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Milford chronicle., 1951-11-16
YFW To Again Avenue Choir
Give Christmas To Sing At
Party For Kids S Ib will e
Annual Underprivileged
Party Will Be Preced-
ed By Toy Matinee At
The Shore Theatre.

Blue Hen Post No. 6483, V. F. w,
sponsors of the Annual Underpri-
vileged Riddles Christmas Party,
has announced that cartoon show,
for purpose of making available ad-
ditional toys for the underprivileg-
ed children of the area, has been
arranged for the Shore Theatre the
morning of Saturday, November
oath. Arrangements for this bene-
fit. show were completed this week
at a meeting of Gordon Manlove,
chairman for this years v. F. W.
sponsored Xmas party, and Calvin
Ball, manager of the Shore Thea
tre.
According to Chairman ManlOve,
the management of the Shore Thea
tire has obtained a number of car
toOns, featuring such favOrites as
POpeye, Tom and Jerry. and the
Three StOOges. and has made these
and use of the theatre facilities
available without rental or other
charge. The show, which will be OF
nearly two hours duration, will get
underway at 10 a. m. on NOvem-
ber oath, and free admission will
be granted every child donating
one or more new or used toys ia
the sponsoring organization. Re.
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Milford chronicle., 1951-11-16
First Concert
In Milford Area
18th
World Renowned Harpist
Mildred Dilling Will
Give Performance In
The Afternoon.

Mildred DiIling, harpist of world
recognition, will open the Milford
Community Concert season on Sum
day, November 25th, at three o.
clock. No artist that has appeared
in concert in Milford has had more
acclaim than Miss Dilling. Undis-
puted Queen of Her Domain. she
has moved the harp from the
drawing room and the fringes of
the orchestra to the center of the
stage, where it has become a solo
instrument of importance. She has
played in all of the forty-eight
States. in Canada, Mexico, Britain
and throughout Europe. She has
appeared on television and the ra-
dio has been a medium for years
for her music. Among her distinc-
tiOns is that of having given seven
concerts at the White House and
another one is that she has been
the teacher of HarpO Marx and
Deanna Durbin. OF the four thou
sand harps in this country, Miss
Dilling owns thirty-two, most Of
which she keeps in the living room
Of her New York apartment. She
has many objects Of art. all con-
tanning or displaying some replica
of her instrument Miss Dilling Is
a fine choice Of the concert COM
mittee to open the season.
Milford chronicle., 1951-11-16
Young Peoples Group To
Present Sacred Con-
cert In Methods t
Church, Sunday.

The Avenue Methodist Young
Peoples Choir of seventy voices
will present a sacred concert in
the SelbyYille Methodist Church on
Sunday evening, November Is, at
500 o'clock.
The program viii! be as follows: {:
Professional; invocation, Rev.
Charles Jarvis Of the Selbyville
Church.
"RecessiOnal," adopted from the
poem by Rudyard Kipling and set
to music by Reginald de Koven.
The narration for this selection
will be done by Mrs. Ormond Hobbs
and the tenor sOloist with the choir
will be Mr.. Frank Wolfe.
20 Divine Redeemer," Charles
GOunOd.
Behold Now, Praise the Lord
by Everett TitcOmb. A few years
ago this selection was used in Eng
land at a choral festival with 5000
voices. The composer, who directs
choir and is an organist and COM
poser of both organ music and
sacred anthems, lives in the Uni
ted States. He attended the Eng.
lish choyal festival and sat in the
audience without telling anyone
who he was.
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Milford chronicle., 1951-11-16
Navy Seeks Bombing
Target OfBayCoast
Milford Residents J0terested in Party Boat
Business Should Make Their Desires
Known To Proper Authorities At This
Time

Army artillery firing has been
making It pretty rough on fisher
men and fish in the waters of the
Delaware Bay and Atlantic Ocean.
Now. the Navy wants to get into
the act 1t wants to use a small
sector for aerial bombing practice.
The Department Of the Navy has
applied to the Department of the
Army for a permit to construct a
bombing target in Delaware Bay,
one mile off shore and four miles
southeast of MispilliOn Light, east
of Milford. This would probably be
in the Fowler Beach -Broadkiln
Beach area.
Col. Raymond f. Cruise. u. s.
Army district engineer. Philadel-
phia, said the plans for the prOpOs-
ed bombing target may be inspect
ed at his office. 12l North Broad
Street, Philadelphia.
Plans provide for a target about
~ miles shOreward from the ship
channel of Delaware Bay. The tar
get will consist of 16 piles in a cir
Gle 200 feet in diameter, with an
Milford chronicle., 1951-11-16
Mrs. FL. Frost
POkeAtNew
Club
Wilmington Lady Ad-
dressed Members On
Monday; Talk Was
Well Received.

Mrs. Frank l.. Frost appeared
at the Milford New Century Club
on Monday and addressed the men,
bers on the subject "Women's In
terest in the National Economy.
Mrs. Frost is from Wilmington and
was sent through the courtesy Of
the Wilmington Chamber Of Com
merce. An outstanding club wo-
man, who interests herself In inn
pOrtant civic projects. she could
we'll present her subject for she
stood on familiar ground. She
urged the women to learn more
abOuh finance In its many phases,
to keep informed on the important
issues Of the day, to register her
approval or disapprOval of mea-
sures considered in the national
government, and to seek the truth.
Since women, said Mrs. Frost, hold
the majority among citizens, they
have the balance of power, and IL
they stand together they can bring
about many improvements in the
affairs Of today. Mrs. Frost was
presented by Mrs. s. Willis Ham
mOnd. chairman for the afternoon.
Mrs. George DerricksOn showed
things in the art corner that had
q decided Scotch flavor. Among the
exhibited things were q Paisley
shawl, a book Of Robert Burns
poems with a Scotch plaid cover,
a Mcqueen tartan Of which clan
Mrs. Derrickson is a descendent, a
bunch of heather, a tea cosy and
some family pictures. all of which
were interesting Mrs. z. Roscoe
Galloway and Mrs. T. Carlisle Col
lins arranged the flowers for the
meeting. A donation was voted to
be given. to the Boy Scouts and
the president, Mrs. Philip Jacobs
announced that money had been
sent for two CARE packages and
another will be ordered at once. It
was voted to have the December
Bird meeting held in the school
cafeteria. Mrs. ]. Raymond Bennett
will present the program in which
school children will have a part
and the time for the meeting will
be at 2:15. Next week will be Poe
try Day when Miss Elizabeth John
son, Mrs, Duane Lvnn and Mrs. w
Henry EIfreth will have charge
Music will be furnished bv Mrs
Tames r. Hnman and Mrs, GeoTSe
GiltenbOth and the art corner will
ha arranged nv Mrs. r. @. Collins
The meeting this week was a b'rsi-
ness and social day with Mrs. Da-
vid A Clements. Jr.. and Mrs. How
ard Furniss as hostesses
Milford chronicle., 1951-11-16

inner set Of four piles, in the CEN
ter, supporting a Slated pyramid.
The SLATED pyramid is the bulls
eye.
The outer set of piles would ex-
tend five feet above mean high
water and the, inner pyramid would
be Is feet above.
Advance notice would be given
of target practice. The area would
be patrOlled by Navy aircraft to
insure that no ship is within the
target area, and the structure
would be removed upon final dis
continuance Of its use. No mention
of the duration Of use Is given.
Opposition on the grounds OF pos
sible interference with navigation
should he presented to Colonel
Cruise before Dec. 10, the date on
which action is planned.
MispilliOn River is a center for
an active party boat fishing bust
ness. Many Milford residents are
interested in these fishing party
boat businesses. Now is the time
for them to make their desires
known to the proper authorities.
Milford chronicle., 1951-11-16
Ministers Bid Is
Barred By State
Early Release OF Pupils For Church
Study To Be Ended

A request for Milford public
schools to allow pupils and stu
dents early dismissal time for re-
ligiOus education has been refus-
ed by the State Department of Pub
lie Instruction.
The ruling will be statewide in
it's application, DR.. George r. Mill
er, Jr., school superintendent, said.
The Milford Ministerial AssOcia-
ton asked permission to continue
it's plan of released time for re-
ligiOus instruction.
According to the boards state
ment, members believe such in
structiOn should be given in the
home, by the family, and in the
institutions of organized religion. "
The already-OyercrOwded sched-
ules of school children also was
cited. The board said an added
activity would not be advisable or
practicable.
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Milford chronicle., 1951-11-16
Current Problem Is
Brought To 4 Head
On "esday Night
Council Votes To Seek
Bids On Diesel Type
Generators, Also Cur
rent From A Utility;
Meeting Is Planned.

A solution to MilfOrd's most Inn
portant municipal question, name-
ly, whether or not the City OF Mil
ford should continue to purchase
electric current from Delaware
Power and Light Company or gem
crate current locally through the
installation of a Diesel Power gen
Grating plant OF three 1900 XIV
generators plus the modernization
of a presently city-owned 1850 tur-
bO generator by the addition Of a
fuel oil fired boiler, came stem
closer to a solution at a meeting
of City Council. Tuesday evening.
when City Councilman A. Peter
man, Chairman of the Plant Conn
mittee, offered a motion, seconded
by Percy Haughey, that the City
Manager, Capt. Herman d. John
son. be authorized to advertise for
sealed bids for purchase Of electri-
cal generating equipment of 8 die
sci 1900 XIV machines, new switch
gear and one oil fired boiler, to
furnish power for 1850 XIV tur-
bine, now presently at the plant.
Mr.. Peterman offered a second
motion, seconded by Mr.. Haughey,
that the City Manager be authorize
ed to advertise for sealed bids for
the purchase of current to be de-
livered to the City switchboard.
Said bids are to be received by
the City by December 14th, at 12
noon, at the city Office.
Mr.. Peterman offered another
motion, seconded by Clayton Kir-
by, that the City Manager be au-
thorized to advertise in two issues
of the local paper that a citizens
meeting will be held Friday eve
ming, December 2sth, to discuss the
bids, at a place to be announced
via the advertisements.
Milford chronicle., 1951-11-16
Scottish Rite Group To
Hold Cathedral Hour
Will Be Held In Avenue
Church This Coming
Sunday

The Scottish Rite Cathedral
Hour, sponsored annually by the
Delaware ConsistOry, will be held
this Sunday afternoon in the Ave-
nue. Methodist Church at 4 O'Clock.
The guest preacher will be Bishop
James II. Straughn, of Washing
ton, d. G.. The Scottish Rite Choir
will sing, and Edward H. Watson,
of Grace Methodist Church, Will
mington, will be at the organ. The
local minister viii take part as will
the Rev. Richard Green, OF Dover,
present Grand Chaplain, and the
Rev. Harold Davis, OF Milton.
Through the courtesy Of Frank ].
Elton, flowers on the altar will be
I'M memory of deceased members.
The Reception Committee at the
door viii be James p. Pierce, g.
Roland Messick and Charles =.
Varney. The Ushers will be NJ. Has
we'll Pierce, Robert q. Baynum,
George T. Macklin, Raymond w.
Masten, James K. Pettyiohn and
George NJ. Reed.
In having DR.. James II. Straughn,
Bishop Of the Methodist Church. as
guest minister, the Scottish Rite
Bodies are continuing their policy
OF bringing to the citizens Of Dell
aware outstanding churchmen
Bishop Straughn, a native Of Eas-
tern Shore, received his degrees
from Western Maryland College
and Westminster Theological Sem
mary and honorary degrees from
several other colleges. He was
president Of West Lafayette Coli
lege for four years. After serving
as pastor Of important churches OF
Washington. d. c., and Baltimore,
Maryland. he was elected Bishop in
1899 and until his recent retire.
ment was the resident Bishop OF
the Pittsburgh area Of the Metho-
dist Church.
He was a delegate to the Univer-
sal Christian Council on Life and
Work at Oxford. England in 1897.
Bishop Straughn. author and lee
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Milford chronicle., 1951-11-16
Sam CWinn
Is Promoted
In State All
Claude Adkins To Re-
place Him AS Sussex
Agent; Gwinn To Aid
With Short Courses.

THE Delaware All Club pro-
gram will again move forward, and
be strengthened by the promotion
of Samuel NJ Gwinn to state All
Club leader, with the University of
Delaware Agricultural Extension
Service. Mr.. Gwinn will also serve
as acting assistant director of ag-
ricultural short courses"
This announcement was made
this week by George M. Worrilow,
director, Delaware. Agricultural
Extension Service and Experiment
Station. This is the first time, -
said WOrrilow, that the All pro-
gram has been completely unified
and under the leadership of one
person"
simultaneously. the appointment
of Claude Adkins, from West Vir-
ginia, as new Sussex County All
agent to replace Gwinn was an
nOunced
Gwinn has served as All agent
in Sussex County for four years
During that time, said Director
WOrrilow, the All program there
has grown ;n both membership 2nC
participation of local leaders.
A native of West Virginia, hS
was reared on a 200 acre farm, and
was All Club member for ter
years. He received a degree in ele.
mentary education from Concord
State Teachers College, Athens
w. Va; and bachelors and mas
ter's degrees in agricultural educa
ton from the University of Wes
Virginia, MorgantOwn. He taugh
rural school for two years. Late
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Milford chronicle., 1951-11-16
Open House At u of D
For H. S. Pupils Today
Schedule WIN Begin At Mitchell
Hall At 1880 Sharp

The annual University of Della
ware Home Economies Open House
for senior high school students of
Delaware will be held on Friday,
November 18th, 1851, from 1890
to p. m.
The schedule for the afternoon
will begin with Registration in
Mitchell Hall at 1890, following
which Betsey Simon, President of
the Home Economies Club, will
open the program by giving a brief
summary of the Home Economies
Club and its projects. She will then
introduce the other speakers. Fol-
lowing a few words by DR.. John A.
Perkins, President Of the Univer-
sity. Miss Amy Rextrew, Dean of
Women, will talk about the dOrmi-
tory program. Dean Irma Ayers
will speak about Home Economics
here at the UniVersity-its growth
and new building. Registration and
requirements for entrance will be
presented by Mr.. Charles w. Bush
and Teel Dunn, co-chairman of the
program, will give a general well
come.
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Milford chronicle., 1951-11-16
Milford PTA Sponsors
Show For Children
Play @Jack And The BeanstalkS At
New Milford Next Tuesday

The Salome Gaynor Theatre For
Children opens the 1852 season
with a delightful version of Jack
And The Beanstalk" one Of the
most popular old folk tales. Spon-
sored by Milford p. T. A., the play
will be presented at the Schlne's
New Milford theatre on Tuesday,
November goth, at 9:15 o'clock.
This amusing old tale is acted
with sparkle and vigor. and the
story book people are truly brought
to life.
It must be remembered that orig
inally fairy tales, or folk tales
were intended for adults as we'll
as for children. For that reason.
today many Of the fairy tales are
considered unsuitable for children.
However, there are many Of the
old stories that have a magic and
wonder about them: a delightful,
imaginative quality that makes
their dramatization a thing Of joy
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1951-11-16
Plans Developing
For annual Xmas
Fete In Milford
Merchants Have Outlined
Store Hours; Will Be
Open All Day On We'd
neSdays, Be ginning
With Next Week.

Cal Ball, chairman Of the Christ
mas Fete of the Milford Chamber
Of Commerce, announced today that
plans are rapidly taking shape for
an outstanding celebration Ia OBJ
servance of the holiday season in
Milford.
Christmas lights will be turned
on in the business section on Sat
urday, December 1st, and all this
week city Workmen have been
stretching the wire for the lights
and the thousands Of feet of Lau-
rel roping, which will be used. Mr..
Ball, Harold w. Wall, president of
the Milford Chamber of Commerce,
Forrest N. Webster, chairman of
the Merchantile Division Of the
Chamber Of Commerce, and a men,
Der of the Yule Planning Commit
tee and Secretary of the Board of
Directors, Robert II. Yerkes, to-
gether with City Manager Herman
d. Johnson, and Mayor Edward C..
Evans will gather at the light
plant, early Saturday evening, De-
cember 1st, where Mr.. Wall will
throw the master switch illumina-
ting the business district.
Santa Claus is due in Milford the
following Saturday afternoon, De-
cember Sth, arriving at the airport
at approximately one o'clock, in a
cabin cruiser, pilotad by Willard
Jackson. Owner-manager of the Mil
ford Air Park. Old Kris will be
taken to his abode in the STORY
Book House" on the Walnut Street
bridge panel by Chamber Of Com
merce officials.
CONTINUED on page ~
Milford chronicle., 1951-11-16
COP
Rally Was Held
In Kent County
Dover Grange Hall Scene
Of Outstanding Gath
ering Last Friday Eve
ming.

U. S. Senator John J. Williams
and U. S. Rep. J. Caleb BOggs blast
ed corruption in the national ad-
ministratiOn" at a Republican rally
held at Dover last Friday night and
said that only a clean sweep for
the COP in the 1852 election could
restore the confidence of the peO-
pie.
The rally. jointly sponsored by
the Kent County Republican Com
mittee and the Active Young Re-
publicans of Kent County. attracted
more than 300 persons to the Capt.
tol Grange Hall. the largest crowd
to attend pre-eampaign rally OF
the Republican Party in the mid
die county in many years.
Both Senator Williams, who is
expected to be a candidate to sue
ceed himself next year, and Con-
gresham BOggs, who is widely
mentioned as the Republican NOM
inee for governor, leaned heavily
on the corruption theme in their
informal remarks.
The Senator said that the Re
publican Party faces it's greatest
responsibility. perhaps the great
est responsibility of any political
party in history. There has never
been a time when the power of gov
ernment was thrust so evilly on the
American people"
There is so much corruption in
government today that one hesi-
tates to try to comprehend it. But
it is a challenge to the Republican
Party and our party will not turn
away from it." Senator Williams
added.
continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1951-11-16
Telephone Service
Rapidly Increasing
approximately $4,000 Del
aWareans Provided
Since 1945

Approximately "a percent of the
families in the territory Of the Dia-
mOnd State Telephone Company
now have telephone service, as
compared to 36 percent in 1910,
]. Frank Cox, vice president and
general manager, said Tuesday
evening November 13) in speak
ing at the annual "get-tOgether" Of
Delaware telephone employees in
Oh p. s. DUPONT High School, Will
mingtOn.
"We have accomplished an al
most unbelievable job in providing
service to approximately $4,000
people in Delaware since the end
of World War II. spending seven
teen million dollars for new plant
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1951-11-16
State Vehicle Records
Now Being Revised
Work Being Done In Anticipation
OF Additional Duties

In anticipation of the additional
duties required under the Safety
Responsibility Law which goes into
effect January first, Harold II. Kell-
er, Commissioner of Motor Vehic-
les has announced that the records
and procedures of his offices are
being revised TO give the Motor
Vehicle Division the most effective.
economical and modern methods
possible.
Through careful study and plan
ming, many Implications of effort
are being eliminated. and a large
amount of space will be saved in
the Department by a consolidation
of files.
Under the new plan, a different
type of Certificate Of Title will be
issued. Titles will be validated, and
transcription work will be elimina-
ted to save confusion and subse-
quent expense. Applications for
new registrations and titles will be
made simultaneously
Continued on page u
Milford chronicle., 1951-11-16
Blue Cross Group
ReOPening Success
More Than 100 Members
Added During Recent
Drive

The annual reOpening of the
Milford Community Blue Cross
Group came to a successful close
last Saturday night. Final figures
show that more than 100 families
and individuals took advantage of
this once a year BLUE Cross Week"
to either join as new subscribers,
to transfer from another State
Plan to Group Hospital Service,
the Delaware Plan or, to transfer
their present membership from a
Direct Pay basis, to the less ex-
pensive and more convenient Com
munity Group. with the privilege
of making their payments to either
of the Milford banks.
Blue Cross headquarters was, as
is the usual case during commun-
ity reOpenings. in Frank BreretOn's
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Milford chronicle., 1951-11-16
Horticultural Group
Will Meet Dec. 81
Session WIN Be Held AT Fellow
ship Hail. Salisbury, Md.

The Peninsula Horticultural So
ciety's sixty-fifth annual meeting
will feature research findings that
can help increase farm profits.
Phillip COrkran, RhOdesdale, Md,
president, announced the meeting
dates as Dec. and Z, in Fellow
ship Hall, Salisbury, Md
The program will start at $50
a. m, Dec. s. and continue until
$3.50 p. m, Dec. z. Vegetable Day,
Dec. s, will feature topics such as
new varieties, asparagus produc-
ton, sweet potatoes on the penin-
sula, chemical weed control, pest
control, and nutrition sprays. Fruit
Day, Friday. Dec. z, features new
findings in strawberry production.
orchard management, pest control
and many other interesting topics
COrkran added that the annual ban
quet is again a part of the program.
The complete program will be
available in a few days. Anyone
who is not a member of the socie-
ty. but who is interested in re-
.ceiving copy. can write to r. F.
Stevens, Box $50. Newark. Del.
Milford chronicle., 1951-11-16
Thieves Are Busy
In Milford Area
Many Home Are Entered By Noe.
turnRI PrOWleFS

Nocturnal providers, who in many
are stealing articles from
homes IN the Houston area,
have proved great nuisance in re-
cent weeks.
Locally stores and homes have
been visited by the thieves. who in
many instances have destroyed
property in excess of the value of
money and articles looted.
At Houston, the school has been
robbed by the culprits, who took a
valuable microscope; homes in that
community have also been entered
and robbed, two as recently as last
Sunday evening when the residents
were away in the early part OF the
evening. In both instances. sums OF
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Milford chronicle., 1951-11-16
Christian Workers
School Here Nov. IS

A Christian Workers School
will be held in the Avenue Metho-
dist Church, Milford, beginning on
Monday, November 18th. Sponsor
ed by Methodist Churches of the
Dover District, this school will off,
er a choice of courses on Bible,
education methods, social respOn-
sibility. guidance. and work Of the
Methodist Youth Fellowship.
CONTINUED on page I0)
Milford chronicle., 1951-11-16

n. FItUUCTsUUs UtUTBBLUWU5 ITbd-'
surer, 2. v. Carmean. Laurel.
Directors selected from the three
state area include:
Delaware: Fred Haas, Middle
town; William o. Hackett, George
town: Lee HOffeckeF, Jr., Bear;
Clarence A. Hurst, Dover: Charles
Marker, Dover; Isaiah G. Mumford,
Selbyville: Milton Rabinowitz, Har-
beson; Earl Rust. Georgetown;
George Simpson, Houston; Ernest
F. Smith. Jr., Kenton; Curtis
Steeu. DagsboFO; George Willis.
Dover; c. e. McCaulley, Newark;
Charles Williams. Bridgeville: /:
(ouatinusd On PAGE l0