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Milford chronicle., 1952-07-04
Complete Plans For
Kent G. Sussex Fair
A Full Schedule OF Interesting And Exciting
Events Has Been Prepared By The Man
agernent OF Delawares Greatest Annual
Funniest; No Harness Racing This Year.

Plans are rapidly being COM
pleted for the presentation of the
33rd Annual Fair at Harrington,
Delaware, July 21st-26th.
Monday, July 21st, will be Prep
aratiOn Day. All exhibits will be
received and in place by 300 p. m.
Needlework, art and children's
work will be judged. A 215 5-hour
ROdeO Show will be presented in
front of the grandstand at 500
p. m.
Tuesday, July 22nd, is Children's
Day. All children of school age
will be admitted free. Judging in
the Agricultural Building, Horse
and Swine Departments, Floral
and Culinary Departments. Pony
Racing, RodeO and grandstand
show afternoon and evening. Music
by High School, Cowboy and Joe
Basile's Bands. Fireworks. Lawr-
ence Greater Shows on the midway.
Milford chronicle., 1952-07-04
Trial Sept. 8 For
DIP Indicted For
attack On Woman
Marian Coral, Of Poland,
Will Stand Trial For
Crime Against Old
Lady, Near Wyoming,
Last February.

The trial of Marian Coral. 81. a
displaced person from Poland who
Is under indictment on a charge Of
rape of 77-year-old woman ia
her home near Wyoming last Feb
ruary l3, was fixed for Monday.
September Sth, by the Kent County
Superior Court Monday afternoon
Of this week.
The court also granted the re-
quests of Max Terry, Dover, and
Charles L. Paruszewski, Whining
ton, court-appointed counsel for the
defendant, for authority to engage
a psychiatrist to examine Coral and
also engage a professional Polish
interpreter on the grounds that
Coral is penniless and unable to
hire such services.
President Judge Charles S. Rich
ards and Judges James B. Carey
and Daniel L. Hermann gave the
ruling after hearing a series of five
motions filed by the defense attor-
neys. Deputy Atty. Gen. Henry ].
Ridgely represented the state.
Coral, who sat in the prisoners
dock throughout the argument, is
accused Of forcing his way into the
home of Mrs. Margaret Ann David
son, who lived alone, and of then
going to her second-stOry bedroom
and attacking her. The alleged as
sault took place about 1880 a. m.
Coral worked on nearby potato
farm.
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Milford chronicle., 1952-07-04
Memorial Park
FOrmaIlyOpens
Here TODAY
Hon. ]. Caleb BOggs Will
Be Principal Speaker
At The Affair At Mil
fOrd's New Play Area.

Milford's new recreatiOnal area
Memorial Park" is to be formally
opened Friday afternoon as the
principal observance of Independ-
ence Day here. A full afternoons
program, patterned after the July
4th programs of years gone by, will
be offered, with u. S. Representa-
tive ]. Caleb R0ggS giving the prin-
cipal address; a free "clam bake"
band concert, and variety show are
other features scheduled to mark
the opening Of the new recreatiOnal
area, which has been constructed
by Milford area veterans and ded-
icated to the memory of the areas
honOred war dead.
Fridays program will get under
way at two o'clock, when a ribbon
will be cut marking the formal op-
ening of the area; after this, Paul
]. Duphily, commander of Pup Tent
No. 4, M. o. c., sponsors of the
project, will dedicate the park to
the memory of the war dead, and
Clement ]. Nevins, commander OF
Blue Hen Post No. 64SS. v. F. w,
owners of the park site, will intro
duce Congressman BOggs. Follow
ing Mr.. BOggs' address the Milford
Summer Band, under the direction
of George Messick, will give a short
concert.
Upon conclusion of the band con-
cert, the adults present will enjoy
their fill of free steamed oysters,
while the youngsters are enjoying
games and water sports, conducted
under the supervision of Dale Mo-
len, boy scout field executive. The
afternoons program will be brought
to a close with presentation of a
variety show, featuring local talent,
and "ROnnie Stuart and His Drift
ers." While the variety show will
conclude the formal program, many
of the visitors, adults and children,
alike, are. expected to linger awhile
and enjoy picnic suppers in the
areas picnic grove and a dip or so
in the clean and warm waters of
Haven Lake.
Fridays program climExes more
than a year of hard work on the
part of the thirty some members of
Pup Tent No. 4, an M. o. C. afili-
ate of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars. Work on the new Kiddies'
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Milford chronicle., 1952-07-04
Errors Cause Mustangs
CLOSE Three Games
The "POnies" Seem To Have Lost
Early Ability For "Tight Playing"

Ehe "POnleS" Seem To Have Lost
Early Ability For "Tight Playing"
Ten errors by the Mustangs plus
effective pitching by Wiley of
Bridgeville, caused the second loss
for the Mustangs. 1t was a l to /
ball game until the fourth, Bridge
ville's run coming on a homer by
Records in the first and Milford's
by Steiner's homer in the second
This was MilfOrd's only hit and
run until the sixth when the Mus
tangs jumped on the firing Wiley
for two singles, a double and two
triples. The final score, IA to S.
The Mustangs suffered their
third straight loss at Harrington
by continuing the sloppy play
afield Before the third out was re-
corded in the first inning, six er-
rOrs and two hits had given Har-
ringtOn a five run lead. The Mus
tangs then settled down, but nei-
ther Wisseman's two-hit pitching
nor the S-4 Outhitting of Harring-
ton could overcome wreckless base
running which continually cost
runs throughout the game. The
final score. Z to 6.
The highlights of the game was
Griffith's grand slam homer in the
second inning.
Milford chronicle., 1952-07-04
More Taxes Well Control
Needed, State Being Studied
Mayors Say At Capital |
Dover Authorities Fear
That Water Loss May
Occur; Survey DisclOs-
ed Drop In Water Bed.

Dover City Council has asked
Dover City Solicitor James Hughes
III, to investigate whether it may,
from a legal standpoint, enact an
effective ordinance giving it con-
troll over the drilling of water
wells within that city's limits.
The reason for possible action
on that score is that the water
table in that area, sole source of
DOver's water supply. has dropped
46 feet in the last 43 years on the
basis of report of the u S. Geo
logical Survey.
The concern over the water dip
and the problem it may hold for
Dover in the future was brought
to attention at a meeting at which
council, by a six to two vote, grant
ed the Farmers Bank permission
to break through the sidewalk two
feet IN front of it's building line on
LCOckerman Street for the purpose
of drilling a we'll and installing a
vault.
Citing the water table problem
both Dover Mayor W. Edward Ha-
man and City Manager Preston G
Ward vigorously oppose the
banks application in the discussion
and COuncilmen H. N. Helm and
Gilbert H. Mundy opposed it in the
voting. The mayor does not have
voting power except to break a tie
The well is planned by the bank
to supply the air-cOnditiOning sys-
tenn which will be installed in its
new building, now in process OF
construction.
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Milford chronicle., 1952-07-04
Heads Of Fifteen Towns
Complain Revenue Is
Limited st Recent Re-
hObOth Beach Farley.

Necessity for increased taxes in
incorporated towns was voiced
last Sunday at the annual confer
ence of the Delaware State Mayors
Association in the Hotel HenlOpen.
In a general review of municipal
problems the mayors of about Is
towns complained that taxes are
limited by the charters and it was
the general opinion that that Leg
islature should take action to give
the individual towns more freedom
in securing needed revenue and in
determining methods of taxation.
Plans were discussed for the
board OF directors to meet in the
near future to appoint a legislative
committee to work with the State
Legislature in matters affecting
the towns.
New Office Created
In line with the expanded activ-
tiles of the association the board of
directors voted to create a new Of
fee, that of executive secretary,
and Col. Carleton B. Shaffer, for
mer RehOboth mayor and a leader
in the state organization since its
founding, was named to the post.
Colonel Shaffer, who also is
chief of the industrial section of
the Delaware State Development
Department, with headquarters in
Dover, is expected to provide a
meeting place in the capital city
where mayors can meet members
of the Legislature and discuss
prospective legislation of interest
to the various communities.
CONTINUED on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1952-07-04

Wednesday, July 2Srd, judging
in the Dairy Cattle Department.
Pony Racing, Rodeo and grand
stand show afternoon and evening.
Fireworks. High School Band,
Cowboy Band and Joe Basile's
Band.
Thursday, July oath, will be
Governors Day. The Governor and
his staff will be special guests. All
members of the State Legislature
will be invited to attend. Two sec
tiOns of the grandstand will be re-
served to take care of special
guests. There will be a live stock
parade. Judging in the Beef Cattle
departments, RodeO and grand
stand show afternoon and evening.
Bands and Fireworks.
Friday, July 25th, will be Fire
mans Day. Over 100 Fire Com
panies, Auxiliaries and Bands will
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Milford chronicle., 1952-07-04
ID aW are
Ranks Last
In Receipt OF
Federal Aid
Amount Received During
Last Fiscal Year Was
Only $4,778,OOO; Half
OF Amount Was For
Highway Construction.

Delaware received less in fed
eral grants-in-aid during the last
fiscal year than any other state
in the union. The total amount
was S4.778,0O0
The state derives aid under most
Of the 48 separate grant-in-aid pro-
grams conducted by the federal
government.
Almost half of the amount, how
ever-$2.O26,O 6,OOO-was in federal aid
for highway construction.
In fiscal 1851, Delaware received
$395,000 from the Federal Security
Agency to help meet the cost of
Old-age pensions. Another $384,00O
was received from FSA for assis-
tance TO dependent children, and
$73 600 for pensions to the blind
Delaware also received $4,000
to help administer it's unemplOy-
ment compensation program, and
$161 900 to develop a program of
vocational education.
The state received $265,000 in
federal hospital construction funds,
and $4,000 under the federal-aid-
tO-airpOrts act
Another $4,000 i'll federal aid
came under the school lunch pro-
gram and $4,000 under the pro-
gram for removal of surplus COM
modities largely in the form of
gifts of such commodities to state
institutions).
The federal government gave
Delaware $4,000 to help run the
Department of Agriculture extern
sion program.
These major programs, plus a
number of smaller ones, added up
to nearly $5,OOO.000
Advocates of federal aid contend
that the grants-in-aid stimulate
the states to undertake desirable
projects, since in most instances a
matching contribution is required
from the state. They also assert
that it encourages state and local
administration of programs which
otherwise might eventually fall ex-
clusively into federal hands.
Opponents contend that federal
aid merely adds bureaucratic over
head to the citizens tax bill as the
money is collected and then dis
tributed back where it came from.
Milford chronicle., 1952-07-04
Special Service Is
Offered To Farmers.
Moisture Tests On Grain
Can Be Had At Bureau
Of Markets

Through the facilities of the
State Laboratory, the Bureau of
Markets offers to all grain grow
ers. the service of moisture tests
whenever the grain is brought in.
Up to the present time few farm
is equipped to furnish you the
ers seem to know that your state
moisture content of grain. The use
of this service will enable all
growers to know when the grain
is best fitted to market, thereby in
suring the top pride when sold.
There will be no guess work as to
the marketable quality of each
grain that is to be sold, relative
to moisture content, when you
bring samples to your State Labor
atOry, Agriculture Building, Dover,
Delaware, between $3.50 a. m. and
4:30 p. m, daily, except Saturday.
The requirements are, at least a
pint, or more, taken at various
sections of bin, below surface, and
brought in in a sealed jar.
Milford chronicle., 1952-07-04
Daily Vacation Bible
School At Houston
Special Closing Program Was Pre-
scented Last Sunday

The Daily Vacation Bible School
held at Houston Methodist Church.
from June 10th to June 9th, came
to a close last Friday. There was
an enrolment of 80, including the
teachers - about one half more
than last year.
The officers and teachers were as
follows: Mrs. Ethel Johnson. the
pianist; Mrs. Ella N. LOuhOff, di-
rector of singing; Mrs. Elizabeth
Hayes, registrar and F. Charles
LOuhoff, Dean. Teachers were, Mrs.
Ethel Johnson, Mrs. Mary Hollis.
Mrs. Margaret Anstine, Mrs. Paul
inc Hayes, Mrs. Florence Scott,
Miss Beulah Armour, Miss Carolyn
Davis, Miss Ruth Ann Messick.
Miss Sylvianne Daugherty, Mrs.
Ruth Barque and Rev. F. c. Lou
hoff. At the close of the school on
Friday, the entire school was Civ
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Milford chronicle., 1952-07-04
Ground Will
Be Broken For
Church OF God
Ceremonies Will Be Con-
Quoted By Rev. w. E.
Tull And His Members
At New Site, July 18th.

On Sunday, July 18th, at 1910
p. m, Ground Breaking Ceremon-
les will be conducted by the Rev.
W. K. Tull and his Church of God
congregation, at the building site
of the new church which will be in
the five hundred block of N. Wal
nut Street. For many months this
congregation has been worshiping
in the Community Building on Sun
day evenings due to the lack of
seating capacity. Too, the growth
of the Educational Department has
been greatly hindered because of
inadequate facilities. In view of
these things a lot was purchased
last year and plans were made to
erect a beautiful new church there
on. This church will be of Waylight
block and steel construction, faced
with porcelain and StuccO. The
shape of the church will be in the
form of a "T", and very modern.
The work will be done by a Mil
ford contractor and work will be-
gin on same within the month.
The church is being erected with
the thOught-"A G omm NUM- I Y
Church for the Whole Community"
Milford chronicle., 1952-07-04
Progressive Clinics
At Wesley July 14-18
VIII Be Part OF PenlnsuIa's WSCS
Missionary And Service Program

Progressive clinics will be a part
of the program of the School of
Missionary Education and Service
of the Peninsula Conference Wo-
mans Society of Christian Service
to be held July 14th-18th in the
Wesley Junior College, Dover, Del.
These will be of special interest
to those attending for the day and
will be held from to o'clock.
The conference officers and the
clinics they will conduct include,
on Tuesday, Mrs. John w. Simp-
ers, christian social relations and
local church activities; Mrs. Clin-
ton H. Brown, treasurer; Mrs. w.
X. Benson, supplies; Miss Jessie
Stevens, childrens' work. Wednes-
day, Mrs. Wilmer Fell Davis, vice
president; Mrs. Leslie Clothier,
spiritual life; Mrs. Irwin Kreemer,
missionary education; and Miss
Dorothy Mitchell. literature and
publications. Thursday, presidents,
Mrs. A. J. Jackson; promotion,
Mrs. Granville Hooper; Youth, Mrs.
Ralph Lloyd and student, Mrs. Hor-
ace M. Morgan. A seminar on
christian Social Relations" will
follow. on Tuesday, lead by Mrs.
Shippers.
At lis each day, demonstration
programs will be given, arranged
by Mrs. Wilmer Fell Davis and
conducted by Mrs. Isaac StrahOurn,
Wilmington district; Mrs. w. B.
Palmer, EastOn district; Mrs. L. C..
Gaby. Dover district and Mrs.
Ralph L. Lloyd, Salisbury district.
The morning program will in
clude the approved study courses.
Africa, taught by Mrs. Ralph E.
Dodge, returned missionary; "These
Rights We Hold, Miss Emma Bur-
ris, executive secretary of the Bur-
eau of Social Welfare of the WO-
mans Division and preface to BIZ
BILE Study" by DR.. John N. Link,
pastor of Peninsula Church. These
classes will begin at $3.50 a. M. and
day students are urged to arrive
by this time.
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Milford chronicle., 1952-07-04
State Spending Is
Trimmed By Air Force
$2,5OO,OOO Topped OFF Dow
er, New Castle Air
Base Funds

Cuts totaling more than $780,
600 in funds earmarked by the Air
Force for barracks construction at
New Castle County Airport and the
Dover Air Force Base, were an
nounced this week by a House
watchdog committee in Washing
ton.
The cutback in construction allo-
cations for Delaware air bases, said
by Air Force spOkesmen to be con-
tracts planned for 1858, is part of
nearly 100 million dollars worth of
unnecessary" barracks
An expenditures subcommittee
under Representative Hardy Cd
Va) reported the projects were un-
necessary after a study Of 105 mai
or air bases, and that the Air Force
had agreed to the change in plans.
Projects Involved
Involved were barracks projects
totalling $1,914,000 at Dover Air
Base, and $65O,0OO at New Castle
County Airport. Another $734,OOO
at Mcguire Field, Fort Dix, N. j.,
was also cut out of future plans.
The House subcommittee said
that Overplanning resulted from
two errors in computing needs.
First, the Al Force underestima-
ted available housing near it's base /;
and secondly, the Air Force con-
cluded 80 per cent of its personnel
was unmarried and would need
dOrmitory housing-but statistics
showed only 20 per cent unmarried.
Bids Due August ;
Meanwhile, the U. s. Army office
of the District Engineer in Phila-
delphia announced that bids will be
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1952-07-04
Vacant Milford School
Has Gone Begging
Milford Board To Leave Disposal
OF Unit To Taxpayers

The old former high and elemen-
Lary school building in North Mill
ford, which has been offered for
sale, has gone begging for buyers.
This building and grounds were adj
Vertised for sale with sealed bids
to have been opened at the now
Milford High School on Friday
last, but not one was received.
This is a large brick building
with % rooms, heat, toilets, and
large Fairgrounds. It will be held
by the Milford Board of Education
pending the decision of the tax
ables Of this school district.
At present numerous residents
of Milford have stated they would
like to see the property purchased
by the City Of Milford and the
building transformed into a City
Hall. The ones favOring this action
say that the old school building
and site is far better than the one
being contemplated by the City on
North East Front Street, near the
fertilizer plant
Milford chronicle., 1952-07-04

loss of $654, ,036. Total alarms list
ed were 3,151 CTown, 1858; rural,
1,75S; false, 6S: other towns, 272)
A total of 39,597 volunteer flremen
spent a total Of 95,19SA man hours
in service and travelled 20,264A
miles. Leading in types Of fires in
the state were grass. 967; dwell
ings, $50: chimney, S27; auto, 233;
woods, 212; chicken houses, Al;
147, and miscellaneous
causes, 367. There we're IL lives
lost by fire and four lives saved
Mr.. White. who is Fire Recorder
for the Delaware State VIA and
the Sussex VIA also gave a report
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1952-07-04
Clubs Have
Been Notified
Take-Out Sales
Are Banned
State Liquor Commission
Has Ruled All Bever-
ages Must Be COnsum-
ed On The Club Prem
iSeS.

The Delaware Liquor Commits
sion has notified all clubs in the
state that they will not be permit
ted to sell alcoholic beverages for
consumption outside of the clubs.
The ruling went into effect July 1st.
The move was seen the result of
an incident recently when Will
mingtOn city police brought man
to the police station for questioning
after he was seen leaving a mid
city club on Sunday with 10 bot
tues of beer in his arms.
Questioning brought the state
ment from the man that he was a
member of the Fifth Ward Repub-
lican Club, GIT Shipley Street, Will
mingtOn, had bought the beer the
previous Friday, stored it in his
locker and was taking it home on
Sunday.
Police Confused
Wilmington city police admitted
ly were confused by the Liquor
Commission regulations which per-
NIT storage of beer in club lockers
and removal of the beverage from
the club on a Sunday. They con-
suited with a liquor inspector and
were informed that there was no
violation of the liquor law involved.
In its latest action, the Liquor
Commission repeals one of it's own
rulings, adopted Dec 5, 1888, and
relating to licenses to clubs for the
sale Of alcoholic liquors not for
consumption on the premises
where sold.
The letter to club licensees, sent
out over the signature of Col. Edgar
S. Slayer, liquor commissioner,
follows:
Section II, paragraph 6 of the
Liquor Control Act provides for the
licensing of a club to sell alcoholic
liquors not for consumption on the
premises where sold. but there is
no provision in the act for the fee
to be charged for such license
The Commission has reasonable
cause to believe that licenses to
clubs for the sale of alcoholic lic-
quOrs not for consumption on the
premises where sold are not neces-
sary for the public convenience.
Rule 81. adopted December 5,
1888, is repealed; and no licenses
to clubs for the sale of alcoholic
liquors not for consumption on the
premises where sold will be grant
ed" The new regulation became
effective at 8 a. m, (the legal open
ing time for bars) Tuesday morn
ing.
Club license holders pay no addi-
tional fee for the "off the premises -
license. Therefore. the new regu-
lation, it is felt, will have no bear
ing on the fees already paid by
clubs for their new licenses.
The section of the Liquor Con-
troll Act to which the commission
refers in its latest action pertains
CONTINUED on page u
Milford chronicle., 1952-07-04
Cub Scouts
Held Field
Meet Here
Last Friday
The Affair, Part OF The
Milford Packs Summer
Program, Was Held On
Milford High School
Grounds.

Cub Pack No. 101, Milford's new
est of Scouting units, held a highly
successful field meet the past Fri,
day afternoon, with Den No. 6 nos
ing out Den No. l for team honors.
Competition was broken down into
age groups, each such group COM
peting in dashes, a baseball throw
and a running broad Jump event.
The meet, a part of the local Cub
Scout Packs Summer Program,
was held on the Milford School
grounds, under the supervision of
Cubmaster Norton Leverage and
Asst. Cubmaster Horace Wiley,
and took the place of the formal
Pack meeting generally held the
last Friday in each month.
Individual hOnors were pretty
much divided among Terry Wiley,
Jimmy Vreeland and Donnie Fish
er. in the eight-year old class: Har-
old Bunting and Russell ArgO, in
the nine-year old class, and Larry
Fitchett and Harry Hudson in the
ten-year old group.
Among the eight-year Olds, young
Wiley, of Den No. l, was top scOr-
er with firsts in the 3)-yard DASH
and baseball throw and a second
in the 50-yard dash, for a total of
eleven points, ono more point than
that acquired by his teammate
Vreeland, who had a first
in the 50-yeard dash, a second in
the 3O-yard dash, a third in the
baseball throw and a fourth in the
broad jump. Donnie Fisher, Den
No. 2, had first in the broad jump
and a second in the baseball throw
for a seven-pOint total.
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1952-07-04
Annual Regatta At
Riverdale Tomorrow
Well Balanced Card Has Been Set
Up For Annual Fete

The Third Annual Regatta held
bv the Indian River Water Sports
Club will be run off at Riverdale
Beach, near Oak Orchard, Delaware.
The card of eight regular races and
several special match contests will
start at - noon, D. S. T., on Sat
urday, July 5th.
Outstanding outboard race driv-
ers representing four states and
eight clubs have already entered.
The Wicomico Boat Racing Asso-
citation, Salisbury, Md, Seaford and
Nanticoke Boating Club, Seaford,
Del, Dover Boating Club, Dover,
Del, West End Boat Club, Chester,
Pa, Winding River Boat Club, Mill
vile, N. j., and New Hope Racing
Ciuh. New Hope, Pa, have entered
their top scorers and promise to
give the Indian River speedsters
plenty of action. This Regatta is
outstanding in the fact that it is
the only meet bringing together the
Eastern Shore boys and the Old
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