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Milford chronicle., 1951-11-02
Name New Pomona
Officers In Sussex
Norman Hedges VIII Head County
Grange; 9Th Degree To Be Given

Approximately $50 Grange mem
bers, including representatives from
each of the eight Sussex County
Oranges and visitors from Kent and
New Castle, attended a meeting of
Sussex County Pomona Grange re-
Gently in the Henlopen Grange Hall
at Lewes.
Mrs. Addie White of Seaford.
Pomona secretary, reports that the
meeting featured the election of
Pomona officers as well as an ad-
dress by the Rev. T. c. Mulligan.
Awards were made to the Midland
and Reliance Grange for gains in
Awards To Members
Awards to individual members for
bringing in five or more new mem
bers in their respective Oranges in
cluded: Benson Towers of Reli-
ance; Otwell Pettyjohn, Midland:
Fred Wright, Columbia; Norman
Hedges, Broad Creek. and Paris
Kirby. Milford
OF Delaware's $500 Grange mem
bers approximately 1000 are ex-
Dected to receive the 7th degree,
the highest in Grange work, at
the National Grange convention to
be held in Atlantic City, Nov. SIT.
The Delaware delegation will be
headed by Gov. Ebert N. Carvel,
member Of the Broad Creek Grange,
who will also receive the TIN de-
gree. President Harry Truman is
expected to be, one Of the speakers.
The Delaware historical plates will
be presented to national delegates
conference.
Mrs. Harry C. johnson, state
Flora. and wife of State Master
Harry c. Johnson of Smyrna. an
nounced that of the 279 who took
the 9Th degree at Dover recently,
l02 we're from Sussex County. as
follows: Milford. 5; Henlopen, z;
26; Reliance, 25; Column
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Milford chronicle., 1951-11-02
Full Program Adopted At
Meeting Of Directors
Held On Monday Eve
ming; Store Hours Are
Announced.

Full speed ahead for Santa Claus
and Christmas with values ga
lore in every store" was the slo-
gan adopted by the directors of
the Milford Chamber of Commerce
at meeting held this week.
A committee comprising Cal
BAIL, chairman, Secretary to the
Board of Directors Robert H.
Yerkes and Chairman of the Mer-
camille Division of the Chamber of
Commerce Forrest N. Webster.
was appointed by President of the
Chamber Harold w. Wall to carry
out the recommendations of the
board.
The tabled STORY Book House"
that has been used in the past as
abode for Santa Claus during his
holiday sOjOurn in Milford, has
been ordered rehabilitated, much
of this work, particularly the re-
building and refitting, will be done
at the Milford High School, by
members Of the manual training
classes, under the supervision of
Nevin Campbell, manual arts in
structOr. The painting, both inside
and out, however, will be done un-
der the direction of Mr.. Ball, who
will be assisted by Roland DOwnes,
Jr. The House" will be placed
on the Walnut street bridge panel
and will be ready for occupancy
by the Patron Saint of Childhood
on Saturday, December 8. that be-
ing the date Old Kris is due to
arrive in Milford by plane. He will
arrive at the Milford Airport at
approximately 1880 o'clock.
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Part OF N. ]. TurnniI<e
Now Opened To Public
Section Embracing Industrial Area
OF GreateF Philadelphia Is So Miles

The 53-mile southern section of
the $255, 100000 New Jersey Turn
pike embraces the highly indus
trial area of Greater Philadelphia
will open next Monday morn
ing to provide quick relief for
heavy traffic congestion on the
north-sOuth highways of the State.
Decision to throw open, ahead of
time, the southern section of the
superhighway, which runs from
Deepwater, Salem county, to BOr-
dentOwn, near Trenton, was an
nounced by the Turnpike Authority.
The Authority said the action
was taken because of the increased
congestion on New Jersey high
ways resulting from the recent
opening of the Delaware Memorial
Bridge, connecting Deepwater with
Wilmington.
The turnpike, when finally COM
pleted, will run 11S miles from the
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Missionary Worker
In DCUeF District
Miss Lydia E. Gebhart Will
Itinerate Throughout
The District

Mrs Earl Sylvester, President of
the Dover District, Woman's Society
of Christian Service. has announced
that Miss Lydia E. Gerhart will
itinerate through the Dover Dis
trict Of the Peninsula Conference
from November End, through No
vember 9Th. Miss Gerhart has done
similar work in all of the Jurisdic-
tiOns except the Western and has
been a Field Representative of De-
partment Work in Home Fields.
The purpose of her itinerary is to
promote mission work.
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aValIaDIe through Lne community
group may enroll at Frank Brere-
tons Drug Store or at the Milford
Office of the Blue Cross Field Rep
resentative p. LynWood Taylor on
Shawnee Road. Membership in the
Blue Cross Plan provides hospital
and surgical insurance at low
group rates.
Residents Of the Milford area
who are members Of Blue Cross and
pay their dues directly to the Blue
Cross Office are requested to save
money by transferring
their memberships TO the communi-
ty group. Group rates are lower.
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Milford chronicle., 1951-11-02
Rent Controls On
Again In Milford
Order Effects All OF Kent County
And Milford In Sussex

Rent control was ordered re-
stored Wednesday of this week to
all of Kent County and to the City
of Milford, including that portion
which lies in Sussex County.
The action was taken by Tighe E.
Woods, director of rent stabiliZa-
tiOn, in anticipation of severe
housing shortage which will result
from the planned expansion Of Do
yer Air Force Base.
A complete restoration of con-
trolls will be made. Woods said,
which means that rent controls will
cover all types of housing accom-
modatiOns, including hotel rooms,
tourist homes. trailers. cabins, and
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Milford Lady Hostess
OF Welcome Wagon
Mildred VI. HOey Has Returned
After Taking Course In n. Y. G.

Mrs. Mildred NJ. HOey of Milford
returned home recently from New
York City, where she completed a
course of instruction preparing her
to represent Welcome Wagon, Inc,
as Hostess in this city.
Welcome Wagon Service was Ori-
ginated in 1928 by Thomas W.
Briggs, a newspaperman of Mem
phis, Tennessee, who adapted a
custom of pioneer days to present
day. conditions. A student of Ameri-
can history, Mr.. Briggs was stirred
by the romantic tales of the rugged
men who blazed their trails to a
new land across the western plains.
AS the covered wagons of the pio-
neers wended their way toward the
frontier, hOmesteaders from scat
tered settlements along the way
met them in Welcome Wagons"
with food and water to refresh the
travellers at the end of their long
journey and extended a hand of
welcome.
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Darkness Cause Of
Many Traffic Mishaps

"A total Of 50 persons lost their
lives in n traffic accidents in Del
aware last year." Robert Kennedy.
Vice President Of Public Safety for
the Delaware Safety Council, said
today. And darkness was an aeces-
sorry before the fact in a majority
of these tragedies.
Mr.. kennedy's statement came in
support OF the Delaware Safety
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Sweetheart Bakery
HOnored For Quality
Peninsula Bakery Is Listed Among
Top Ten In Quality

The Quality Bakers of America
have released ratings showing
Sweetheart Bakers located at Sal
isbury, Md, and Onley, Va, among
the top ten bakeries in the organ
ization in quality tests made on
bread products by all members of
the association. Included in the
ratings were 1OS bakeries doing
business throughout the United
States from Florida to Maine and
from California to Washington
state. These laboratory tests con-
sist of flavor, texture. eating quail
ity, appearance, and color of the
loaves of bread. The tests are
made by laboratory technicians
and qualified bread experts at
monthly intervals in a continuous
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Achievement Day To
Be Held November 2

Mrs. Lloyd NJ. White, well-known
lecturer, will be the featured speak
er at the annual Achievement Dav
program to be held on Wednesday.
November z, at Jones Memorial
Hall, Georgetown. Mrs. Edward
krewatch, president of the Sussex
Home Demonstration Council, will
preside at the meeting, which is
sponsored by the Council and high
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I-MUIT
names Of workers for whom wages
have been reported on employers
quarterly social security tax re-
ports but without the employees
account numbers" he continued.
The Social Security Administra-
tlon has the responsibility of seeing
that each workers account is prop
erly credited with all his earnings
Failure to include the social securi-
" number on a tax report means
we have to go back to the employer
to track down the missing social
security numbers. All of this adds
up to a loss in time and money to
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Milford chronicle., 1951-11-02
Small Business Group
Named By Governor
David Pack OF Milford Is Among
Those On 12.Man Commission

Governor Elbert n. Carvel has
appointed a 12-member Small Bus
mess Commission TO cooperate
with the National Defense Produc-
ton Authority, it was announced
on Monday.
The commission is set up to CO.
operate with local regional and
national authorities in maintain
ing a current inventory of small
plant facilities, disseminate infOr-
nation on current contracts for
small businesses in the defense
production program and provide
for the assembly and effective use
of existing facilities records by
government procurement Office
Il am most happy that the fol-
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Civil Defense Sets
Up Nursing Roster
Preparedness Is Now WatChWOrd
OF Delaware Group

A roster of registered, profess
sional nurses who have signified
their availability in case of enemy
attack has been prepared and is
maintained by the Civil Defense
Nursing Committee of the Medical
and Health Services of the Della
ware Uffice of Civil Defense. Miss
Mary NJ. Klaes, Director of the
Public Health Nursing Division of
the Delaware State Board of Health,
is chairman of the Civil Defense
Nursing Committee. The complia-
ton of the roster was made possible
by the cooperation of the Delaware
State Nurses Association.
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Milford chronicle., 1951-11-02
OAR Chapter Here
Dedicates Book Shelf
Ceremony Held At Free Public
Library Last Saturday

A book shelf in the Milford Free
Public Library was dedicated to
the information and use of the
public on Saturday by the mem
bers of the Captain Jonathan
Caldwell Chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution, Miss Cath
crime Downing, regent, being in
charge of the ceremonies. On the
shelf will be placed volumes of
Delawarana, of history, of gene
OlOgy and some of general infOr-
nation. The meeting took place in
the reading room of the library,
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Work On Highway
Projects To Continue
Work WIN Go Forward As Long
As Weather Permits

Work on the various highway
projects, now under construction in
the various parts of the State will
continue during the late fall and
early winter months as long as
weather conditions will permit. it
was announced by r. A. Haber,
Chief Engineer of the Department.
The type of project as we'll as
the location of the work will be the
determining factors in halting ac-
tivities until next spring, the Chief
Engineer explained while comment
ing on the matter.
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Milford chronicle., 1951-11-02
Correct account Number OF
Employees Aid To S. S. Agency

P EMPLOYERS can save themselves time money their
per Ior every worker for whom they report was pointed ont
Administration field ~ "son 0Ocidl Security
Our office which services State of Delaware in an
Milford chronicle., 1951-11-02
Week Of November 5 WrH Be
'tBlue Cross Week In MrIford''

will be blue Milford has
been set aside Reopenng Dates for enrolment Blue
the of the Milford Community This individuals NAV
Milford a during
week Reopenngs held only a year.
who wish take ADVANTAGE
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-02-10
Protests Test Congressional

Courage
The parents of the United States
are protesting the proposal to draft
eighteen-year-olds for twenty
seven months of military service.
Members of Congress report that
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"the protests have been increas-
ing with every mail"
The reaction of parents to the
proposal that the minimum Undue
ton age be reduced to eighteen
and service increased by six months
is what one would expect. After all,
there are millions and millions of
parents in the United States. Those
who protest do not represent all
of the parents in this country.
The news incident calls attention
to one of the inherent weaknesses
of our political system of govern
ment. Regardless of what Congress
may do about the matter, there
will always be minority of par
ents to enter vigorous objection. If
the legislators are inclined to give
undue Importance ito the COM
plants received and to withhold
support from any legislative mat
ter that causes objection, there will
be no way for this government to
function efficiently in any time
of emergency.
We do not know whether the
present emergency of the United
States requires the induction of
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eighteen-year-olds or not. The rec
ommendation comes from Secre-
tary of Defense George c.. Mar
shall and is supported by the Presi-
dent. In view of the protests that
are flooding Washington, one may
be inclined to doubt that wishy-
washy politicians will be for the
proposal, regardless of the mill
tary needs of the nation at the
present time.
We call attention to this phase
of congressional life, not for the
purpose of criticizing congressman
who play the political game safely
and keep a weather-eye on their
chances for reelection. 1t is all
right to expect legislators to vote
according to ideals and with. in
telligent courage but not many of
them are willing to go out on a
limb and risk the vociferous criti-
cism, of opposition candidates dur
ing the next campaign.
1t might be possible for Con-
gress to devise some type of or
ganization, like national defense
council, composed of outstanding
citizens, to survey the internation-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-02-10
PILCRIMACES WILL ATTRACT
MANY VISITORS THIS SPRING
Mississippi's annual spring gar

Mississippi's annual spring gar
den tours open early in March
this year and for sixty days pill
grims from all over the nation
will trek through more than sixty
of the Deep South's most interest
ing ante-bellum homes and enjoy
her colorful camellia and azalea
gardens.
Three historic towns of the Hos
pitality State plan pilgrimages
this Spring.
Natchez, most famous of the
three and originator of the idea
of holding annual open house for
visitors, will open the doors of
thirty Of its choice mansions on
March 3rd and its costumed ladies
will play hostess through April
LIST.
Columbus, through which Her.
nandO DeSotO passed on his his
toric discovery march of the Mis-
sissippi River in 1540fand scene of
the first Southern Memorial Day
ceremony, plans to open Is of its
plantation type homes for a brief
3-day pilgrimage April 6-7-Sth
In North Mississippi's early hill
plantation country, Holly Springs
again fenews it's bid to visit A
of this sections historic homes of
pre-Civil War origin. Here too
hoopskirted bellies of the Old
South will escort visitors on tours
lasting for the week of April %
18th.
Last year close to 10000 visi-
tors took advantage of the Natchez
pilgrimage an d thousands of
others toured Holly Springs and
Columbus homes and gardens.
About 20 of the Natchez homes
are open the year-round, several
OF them offering overnight &C
commodations. How yer, the
pageantry is held only during the
Pilgrimage in March.
Pilgrimage visitors also will
discover other interesting homes
at Vicksburg, historic river city
of the interesting National Mill
tary Park and U. S. Waterways
Experiment Station. OF interest to
O1hNi . u oNOilhS SOQII III u.
Highway 81 will be the boyhood
home of Jefferson Davis, Rose
mont, at Woodville, south of
Natchez
Mississippi's Gulf Coast, only 60
miles from New Orleans, is ex-
pected to attract many New Or
leans Mardi Gras visitors this
year, as we'll as those visiting
beautiful Bellingrath Gardens at
Mobile.
Many beautiful gardens and
historic homes, such as Beauvoir
at Biloxi, last home of Jefferson
Davis, are open to the public along
Mississippi's SS-miles Gulf Coast.
The states first pilgrimage was
held in 1882 when ladies of Nat
chez decided that visitors might
be interested enough in the ante
bellum homes of the city to pay a
fee to see them. The first sched-
uled tours proved so successful
that they were continued until
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Let The U. S. Walk Erect
And Unafraid


AS a nation we may wish to avoid
war and, as people, we may pray
for peace but acceptance of Com
munism as the dominant factor in
civilization, including our own land,
is too high price to pay.
The American people may love
peace but if put to the test, they
will not shrink from defending the
rights of individuals and the civil
cation that makes possible their
freedom, We see no permanent
peace ahead for this country
through policy of surrender or
appeasement. We can visualize
peace ahead for a strong nation,
resolute in it's faith and determin-
ed in its defense. Either course in
cludes the risk of war.
1t is high time for Americans to
stand erect among the nations of
the earth, following the path of
peace and justice, without seeking
selfish rewards and, certainly,
without fear of other nations.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-02-10
Funeral

Continued from Page One)
1918. He became a clergyman il
1907.
He pastored churches in North
Carolina, Washington, d. c., and
Philadelphia, Birmingham and in
Norfolk.
His district included central
North Carolina, Pee Dee and East
Tennessee, and Virginia confer
ences. Earlier he had been assign
ed to the Ninth district, and served
in Oklahoma, Texas and in Africa.
He was a member of the Elks,
Masons, Odd Fellows, NAACP and
YMCA.
He is survived by his widow, the
former Miss Margaret Morrow
whom he married in 1911; and a
son Edgar M.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-02-10
Sinclair Lewis
Will May Benefit
MAAcP And
Urban League

PITTSFIELD, Mass. = (CNS)
The late Sinclair Lewis, famous
author of many best sellers includ-
ing "Kingblood Royal" the story
Of a white man who discovered he
was a Negro, left strange will.
1t was disclosed here this week,
which may benefit the NAACP
and the Urban League.
He left the bulk of his estate,
which includes home in Williams
town, Mass, valued at $4,000 and
personal property valued at $15,-
600 to his son Michael, 20, and
three friends under terms of the
will. Michael and Lewis former
wife, authoress Dorothy Thomp-
son, will receive half the estate.
Most of the balance will be shared
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vitality necessary for us to main
tain the economic stability, not
only of the Government, but of the
nation itself. We are confronted by
what may be the most serious chal-
lenge in our national life, and, con-
sequently, we must be prepared to
defend our liberties, our possess
sions and our way of life.
In this connection, the Council of
Economic Advisers points out that
sacrifices, required by the expand
ing mobilization program, will not
amount to austerity and that our
standard of living, as compared
with that of other countries, will
still be on the luxurious side.
The economic experts point out
that when we entered World War
IL, we were just emerging from
ten years of depression and in the
midst of partial recovery. Today,
we stand at the close of decade
of intensive economic growth, with
the national output in real terms,
more than fifty per cent higher
than ten years ago.
Other statistics given by the
economists show that our industrial
output is seventy per cent higher,
our agricultural production twenty
five per cent higher, our labor
force larger by eight million people
and the actual number at work
nearly thirteen million higher.
Continuing the statistics, they
point out that production of dur
able goods industries increased by
more than thirty per cent, steel
capacity increased from 84,0O0,0OO
ingot tons to about 03,000,000,
and that there were gains in alu-
minum, freight cars, consumer dur
able goods, ships and military
bases.
The economists, including Leon
H. Keyserling and his two col
leagues, John d. Clark and Roy
Blough, admit that some years
ago the Soviet Union would have
gained immensely if there had been
a depression in the United States.
Now, in the midst of our prosperi-
ty, it would be irony if our good
fortune has rendered us weaker for
the emergency ahead than if we
had been in recession.
Considering the extent to which
the nation could support about de-
tense, the Council concluded that
an increase to one-fourth of the
national output would neither
wreck nor bankrupt the American
economy" They pointed out that
forty-five per cent of our total out
put went to defense purposes dur
ing World War II and that the
present ALLEGATION is around eigh-
teen per cent Of much larger re-
sources.
The truth of the matter is that
the United States has the wealth,
the industrial productivity and the
people to make a successful de-
tense of our way of life. The only
question to be determined is whethi
er they have the spirit, the courage
and the intelligence to adequately
prepare themselves for any test
that may lie ahead. We think they
have and, in this confidence, the
security of the country is safe.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-02-10
Let's Pay For Defense
As-We-Go

The people of the United States
might not like to pay the heavy
new taxation that will be neces-
sary to make it possible for the
Government to carry out its mobili-
cation program on a pay-as-you-go
basis, but it will be best for all of
US in the long run, if this is done.
Nobody likes to pay taxes and
human nature, being what it is,
leads us to continually postpone
distasteful burdens until tomorrow.
We lose sight of the fact that it is
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PAGE FIVE

by three New York friends of the
late novelist, Mrs. Marcella Pow
ers Amrine her mother, Mrs. Kath
ryn 7. Powers and Mrs. Sewell
Haggard.
The strange section Of the will,
drawn October A, 1913, lists that
should Michael, now 20 die before
reaching 20 years of age, and have
no legal heirs, his share Of the
estate would be divided between
the NAACP and the Urban Lea
que.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-02-10
Congress Should Declare
Our Wars

Our Wars
While the President of the Uni
ted States has the constitutional
power to order American troops
into foreign countries, the course
of events in Korea has caused many
congressman to assert that this
should not be done except in COM
paratively minor instances without
the consent of the elected repre-
sentatives of the people.
Without implying any criticism
of President Truman's decision to
intervene in South Korea, we are
compelled to admit that there is
much weight to the contention of
congressman. Certainly, it was not
originally intended that the Presi-
dent of this country could commit
it to a major war without request
ing a formal declaration from the
Congress. Moreover, the question
is not one of legality as much as
one of propriety and the proper
functioning of democratic process
es.
The Members of Congress are
also concerned about the probable
dispatch of additional troops to
Europe. Some of them think that
the President should not take this
step without the prior approval
of Congress. Secretary of State
Dean Acheson, it is pointed out,
has stated that the North Atlantic
Treaty carries no implicit commit
ment Of United States troops. Ger
tainly, if we are to have a perman-
ent foreign policy, it should be
conducted in line with expressions
from Congress, as well as execu-
tive announcements.