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Milford chronicle., 1951-11-30
Retiring Pay
.SCheduledTO
Rise Next Year
Pensions Of Up To $50 A
Month Are Provided
Under New Social Sc
curity Computation.

In a few months there will be a.
sizeable increase in monthly old
age insurance payments, the second
since Congress changed the Social
Security Law in 1850. BY June 1
several thousand workers will be-
come eligible for larger pensions
up to maximum of $50 a month.
A new method of computing pen
siOns will provide the increases.
Some employees who retire next
July will get $50 a month pensions
for life in return for a tax payment
by them of $81 for eighteen months
work in Social Security cOVerage.
If a pensiOner gets $50 a month
and his wife is 65 or older she gets
a pension half of his or $40 a
month. II the couple has a child
under 18 the family gets an addi-
tiOnal $50 a month or total OF
$3.50.
Some may qualify for increased
pensions on their first April pay
day next year. Very few, however,
will be eligible by that time for the
$50 individual maximum.
COVerage Requirements
To get the new increases work
ers must be covered by Social Sc
curity for at least six calendar
quarters after 1850. The size of the
pension depends upon the average
wage received up to $500 a month.
A calendar quarter of coverage
is a three-month period beginning
Jan. l, April l, July 1, or Oct. l
in which the covered worker re-
ceived $50 or more in wages. 1t i;
not necessary that he work every
day of the quarter.
If the employee has been on the
payroll and has received at Least
$50 every quarter from Jan. 1. 1851
to and including April 1, 1852, he is
insured for the six quarters. How.
ever, a worker will not qualify fol
the $50 maximum unless his pay
for the six quarters averaged $30(
a month or more.
/ For an average monthly wage af
| ter 1850 of $3.50 a month the retire
ment pay will be STA a month. FO
an average wage of $240 the pen
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Both Parties Chiefs
Favor Short Session
MASONS TO OBSERVE
CHURCH DAY DEC. 2

AS is the custom since 1897
MasOns of Delaware observe
the first Sunday in December
as Masonic Church Day.
This year Temple Lodge
No. 8, A. F. and A. NJ, will
journey to Harrington and
attend Divine Services at the
Asbury Methodist Church in
that town, Rev. Robert E.
VanCleaf, minister, on De-
cember 2, at 11:OO a. m. The
committee on arrangements,
William V. Sipple, P. M; G.
Roland Messick and William
w. Sharp, has announced
that the members will meet
in the Sunday school room
of the church at 10:45 a. m.
and proceed in a body into
the main sanctuary for the
service.
Temple Lodge is unusually
active at this time with reg
ular and special meetings on
each Friday night. Plans are
already announced for the
Annual Ladies' Night to be
held this year in the Social
Hall of the Avenue Methodist
Church, tickets for which
may be obtained at Derrick
sons or Pierce Hardware
Company. Full details on the
program will be given in
next weeks Chronicle.
Milford chronicle., 1951-11-30
Kent Firemen
Attend Session
At Smyrna
County Essay Contest
Winners Are AnnOunc-
ed; Memorial Rites
Held At Meeting.

Fourteen of the II volunteer fire
companies of Kent County had rep
resentatives at the meeting and
memorial service of the Kent COun-
ty Volunteer Firemen's Association
at Smyrna last Wednesday night.
H. A. Helm, Leipsic, who heads
the group, presided at the business
session which preceded the mem
Orial service.
AS guests of the Citizens Hose
Company, the welcome was given
by Howell Barnes and the response
by Thomas E. Heather, director of
the association.
County essay contest winners
were announced but the essays will
not be read and pri7Is awarded un-
til the next meeting at FELTON, on
Wednesday, December 18th.
The county fire report showed 80
alarms, fire loss $21,G95, with only
$7,095 covered by insurance; COM
panies travelled 345 miles, and am
bulance made 1G trips, covering 884
miles.
Following the business meeting in
the firehouse, the memorial service
was conducted at the First Presby-
terian Church, in honor of the 32
members who died during 1851. The
Scripture lesson was read by Mr.
Helm, benedictiOn, and an address
were given by the Rev. o. G. Jones
pastor of the church. The names OF
the deceased were read by James
Truax. A member of each company
went forward and placed a red rose
in a vase for each member whose
name was read. Plans for the me-
mortal service were made by Mr.
Truax
On Dec. l all members are invit-
ed to meet at the main gate of the
Dover Air Base at 1:45 p. m. to be
taken to the base and given in
struction in fighting fire on jet
planes and performing rescue work
Plans also were discussed for &
ladies night" in the sDring. Capt
J. G. Thomas, fire marshal for New
Castle County, spoke briefly OF
eVOlutiOns.
Milford chronicle., 1951-11-30
u. S. Farms Bigger
AS Number Falls
Census Bureau Finds Average Size
Is Up In Decade

A decided trend toward fewer
but bigger and better equipped
farms between 1910 and 1850 was
reported this week by the Bureau
of the Census.
Farms decreased by $4,000 in
the decade, the bureau reported,
but the average sized unit grew
from 174 acres in 1870 to 210.5
acres in 1850. There were 5,3S4,O0
farms in 1850, against 6,O97, 900 in
1910.
The sharpest decrease came in
the five years between 1945 and
1850, when the number Of farms
dropped by 475,OO0. The bureau
reported that in great part this
had been caused by its redefinitiOn
of a farm. In 1850, places of three
or more acres we're counted as
farms only if agricultural pro-
ducts, exclusive of home gardens,
amounted to more than $3.50 dur
ing 1949. In the 1910 and 1945
censuses, places of three acres OF
more were counted as farms ii
any agricultural products exclu-
sive of home gardens were report
ed or not.
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Milford chronicle., 1951-11-30
Leaders In Session With
Governor Carvel Agree
To Ask Caucuses To
COnfne Action To Fer
ries And Flat Salary
Boost For Teachers.

A limit Of five days or less on
the forthcoming special session of
the General Assembly-With an at
tempt to hold consideration of leg
islation down to two major propo-
sals-will be sought by Legislative
and political leaders Of the state,
it was disclosed Wednesday of this
week.
The major items Of business to
which legislative and political
leaders repeatedly agreed upon
at a meeting Tuesday of this week
with Gov. Elbert ~ Carvel are:
The $2,50O,000 bond issue to COM
plete purchase of the ferry proper
ties, for which the special session
is to be called under law.
The $400 across the board in
crease in teacher pay scales, to be
financed out of the states current
revenue, and not from either sur
plus or the emergency fund.
Although none of the participants
in the meeting would be quoted, il
was learned from those attending
! that:
A limit of five days or less would
; be sought, in a concurrent resolu-
tion, for the legislative special ses.
sion to be called Dec. 10.
This proposal will be placed be.
I fore party caucuses, this week i
possible. with another meeting Of
leaders to be held in Dover next
Tuesday.
Details of the states financial
condition, showing surprising in
crease-abOve all previous esti
mates-in current revenue. were
discussed at the meeting.
When Governor Carvel a few
weeks ago proposed the fiat S4OI
teacher pay increase. he said i
would not require additional rev
enue.
However. it was Learned tina
some legislative leaders Tuesda,
requested specific evidence tina
funds for the paw increase wonl
not come from either surplus or tn
emerg~ncv suud
To Show Balance Sheet
1t was learned that the Governor
in addition to his assurances o.
the question, promised to max
available to the legislators befor
December 10 a specially-prepare
statement of the states financia
condition, showing the extent o
appropriations made by the 1876
General Assembly and current in
come.
This will be the first overall fl
nancial survey placed before tn
lawmakers since the General AS
sembly adjourned, and is expecte,
to show current revenues far in ex
cess of those anticipated when tn
Legislature was in session.
It was learned that although si
additional subjects were discusse
for possible consideration by tn
special session, it was the wish G
{ legislative leaders to confine tn
special session to only a few ma
jor proposals, in order to guaran
tee a brief session.
Tuesdays session in Dover, ar
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Milford chronicle., 1951-11-30
Santa vii Arriye
In City December 8
Jolly Old st. Nick To
Come Into Milford By
Plane; Lights Are Due
To Be Turned On To-
morrow Evening.

Jolly Old Saint Nicholas has gone
modern in a big way and on Satur-
day, December 8, at approximately
One-thirty in the afternoon will
arrive at Milford Airport in a big
new sleek cabin cruiser piloted by
William E. ManlOve, we'll known
Houston merchant, and official pi-
lot of the local airport, who has
been engaged by the Milford Cham
ber of Commerce, sponsors of the
local Christmas fete, to go to the
North Pole headquarters of Santa
Claus and bring him back to Mil
ford. Santa hopes that a goodly
number of his youthful friends will
avail themselves of the OppOrtun-
ity to see him when he steps off
of his plane at the Milford Airport.
Willard r. Jackson, proprietor of
the Port" has been actively CO.
operating with the officials of the
Chamber of Commerce in arrang-
ing for Santa's trip. Mr.. Jackson
is a member of the chamber.
4OtAAOAAOM CNCAA4n6g SAUL
December /, the street lights will
be turned on, when Harold w
Wall, president of the Chamber OF
Commerce, throws the master
switch. For the past two weeks
city employees under the direc-
tiOn of City Manager Capt. Herman
d. johnson have. been busy put.
ting up the thousands of gay col.
ored lights and wrapping the light
standards with miles of laurel rOp.
ing. They have also erected il
Plaza Square one of the most mag
nificent Christmas trees ever seer
in Milford. The tree is also dec
GRATED and will present an attrac
tive picture when lighted.
Santa will again make his Mil
ford headquarters in the fableC
"StOry Book House" on the Wal
nut street bridge panel and will bC
available to his young friends from
one in the afternoon until nine il
the evenings every day unit
Christmas. The House" inciden
tally, has been completely rebuilt
and repainted by the students o.
the various manual training classe:
at Milford High School under thu
direction of Niven Campbell, in
structor, and Cal Bali, chairman
of the local Christmas fete commit
tee.
L Local stores, are now open ever.
Wednesday all day and will star
remaining open until nine o'clocl
in the evenings beginning will
Monday, December 10, and cOntin
uing until and including Christina
Eve, Monday, December "a.
The Christmas fete committee
which in addition to Mr. Ball, in
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Mildred Dilling Gave
Recital Here Sunday
First Concert OF Season Was Very
Well Received

The Community Concert Associa-
ton presented it's first of three
programs in the Milford High
School auditorium last Sunday be-
fore what may not have been the
largest audience of it's kind here
but surely one of the most recep-
tive.
Miss Mildred Dilling, harpist ex-
traordinary, pleased her hearers
with not only her astounding roper
toire that included works from the
early classicists, Romantic, and
Modern schools, but she did so with
feeling of oneness with the au-
dience. What could have amounted
to a rather staid performance for
recitalist who is almost alone in
her field, this remarkable artist
shared her enthusiasm and love for
the oldest of musical instruments
that made us who heard feel akin
Miss Dilling came to Milford
with years of training and concert
experience and yet her perform
ance here made us feel we could
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Underprivileged d Kids
Got Big Assist Here
Toy Matinee Last Saturday viii
Fill Old Santa's Pack


"Old Santa" and underprivileged
kiddies of the Milford Area re-
ceived a big assist" last Saturday
morning, when approximately 500
new and used toys and games were
donated at a special "toy cartoon
show" put on at the Shore Theatre,
here. An estimated 800 youngsters
brought toys to the theatre and re-
ceived admission to the special
morning show.
Members of the v. F. w. Under
privileged Riddles Christmas Party
committee, headed by Chairman
Gordon Manlove, were present at
the theatre to thank the donors for
the toys, which were subsequently
transported to Charles Mulholland's s
Garage, where they will be repair
ed and made ready for use. These
toys, plus several hundred other
toys and numerous items of cloth
ing will be distributed by Santa
Claus" and his V. F. w. helpers at
the Christmas Party, sponsored an
nually by Blue Hen Post. Addition
al donations of toys and clothing
are still being sought as the veter-
ans plans to make Christmas" this
year for even a greater number
than the more than oAe hundred
that were guests at each of the
highly successful parties .of the
past two years; donations may be
made by contracting the committee
at Milford 1851 or Milford 4373.
Milford chronicle., 1951-11-30
.S261,OOO Will
Be Distributed
By MilfOrd's
Xmas Clubs
Last Years Amount Is
Exceeded BY $4,000;
Milford Trust Co., L.
d. Caulk Co., Clubs
Are The Largest.

Residents of Milford, who for the
past fifty weeks have been prac-
ticing thrift and each week laying
aside sum for the Christmas Saw
ings Fund conducted by the local
banks and the L. D. Caulk Conn
pany have been rewarded to the
tune Of $261,0O0. This money has
been released by the Milford Trust
Company, the First National Bank
and Trust Company, and the Saw
ings Fund Club Of the L. d. Caulk
Company, all of which have been
in existence for many years. This
is an increase Of $4,000 from the
disbursements made by these three
clubs last year, and indicates that
the idea is still popular in Mil
ford.
The first savings clubs on the
Peninsula were started several
years ago at Salisbury, Md. The
general public eagerly accepted
the method to systematically save
for the holiday season. Shortly
thereafter the L. d. Caulk Com
pany conceived the idea of con-
Quoting a savings fund for its
employees. The plan was sue
cessful and outsiders were allow
ed to join the club. The Milford
Trust Company later took up the
idea and it, too, was a success, and
secured many depositors there
from, A few years later the First
National Bank and Trust Company
started it's club and each year has
shown a satisfactory increase in
the number of persons who have
joined it's club.
This year the Caulk Savings
Club has sent out checks to the
approximate amount of $85,0OO to
it's members. The Milford Trust
Company has mailed out a total
of $4,000 to those who have saved
in its club. The First National
Bank and Trust Company has paid
approximately $4,000 This mon.
ey, released in time for the hOli-
day buying, is a welcomed asset
/ to those thrifty persons who have
/ taken advantage of the three clubs
in Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1951-11-30
Soil Dist. Election
In Sussex, Dec. 9th
Polling Places Viii Be Set Up
Throughout The County

Saturday, December 8, was set
as the date for the annual super
visors' election for the Sussex Soil
Conservation District, according to
1. B. Hudson, Selbyville, chairman
of the board.
Polling places will be set up in
several places throughout the cOun-
ty for the convenience of land
owners wishing to vote. Location
of these places will be announced
next week.
j. Otis West, Millsboro, is the
retiring member of the five-man
board and will be a candidate for
reelection. The names of other
candidates may be included on the
ballot by contracting the secretary,
William H. Henderson, Georgetown,
prior to December 5. Additional
nomination may be made on the
day of election by simply writing
the nominees name on the ballot.
All landowners in the county are
eligible to vote and are urged to
do so. ~l.Al
Milford chronicle., 1951-11-30
Sussex Corn King
Turns Out Twins
Two Joint Farm Operators Are
Named For Single Honor

r. " Stallard and w. T. Spitzer
Of Seaford, operating together
this past year, were named Corn
King of Sussex County for 1851,
with an average yield of 1878
bushels per acre. The announce
ment was made last week at the
annual Crop Awards Banquet held
in Dover, at which time Della
wares 5-Acre Corn Yield Program
was summarized.
Seventy-two farmers in the
county participated in the program
this year ana of these 70, twenty
five made yields of 100 bushels or
better and thus became members
of the 100 bushel club.
Farmers making the 1O0-Bushel
Club and their average yields are:
r. v. Stallard and w. T. Spitzer,
SeafOrd-13S1S.
]. G. Townsend, Georgetown
1926.
Townsend's, Inc. Millsboro -
131.O1.
S. Ralph Hill, Bridgeville-124.9.
F. I. Warrington, Georgetown -
1920.
Herbert R. Friedel, seaford =
121.7O.
Arthur Cannon. Greenwood -
12O.65.
John R. Crist, Dagsboro-115.9.
Edgar f. Isaacs and Sons, Linz
cOln-115.2.
Luther Lyons, Greenwood -
1903.
Walter Mills, Greenwood-110.51.
Roscoe Hampshire, Delmar -
1O8.75.
Layton Hart, Lewes-1O7.65.
Neal Warrington, Georgetown
106.62.
Linden Isaacs, Georgetown II
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Presbyterian Choir
Rehearses For Xmas
Cantata bethlehem" Will Be Pre-
sented Sunday, December %

The choir of the Presbyterian
Church of Milford is in rehearsal
of the Canta Bethlehem" by ]. H.
Maunder which will be presented
on Sunday, December %, at four
o'clock. The cantata is arranged
for four solo voices and chorus in
terspersed with hymns to be sung
by the congregation.
Never having been sung in this
vicinity, the Bethlehem story is
told in music of exceptional beau
ty. The choir numbers about
thirty voices, under the direction
of Mrs. Marie Giltenboth, with Mrs.
Ruth Klipple, organist. There is
still room for volunteers. If you
love to sing and can sing see Mrs.
GiltenbOth at the church on Thurs
day evening at 500 o'clock.
The soloists will be Ruthie
Humes, Mary Nichols, Sadie
Wright, J. Herbert Nichols, Ralph
B. Snowberger, Walter Muncy, Ir-
vim Bowman, T. Ralph Snowberg-
er, Walter Jackson and Joe Lank.
Carrie Bowman, Evelyn Gordon,
Paul Lynch and Douglas Fry will
form the quartet.
Milford chronicle., 1951-11-30
Police Confronted
By Bomb Mystery
Blast In Front OF Milford Garage
Being Investigated

Milford police are continuing an
investigation into the explosion
of a bomb thrown from a moving
vehicle in Milford Thanksgiving
night.
The bomb was thrown from the
car about $50 p. m. and exploded
near the Kent and Sussex Motor
Company on North Walnut street.
The blast was heard at least four
blocks away.
Sets Grass Afire
The explosion scorched the side
walk near the motor company build
ing, and set grass afire between
the building and the home of Ray
mond Bennett. Bennett put out the
fire. No one was hurt.
Police were mystified. Neither
Bennett nor William Burke, opera
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Milford chronicle., 1951-11-30
Phil Jacobs To Open
Insurance Office Here
Will Locate Agency Head
quarters In Masonic
Building

Philip r. Jacobs will open an in
surance Office on the first floor of
the Masonic Temple on North West
Front street, this city, tomorrow,
Saturday, December 1.
Mr.. Jacobs, who is we'll and fav-
Orably known throughout this COM
munity, represents the Farm Mu-
tual Insurance Companies and has
been their representative in this
area for the past II years.
The companies represented by
Mr.. Jacobs offers over so different
types of insurance.
Mr.. Jacobs, at one time in part
nership with his brother-in-law,
the late Duanne Lynn, operated
the Southern States Cooperative in
Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1951-11-30
New Head Selected
For Parole Board
SeafOrd Resident Named To Sue
ceed The Late N. 7. Booth

Howard F. Galloway of Seaford,
was elected president of the State
Board of Parole last week, and
Clyde M. Spargo of Weldin Road,
was appointed to the board to fill
the vacancy created by the recent
death of Newlin T. Booth of New
Castle.
Mr.. Galloway succeeds the late
Mr. Booth as president of the pa
role board. The annual report of
the agency was presented at the
meeting, held in the New Castle
County WorkhOuse.
The report showed that since
1928. the board has received 2,70S
applications for parole and has
granted 1,14S or about AZ per cent.
In the past % years, only 1O5 or
9.18 per cent of those paroled have
violated their probation, the report
stated.
During the past year the board
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Blue Cross Plan
Open At Milton

Beginning last Friday morning
and continuing until 5 p. m. Sat
urday, December 1, residents of
the Milton area have had and are
having an opportunity to join the
Milton Community Blue Cross
group, it was announced by John
Curtis, president of the Milton
Lions Club. The Milton Lions Club
has selected the Blue Cross re-
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Unique Services Are
Planned At Houston
Will Be Continued Every
Sunday Evening In
December

Beginning next Sunday evening,
December 2, a unique service is ar
ranged each Sunday at Houston
Methodist Church during the month
of December. Next Sunday eve
ming, both the adult and the Junior
choirs will present a number Of
selections in singing and the guest
speaker will be the Reverend Rich
ard Marshall Green of Dover, ex-
ecutive secretary of the Board of
Education of the Peninsula Confer
ence.
Sunday evening, December 9Th.
the Mennonite Octette from Green
wood, will sing and the guest
will be the Reverend Eli Swart-
zentreuber of the Mennonite
Church.
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Milford chronicle., 1951-11-30
Decay Of Teeth Ranks
1st In Riddles Defects

In Delaware as in every state,
the State Board of Health says
that tooth decay ranks first among
all other defects found among
school children. From reports re-
ceived from dentists and dental
hygienists. more than 80 per cent
of the 10000 children examined by
them during the past two years
require dental care and for a large
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Milford chronicle., 1951-11-30
Sleeping Couple Hurt
AS Car Rips Home
ROxana Folk Victims OF Unusual
Accident Last Week

A sleeping ROxana couple and a
motOrist were injured in an acci-
dent last Thursday when an auto
mobile left the highway, ripped
through a frame house and hurled
the bed on which the two were
asleep into a garden.
The injured are Joshua Hudson,
65; his wife, Mrs. Eva Hudson. 81,
and Ronald Howard Weigand, Is, OF
near Selbyville, a sailor attached
to the Great Lakes Training Sta
ton. driver of the car
The house, located near the
Ocean View-SelbyVille Road at Rox-
ana, was practically demolished, as
was the car. Most of the house is
still resting on the car which halt
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IngLOn, u. Q, VIII De the guest
speaker. She will speak on
"Sportsmanship in Safety" Com
mander Jacobs will be remember
ed as being the former tennis
champion of the world. She has es-
tablished an enviable record as a
safety speaker throughout the Uni
ted States.
Commander Jacobs will be in
trOduced by ]. H. Tylor McCOn-
nell, a director Of the Delaware
Safety Council and a member of
the State Highway Commission.
Bryan Field, a director Of the
Council and vice president and gen
teOntinued on page is)
Milford chronicle., 1951-11-30
Cootie Committees
Named For The Year
appointment OF Standing Groups
Are Made By Duphily

Paul ]. Duphily, commander of
Puptent No. 4, M. o. c., of Mil
ford, has announced appointment of
Coolies standing committees for
the 1852 term. To plan for the pup
tents hospital work, the Coolies
principal serious function, Duphily
has named George H. Baynum, Da-
vid S. Hugg, and Thomas Schlegel
to serve on the hospital committee
with Preston Cannon, the newly
elected hospital chairman.
Other committee appointments
announced by the Coolies head are
as follows: Activities, Cleman Mil
tiades, Edmund G. Jackson, Jr.,
Stephen Beda, and David Hugg;
Ways and Means, Edward H. Kim
mey, Jr., John E. Knicely and Har-
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