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Milford chronicle., 1950-02-24
WOmanless Wedding
At Georgetown

The "WOmanless Wedding" will
be given in Grange Hall, George
town, February 25, at 8 D. m, ben
ett of w. S. c. S. of Cokesbury
Church. The chairma nof this af-
falr, Mrs. Mabel Lambden, will
have an added attraction on the
program along with the wedding.
The admission will be same as be-
fore, one cent per inch around your
waist.
The cast is as follows: Bride, AL
fred Messick; groom, Albert King:
best man, Rev. Ira Crum: matron
OF honor, Granville Lambden: pas
tor, Horace Carmean; brides ia
ther, Frank Baker; brides mother.
Roy Layton; groom's mother, Alton
Isaacs; brides maids, Norris Civ
ems, Edward Wilson, Linden Isaacs
and Bill Truitt; flower girl, Sudler
Wilson; ring bearer, Sam Wilson; /;
train bearer, Henry 1. Short, Sr. (;
ushers, Roland Rementer, Fred
Rawlins, Jr., Woodrow Wilson and
George Carmean; master of cere-
monies, Arthur Tyndall; soloist,
Frank Fowler; accompanist, Mrs.
Herman Roach. Distinguished
guests who will be represented by
different ones will include Presi-
dent and Mrs. Truman and daugh-
ter Margaret, Vice President and
Mrs. Barkley, Queen of England.
Eleanor Roosevelt, Chief Justice of
Delaware DR.. Jos. B. NAPLES, Rev.
and Mrs. Ira Crum, pastor Of Cokes-
bury Church, County Agent Bill
Henderson Miss Anne B. Moore and
Kate Smith.
After the wedding a program has
been arranged; Piano solo, Mrs.
Betty Belts VanAuken; piano
solo, Betty Carmean; quartette,
James and Everett Hopkins, Will
liam .Truitt and Otto Pettyjohn; /;
solos by COrdery Sisters; accordion
music by Mrs. Irene Houseman of
Glendale.
If you want an evening Of laugh
ter attend wedding" in Grange
Hall, Georgetown, February 25, at
8 o'clock.
Milford chronicle., 1950-02-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Willianl G.. Holt of
Dallas, Texas, announce the mar
Tiage of their daughter, Miss Leo
nora S. Holt, to James Rankin
Davis, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Davis Of Wilmington, in Dallas at
the Presbyterian Church on Mon
day, February 8, 1920, at four
o'clock. Mr.. Davis is the nephew of
Misses Jennie, May and Burdella
Davis and Robert p. Davis, ESQ. of
Milford.
Chief Of Police Baker and officer
Courtney Of the Milford police
force are receiving congratulations
this week for their efficient work
IN clearning up the Pierce Hard
ware robbery last week, shortly
following the discovery of the rob-
berry, the local officers followed a
clue which lead them to Robbins
Station. There they apprehended
the guilty party and returned with
him. The local police force are on
the job
Deciding 10 make no contracts
for future crops of ton Etoes. the
Georgetown Tomato Growers As
sociation last Saturday turned
down a proposition made by can
ners TO take the 1920 crop at so
cents a basket. The association de-
clared itself opposed to future con-
tracts On crODS. helievinS tbat n i,
Ialrer to both the grower and can
ner to take the regular market pri-
ce at the time of delivery.
The association also took a step
to save money for the farmers by
cooperation, ordering several car
loads Of fish scrap direct from the
factory at SAP a ton in contrast to
the price quoted individuals for
small lots at $50 a ton.
Milford chronicle., 1950-02-24
Kent Beagle Club
Held Field Trials

The Diamond State Beagle Club,
located near FELTON,, held their reg
ular Glass B field trials the past
Sunday, and, while the weather was
somewhat inclement, a fairly large
number of entries were present and
game was plentiful.
Twenty-Five hounds were enter
ed in the 13-inch class with honors
being distributed as follows: 1st,
Riley's Red Lady, owned by Reese
Carey, Laurel, Del; End, Emerson's
Nellie, owned by Jack Larimore,
Wyoming, Del; 3rd, Little Creek
Sammp, Ownel by Francis Coch-
rane, Newark, Del; 4th, Sunny
Brook Pinto, owned by Willard
Brice, Malvern, Pa, and 5th, Green
ly's Trim, owned by OrVille Wilson.
Milford. Judges for competitor i'm
the 13-inch class were: Andy Gill
en-, Wilmington, and John Edmon-
son, Newark, Del.
Twenty-Five hounds competed in
the 15-inch class with honors be-
ing distributed as follows: 1st, Lit
tleton's John R., owned by Roy Lit
tleton, Salisbury, Md; End, Carbin
Copy, owned by Josh Hudson, Sell
byville, Del; Bird, Collins Lady III,
owned by Harrington Rash, FELTON,
4th' Toomy's Sam Bally Sport.
owned by John Hartman, FELTON,.
Judges of the competition in the
15-inch class were Arthur Abel,
Glenolden, Pa, and Willard Brice,
Malvern, Pa.
Following the trials, club MEM
bers and guests enjoyed refresh
ments from the new snack bar re-
Gently installed at the club.
Milford chronicle., 1950-02-24
Thirty Years Ago 81 is Hs5 8a Hseq dBsoBs: 5Rs Pf:

Geo. B. Morton of Cape Charles,
Va, spent few days of last week
with his sister Mrs, L. B. Graves.
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First electric storm Of year pas
sed over lower Delaware last Sat-
urday evening. For a short time
the lighting was sharp and the
thunder heavy. Following the storm
the temperature dropped rapidly
and on Monday the official govern
ment thermometer in Milford reg
istered II. The cold weather was
short lived. however, and the mer-
curry climbed rapidly on Tuesday
and Wednesday.
The oyster famine was broken
last week when the ice all left the
canal at Lewes, and the local oys-
termen are now able to get down
to Broadkill and catch them. No
fresh fish have appeared in the
market for sometime and very few
muskrats are available, although il
is said that there are more trappers
this season in the business than
has ever been known for many
years owing to the price of the
pelts.
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While working wax pressing
machine at the laboratories of the
L. D.Caulk Company, Friday morn
ing last. George T. Macklin had a
portion Of the fourth finger Of his
right hand smashed off. Mr.. Mack
lin has been with the Caulk Com
pany for about two years learning
the various departments working
OF the company. 1t was while so
engaged that the accident happened
ON Friday DR.. S. Marshall removed
the smashed portion of the finger
at the first joint.
Milford chronicle., 1950-02-24

They include: Tommy Chandler
OF Onancock, Va; June Parker OF
kxmore, Va; Charlotte Phillips,
Agnes Layield, Shirley Cooper OF
Delmar; Shirley Whaley Of Laurel,
Mary Lame McNeal. Peggy Rich
ards, Evelyn Mitchell Of Princess
Anne, Md; Shirley Harrison Of
Sherwood, Nd, Pat MofEtt Of Eas-
ton, Nd; Mary Grace Willin Of
sharptown, Md: Peggy Parks. r.
enc Sullivan, Shirley Young. Bar
bara Elliott, Shirley Salmons, Pat
Mulligan, Pat McCanrey. Leona
Jones, June Noble. Jane Konieczny.
Nancy Kemmerer, Pat Sullivan.
Carol Lee Dryden, and Sylvia Web
ster Of Salisbury.
In addition the finals Of the Teen
Sewing Contest, conducted BY the
GAG Club in cooperation with
Singer Sewing Center will take
place. Contestants will model the
clothes that they have made and
judges will choose the winner on
the basis Of workmanship. ft. orig
inality, and suitability Of fabric.
First prize is a S25 merchandise
certificate good for material and
notions in Benjamins Homemaker
Shop plus a free sewing course;
second and third prizes are free
sewing courses.
After the show there will be a
Party for the Pepsi Crowd.
with free Pepsis for all. Tickets
are free and can be obtained at
Benjamins Younger Crowd shop
or by writing to Beniamins in Sal
isbury.
Milford chronicle., 1950-02-24
PREVENT THE DISEASE

Ihe recent elections in New Zealand and
Australia have a worldwide significance. In
both cases, lOng-established socialist govern
meuts were decisively defeated. In both
cases, they were replaced by governments
which pledged themselves to halt further So
cial1zatlon and encourage private enterprise
and industry, to reduce taxes. and TO relax
some Of the Oner0us restrictions on individ-
ual freedom Of action which their predeces-
s0rs had placed In effect. It is true that the
new governments can not Immediately re-
store free enterprise as we understand it.
Socialism has progressed too far ina those
countries 70 make Il possible to get rid of it
easily. But the vote certainly proves that
Aew Lealanders and Australians have grown
SICK Of political control Of their lives-and
81 paying the huge tax bills that socialism
makes inevitable. Press reports stress the
Tact that the voters had become disiIlusioned
WIN super-gOVeTnment and with the welfare
state. i remains to be seen how successful
Australia and New Zealand will be in break
ing loose from the fetters that socialism plac-
&C uDon them At best il will be long and
gruellng process. In this country. luckily.
we can stlll save ourselves. The advocates
% the welfare state are in full cry. So are
those whose main ambition in life is to So
ciallze such basic enterprises as the power
industry But they haven't reached their
Foal, and we can still stop them. We can
close the door on socialism, and once more
aitiTm our belief that government is the SER
Tant Of the people, not the master. The rec
nrd speaks for itself. 1t is easv enough to
s=en0unce capitalism-but the fact remains
that capitalism has given more people more
abundance than any other system ever de-
Fiseo- and it has protected and maintained
cur Liberties at the same time Socialism.
- TIE ether hand, has invariably lowered
living standards. destroyed Initiative and in
eepenoence- and made everyone a ward of
me state In its most intense form, as in
Russia and Eastern Europe. it has turned
whole nations into slave states. The people
of New Zealand and Australia have rejected
soelalisnl-but they viii still be paying the
pflce 81 = for manv wears to come. The
people q the United States can prevent the
disease. instead Of having to try to cure it
later on.
Milford chronicle., 1950-02-24
VI CONGREss sELL OUT?

The present session Of Congress may do
much to decide whether we are to continue
down the road that ends In statism and die
tat0rial government, or whether we are to
reaf6Im the principles and the ideals that
made rs q great, free and prosperous people.
a determined effort is being made to fasten
the welfare state idea upon the country Con-
gress Is asked to appropriate billions for
cradle-tO-the-grace security measures-all of
winch, Of course, would be compulsory. The
snly logical reasoning behind proposals Of
TINS character is that the American people
are no longer capable Of taking care of them
selves, that independence, thrift, self-reli-
ance and pride are obsolete virtues, and that
we must follow the sorry example of near
bankrupt England and dictatOr-ridden Rus
sia
An equally determined effort win be made
% extend government ownership and dOmi-
nation Of industry and enterprise. This nat
urzlly goes hand in hand with the welfare
state-the clOth IS cut from the same bolt.
Ihe principal target Of the socialists is and
has long been the light and power industry.
lnasmuch as electricity enters into almost
every Industrial, domestic and agricultural
activity, political control Of it would create,
IN effect If not in name, a monopoly over land,
water, basic natural resources, and the in
struments Of production. The completed and
ALoyoaeQ valley auCnOrICleS are perfect eX-
amples Of this. It is also probable that an
effort VIII be made to increase the tax rates
despite the fact that they are excessively
heavy now, cut deep into the purchasing
power Of every individual and make it diff
cut and ~ some cases impossible for enter
prises - obtain the investment capital thew
need That is particularly true Of new and
smaller companies. The basic issue was well
PIT By General Eisenhower when he said,
Government ownership or control Of proper
- IS not 70 be decried principally because of
the historic inefhciency Of governmental
Management 80. It's real threat rests in the
1act that, If carried to the logical extreme,
the fnal concentration Of ownership in the
hands q government gives to it, in all prac-
tlcal effects, absolute power over our lives"
That me statement should be on every Con-
gTessman's desk. We have come nearer than
We realize TO giving government such power.
sEERR~E
Milford chronicle., 1950-02-24
THE PROBLEM
This problem, reduced to


simplest form resolves itself in
to question of what makes men work It is no
secret that in many plants worker productivity per
man has fallen off considerably. Why? For too
long time management has tried to force workers
to do their best by threats of liquidation or ay-ofs
This policy of fear nourished strife and bred labor
unions.
Then the government stepped in with the Wagner
and the Taft-Hartey Acts and said in effect 1--WE
shall legislae cooperation and peace and an atti-
tude of enthusiasm for work" How in heavens name
can you "egislate" industrial peace by setting up
pohucal football game between labor and manage
ment? The hackers of one team demand more and
more touchdOwns, or else the coach will be fired
The rooers for the other team will be satisfied with
nothing less than the goal posts and painting the
town red. scheme of this sort is unfounded and
can result in nothing but friction.
Milford chronicle., 1950-02-24

One small manufacturer some months ago be-
came desperate His break-even point was too high
ana he faced shutdown But a simple formula
was evolved which resulted in a production increase
OF 5000 in short space of time. Here's how Man
agement found that about 1870 of it's sales dollar
was charged against the cost of labor. Labor was
offered the difference between the $3.50 and whatever
savings it could effect. Labor accepted the chal-
lenge Cost dropped-production went up-new bus
mess was available the basis of decreased costs
OF production and deliveries were made on time at
profit to all parties
Milford chronicle., 1950-02-24
HOLDING THEIR OWN

Some twenty years ago, there was nation
al concern over the possibility that the
growth OF the chain stores might DESTROY in
dependent, small-tOre merchandising. Now
II can be determination the basis Of facts
not guesses-just how the independents have
Jared IN competition with the chains. Tn
1917. the chains accounted for 21.1 per cent
OF all retail sales. In 1885 the figure was "a.
per cent: In 1889 it was 22.7 per cent. And
IN I948 1t was down to 21.4 per cent.
=, Inese figures are easily interpreted. In
that zO-year period, the total volume of re-
tan business increased from $4,000 900 900
70 Sl29.OOO,OOO.000 a year But the chains
proportion is almost the same as it was in
1879 when fear for the survival of the in
dependent merchant was reaching a HIGH
peak. Hindsight is easy and foresight is diff
ncult' But it appears, now, that. we did the
independent merchant an injustice when we
were afraid that chain competition would be
too much for him. What actually happened
was that the independents took a good look
at chain methods, adopted those which suited
them, and added cOnSumer-attracting innO-
vatlons of their own. They held their trade.
and, as business increased, they got their
share OF it. Here is a case where free COM
petition has worked for the welfare of all
concerned-prOducer, consumer, the chains
and the independents too. 81 s
Milford chronicle., 1950-02-24
Spring Fashion Show All
Benjamins

Plans have been completed for
the annual Spring Fashion Show to
be presented by Benjamins Young
er Crowd Shop on Saturday morn
ing, March 4, at IL a. m, at State
Teachers College in Salisbury.
Entitled Dream Fashions For
Spring" the show will present the
latest Easter fashions for teens to
be modelled by q members Of the
Calling All Girls Club from all
parts of the shore. ~
Milford chronicle., 1950-02-24
RHRNnW niCrwCCoC Human Relations
~ASVNA"~ON In Industrvl

BABSON PARK, Fla, Feb. "a
One of the greatest problems
which will confront us in the next
twelve months is how to bring
the break-even point down. When
the present artificial boom has
burst, producers must find ways
to make more goods at cheaper
prices and at the same time keep
wages up, continue workers
short hours and give more bene-
fits.
Milford chronicle., 1950-02-24
EVERY Ninety SECONDS

In the short space of time it will take YOU
TO read this, home will burn somewhere in
the United States. That is the literal truth
"a home is destroyed every 80 seconds. Will
your home be next? 1t can be-unless YOU
take a few simple precautions. One of the
greatest tragedies of dwelling fires is that
most OF them could be easily prevented. To
take one example, carelessness with ciga-
rettes IS major cause of disaster. So are
overloaded electrical circuits and frayed wir-
ing. And so are improperly maintained
stoves and heating systems. There are manv
other hazards that exist, to some degree. in
nearly every home. Are your basement. at
TIC and closets Uttered with old magazines.
old furniture, old clothes and other odds and
ends that are all ready to feed fire? How
ABOUT cans Of paint, cleaning solvents. and
waste rags? Fire loves them. And remem-
Der that loose bricks in a chimney or fire
place are just what fire is looking for. The
loss OF home is more than purely mate
rlal waste. Fire insurance, vital as il is.
can't pay for everything. 1t can build YOU a
new house, but it can't replace possessions
whose value is largely extrinsic. In manv of
our home fires, human beings are killed in
Jured and mutilated-and all the money in
the world can't make up for that. Watch the
CLOCK for ninety seconds, and realize that
Wnlle you were doing it home burned some
Wnere. When you return to your own home
toGay search it from top to bottom for haz-
ards and get rid of them.
Milford chronicle., 1950-02-24
MANAGEMENTs OPPORTUNITIES

The officials of too many corporations have in
herited this scheme of things from their forebearers
But we too have succumbed to their tme-worn dog
mas about management's prerogatives and labor,s
place in the scheme of things. Yet if we are to
preserve Democracy avoid state socialism and de-
velop state of abundance then we will send tesms
out to explore, conquer and develop this relatively
unknown frontier of Human Relations in Indus
trv.A
Milford chronicle., 1950-02-24
Chicken Festival To
Be Held In DOUer
This Year June I4-I5
CeOntinueo from nrss pager

Civic organizations, the Grange,
Chamber Of Commerce and the
Junior Chamber Of Commerce of
Dover, as well as the Town Council
service clubs and others at Dover
will cooperate in putting across the
chicken festival. Facilities of Wes-
ley Junior College will be available
it was understood.
Milford chronicle., 1950-02-24
CONCLUSION

believe that we can save our private enterprise
system only by allowing the wageworkers to become
an entrepreneur along with management. When the
workers can have personally gratifying part in
solving their companys production problems; when
they can reap a proportionate reward; then. you
won't need to worry much about collective bar
gaining" in your plant
Milford chronicle., 1950-02-24

Miss Hettie Shockley has return
ed home after spending a week
with her cousin, Miss Lima Hud-
son in Camden, N. ].
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All Sussex County Farmers that
have mortgages or are in need of
loan to successfully operate their
farms should get in touch with MI.
NJ. G. Vaughn, the Sussex county a.
gent. AS there is a Federal Loan
Association going to be organized
in the near future, we are in need
OF few more charter members. A
long time Federal Loan is the best
and safest way to get a Farm Loan,
which runs for "a years and the
loan is paid gradually. Five and one
half per cent interest and one
per cent on the principal annually
and your loan is paid at the end Of
"a years. Full information can be
mad by writing to Mr. NJ. c. Vaughn
county agent. Georgetown.
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At a party given by her parents
at their home on East Front Street
South Milford, last Saturday even
ing, the engagement of Miss Mary
Thistlewood Vinyard, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson M. Vinyard, TO
Mr.. H. H. Griffin, of Goldsboro.
North Carolina, was announced.
Those present at the party were:
Misses Amelia Carmine. Middle
town; Hattie Vinyard, Wilmington:
Lillian Sapp, Harrington; Agnes
Sapp. Harrington; Marion E. Sho-
ckley Mary E. Powell, Emma w.
Davis, Nan Deputy, Eleanor and
Elizabeth Vinyard, of Milford; Eliz-
abeth Wharton, Houston; Mrs.
Herman d. Johnson, Phila., and
Mrs. Allen Vinyard, Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1950-02-24
WHY LABOR DOESN'T PRODUCE

One of my own employees worked a few years
ago as assistant to the president of a nationally
known company with its share of labor troubles
He put on pair of Overalls went out into the plant
as sort of labOr-spy. He learned how to use
paint spray gun and after while was fully ac-
cepted by the workers as one of them. Among other
things he was taught by them how to hold work
back so that management would never know how
fast they could really work. He learned how to so
mix his paint and to spray that he could collect
for three-cOat job when in reality the company
was getting only one-coat job
This man observed skilled workers with
holding their skls from new workers. He watched
spoilage pile up. He workers let excellent sug-
gestiOns for improving efficiency and cutting costs
go down the drain and then sneer at management
because it so inefficient Company problems
were none of their business for these men "only
worked there" Labor productivity has been frozen
by management
Milford chronicle., 1950-02-24
MERCHANTS PREPARE FOR
COAEpETITION

The main difference between gains and
losses in retail sales during the coming year
viii be the amount and type of selling efforts
used, merchants predicted this week. Because
Of this it is believed that sharp variations
will be seen in the sales Of different stores.
but that the average for the nation in dollar
volume during the first six months will be
as good or slightly better than last year.
With many retailers believing that the
war readjustment period has about run its
course, they are preparing for much more
competition from each other This is made
evident by nation wide surveys during the
past few days.
Fully aware of the sharp drop of the
profit ratio in comparison with gross sales.
merchants admit that they must do more to
induce the public to spend during the twelve
months ahead. They recognize that favor
able economic factors far outweigh those
that are unfavorable, and that consumers
have the income and savings to make pur-
chaseS. They are preparing to do more in
1850 to satisfy the needs of their customers,
according to information secured by these
national surveys.
Should their efforts be made earnestly
and prolonged, then they have everv reason
to look for customer response. The time
for continued sales promotions is here.
5000
STEP BY STEP
We recently read a thOught-provoking
book which discusses various socialist aims
IN the United States. Among other things it
said: Another project now under heavy
pressure by the Socialist Planners is social
lied medicine. 1t is, of course. not called So
cialized medicine, but health insurance.
This is plan similar to the one now Oper-
atlng in Britain under it's Socialist govern
ment. Under it all employers and their en-
ployees would be taxed at the payroll win
dow for medical care. The proponents of
this scheme had the effrontery to call it free
medical care Of course it is not. It will be
paid for by taxes which will come out of
everyOne's pocket. The system is now on
trial in England. 1t is by every standard of
judgment a CHASTITY failure.
What the American must understand.
however. is that while each of these pro.
posals-Federal invasion of banking, Feder-
al invasion of power and socialized medicine
lis promoted as if it were a single reform
unrelated to all the others. the simple fact
Is that each is intended to liuuidate some
sector OF the private enterprise system and
expand the area of socialism When the
Whole program is well advanced. we will be
a soclallzed people upon the British model 8"
Ihls is socialism on a piecemeal basis.
It's proponents know that the American peo-
pie would never swallow the bitter program
under Its right name, so they are irving to
sup 1t over little by little under different
!itIeS. SOclallzed medicine, whether we call
II government health insurance or anything
else, is one of the big steps.