunate choice of language which /
used in my letter of Aug. 90 to
Congressman McDonOugh -"
Describing himself as concern
ed" over the furOr his remarks had
aroused, the President also asked
that his I'm-sorry letter be read at
the annual convention of the Ma
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Milford chronicle., 1950-09-08
Both Major
Parties List
County And State NOmi.
nees Filed By Demo-
cratic And Republican
Committees.

The Sussex County Democratic
Committee has filed with Clerk nj
the Peace Norman Scott the names
OF candidates for county offices. for
state senatorial nominees and re-
presentatives, which will comprise
the Democratic ticket in the coun-
ty in the forthcoming election.
Ernest II. Conwel lof Milton is
MED for clerk of the peace: Gran
vile G. Boyce, Laurel, for pro-
monetary; Woodrow w, Morgan.
Lincoln, for register of wills:
Snaries q. Hudson, SeIbyviIle. for
recorder OF deeds; Reuben ID. Saw
age, Georgetown, for sheriff and
William S. Marvel, III, DeImar. for
coroner.
In the first senatorial district
Carlton Clifton of Lincoln; second
senatorial district, Curtis w. Steen
of DagsborO, and in the fifth sena-
torial district, Henry G. Graves.
Georgetown.
The list of candidates for repre-
seDtativos is as follows: first dis
trict, Walter J. Hoey, Milford; sec
ond, John Everett Blades, Bridge
vile; third, Warren L. Allen, Sea
ford; fourth, DR.. Charles Moore.
Blades; fifth, Fred L. Ward. Lau-
rel; sixth, Fred J. Brittingham.
MillsborO; seventh, Elwood Rich
ards. Selbyville; eighth, Joseph B.
Walls Lewes; ninth, Arthur Lee
Pittard, Georgetown; 10th, Theo-
dOre r. Bryan. Lewes.
The Sussex County Republican
Committee has not yet filed the
complete ticket. There are three
representative districts-the third
fourth and seventh, where there is
still no candidate.
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Milford chronicle., 1950-09-08
Family Heads
Face Draft
Shortly
Approval Of CT Allow
ance For Families
Paves Way For Calling
Up Fathers.
Associated Press


WASHINGTON - A final olyav
from Congress on CT family allow
ances has paved the way for draft
ing fathers up to 26 years old into
the armed forces.
Selective Service officials had in
dicated they would have something
TO say on plans for inducting draft
age married men with dependents
as soon as the Family Allowances
Bill passed Congress.
Both the House and Senate gave
nnal approval last Friday to the al
loWances measure, sending it to
president Truman for signature.
1t provides sums of SS5 to S165
a month for the families of enlist
ed men. GI's would contribute from
$40 to $50 a month toward the al
lowances from their own nav. The
government would pay the rest.
That married men with depend
ents would be drafted soon was
predicted by Chairman Vinson
(D-Ga) of the House Armed Serv-
ices Committee. He said draft
boards simply can't meet quotas
without taking fathers.
Vinson spoke out shortly after
the House approved the Family AL
lowances Bill, saying:
BrOadens Call
This means that Selective Serv-
Ice can now broaden it's calls to
include men with children who are
within the draft age. That is the
purpose of the act-to make finan-
clai provision for the families of
such men,"
Officials estimated there are l.
100000 married non veterans of
draft age-19 through 25-and that
up to 100000 would qualify FOR in
iuctiOn.
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Milford chronicle., 1950-09-08
No Fatal Accidents
Over The Holiday
Delaware Is Free OF Fatalities For Second Con.
secutive Year; Not Even A Serious Injury
Is Reported On Labor Day Weekend; 5 u
Killed In Rest Of Nation.

For the second consecutive wear
Delaware's highway traffic record
was unmarried by death or even Sc
rlous injury over the Labor Dav
weekend, as the nation counted
5lS killed in accidents from 6 D. m,
last Friday to Monday midnight
The nationwide accident toll. al
though below the record-breaking
count Of $50 over Labor Day 1949
was still one of the largest in his
tory.
Even with no fatalities on state
highways over the 7S-hour period.
Delaware still had recorded 81
traffic deaths to date this wear
compared with SO in the CORES.
ponding period last year.
Five of the 81 fatalities occurred
in the six days between Aug. "a
and Aug. 80.
Milford chronicle., 1950-09-08
AmOnR FOnr Stafes

Delaware, Maine, South Dakota
and Connecticut were the only
states reporting no traffic fatali-
ties over the long holiday.
only six persons were reported
injured by state troopers in acci-
dents up to midnight, as a heavy
now of cars on all principal high
ways began at noon and slackened
at 1O:3O p. M, on Monday.
A Philadelphia motOrist suffered
broken arm in a collision sonth
OF Odessa at $50 a. m, on Tuesday
State troopers said that many
vacationers began their journeys
nome early to avoid the expected
congestion Monday night.
Traffic Llghtens
AS result, police said, traffic
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Milford chronicle., 1950-09-08
Petit Jurors
AreSeleCted
In S u S sex
Six Milford Residents
Are Among Those Sc
lected From First Rep-
resentative District.

Ihe jury commissioners for Sus
sex County have drawn the list q
petit jurors and additional petit
Jurors for the October Term n
Court which will convene Monday
October 2.
Petit jurors drawn were: District
NO. 1, Edgar Wood, Mrs. Muriel r
Baxter, South Walnut street, Mrs
Florence N. Gibson, South Walnut
street, Mrs. Laura C. NAPLES, South
Walnut street, all of Milford.
District No. 2, Mrs. Myrtle Coma
way, Greenwood; Edward f. John
son, Paul B. Horsey and Mrs. Eliz-
aDeth c. Hanson, all of Bridgeville
District No. 8, Milton O'Bier. Sea
ford, r. D.; Morris Messick, Sam
uel j. Robinson and Samuel I
Stein, all of Seaford.
District No. 4, Garland Russell.
Seaford; Philip Brittingham, and
Wade H. GOrdy, Laurel.
District No. 5, Edward H. Gala
way, Mrs. Blanche S. Windsor.
Eighth street, Virginia Dickerson
and Nettie e. QuiIlen, all of Lau-
rel.
District No. 6, William H. Truitt.
FraEkford; Mrs. Sara Mitchell.
Mrs. Helena Carmine and Frank
Parker, all of Millsboro.
District No. z, Mabel Evans and
Lydia Bunting, both Of Sel5yville
and Jack S. Lynch, Frankford.
District No. 8, Levi w. Street
Millsboro, R. D.; Girtie Wilkerson,
MillsbOro; James ]. West, George
town, r. d.
District No. 8, Charles H. Marsh.
George Asa Gray and Mrs. Char
lotte Mcgee, all of Georgetown.
District No. 10, Pearl H. Bavlis.
Milford chronicle., 1950-09-08
Run Over By Tractor,
FrankfOrd Child Dies
Six'Year-Old Boy Victim Of Trag-
edy On Wednesday

Robert Lee Lynch, six-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill Lynch
of FrankfOTd, who was fatally in
jured last Wednesday afternoon
when he fell from a tractor and was
run over, died in the Beebe Hospi-
tai at Lewes on Wednesday night
of this week.
Besides his parents the child is
survived by a fOur-year-old sister.
Virginia.
Funeral services were held in the
WatsOn-Gray Funeral Home in
Frankford on Saturday afternoon.
September 2, at two O'Clock, with
the Rev. James J. Won Hagel, pas
tor of FrankfOrd Methodist Church.
oficiating. Interment was made in
Carey's Cemetery, in Frankford.
Milford chronicle., 1950-09-08
State Welfare Board
Committee Is Named

Members Of State Board Of We'll
fare appointed to the Licensing
Committee of the Board are Mrs.
Alexis I. dupont Bayard, Rockland
Road, Chairman; Louis A. Drex.
Ter, r. d., Dover; John ]. Hart
nett, Wilmington; ElIwood B. Cru
we'll, r. D., FELTON,; and Charles G.
Moore, Hartley, It is announced BY
Mosloy G. Vaughn, R D., Milton
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Milford chronicle., 1950-09-08
Georgetown Cancer
Clinic Sept. 8-22

The Delaware Division, Ameri-
can Cancer Society, will provide
free cancer detection examinations
for Delaware women 80 years of
age and over at the Georgetown
Health Center on September 8 and
70. Appointments for free examin-
ations at these centers may be
made by calling Georgetown 2S19.
DR.. John F. w. King, Medical Di-
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1950-09-08
Fishing Compact
Parley Is Sought
Attorney Generals OF Delaware.
New Jersey Urged TO Confer

The advisory committee of the
atlantic States Marine Fisheries
Commission at a meeting last weak
decided to request the attornev
generals of Delaware and New
Jersey to confer regarding the
agreement or compact between
the two states involving all com
mercial and sports fishing in the
Delaware Bay and River.
1t was pointed out that such a
conference should center around a
discussion of common rights of
fishing between the states in an ef-
fort to make the compact effective
The committee held a general
discussion on the situation in the
bay and river, reviewed the fishing
areas in the wider parts of the bav
and river; also the type of licenses
to be used, the fees to be paid bv
commercial fishermen with the
provision that amateur fishermen
could operate without license. II
also was brought out that the num-
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Samples VIII be taken from each
field entered and the yield per
acre will be determined by C. E.
Phillips, Extension Agronomist
from the University of Delaware.
The farmer having the highest
yield per acre will be named the
Sussex County Champion Corn
Grower for 1850 and will receive
a Silver Trophy.
A state winner will also be
named from among the three coun-
ty winners and will receive a five
piece silver coffee set.
Those entering the contest are:
Geeenwood, Della. - Arthur w.
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Milford chronicle., 1950-09-08
ArmyTOCall
10000 MenFor
) erVICe In
N owe m ber
States Quota For That
Month Is Expected To
Be 154; 40 Per Cent
Over September, OctO-
Der.
Associated Press

associated Press
WASHINGTON - The Army this
week called for 10000 draftees n
November, a 40 per cent increase
in a month.
COn the basis of Delaware's
snare in previous draft calls. it
is predicted the state will be
called on to send about 154
men toward the national quota
OF 10000 for November. Della
ware is supplying 22O men for
the September and October
calls.
douglas w. Troll, state di-
rector Of SeIective Service
said he has not yet received
the states quota for November.
lat Newark, N. j., Col. d. A.
McGrath, assistant director of
Selective Service for New Jer-
sey, said that states draft quo
Ia Ior November will be about
S'25O men. New Jersey quotas
Tor September and October
were set at 1000 menu
May Hike 1850 Total
Iodays Army announcement of
Ine November draft call, putting
INTO cold figures the fast expansion
d American defense, may mean q
raise in the authorized 1850 draft
totals. Here is why:
Selective Service Director Lewis
Hershey has stated he is autbor~
zed to draft $4,000 in the last fonr
months of this year. Septembar
and October calls totaIled ion ooo
Tor the Army. The increased call
Tor November will leave a narci,,
Of only $4,000 for the Deceo6o,. con- s o.
draft, but the President can in
crease the authorization. MiIitarv
believe that such 4 vear,
end increase is likely.
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Milford chronicle., 1950-09-08
Observer Stations
Organized In Kent

Major Daniel Preston Lee. the
State Director Of Civil Defense, has
announced that all of the Ground
Observer Corps stations selected
by the United States Air Forces for
organization in Kent County have
been reported as being establish
ed. Mr.. j. Frank Montague, the
Chief Supervisor for The Ground
Observer Corps in Kent County,
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Milford chronicle., 1950-09-08
University To Ask
For Greater Funds
DIR. PenrOse Says School
Will Seek $4,000 For
Teacher Scholarships

The University of Delaware will
ask the 1851 General Assembly for
$4,000 in teacher education schol-
arships, DR.. William o. Penrose.
dean of the university's School of
Education, told teachers meeting
this week.
Dean Penrose, who cited the en-
ormous increase in student and
postgraduate degree teachers in
his school, was the principal
speaker at the teachers meeting
held in Wilmington.
win Be Lone Center
The dean also disclosed that:
Eventually the University of
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Milford chronicle., 1950-09-08

on Wednesday night, August 30,
with mark Of 1.40.1. The brown
filly, four-year-old, is owned by
]. M Davis. Of Clayton, end driven
by 0lin Davis, who has been maxi
ing a name for himself this sum-
mer on the Maryland circuit.
The quality Of the performers
at the meet here will be unusually
high. Included will be Leo Ham
over whom Eddie Myer drove to a
mark Of 2:O4.1 at Ocean Downs re-
Gently for a Maryland tr0tting rec
ord for the mile. incidentally, Myer
win add to the excitement Of the
meet with his brilliant Garrison
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r. L. Tawes To
Speak At Whites
Milford Pastor VIII Deliver Home
Coming Sermon At 8 p. NJ.


The Annual Home Coming cele-
hration Of Whites Methodist Chan
ei Of the Nassau Methodist Trian-
gle Will be held next Sunday, SEN
tember 10th, beginning with the
Sunday School at 10 a. m. At the
Morning Worship service begin
ming at eleven a. m, there will be
special selections by both the Ad-
ult and the Junior choirs. The
Guest Speaker for this service will
be the Reverend Clarence w.
Strickland If Rehoboth Beach. In
the afternoon beginning at 2:3O
p. m, an old fashioned hymn sing
will open at service. At 300 p. m,
the Reverend Roy L. Tawes, pas
tor of Avenue Methodist Church of
Milford, will be the guest speaker.
There will be special singing at
this service.
Milford chronicle., 1950-09-08
job Total IEs u. S.
NOlC At 1885,, 900
August Employment Is
Highest In Nations
History
BY Associatad &c.


More Americans held jobs in
August than ever before in the ma
tons history grand total of
62,367 900.
It was the first time employment
has crossed the 62,OO0,OOO mark.
Secretary of Commerce Sawyer,
announcing the figures recently,
said employment jumped 1,153 900
during the month, while unemploy-
ment dropped to the lowest point
since early 1949.
The August job total was $4,000
above the previous record Of 61,-
$4,000, set in July, 1913.
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