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Milford chronicle., 1951-09-21
Opportunity
Days Will Be
Observed Here
Next Weekend
Merchants Planning To
Offer Many Bargains.
Friday And Saturday,
Sept. 1929; Watch For
Special Ads Next Week

According to latest reports from
the Mercantile Division of the Mil
ford Chamber of Commerce, plans
are being whipped into shape for
the September, observance of "Op-
pOrtunity Days" the bargain festi-
val, which Is held the last Friday
and Saturday in each month by
the progressive merchants of Mil
ford.
The next issue of the Milford
Chronicle will devote a section to
the advertisements on "OppOrtuni-
ty Days" and persons who are in
terested in obtaining fresh season
al merchandise at savings, will do
themselves a service if they will
carefully read these advertise
ments.
Forrest N. Webster, chairman of
the Mercantile Division of the Mil
ford Chamber of Commerce, spOn-
sOr Of the sales fete, has annOun-
ced that arrangements have been
completed with the proper muni-
eipal authorities to have the "Op-
pOrtunity Days" banner placed
across the middle of Walnut street
and window stickers will be given
to all cooperating stores It is the
hope Of the committee and Chair
man Webster. that many more Of
the merchants will avail them
selves Of the opportunity to par
ticipa.a in the bargain carnival,
and win select leaders, which they
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Milford chronicle., 1951-09-21
SeafOrd Youth
Takes State
Chick HOnOrs
K enn eth COulbOurne's
Fowl Gain An Average
OF 4 LIZ Pounds In
II And A Half Weeks.

Kenneth COulbourne, l5-year-old
Seatord High School youth, took
the gold trophy and top prize money
OF $25 in the Chicken of Tomorrow
contest for young farm people OF
the state at ceremonies held Wed
nesday afternoon of this week in
Georgetown High School.
Kenneth, a member of the Seaford
chapter, Future Farmers of Amer
lea, was one of 142 contestants who
finished the project started last
May with so chicks. Judging was
based on quality and weight gained
in IL and half weeks. Each con-
testant entered six birds. Coul-
bourne's chickens scored a total
gain of q pounds, or an average of
four and One-half pounds per bird.
The trophy was presented to the
winner by Ernest F. Smith of Ken
ton, representing the Delaware
Poultry Improvement Association.
H. G. Pierce Of New York City,
originator of the Chicken of To-
morrow Contest for young people
presented the top 10 awards. He is
affiliated with the A. & p. Company,
sponsors Of the national contests.
A. E. TOmhaVe of the University
of Delaware Animal and Poultry
Industry Department, chairman of
the state Chicken Of Tomorrow
Committee which sponsored the To-
cal competition, presided at the
program. About 300 participants
and spectators were present.
Harrington Girl Winner
A 12-year-Old Harrington girl
was the only one of her sex to
place among the top 10 in the con-
test. She also was next to young
est of the winners, an 11-year-Old
Milford boy edging her out by a
year.
Winners, in addition to Coul+
bourne, were: Melvin Truitt, IS,
Seaford. second; Ronald Wood
ward, 16. Centreville Road, Will
mington, third; Samuel Smith, Is,
ElktOn, fourth: Wallace Cook, Jr.,
II, Elkton. fifth; David Elliott, Is.
Laurel, sixth; Selma Draper, I2,
Harrington, seventh; James VIII
liams, 16. Seaford, eighth; Ray
mond French. II, Milford, ninth,
and Donald Powell, l6, FrankfOrd,
tenth.
VictOrs FLA, All Members
All winners were FLA or All
Club members. or both. One hun
dred dollars in prize money was
awarded. Second place received
500; third, SIS; fourth, $40, and
five dollars for each of the remain
ing 10.
Fifty-six per cent of all birds
entered showed a gain Of at least
three and a half pounds. Contest
ants were required to keep records
of feeding, mortality and other fac
tors.
A chicken barbecue at the school
followed the award program.
Milford chronicle., 1951-09-21
Temple Lodge
Will ReOpen
Season Sept. %
Milford MasOns Will Be
gin c Celebration Of
18TH Year Of Found
ing With Program.

With the opening of Temple
Lodge, No. 3 A. F. and A. NJ. on
Friday evening, September 2s. 10.
cal Masons will celebrate the start
Of their 18th year, having been
chartered in 1916, and is now the
fourth Oldest lodge in the state.
Worshipful Master Arthur Webb
will announce the appointment OF
the several committees to serve
during the coming year. Several
matters of supreme importance to
the lodge will be discussed at the
opening session.
One committee held over from
last year is already active in an
effort to re-establish the local Chap
ter of DeMOlay, a youth organiza-
ton.
The officers of Temple Lodge for
the coming year are: Arthur Webb,
w. NJ; Calvin Wells, S. w; Thos.
DerricksOn, ]. w; Allyn Lynch. S.
D.; Charles Summers, J. D.: Ray
Scarborough, S. S.: Carson Ward,
J. s.; Rev, Roy Tawes, chaplain;
NJ. H. Pierce, marshal.
It is expected that during the
coming year several special pro-
grams will be put on in honor Of
the start of 137th year Of the found
ing Of the local lodge. Special trib-
ute will be paid during the year to
founder of Temple Lodge Green.
The lodge is not only one of the
oldest in Delaware, but it is also
one of the largest. and numbers
among its membership some of the
leading citizens of this area.
Milford chronicle., 1951-09-21
Expand ChiIdren's
Education Program
DR.. George R. Miller, Sup't Of Public Instruc-
ton, States That Program Adopted By Re
cent Session OF General Assembly To Aid
Handicapped Children Is Being Put Into
Effect.

Additional services are being
made available for the education Of
exceptional children, according to
DR.. George r. Miller, Jr., state su-
perintendent, in an announcement
of the plans and programs of the
Division of Child Development and
Guidance.
DR.. Miller stated that the pro-
gram approved by the Governor
and the Legislature for handicap
ped children during the recent ses-
sion is being put into effect under
the direction of John S. Charlton.
director Of the division.
"The worthwhile, but totally in
adequate, special education pro-
gram that we have been able to
supply in the past is being expand
ed gradually to serve the children
who, by reason of mental and phys
ical handicaDs, are unable to at
tend our public schools" DR.. Mill
eT stated.
Because Of limitations necessar-
ily imposed during this develop
mental period. it is impossible to
provide an equivalent program for
Milford chronicle., 1951-09-21
Gen. c. /. Carpenter
Heads Chaplain Body
Delawarean Named Head OF Army
Group By Defense Secretary


Maj Gen. Charles /. Carpenter.
a native of Wilmington. and a for
mer pastor in the Peninsula Con-
ference of the Methodist Church,
has been named chairman of the
Armed Forces Chaplains Board for
the term ending Sept. IS, 1852, il
was announced on Sunday by Sec
retaTy Of Defense Robert A. Lovett.
General Carpenter has been chief
Of chaplains of the Air Force, and
of its predecessor service, the Army
Air Force, since 1912. He has been
in the chaplaincy since 1886
His appointment marks the first
time ethat an Air Force chaplain
had headed the Chaplains of the
military forces.
General Carpenter is the son of
the late Rev. Frank F. Carpenter. at
one time minister of st. Johns
Methodist Church in Seaford Dur
ing World War II, he was on over
seas duty as head Of the Air Force
chaDlains, and was awarded the
Legion Of Merit with Oak Leaf
Cluster.
Born in Wilmington. he IS a
graduate of the SeafOrd High School
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Financing In Amount Of
$29O,OOO For Plant Fav-
Ored By 3 To 1 MajOri-
ty.

Dover taxpayers voted approx
mately thres-to-one Monday in fav-
or OF a $29000O bond issue to f.
nance rehabilitation Of the Dover
power plant.
The voting took place in a spe-
cial referendum at which a total of
745 ballots were cast-587 in favor
of the bond issue, and 1853 against
it,
1t was the first time in the his
tory of Dover that voting was plac-
ed on the basis of tax dollars paid,
with each taxpayer being allowed
one vote for each dollar of taxes, or
fraction thereof, paid during the
current year.
On this basis, the $50 ballots in
favor of the bond issue represent
ed 44.30S accumulated votes, while
the 158 ballots against the bond
issue represented 1883 votes.
The voting took place between 2
p. m. and z p. m, and the number
of ballots cast was considered by
veteran observers to constitute a
better-than-average response to a
municipal referendum.
Milford chronicle., 1951-09-21
Kent VFW Aiding
Sgt. Lambert Fund
Racing Program At Town.
send This Sunday VIII
Augment Fund

According to Kent County v. f..
w. members, the program Of rae
ing. scheduled to be held at the
Townsend Raceway, this Sunday,
as a benefit for the Sergeant Rich
ard C. Lambert Fund, has been com
pleted, assuring a full afternoon Of
thrills and entertainment for the
more than 1000 sports fans expect
ed to attend. Tickets for Sundays
big benefit meet have been distri-
buted and are now being offered
for sale throughout the county.
Irving Carton and Maynard Reed
of the Dover Memorial Post. are
heading the arrangements commit
tee and have lined up some Of the
east coasts most outstanding mo-
torcycle racers for Sundays meet:
appearances at the Townsend oval.
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children of unusual superior inteIli-
gence. DR.. Miller pointed out that
these children need a specialized
program to meet their needs Just
as a specialized program is needed
for the handicapped boys and girls.
DR.. Miller stated that the State
Board of Education feels that pub
lie education is missing an OppOr-
tunity to render it's greatest service
by not using the intellectual powers
OF these children to the fullest ex-
tent.
While we must not relax our
efforts to educate the children who
can and do attend our public
schools regularly. we cannot ignore
the children who need special at
tentiOn and assistance in order that
they may become useful citizens in
our society,"" DR.. Miller added.
THE 100000 appropriated by the
Legislature permits the establish
ment of a sound base upon which
we may built services never before
rendered to some children in Della
ware"
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Milford chronicle., 1951-09-21
Driver Dies
AS Vehicle
Rams Tree
In Sussex
Lewes Fishery Worker Is
5Srd Highway Fatality
In Delaware; Several
Accidents Down State
Listed BY State Police.

A 26-year-old Lewes man was
killed instantly last Saturday AZ
ternoon when his car ran OF the
highway, tore up two fence posss
ploughed through two sets ~
hedges and crashed head-on into !
tree-l70 feet from the spot where
the automobile left the road
This highway death was one os
four reported in Delaware and near
by areas over the weekend.
Thirteen persons were injured
at least one seriously, in automo-
die accidents in the Delaware area
over the weekend, while notice
throughout the state reported num-
erous minor mishaps on rain-swept
highways last Saturday.
Robert Eugene Croxton. who
came to LeWes from LOttsburg. va.
to work for commercial fishing
firm, was pronounced dead on ar
rival at Beebe Hospital in Lewes
following the accident near George
town at $3.50 p. m. last Saturday.
CToxtOn's death brought the high
way death toll in Delaware tc So
so far this year.
Woman Seriously Hurt
Lola Rowley, 25, of Georgetown,
a passenger in his car, was in SER
ious condition in the same hospital
last Saturday night. state police at
Georgetown reported.
The fatal accident happened
about two miles east of George
town on Route 18. Croxton was
driving west along the highway
when suddenly his car sWerved
across the highway and left the
road.
Police were at a loss to determine
why the car went out Of control or
the reason it travelled such a great
distance before the operator could
bring It to a halt. The car struck
the tree with asterFiic impact and
the vehicle was demolished, police
said
Although the exact cause Of Crox.
tons death had not been announ-
ced last night, state police said che
was crushed about the chest" Crox-
ton and his companion we're taken
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ReU. R. L TGWeS VIII
Conduct Mission
Milford Clergyman Assigned
To Savannah, Ga, Post
October 1919

The General Board Of Evangelism
Of the Methodist Church (Nashvillel
has assigned the Rev. Ray Lawson
TaWes. minister of Avenue Church.
to conduct a Preaching Mission at
Savannah, Georgia, the week of
October 1919. Mr.. Tawes will also
be a member Of the faculty in the
Pastors School. He will preach
each evening at a public evangelis-
tic service, and each morning pre-
sent study course in Pulpit Evan
gelism to the ministers of Savan-
nah District. The preaching mission
is a part of the nationwide Ad-
vance movement of the denOmina-
tiOn. The local minister is listed
with the national headquarters as
being on call for such missions.
The methodist Church expects to
add 250.000 new members to its
rolls during the remainder of 1851
and the first six months Of 1852.
Milford chronicle., 1951-09-21
WAF Barbara Clancy
In Beauty Contest
Milford Girl Competed With Girls
From The 48 States

According to word received by
Sergeant Evelyn Scherer, WAC
WAF recruiter for this area with
headquarters in the U. S. Army and
U. S. Air Force Recruiting Station
Dover, Private Barbara L. CLANCY,
Is, Milford, undergoing basic in
dOctrinatiOn training at Lakeland
Air Force Base, San Antonio, Tex
as, was a recent participant in a
bathing beauty contest held at that
air base to select Miss S70Oth Ba-
sic Military Training Group of
1851"
Although Private CLANCY lost out
to Private Mary Harmon, basic
trainee from the 3743rd WAF
Squadron, who halls from Beverly
Hills. California. Milford may well
be proud considering that WAF
trainees from the entire United
States are all sent to the Texas
base for their training.
In addition to the entry from
Delaware, the contest had partici-
pants from the States of Oregon,
New York. California, Tennessee,
Michigan to mention just a few.
Milford chronicle., 1951-09-21
.FIrGmGn Are
For
Fund Drive
General Solicitation Of
Entire Community To
Be Held On Sunday,
September Both.

The membership of the Carlisle
Fire Company of Milford is busy
with plans for their first commun-
ity-wide fund drive in years. Sun
day, September 80, has been ofici-
ally selected as the day in which
ward by ward, street by street,
house by house, the more than one
hundred volunteer solicitors will
wait on the citizens of this city
for donations to help maintain the
fire company during the ensuing
year. This Herculean task of So
licitation will begin promptly at
one O'Clock in the afternoon and
1t is the hope of che participants,
that the job can be successfully
completed in two to three hours.
Garrett L. Grier, the president
OF the fire company, along with
other officials Of that organization,
realizing that the personnel of the
fire company is too small to do the
job, are planning to seek assist
ance from the memberships OF the
ANCN44 AhA WelAtAo anu A4iOA4a NluUE
to fill the roster of 100 men need
ed TO complete the drive. The So
licitOrs will meet at the fire house
at 1890, day of the drive, where
they will receive last minute brief
ing, at the termination of the drive
a report back meeting will be held
in the fire house.
While of the $50 alarms answer
ed in the course of a year by the
fire company, about half are rural,
for some years the company has
not called on its rural friends for
direct help This year, the rural
areas are being solicited and early
reports are most gratifying and it
is the belief Of fire company Off
cials that 100 per cent cooperation
will be obtained in the rural areas
surrounding Milford. In the Lynch
Heights, Milford Neck sections,
Spencer Willis is doing an out
standing job of solicitation: others
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Milford chronicle., 1951-09-21
Methodist Seminar At
Harrington, Sept. 26
Meeting VIII Open At 1O:SO With
Mrs. Earl Sylvester Presiding

Arrangements have been COM
pleted for the Dover District Wo-
mans Society of Christian Service,
for Seminar to be held on Sep
tember 26. in Trinity Methodist
Church, Harrington.
Approved studies for the current
year, as well as the program and
worship service booklets, will be
presented.
The meeting will open at 1890
with Mrs. Earl Sylvester, president
Of Dover District, presiding.
The deVotiOps will be led by Mrs.
d. T. Pritchard, secretary Of Spir-
itual Life for Trinity Church.
Mrs. Harry B. Hygate, confer
ence secretary of Missionary Edu-
cation, will present a preview of
the 1951-1952 study plans.
Mrs. Henry Graves, secretary of
Youth Work for Dover District.
will review the book, "The Family
"A Christians Concern"
Miss M. Blanche Price, district
secretary of Missionary Education.
will present Churches For Our
COuntry's Needs"
Mrs. Milton c. Manlove, presi-
dent OF the w. S. c. S. of st. Johns
Church, Seaford, will present the
program and worship books.
Lunch will be served at one o.
clock by the ladies Of the church.
Literature will be on display and
for sale by Mrs. H. B. Mitchell, dis
trict secretary of Literature and
Publications.
The afternoon session will open
at 2 p. m. with a review Of the
book 1--WE Americans-North and
South" by Mrs. T. c. Mulligan CT
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Milford chronicle., 1951-09-21
State Business Women
Plan For Anniversary
All Clubs In Delaware To Partici.
pate In Observance Sept. 1929

Twelve Business and Profession
al Women's Clubs in the State of
Delaware plan to join with 100 900
members of the National Fedora
ton Of Business and Professional
Women's Clubs throughout the
country in observance of the oath
anniversary of National Business
WOmen's Week, September 1929.
They have adopted a slogan Full
Partnership for the Job Ahead"
Miss Ruth S. Jones, of Dover,
president Of the Delaware FEEDER
alton of B. & p. w. Clubs has urg-
cd the women Of these twelve units
to take an active part in public
service activities. She has appeal
ed to B. P. w. members to as
sumo the responsibilities Of good
citizens. They are asked to study
the government of their town,
county, state and nation.
AS a fitting part of the Observ-
ance Of National Business WOmen's
Week members Of a number Of the
clubs in each Of the three coun-
ties have begun to attend confer
ences and meetings of local pO-
litical governing boards. They are
taking an active part in politics,
volunteering for civil defense, and
for various community jobs. The
B. P. w. clubs in the Wilmington
area are completing plans for the
participation of women on the
Armed Forces in a parade. Other
clubs will announce Observances
for the week.
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Milford chronicle., 1951-09-21
Sussex Achievement
Day, September %
WIN Be Held At University Sub.
Station Farm At Georgetown

The Third Annual Sussex COun-
ty All Achievement Day will be
held at the University Sub-Station
Farm on the Georgetown-Laurel
Highway, on Saturday, September
22nd. from 1O:O0 a. m. to 400 p. m.
The purpose of the Achievement
Show, according to Sam Gwinn,
County 4-H Club Agent, is to pro-
vide an opportunity for club mem
bers to select and show their COM
pleted projects to the general pub
lie.
Classes have been provided for
the following All projects: Can
ming. Baking, Clothing, Home I'm
proVement. Personal Record, Poul-
try and Eggs. Vegetables, Swine
Dairy, Field Crops, Rabbits. and 4
H Crafts. All exhibits are to be
brought in to the Sub-Station Farm
between 1000 a. m. and 12:0C
noon. to be. set up and judged. Spe-
cial events to be held during the
afternoon are: The County All
Dress Revue. Clothing DemOnstra-
tions, Vegetable Demonstrations
Foods Demonstrations, and the
County 4-H Tractor Operators Con-
test.
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Milford chronicle., 1951-09-21
Old Age Claims Are
Explained By MiRker
Many Old Folks Are Eligi-
bic For Benefits Under
New Set-Up

You do not have to be wholly or
permanently retired" to get re-
tirement payments under the Old
Age and Survivors Insurance sys-
TEN, Roger r. Minker. manager OF
the Wilmington Social Security
Office explained today. The fact
that a number of people have been
coming into his office confused on
this point prompted him to clarity
this phase of the Social Security
law.
Actually" Mr.. Minker pointed
out, "the new Social Security law
makes it possible for insured peo-
pie SIS and over to collect retire.
ment benefits while still earning up
to $50 per month on covered jobs.
The old limit Of $1499 was changed
last September /. Even the $50
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IN september ana OCTOBER.
(D Have all pigs vaccinated
before outbreaks occur. as there
is no cure for cholera once it starts
In a herd.
(2) Keep neighbOrs. farm sales
men, trucks and wagons out Of hog
lots. 1t takes only a drop Of live
virus to spread hog cholera to an
entire herd.
(3) Have all pigs checked over
by the veterinarian to determine
whether they are in proper eondi-
ton, before vaccination. Pigs, which
are infested with intestinal para
sites. or recovering from flu, or are
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establishing Of cover crops and
plowing under OF green manure;
application of lime and fertilizers
to encourage growth Of grasses and
legumes; planting and maintaining
Of farm wOOdlots as a protection
against erosion; and drainage of
farmland that can be brought back
into production.
Secretary Brannan Announces
Farm Scrap Drive
Secretary of Agriculture Bran
nan announced that farmers are
being asked to cooperate this fall
in an iron and steel Scrap Har-
vest" to help obtain raw materials
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Milford chronicle., 1951-09-21
State Taking Part In
Md. Youth Leadership

Ten Delaware Young Men And
Women To Participate In Program
About ten young men and women
from Delaware will represent the
Diamond State at a weekend Rural
Youth Leadership Conference, Sep
tember 21-23. George M. Worrilow
director Of the Agricultural Exten-
sion Service told about the confer
ence. II is sponsored by the Mary
land Agricultural Extension Ser
vice, Farm Bureau and Grange.
Virginia and Delaware were invit-
ed to send delegates. Maurice Field,
New Castle County All agent. is
in charge Of some Of the recreation
and discussion groups.
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Veterans Planning
For Christmas Fete
VFW Group VIII Make Merry Again
For UnderprlvIIeged Riddles

EOr OnOeFpFlVIIege0 lhl00leS
Even though the Yuletide season
is still more than three months
away, members. of Milford's civic
minded v. F. w. unit, Blue Hen
Post No. 6483, are currently
sweating" - literally and figura-
lively, over plans for Christmas OBJ
servance. However. it isn't their
christmas" that they're planning
for-it's the Christmas" that the
veterans and other good folks of
Milford make" for the under
privileged children OF the area.
Each year, on the Saturday near
est Christmas, members of Blue
Hen Post and its affiliated OFgani-
cations give a big christmas Par
ty" for underprivileged kiddies The
post home is appropriately decora-
ted for the occasion with a big tree
and all the trimmings; "Old Santa"
makes an official visit, and over ST.
600 value in gifts are given to over
100 needy but deserving youngsters
Entertainment is provided, and each
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Consumer Has
Voice In OPS

Opportunities for consumers. as
well as for business and industry.
in voicing opinion or complaints
concerning ONCE Of Price Stabili-
cation policies and regulations are
provided by the agency, it was
pointed out this week by Henry
McC. Winchester. Delaware district
OPS director.
The Consumer Advisory Commit
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