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Evening star., 1950-12-17
Much Dredging Required

How much already has been ac-
complished toward the goal of a
27-foot seaway is indicated by the
fact there is at least a 25-foot
channel all the way from Duluth
to Ogdensburg.
In the channel between Lakes
Superior and Huron the Mac
Arthur Lock was opened at Sault
Ste. Marie in July, 1943. It is 800
feet long, 80 feet wide and has a
depth of 81 feet. There is dredg-
ing to be done in the st. Marys
River and also in the Straits of
Mackinac, which connects Lakes
Michigan and Huron, to increase
it to 27 feet.
In the Detroit area dredging
must be done to deepen the chan
mel through the st. Clair River,
Lake st. Clair and the Detroit
River. a distance of 88 miles.
Connecting Lakes Erie and On
tario is Canada's Welland Canal
OF % miles. 1t has depth of Is
feet although the locks, 800 by 80
feet. provide a depth of 80 feet.
The st. Lawrence begins at the
outlet to Lake Ontario. A Fed
eral project already adopted by
Congress provides for deepening
the river to 27 feet for the SO
miles to Ogdensburg. This is the
Thousand Islands section of the
river.
The next stretch is the 46-mile
international Rapids section from
Ogdensburg to St. Regis on the
New York side of the river and
Cornwall on the Canadian side.
Canada built a canal around the
rapids in 1890. but it is only IA
feet deep and the locks are small.
This would be kept, but the United
States would build new channel
with three locks 300 by 80 feet and
J30 feet deep.
Finally there is the 68-mile
stretch from st. Regis to Mon
treal. entirely within Canada.
Navigation now is through side Ca
nails with locks only IA feet deep.
Five new locks would be built of
the same dimensions as those in
the International Rapids section.
The project was approved by the
House Rivers and Harbors Com
mittee in 1941. just before Pearl
Harbor. 1t never came to a vote
in the House.
Since then a new feature has
been added to make the whole
subject more attractive-the sea-
way is planned as self -liquidating
The power development would pay
for itself through the sale of elec-
|, tricity.
In the case of the seaway tolls
would be charged and Commerce
Department experts estimated po-
tential traffic at between 81 and
"a million tons of cargo a yeal
with revenues between 500 million
; and $40 million. Secretary OF
Commerce Sawyer estimated that
with interest charges at 212 pei
cent the project could be paid of
in So years at $40 million a year
Again this is on the basis of 194s
costs.
Milford chronicle., 1950-08-04
Game Commission Is
Making Pond Survey
Carlos FederOff, Leroy ManlOVe
Are In Charge OF Work

At the half way mark in the
Lake and Pond Survey being con-
Quoted by the State Game and Fish
Commission, the crew, which has
been working in the south central
portion of the state, has compiled
information on the following six
lakes and ponds: Blair's, Haven.
Silver, Cedar Creek, NAPLES, and
Red Mill.
Work being done on the ponds
include sounding, inlet and outlet
temperatures and volumes, shore
seining to determine relative abun-
dance of fish reproduction, aquatic
vegetation study, chemical analy-
sis of the water and a creel census
of the fishermen on the pond.
The creel census shows Silver
Lake in Milford to be the most
productive so far. although the fish
are a little smaller than average.
Fishermen in this pond have aver
aged 1.S1 fish per hour, Haven
Lake follows with .619, then Blair's
with a .432 average, Red Mill with
.406, Cedar Creek with 1896 and
continued on page y
Milford chronicle., 1950-08-04
No Contest Develops In
Any District For State
Convention In Dover
On August Is.

The time for filing Of candidates
for election as delegates and alter
mates from Kent County to the Re-
publican State Convention to be
held in Dover on August Is, ex-
pired last Friday with no contest
developing in any district.
The delegate primary election, to
be held Saturday afternoon, Au-
gust 70, will therefore be but a per-
functOry operation with elimina-
tiOn of the necessity of the polls
remaining open the full six hours
which had been set.
Robert H. Yerkes, chairman of
the Kent County Republican Com
mittee, announced the list of dele
gates and alternates who will be
named as fOllOws:'
First election district of the first
representative district, George D.
c. Parker and Jacob Sudler, dele
gates; Norman Simmons and Les
lie Hill, alternates. Second of the
first, Lawrence r. Moore and
George r. Stevenson, delegates
John G. Griffin, Jr., and Frederick
w. Stevenson, alternates. First ol
the second, Edward Littel and RO
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1950-08-04
Republican Sussex COP
Delegates Are OK's Advisory
Named In Kent Group Of Ten
County Unit At RehO-
both Beach Party A
greed On Ten-Member
Committee.

Sussex County Republicans
agreed Saturday night to appoint
a 10-membeT advisory committee to
their county unit at meeting which
opened the party's summer head
quarters at the BellhaVen Hotel in
RehObOth.
Although one or two members of
the committee wanted to limit the
advisory group to five members or
less, the predominant sentiment of
those meeting in RehobOth was for
a larger executive unit.
One reason advanced for the larg-
er group was that it would be more
representative of the ten repre-
sentative districts in Sussex COun-
ty. Heretofore, it was pointed out,
there has been a pipeline" be-
tween Wilmington and one or two
leading Republicans of Sussex
County. The new system, accepted
by the Sussex County COP, will
make it possible for more Republi-
cans to have a say.
Clair J. KillOran, state chairman
of the Republican Party, character
ized the coming election as one OF
the most important for the COP
in years, in a talk at the meeting.
''It has been years since we have
been faced with such a task as
awaits us nOw-and there may bC
very serious consequences for the
state and the Republican Party i
we lose in November"
Continued on page Sd
Milford chronicle., 1950-08-04
State Policeman Wins
$650.OO Fellowship
Corporal Ferguson Selected From
Group Of 40 For Honor

CorOral John P. Ferguson of
Georgetown, a member of the
Georgetown State Police Station,
has won a fellowship of $3.50 for
four and One-half months course
at the Northwestern University
Traffic Institute.
Ferguson was one of five Della
ware State Police, selected from a
group of 40 applicants. who quail
fed in a test given to enter the
national competition for one of the
limited number of fellOWships to
the institute.
Colonel Harry S. Shew, superin-
tendent, who announced Corporal
Ferguson's success on Monday,
said it was gained in competition
which included state, city, and town
police from every state in the ma
ton and Canada. The number of
state police receiving the fellow
ships is limited to eight.
The course is sponsored by the
AutOmotive Safety Foundation. Cor
poral Ferguson will begin the
course on September Z at Evans
ton, Ill.
A resident of Georgetown, Cor
poral Ferugson was born in Will
CONTINUED on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1950-08-04
War Memorial Fund
Still Short Of Goal
Contributions, However,
Are Still Being Received
By Committee

The drive for funds for purpose
of erecting an appropriate perma-
nent war memorial here is still
somewhat short of the goal. but
members of the Milford War Me-
mortal Committee report that con-
tributions are still coming in and
that there is a good possibility that
the $2,50O.00 goal will most likely
be attained.
While the campaign officially end
ed nearly two weeks ago, there are
still quite few pledges of finan-
cial support that have not been full
filled, and the committee hopes that
these, together with other volUn-
tary donations, will swell the total
to the $2,500.0O figure; in order that
late contributions may still be hand
led, the committee is still accepting
such donations at Post. Office Box
1868, Milford.
! AS of Friday, $2,S5S.9O had been
received. This latter amount in
cludes donations received the past
week from the following indiyid-
uals and organizations: DR.. G. G.
Fooks, Thomas Faix, Mrs. Mabel
/ H. Short and the Shawnee Home
] Demonstration Club.
Milford chronicle., 1950-08-04
F Fair W ell
Prize Winners
Are Listed
Auto Races Were Closing
Feature Of Annual
Kent And Sussex Fete.
Prizes Awarded To
Hundreds Of Farmers.

The thirty-first annual Kent and
Sussex Fair closed last Saturday
evening following the fireworks
display.
Favored with good weather
throughout the week, fair officials
the 1850 edition as being
bigger and better than ever" with
past attendance marks shattered.
Saturday was Auto Race Day.
and throughout the afternoon more
than 100 laps were driven during
the seven listed speed events.
Many of the exhibits and special
booths were taken down late Sat
urday afternoon and evening, but
the nightly band concert was held
as usual.
Friday marked the fifth annual
Firemens Day, and was highlighted
by a parade of 20 volunteer fire
companies and auxiliaries from
many points in Delaware and the
Eastern Shore.
Smyrna was the No. unit in
the parade, taking three prizes,
while BTidgeville won two awards.
Milford won the prize for the
second best high school band; and
the Glendale Fire Company won
the award for having the most men
in line.
On pages 13 to 16, inclusive. ot
this issue appear the hundreds o
prize winners.
Milford chronicle., 1950-08-04
Welfare Board Head
Makes Appointment
NJ. c. Vaughn Names Wilmington
Lady To Supervisory Post

MOlloy e. Vaughn, chairman of
the State Board of Welfare, annOun-
ed the appointment of Mrs. Jerry
T. ROOs of Wilmington as super
visor of licensing. Mrs. Roos is a
graduate of the University of Penn
sylvania School of Social Work.
She has been with the State Board
of Welfare since 1912 as worker
and supervisor of child welfare
services.
Mr.. Vaughn pointed out that the
State Board of Welfare has long
had legal responsibility for licens-
ing agencies, organizations and
persons providing care to children,
but only since funds we're provided
by the 115th General Assembly has
the board been able to carry out
this function. Only the well known
child care agencies have been Ii
censed.
It is requested that all persons
operating day nurseries or child
care centers, or who board chill
dren for compensation, contact
State Board of Welfare, 2120 Mar
ket street, Wilmington, and make
application for a license. IT is en-
phasized that this does not apply
to such cases as a person caring
temporarily for a relatives child
and that there is no charge for
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1950-08-04
Tractor Turns
Over, Crushes
Boy To Death
Louis Speller Daniels, Of
Near Smyrna, Found
Beneath Vehicle Early
Monday Morning.

A 13-year-Old boy, Louis Speller
Daniels, of near Smyrna, was crush
ed to death Sunday afternoon when
heavy four-wheeled tractor he was
operating overturned and fell on
him.
The body of the boy was not
found until 1880 o'clock Monday
morning, since his family believed
he had spent the night at a neigh
boring farm.
The boy was pinned pnder the
tractor when it turned over on it's
left side. He was using the tractor
to round up horses which had
strayed from his fathers farm. 1t
is believed he turned the tractor
sharply in the soft earth Of the
field, causing it to turn over.
Coroner William Smith, Jr., said
the boy had been driving the tractor
at near maximum speed, and that
it had overturned on a small rise
in the field.
The boy was the son of William
S. Daniels, a farmer, and Mrs. Car
rie Daniels.
The boy left his home with the
tractor at 1880 p. m. to search for
two horses which were missing.
Later, troopers said, the horses
returned to the barn, but the boy
did not appear.
The boy had told his mother that
he was going to the farm of Harry
Virden, nearby, in the tractor to
help them combine wheat. Mr.
Daniels was away at the time.
Because of the boys remarks the
members of his family thought he
had gone to the Virden Farm after
finding the horses and had decided
to stay for the night.
At $50 o'clock Monday morning
Mr.. Daniels telephoned the VirdeT
home and learned Louis had no
been there. A search was started
and the body was found under thu
tractor.
DR.. Harold Laggner of Smyrna
pronounced the boy dead. Stat'
police said the doctor expressed th'
opinion that the boy had been kill
ed instantly, and that the acciden
occurred about 2 O'Clock Sunday.
In addition to his parents the DO!
is survived by five brothers ant
sisters.
Milford chronicle., 1950-08-04
TRASH CONTAINERS
MUST NOT WEIGH
OVER 100 POUNDS

Mayor Edward C. Evans,
at the request of City Coun-
Gil, issues the following ap-
peal to the residents of Mil
ford.
In order that the collection
of trash within the City of.
Milford be carried out with
a minimum of difficulty with
the new trash collection unit,
trash containers must not
weigh over 100 pounds or be
larger than one-half the size
of a 55-gallOn drum. The
reason for the change of pol
icy is because with the new
collection unit it is impOss-
ible to handle containers
larger than this size. The
cooperation of all residents
is earnestly solicited.
Milford chronicle., 1950-08-04
Frear Predicts
Price Controls,
RatiOning
Statement By Delaware's
Junior Senator On
Present Tense Inter-
national Situation.

u. S. Senator ]. Allen F'rear said
Tuesday night that if the inter-
national situation does not improve
soon, price controls and TatiOning
down to the consumer level will
probably become necessary.
The Senator's statement, contain
ed in his weekly report to the peO-
pie of Delaware, was made as the
Senate Banking and Currency Com
mittee~ continued deliberations on
legislation granting wide powers
to the President for mobilization
of the Nations economy.
Senator Frear said that the COM
mittee will undoubtedly revise the
mobilization bill to meet objections
and suggestions which arose dur
ing public hearings last week.
Mr.. FFear also reported that he
is receiving answers from among
the Is representative Delawareans
with whom he communicated last
week. The Senator asked a group
of business, civic, and labor lead
ers how far the Nation should go
in mObilizing it's economy. Mr..
FFear announced that he would re-
port on their communications in
detail later this week.
In another phase of his remarks,
all of which we're devoted to the
Governments action in the Korean
situation, Senator Frear said he
would deplOre the introduction of
any partisan politics into matters
affecting the conduct of our Fal
Eastern campaign. "Such tactics,
Senator Frear said. would be ap.
palling and a gross injustice tC
the weary and Outnumbered Am
erican soldiers now fighting SC
desperately against communist ag
gression. There is ample room FOL
Just and constructive criticism
Mr.. Frear added.
"I hope and pray" he concluded
chat our efforts will be guide
completely by the needs of the Ma
ton as a whole and not for an
reasons of selfish partisanship."
Milford chronicle., 1950-08-04
Milford Yanks To Play
House Of DaUid Again
RedOubtabIe Local Nine To
Meet Bewhiskered Group
Here Sunday Night

This Sunday night at $3.50 p m.
the Milford Yanks will again play
the Original House of David, This
is the third meeting of the two
teams; the first was a 13-inning
affair, ending in a Go deadlock be-
cause of the curfew Now this COM
ing game has all the earmarks of
a hard fought contest. So, for thrill,
comedy and a good game of base
ball, be sure to see the Yanks play
the House of David, Sunday. Aug
ust 6, $3.50 p. m, at the Milford
Ball Park.
The Yanks hit the comeback
trail last Sunday by downing the
Paramount Cubs, of Philadelphia
to the tune of Ga. The Yanks at
CONTINUED on page u
Milford chronicle., 1950-08-04
Rites
Held Here On
Rev. Roy Lawson Tawes
Oficiated At Services
For Sussex Leader And
Former State Official.

Funeral services for John S.
Isaacs, 60, of near Milford, former
state treasurer and prominent
dOwnstate Republican leader, were
held at 2 o'clock Wednesday after
noon at the Berry Funeral Home,
Milford. The Rev. Roy L. Tawes,
of Avenue Methodist Church, Off
ciated. Interment was made at
Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Mr.. Isaacs, a well-known farmer,
Gamer, poultryman and landowner,
died last Saturday morning in Jeff
erson Hospital, Philadelphia, where
he had been a patient since July Z.
Death was attributed to corOnary
thrombosis. He would have been
81 years old Aug. %.
A power in Sussex County Re-
publican politics for many years
he was endorsed by the county
committee for Governor in 194S
The nomination, however, went tt
Hyland P. George, of Dover.
Born near Greenwood, the sol
of the late John P. and Almedi
Webb Isaacs, he attended schools
of that. community.
It was near Greenwood that HI
began his farming activities at tn,
age of 81. He eventually accumu
lated some 5000 acres of land anC
acquired ownership of large
amount of town properties in Sus.
sex County.
Mr.. Isaacs also developed an ex
tensive poultry business on severa
farm properties in the county, anC
large cold storage house il
Georgetown.
At one time he was a co-owner ot
the mammoth Eagle Poultry Co.
at Frankford.
CONTINUED on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1950-08-04
Carvel Praises Police
For Camp Barnes
Governor Lauds Group For Pr9vid-
ing 100 Boys With Vacations

Youthful guests of the Delaware
Association, Chiefs of Police, at
Camp Barnes heard several speak
ers laud the association Sunday as
the camp observed it's third annual
Governors Day.
Governor Carvel praised the as
sOciation for it's character building,
and as a medium of improving re-
latiOns between. enforcement on
cials and youths. He also pointed
out the camp as a developer of cit
izenship.
Other speakers included Judge
ElwOod F. Nelson of New Castle
Family Court; Chief Deputy Attor-
ney General C. Edward Duffy:
Judge Ernest Keith of the Kent and
Sussex County Juvenile Court, and
Police Inspector Arthur B. Wilson,
Jr., of the Wilmington Bureau of
Police.
More than 100 boys, guests of the
tcontinusd on page %
Milford chronicle., 1950-08-04
Young
Men Getting
Draft Notices
Delawareans Examined
In Philadelphia And
Cambridge Must Now
Await Final Word.

Several of the Delawareans who
went to Philadelphia and Cam
bridge, Md, examining stations last
week are being notified by local
boards that they have been accept
ed for duty by the armed forces,
Douglas w. Troll, state director of
selective service, announced on
Monday.
The exact number of those who
will receive such notices will not be
determined until Georgetown and
Dover boards send additional reg
istrants to Cambridge this week.
But it will be sufficient to meet
the states initial quota of 10 men
by September 80, Mr.. Troll point
ed out.
The notices of acceptability do
not, constitute final orders to report
for service, the director also ex-
planned.
They indicate that the recipient
is classified IA" and may expect
to leave soon.
Regulations state that a person
who receives a notice of accept
ability may not be called until at
least 21 days after the date on the
notice.
But not all persons so classified
will be ordered to duty in the first
induction group.
When a la registrant receives
his greetings" from the President
however, that means he's in. This
type of notice comes at least II
days before induction.
Preliminary reports from Cam
bridge indicate that some so pei
cent of the men sent there from
Dover and Georgetown last weel
will be accepted.
The Georgetown board sent an
other group to Cambridge on Wed
nesday and the Dover board on
today.
Milford chronicle., 1950-08-04
Laurel Camp Will
Open This Sunday
Famous "Old Camp" Will Remain
Open Until August 27th

Delmarva Camp, formerly "Old
Laurel Camp, one of the oldest
camp meeting places in Delaware,
located on Route 113, two miles
north of Laurel, will make its in
itial opening Sunday. August 9Th,
and continue for three weeks, clos
ing on the 9th. The first service
will be held Sunday morning at
11:0O. At p. m. the Rev. W. w.
Hamilton, the director of the camp,
will be the speaker. At 1880 in the
evening DR.. T. G. Mulligan, dis
trict superintendent of the Dover
District of the Peninsula Confer
ence, will be the speaker AS an
added feature Mr.. and Mrs. Beldin
Sterling, known far and wide as
real Gospel singers from Crisfeld
Md, will be present for the after
noon and evening services.
Beginning Monday night the Mus
ical Ambassadors will have charge
of the music for the remainder OF
the camp session. Rev. L. NJ
Mechtly will be the evangelist.
Milford chronicle., 1950-08-04
Sears Will
OpenNewStOre.
In Dover On
Tuesday Next
Record Crowd Is Expect
ed For Elaborate Cere-
monies. Gov. Carvel,
Mayor Storey, Other
Officials Will Be Pres
ent.

Sears, ROebuck and Company's
new store on Loockerman Street.
Dover, will have its grand opening
next Tuesday, Aug. Sth. and will
open for business at 800. a. m.
Everything Is in readiness to
handle what is expected to be a
record crowd at the opening Of the
Delmarva Peninsula's newest, and
most modern store. A staff of 100
men and women will be on hand
to serve the customers.
A brief ceremony will be held in
front of the stores main entrance
from S:45 to 8 a. m. Gov. Ebert
n Carvel viii cut the ribbon offic-
tally opening the new store, and
others participating will include
Mayor William ]. Storey; Chief of
Police James 3. Turner; Ralph Tis-
cher, president of the Dover Cham
Der of Commerce.; Karl DOrzback,
head of the mercantile section of
the Chamber of Commerce; John
]. Koski, local store manager; Mr..
Beers, the zone officer, and Mr..
Lander, zone credit manager.
Free gifts will be distributed, and
the ceremony will be carried over
radio station WIDOW.
The brick, concrete and steel
structure consists of a basement
main floor and second floor, having
a 44-fOOt frontage on LoOckerman
St.. and extending through to Nor
th St., at the rear. A completely
new service station is just across
North st. Sears farm store is still
located on the corner of S. Gov
ernOrs Ave. and Water ST.
One of the outstanding features
of the new stores interior is the
ingenious manner in which the var
iOus departments have been plan
(eOntinusd on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1950-08-04
Speech And Dramatic
Glasses At RehObOth
Adults And Juniors Will Be
Instructed Under Auspices.
OF Art League

Speech and dramatic classes are
to be held by the Rehoboth Art
League during August. for both
adults and juniors. Edward d.
Benter of Philadelphia will teach
the juniors from to 4 p. M, on
Tuesdays and Thursday, and the
adults from 8 to 10 in the evenings
of the same days. Mr.. Benter, who
will teach next winter at the Hear
ing Center at the Pennsylvania I'm
iversity Hospital, is skilled in help
ing his students to self expression
of their ideas to groups and organ
izations; and in the various types
of speaking and their uses.
fcontinued on paas 81
Milford chronicle., 1950-08-04
u. S. Buys Up Rest
OF Cuba's Sugar
Deal Assures Nation Biggest Years
Supply In History
n Associated press

The United States has arranged
to buy remaining stocks of Cuban
sugar to assure the nation of ample
supplies.
In announcing the deal, the Agri-
culture Department said Cuba has
slightly in excess Of 100000 short
tons, raw value, above current
commitments.
The price and shipping schedule
are yet to be worked out.
This purchase will assure the
United States of the largest supply
ever availableNin any single calen-
daT year.
Sales of sugar in the U. S. mar
ket are regulated by the depart
ment under a quota system design
ed to help stabilize prices and sup
plies.
Quotas already set for 1860 total
7,S5O.OOO tons or S5O,O00 more than
last year.
Geeatinued on PAGE 81
Milford chronicle., 1950-08-04

The course Is being sponsored byS
the Delaware Volunteer Firemen's
Association, the University Of Del
aware, the Delaware Safety Coun-
Gil, and the State Department of
Public instruction. It is designed
primarily to offer the latest in fire
fighting and fire control techniques.
Chief ]. w. Just, director lof the
Fire Service Extension Depart
ment, University Of Maryland, Col
lege Park, will for the second con-
secutive year direct the fOur-day
school. Registrations will be open
to all participating firemen between
the hours Of 8 and 10 a. m. on Tues
continued op pasa y