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Milford chronicle., 1951-02-09
DR.. r. g. Staufer To
Speak Speak Here, Feb. nth
z eading Clinic Head At
U. OF D., Will Address
Milford PTA

DR.. Russell G. Stauffer. director
of the Reading Clinic of the Uni
veTsity of Delaware. will be the
guest speaker at the Milford Par
ent-Teachers Association meeting
on Wednesday evening, February
IA. 1851.
DR.. Stauffer is an eminent au-
thOrity on the subject of reading
having studied at Penn State Uni
versity and Temple University. Be
fore going to the University of
Delaware, DR.. Stauffer was asso-
ciated for some years with the
Reading Clinic at Temple Univer-
sity
His subject for the evening will
be Reading. with some emphasis
on the part to be played by par
ents. All parents of the Milford
Special School District are urged
to attend. The meeting will be held
in the Lake Street School cafeteria.
terra.
Milford chronicle., 1951-02-09
Local Cootie Post
Gaining Members
Nine Joined Here This Past Sun.
day Afternoon

Nine World War II veterans we're
mducted into full membership in
the NJ. o. c. at a third degree
scratch" held here last Sunday af-
ternOon. Assisting i'm the giving
of the degree were "cOoties" from
puptents at Pennsville, n. j.. and
Wilmington, Camden, and Milford.
The new "coOties," all of whom
have become members of Fiddlers
Puptent No. a. Milford, are: Cor
don ManlOve, Edward KINNEY. Jr..
Thomas Schlegel. Ralph E. Scott,
George H. Baynum, Jr., DR.. James
B. HOman, Preston Cannon. Will
liam Sparklin, and Walter X. Belts.
Sundays scratch" was called to
order by Clement J. Nevins. Seam
Squirrel of the local puptent. who
turned the scratch" over to Louis
Szymanski, past department com
mander of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars and former national officer
IN the NJ. 0. c. With Sergeant Rich
ard G. Huddy acting as master of
ceremonies, the Fiddlers degree
team, consisting of Douglas Lynch,
CIeve Marvel, James Weller, Gle
man Miltiades, Charles Mulholland,
Robert Martin, Watson Hall. Pal
mer Anstine, Paul Duphily. and
Harold WEIGH, put the candidates
through The dozen or more stunts
comprising the third degree of the
M, 0. C.
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Milford chronicle., 1951-02-09
Air Alert To
Be Held Here
|TOmO OrrOw
Sounding OF Warning
Sirens Will Include Not
Only Milford But Sur
rounding Territory.

An air raid warning signal test
to acquaint the people of the Mil
ford area OF its existence and to
familiarize them of its purpose will
be held here on Saturday.
This sounding Of the warming
sirens will not only include Mil
ford, but also the district that has
been assigned to this section, in
Guiding Houston, Lincoln, Ellen
dale, Lynch Heights, Slaughter
Beach and South Bowers.
This will be part of the test ex-
ercise for Civilian Defense that has
been scheduled throughout the
state, and will include the ground
observers corps, and the warning
signal system of all defense areas.
This will be the first sounding of
Milford's newly installed warning
system, and will place in action all
sirens, both on the fire house and
throughout the outlying districts.
In the city proper, besides the
fire siren at the community build
ing, there have been installed three
other warning horns at various
sections of Milford, and these will
all be placed in operation when
the warning flash is received here.
Wherever available here the fire
sirens will be used to sound the
warning. In localities where these
are not installed, air horns have
been placed.
The signals will be sounded Sat
urday at noon with the all clear
at 1915 p. m.
All residents are urged to ac-
quaint themselves with the mean
ing of these signals.
The signal for Milford will be a
high pitched continuous blast of
the fire sirens for a steady period
OF three minutes. This is the "red'
alert signal. The "all clear" signal
will be three One-minute blasts
with two-minute interruption be-
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Milford chronicle., 1951-02-09
Harrington Area Dairy
Farmers Get $549,221
Group Reported Good Year In 1850
l3O Participated

Dairy farmers in the Harrington
area received $549,211 in 1850 for
milk shipped to Supplee-WiIIs-
Jones Milk Company, Philadelphia.
Total payments to 1870 farmers
for 1850 We're disclosed by the
company as it announced that 2G
farmers from this area would be
hOnOred at a meeting of Supplee
producers at Harrington Fire Hall,
Harrington. at 7;45 p. m, Tuesday,
February 13.
The dairymen to be honOred at
SUPPLIES third annual achievement
award meeting have been cited for
doing ''the top-fiight job Of consis-
tently producing high quality milk
on a level month-tO-mOnth basis in
this area, said John r. Edwards.
Supplee assistant vice-president in
charge of milk procurement.
"All these farmers have earned
and will receive awards. The two
top winners will be given special
prizes" Mr. Edwards said.
Milford chronicle., 1951-02-09
164 State e
For OrAPril
Director D. w. Troll An;
nOunces Figure During
Meetings Held In Kent
And Sussex Counties.

Douglas w. Troll state director
Of Selective Service. disclosed at a
meeting of the Selbyville Rotary
Club this week that the state quota
for the month of April will be 164
men.
Mr.. Toll the main speaker of the
evening, discussed the background
Of the Selective Service system. the
applications of the present Selec-
tive Service law of 1948, and answ-
cred questions.
The state director also met with
the newly-fOFmed Agricultural Sc
curity Committees on Tuesday. He
was at Dover at 10 a. m. for Kent
County, and in Georgetown at 2:3O
p. m for the Sussex County meet
ing.
These committees will act as ad-
Yisers to farmers on mobilization
matters, such as selective service
and civilian defense. Those who at
tended Tuesdays meetings were !:
Kent County, George Simpson,
Charles Clendaniel. George Bring
hurst, H Clifford Clark, Joseph Nc
Clements, R. Harry Wilson and W.
2. Tarbell; Georgetown. Elwood
Workman, Otwell PettyjOhn, Earl
Hawk, Frank hilbert, William
Henderson, William G. Sloan.
Last week Mr. Troll met with the
New Castle County Committee
These committees are composed
Of a representative from the Farm
Bureau, County Grange. Delaware
Poultry Association, Production
Market Association, county agricul-
tural agent and two farmer rem
resentatives-at-large in each of the
counties.
Milford chronicle., 1951-02-09
Demands
Truman Fire 2
RFC Directors
White House Has No
Comment On Report Of
Sen ate Investigating
Committee.

A Democratic senator demanded
this week that two Reconstruction
Finance Corporation directors be
fired, but his attack encountered
stony silence at the White House
and at the government agency
which handles millions of dol
lars in loans.
The new blast at the RFC direc-
tors was issued by Senator J. Allen
Frear of Delaware, a member of
the Senate investigating commit
tee which published a report charg-
ing that Influence and favoritism"
involving White House intimates
was responsible for some RFC
loans.
Frear, Delaware's junior senator,
declared that Directors Walter l..
Dunham and William E. Willett
should be taken off the board
now"
The new congressional criticism
drew from the White House an
other mo comment" statement.
Since the report was issued last
Friday there has been no notice
taken of the charges at the exec
utive mansion.
Similarity, a spokesman for the
RFC said the agency had no COM
ment for FTears statement. Nei-
ther Dunham nor Willett could be
reached for comment.
Senate Majority Leader McFar-
land (D-AriZ) disclosed that the
Democratic Policy Committee dis
cussed the report at a closed ses-
sion but he said no action was
taken inasmuch as most of the
members had not read the docu-
ment.
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Milford chronicle., 1951-02-09
Blue Hen Post
Has Signed Up
For National
State HOnOrs
M NIB hip Drive
Brought 219 Veterans
Into Organization Be-
fore The January 31st
Deadline; Award Due.

With 219 members signed up
prior to a January 81 deadline,
Blue Hen. Post No. 6483, V. F. W.,
of Milford, has qualified for both
state and national awards in the
nationwide membership drive of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The
local post will now receive a cash
award of $50 from the Delaware
Department for having the high
est percentage of membership re-
newals among the eight Kent COun-
ty posts comprising district No. 8,
and will receive a streamer for
the post c0lOFs from V. F. w. Ma
tiOnal for having renewed more
than 709e of its 1850 membership
before January 81. These awards
will be presented at q post meet
ing later this month with District
Commander Dave Hugg making
the presentations on behalf of the
Delaware Department and v. F. w.
National; DR.. James r. West, post
commander, will accept the awards
for Blue Hen Post.
In the first phase of the member
ship contest, Blue Hen Post col
lected 1851 dues from 219 mem
bers, giving it $3.50 of it's 1850
membership of 264. Additional
membership renewals and new
membership applications are still
being received by the membership
committee. consisting of DR.. J..
Robert Martin, Ralph p. Scott and
clyde Wilkins, and indications are
that the local post will soon pass
the 1000 mark, thereby qualify
ing for additional awards. Clement
). Neyins. steward at the post home
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Milford chronicle., 1951-02-09
E BOND MEASURE
PASSED BY HOUSE
BY Associated Press

A bill to permit holders Of
series 3 government bonds to
keep them for more than 10
years and continue to draw
interest was passed Wednes-
day of this week.
Passage was by voice vote.
The bill now goes to the SEN
ate.
Series e bonds are in small
denominations, and are those
generally held by the public.
some $S5,OOO,OOO,OOO worth
are outstanding.
The first of the outstanding
series will start maturing
May l, ten years after issu-
ance. The interest averages
20 per cent if the bonds are
held for ten years.
The esent legislation
would allow holders to keen
the bonds after their maturi-
ty date. They would continue
to draw interest.
Milford chronicle., 1951-02-09
Reorganization OF
Milford Commerce
ChamberHeJd Tues
Harold Wall Unanimous
Choice For President;
Forrest N. Webster
Elected Vice President;
Plans Underway For
Annual Dinner.

Following series of balloting
by the entire membership of the
Milford Chamber of Commerce. the
newly elected directors for 1851.
met Tuesday evening of this week
and elected officers for the ensuing
year as follows: President, Harold
Wall; vice president, Forrest n.
Webster; treasurer, Wilmer o.
Lankford, and secretary, Robert II.
Yerkes. The new directors are
Wilmer o. Landlord, Edwin L.
Fish r. Robert H. Yerkes, Irwin
G. Burton, Harry E. Mayhem, Har-
vey l. Phillips, Jr., Frank r. Grier,
Harry ]. Pierce, Harold Wall, The
odOre Aber, Calvin Ball and For
rest N. Webster.
The newly elected president, Mr..
Wall, upon taking Office, was con-
graduated by the retiring presi-
dent, Harry ]. Pierce, Who served
as preside of the chamber for the
past two years, and who during his
administration, was responsible for
the Founders week program. that
won national recognition for the
Chamber of Commerce and the Mil
ford Chronicle; the dredging of
the Mispillion River, the sewer
survey, the expanded program at
Christmas and the sign program
that included the erection of so
signs throughout Kent and Sussex
Counties. Mr.. Pierce also pledged
his support to Mr. Wall during the
coming year.
The newly elected president nam
ed Frank r. Grier as chairman of
a committee to arrange for the an
nual dinner meeting which will be
held next month at the community
building. In addition to Mr.. Grier
tha members of the committee are
the retiring president, Harry J.
Pierce, Edwin L. Fisher and Rob
ert H. YeTkes. The committees
hopes to secure a nationally known
speaker for the dinner, which will
be one of the best ever held bv
the local chamber. The Lions. XII
wants and Rotary Clubs as i'm past
years will be asked to cooperate.
Milford chronicle., 1951-02-09
Red Cross Disaster
Committee Set Up
Area Chairman Charles Heisler Has Confirm
ed Appointments AS Made By Al Humes,
Head OF The Committee; All Sub-com-
mittees Have Been Named.

Under the authority of the local
Chapter of the American Req Cross.
Area Six, plans have been made
for disaster and emergency relief.
Area Chairman Charles Heisler has
confirmed the appointments as
made by A. E. Humes, who is the
committee chairman.
The subcommittee and their
chairmen are as follows: SURVEY.
Vinal r. Bennett; warning, rescue
and evacuation, Raymond Masten;
medical and nursing aid. DR.. O. A.
James; transportation and COM
muni"atiOn, Edwin L. Fisher; food
Mrs. Herman R. Phillips; clothing.
Mrs. Douglas Fry; shelter, Rev.
Kenneth NJ. Kepler: registration
Milford chronicle., 1951-02-09
Lions Ticket Sale
Is Going Nicely.
All Down Stairs Seats Are.
Reserved; Will Be Held
February 21-22

The tickets for the annual Mil
ford Lions Club Minstrel show.
which went on sale last Tuesday.
have literally been going like
Hot Cakes" All down stairs seats
are reserved, and the "ducats" may
be purchased from any member Of
the Lions Club or at Brereton's
and Bryan's drug stores. Prices
are: reserved seats, $l.O0; adult
general admission, 7Sc: children.
general admission, 60c. all tax in-
cluded. The tickets now being sold
are temporary tickets and may be
exchanged anytime after February
u, at the New Milford Theatre for
reserved seats.
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Milford chronicle., 1951-02-09
Most Highways Are In
Bad Condition Follow
ing Unique Storm We'd
nesday.

1t all started with a heavy rain
and a slowly dropping thermOme-
ter Wednesday morning, and by the
middle of the afternoon it started
to snow the heavy wet clinging
kind, that makes driving a hazard.
Despite the fact that it had not
yet reached the freezing point by
five O'Clock most of the roads in
the Milford area, were covered with
la heavy slush. Then the mercury
took a real nose dive and by 700
O'Clock every road that had been
covered by slush, became a mass
of rough crunchy ice, that made
driving most difficult. and ac-
cOrding to our metropolitan con-
tempOraries made for the worst
driving in the past two years.
Thursday morning, following a
night of high wind, that nearly
reached a velocity of so miles per
hour, many of the improved roads
were blown clear in sections OF ice.
but it was still best to take it easy,
for speed raised in the clear sec
tiOns of the highway was apt to
cause trouble when the icy islands
were hit.
The country dirt roads we're and
still are in a very slippery con-
dition and many school bus driv-
ers were forced to halt after at
tempting to make their rounds.
In Milford proper Thursday NOR
ming, with the exception of the main
street, most of the streets were in
a very slippery condition and mo-
tOrists were forced to use utmost
care in driving.
While the Delaware State Police
reported many accidents due to the
storm few persons were injured,
and a near normal flow of traffic
was reported by Thursday noon
Milford chronicle., 1951-02-09
Howard Schroeder Is
Century Club Speaker
LeWes Resident Talked To Ladies
onday On Modern Art

f4stteo Aet'otAcAAA A4AAtu 10 LauIeS
onday On Modern Art
Mr.. Howard Schroeder of Lewes
spoke to the members of the Mil
ford New Century Club on Monday.
His subject for the afternoon was
Modern Art" 1t was aft day on
the club calendar. Mrs. Paris Kir-
by, prevented from being present
because of Illness, had Mrs. Ed
ward J.. Salevan substitute for her.
Mr. Schroeder said that art had no
beginning, it always was, from the
time of mans beginning. Then he
gave the early stages Of art, the
realism and the abstract, followed
by art in the several countries of
Europe. He stated that Christianity
in its beginning dealt a blow to
art because of the art that repre-
sented false gods and idols to the
people, but later art fcurished be-
cause period OF religious
paintl ~ spoke Of the sur
reaIist, who put his dream pictures
on canvass, and the impressionist.
who painted the out of doors. fol-
lowed by the abstractiOnists, all of
whom contributed to the public the
pictures of today in modern art.
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Milford chronicle., 1951-02-09
Home Gardeners Short
Course Is Announced

A Home Gardeners Short Course.
to be held at the University Of
Delaware. Newark. February 26 and
~ was announced by Robert j.
Bacon, Acting Director of Short
Courses.
The course is provided for any
and all persons interested in gar
dening either as a hobby or an oc-
cupation. Latest information on the
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Milford chronicle., 1951-02-09

and information, Theodore Town
send; central purchase and sup
ply, Dallas Kitchens.
The work of this group is being
planned for any type of disaster
not just war emergency. 1t would
function in the event of flood, fire,
hurricane, war on pestilence. 1t is
to be a permanent committee, ever
ready and hopeful that it's services
will never be needed.
Several of the committee mem
bers attended a special instruc-
ton school held in Lewes last Fri
day under the direction of State
Disaster Chairman John Russo and
County Disaster Chairman Colonel
c. B. Sh2ffer.
Milford chronicle., 1951-02-09
Air Guard Enters
Federal Service
Delaware Group Went On
Active Duty Last
Thursday

Il was back in the Air Force for
what has been the land Fighter
Squadron, Delaware Air National
Guard, at s last Thursday morning
Pilots and airmen Of the SQUAD
ron were scheduled to report al
that time to New Castle County
Airport where roll call assignment
to quarters and distribution Of
equipment will signal their return
to active service after five years.
The Delaware squadron is one of
the first to rejoin federal service
Training for the pilots will get
under way as soon as weather per-
mits. and will include mainly air.
tO-air gunnery missions.
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Milford chronicle., 1951-02-09

tlUaiu OF DlIectOfs. MI. LuCius q
Webb gave the report for the Exc
cutIVe Committee.
Mr Albert o. Gray of St
Georges. Secretary-Treasurer OF
the Association gave the financial
report in which he stated the AS
ISOLATION loaned to farmers Of Del
aware last year $1.S50, 100000. The
ASSOCIATION loans money to farm
ers for most any purpose.
Mr. r. 3. Filbert Vice President
Of the Production Credit Corpora
ton Of Baltimore commended the
Delaware Production Credit Asso-
citation for the success it has
tcontnued % pare s.
Milford chronicle., 1951-02-09
Eccles Declares
President Wrong
Federal Reserve Member Contra,
diets Presidents Story OF Pact
By Associated Press


WASHINGTON - Mariner S
Eccles, member Of the Federal Re-
serve Board, this week contradict
ed President Truman's statement
that the Federal Reserve has agreed
to hold the price of government Sc
curities up to the present levels.
Such pledge would have
amounted to victory for the Trea-
sury, which wants the price kept
up SO the governments interest
cost per dollar of borrowed money
will stay down. In a long contest
with Federal Reserve officials.
there has been strong backing in
the Reserve Board for the idea
that the return to investors on
such obligations should rise, to
push other money rates up in COM
petition and put a brake on inha-
tiOn by discOuraging borrowing.
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1951-02-09
Poultry Hornone To
Be Probed By u. S.
To Inquire Wether Drug Used To
Fatten Fowl Can Cause Steriljty
By Associated Press

WASHINGTON A congression-
al committee has new authority to
inquire whether a synthetic hor-
none used to fatten poultry for
market can cause humans eating
the fowl to become sterile.
|he hOrmOne, known as stilbes-
troll is widely used by pOultrymen
especially in the East. to fatten
chickens and turkeys rapidly A
bird picks up a pound or so in
weight a few weeks after a hor-
none pellet is inserted in its neck.
Continued on PAGE 81
Milford chronicle., 1951-02-09

currently IS being tested In this
area, and frozen concentrated milk.
not yet on the market.
The housewives angle was pre-
sented by Mrs. Esther Alderman.
urban home economics specialist of
the University's extension service.
who conducted a survey among
Home Demonstration Club Women
in Wilmington.
Opinion Divided
I find that most women I have
talked with are divided in their
opinion" Mrs. Alderman said. Some
detect an undesirable taste in the
concentrated product. and some do
continued on page Is)
Milford chronicle., 1951-02-09
Livestock Producers
Given Feeding Advice

Livestock producers who feed a
heavy diet Of hay during the win
ter months were given some vita
min advice today by the American
Foundation for Animal Health.
Hay often loses its Vitamin A
content, especially if it has been
stored for more than year. the
Foundation reports. When this hap
pens, cattle, horses, and swine ara
tcontinued On page %
Milford chronicle., 1951-02-09
Bill Outten Named
Farm Bureau Agent
Harrington Man Received Appoint.
ment This Week

Appointment of William H. Out
ten, Shaw avenue, Harrington, as
an agent for the Farm Bureau In
surance Companies, was announced
today by Bowman DOss, executive
vice president of the three firms.
He is joining an agency force of
approximately 5000 men and wO-
men serving one and one-quarter
million pOlicyhOlders in twelve
states and the District of Columbia.
The firms, which maintain home
offices in Columbus, Ohio. are the
Farm Bureau Mutual Automobile
Insurance Company, the Farm Blu
reau Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany. and the Farm Bureau Life
Insurance Company.
Outten will work under Oliver
Boyce, Phillips and Holly streets,
Seaford, district manager in Kent
and Sussex Counties.
Milford chronicle., 1951-02-09
Kent, Sussex Fair To
Open On July 23rd

DelaWare'S Annual Great EXpOsi-
ton viii Continue Through July 2s
The Kent and Sussex Fair will
open at Harrington on Monday
night, July %. and continue through
July 2S, according to T. BrintOn
Holloway, general manager of the
fair grounds. who announced the
dates on his return from conven-
ton of the Central Fair Circuit at
Harrisburg, Pa.
Others attending the convention
were Arnold Gilstad. A. B.. Par
sons, c. n. Cahall, Earl Sylvester.
Jehu Camper, Hayward Quillen,
Charles Moore, Robert Stafford. ].
0. Williams, William Chambers, Pat
Continued on page .
Milford chronicle., 1951-02-09
Many Cases Heard
In Sussex Court

In General Sessions Court this
week, Joseph Preston Farrell was
paroled for a period of one year.
by Judge James B. Carey Farrell
who had been charged with forgery.
pleaded guilty to charge of OBJ
tanning money under false preten-
ses and Waived presentation of the
charge to the Grand jury, His at
torney, Ralph S. Baker told the
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Milford chronicle., 1951-02-09

I'aIU UdaGa UI wage aUU UVGTJTIUG
violations were found in 1888 in
vestigatiOns OF firms engaged in
interstate commerce or in the pro-
ductiOn of goods for commerce.
Twenty-six per cent of the inves-
LEGATIONS showed some payment of
wages contrary to the 75-cents an
hour minimum. which became ef-
fective on January Is. 1850. Other
monetary violations resulted from
failure to pay time and one-half
for overtime beyond forty hours
week. The Investigations also
brought to light the illegal en-
ployment Of minors under is years
CONTINUED on PAGE d
Milford chronicle., 1951-02-09
Navy Fighter Pilot
Dies At Bethany
Navy 1t. Jack E. Williams Lost
After Bailing Out OF Plane

A Navy fighter pilot died in the
icy waters off Bethany Beach last
Friday after bailing out of his
plane while on a routine training
flight.
He was 1t. Jack E. Williams. 2S
attached to Aircraft Development
Squadron No. 8. Atlantic City Naval
Air Station, who apparently expe-
rienced mechanical trouble shortly
after noon.
He radiOed for help before bail
ing out Naval authorities said. The
plane was reported to have fallen
about 1890 p. m.
The message was received by the
Naval Air Station at Chincoteague.
Va, and Navy ply flying boat
and a helicOpter were sent to the
area on a search mission.
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