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Milford chronicle., 1952-10-24
CdrreL, Boggs Hold
Debate In Sussex
COP Candidate For Governor And Chief
Executive Appear On A Forum Conducted
BY The Sussex County Institute OF The
Delaware Federated Clubs At Georgetown.

Gov. Elbert N: Carvel and J.
Caleb BOggs, Republican candidate
for Governor, appearing on a For
um in the Sussex County Institute
of the Delaware Federated Clubs,
presented campaign issues to wO-
men representing WOmen's New
Century Clubs from all over Sus-
sex County.
Boggs charged the Democratic
Administration with going too
far in the field of politics in the
placing of personnel in state agen-
cies" and cited the figure of a 500
increase in the State Motor Vehicle
Commission as one example and
also pointed out that the present
Secretary of State was chairman
OF the State Democratic Committee.
Gov. Carvel replied to BOggs, stat
ing that the increase in Motor We
hicle Commission personnel had
been made in order to handle in
creased amount of work imposed bv
larger number of motor vehicles
and praised Harold Keller, Motor
Vehicle Commissioner, for efficient
work. Carvel pointed out that this
commission is preparing to install
modern equipment to increase
efficiency and eliminate waste. Gov.
Milford chronicle., 1952-10-24
Family Night At
AUeHUe Church NOU. 3
Will Be Part Of 125th
Anniversary Of The
Church School

AS a part OF the observance of
the 125th Anniversary of Avenue
Methodist Church School a Family
Night will be held Monday evening,
November 3rd, in the Social Hall.
Miss Eileen BlundOn, director of
Christian Education, has arranged
a dramatic presentation of local
church history. There will be such
scenes as Miss Ann T. Yoe found
ing the school, the controversy
over the introduction of instru-
mental music, the controversy over
the location of the new church in
1871, the activity of the teachers
during the prohibition period, and
some humorous situations arising
from time to time. The history will
be brought up to date with an ac-
count of events leading to the pres
ent edifice and a school enrolment
of more than five hundred.
There will be several musical
selections on the program. The
Avenue Quartet, Frank Wolfe, Will
son SOckrider. Harvey Williams and
William Wilson, will sing a spiri-
tual. The Girls Trio. Mrs. Harry
Rust, Mrs. Odus Moore and DOrO-
thy Bennett will sing a patriotic
number Donald Steiner will be
heard in an instrumental solo, and
the newly organized Cancel Choir
will sing.
Short movies on the erection and
tcOntinued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1952-10-24
Large Group, Estimated
At Over 200, Was Pres
ent For Outstanding
COnclave In Centenary
NJ e tn 0 dist Church,
Laurel.

More than 200 young people rem
resenting Methodist churches on
the Eastern Shore. of Maryland and
Delaware assembled at Centenary
Methodist Church over the week
end in the eighth annual Methodist
Youth Fellowship. This large dele
gaatiOn arrived last Friday after
noon in time for dinner in the
church.
Last Friday evening featured a
drama entitled THE Pageant of
the Church." covering the develop-
ment Of the church from the be-
ginning up to and including the
history of the Methodist Church to
the present day. The pageant was
written and directed by Lewis A.
Wells with a cast from Wesley
Junior College and the Methodist
summer camp. The last Friday
evening program closed with an
address by the Rev. Robert r.
Powell of Westminster Seminary.
Westminster, Md.
Last Saturdays program opened
with a worship service at 9:3O
a. m, in charge of Robert E. Green.
Jr. Discussion groups took over for
the remainder of the morning with
leaders including Leroy Phillips of
Laurel, president of the conference
continued on page ~
Milford chronicle., 1952-10-24
KIWANIS AUCTION TO
BE HELD OCTOBER 80

The fourth annual Kiwanis
Auction, sponsored by the XII
wants Club of Milford, will
be held Thursday, October
Both, at 8 p. m, in the Shore
Theatre. Tickets can be OBJ
tanned free from any member
of the Club.
A full length feature pic
ture, "St. Benny The Dip,
starring Dick Haynes. Nina
Foch and Roland Young will
be shown preceding and i'm
mediately following the auc-
tiOn.
Carl Long, auctiOneer at
the Chicken Auction. Selby-
vile, will call the sale.
George Stokes is chairman
of the committee putting on
the auction. for the benefit
of UndeTprivileged Children
Fund of Kiwanis Club.
Last year $1,000 worth of
merchandise sold for between
$600-S700. Bigger this year.
New Philco t"levision set is
to be sold. Thanks to mer-
chants who donated merchan-
disc.
Milford chronicle., 1952-10-24
Home Coming Sunday
At Milford Neck
MethOdists To Celebrate
With Home Coming
AT Old Sardis

Milford Neck Methodists have
had their venerable Sadis Church
at ThompsOnville repainted and re-
decorated for the home coming
and celebration Of its lend anni-
versaTy this coming Sunday after
noon, October 26th.
The Rev. F. Charles LOuhOff will
be the guest speaker, and a special
musical program has been arrang-
ed with guest artists.
This is one Of the oldest church,
es in this section. It was originally
built in 1890 by the generosity OF
Col. John Wood, a philanthropist
and patriot, who donated land, and
largely the materials for its con-
structiOn. 1t was rebuilt so years
later.
Much of its up-to-date standing
is due to the work of its superin-
tendent, Harvey Thompson, whose
ancestors founded Thompsonville.
Milford chronicle., 1952-10-24

CarYel also, replying to the state
ment as to the Secretary of State,
said that '"The late Earl Wiley.
then chairman of the Republican
State Committee, had served as
Secretary of State under Gov. Ba-
con and previous to that, Charles
Grantland, also State Chairman,
was Secretary of State under Gov.
Douglas c. Buck.
Gov. Carvel, in his initial talk.
gave a comprehensive outline of
the accomplishments of the Demo-
cratic Administration in the last
four years, including improvements
to highways, Delaware State Hos
pital, Delaware Colony, the build
ing of more schools. the increased
salaries for teachers, the addition
of more cOlOred schools, and high
schools and the Improvement in
the State College at Dover, for
cOlOred students; the aid to agri-
culture, etc. He stated that in spite
of Republican opposition in the
Legislature, 500 of the Democratic
platform of 1948 had been carried
out and continued progress in all
fields would be made under a DEM
Ocratic administration in the next
CcOntinued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1952-10-24
IN e thOdist Two Killed In
HOld.Plane Crash
Inference At Dover Base
Air Force Officers Are
Victims AS Jet Trainer
Falls To Ground And
Is Des trOyed BY
Flames.

Two Air Force officers were
killed last Friday when a plane
crashed and caught fire while com
ing in for landing at the Dover
Army Air Base.
The dead are: First 1t. William
M. Chaser of Reading, Pa, and Sec
ond 1t. Francis G. Dozier of Mobile.
Ala. Both were attached to the
l48th Fighter Interceptor Squadron.
now stationed at the base. The ac-
cident occurred about 3 D. m.
An Air Force spokesman said the
men were on a routine training
flight in T-3S, a small jet training
ship.
Observers said the plane appear
&c to be in no difficulty as it ap-
preached the field. However. as il
flew over the eastern section of the
base something seemed to happen -
as one airman put it.
The ship turned over i'm mid-air.
went out of control and plummeted
to the ground. A loud explosion
followed and before those in the
vicinity could reach the plane it
burst into flames.
(continued on page n
Milford chronicle., 1952-10-24
10000 Greet
Eisenhower
On His Visit
To Wilmington
COP Presidential Candi-
date Pays High Tribute
To Senator John ].
Williams For Pressing
Inves LEGATIONS Of
Graft.

On a golden October forenoon
Dwight D. Eisenhower went to Will
mingtOn last Friday and told an
audience of 10000 persons in Rod
ney Square, Wilmington, that Am
orleans don't have to ask for "hon-
esty in gOvernment-they can de-
mand It."
While confetti and torn paper
ratned from the tops of the build
ings fronting the square and while
herO-wOTshippers, fOrgetful of par
ty ties, leaned close as if the loud
speaker system could never substi-
tute for the voice that sent troops
stOTming into the beaches on D.
Day, the Republican candidate for
president said that the Truman
Administration "haS become arro-
CANT and Indifferent to dishonesty" !"
Looking hale ana even clipper
for man who at the age of 81
has been thrust into a sapping
political campaign the NATO gen
eral and the former Supreme Allied
Commander spoke softly and with
oaly a few notes frcm a stand on
the west side of King street that
faced the Caesar Rodney statue.
Crowd Gathers Early
AS early as 3:15 a. m, the sup
pOrters OF the Generals cause be-
gan to arrive and take up stations
close to the temporary stand. The
hrst arrivals were elderly people
who had brought blankets against
the possibility Of October chill. Not
long after them came the young
and very young who stood should
er to shoulder, packing the square,
as the General said, g we will
stop this erosion of the money in
your pocket because we'll stop
the wild spending. :"
But 1t appeared, as the great
crowd hung on his words, that they
were listening because it was Els
enhOwer, a fabulous person among
the legendary characters of this
century. This was the first time
they had seen him, except for the
black and white and the tricky
shadows of teievision.
In the crowd were many Demo-
Gratis, attracted by the magic name.
There were others who were there
because Of the pOmp and excitement
or an occasion. After all the last
time a presidential candidate of
major stature turned up in Rod
ney Square was IL years ago. in
1910, when the late Wendell Wilkie
went to Wilmington
CreWd Estimates Vary
Like everything else about a
political campaign there was con-
tcontinued on pase .
Milford chronicle., 1952-10-24

Wee Delaware only has three
electoral votes, but from the at
tentiOn the state has been getting
from the top hierarchy in the DEM
ocratic party, it would seem that
there were many times that number
to be voted in the electoral college.
come voting time by that august
body.
Last Friday evening the chairman
of the House Agriculture commit
tee, Rep. Cooley of Tennessee, was
the speaker, making addresses at
both Smyrna and Milford.
On Saturday the Vice President
Of the United States Alben BaFklev
was the principal speaker, with the
main downstate meeting being held
at Georgetown, Obstensibly the
meeting was supposed to be for the
benefit Of Democrats all over the
lower part of the Peninsula, but
remarks and reports disclose that
Senator John J. Williams, was the
principal recipient of the barbs,
hurled by the Weep" as was the
case the night before at Smyrna
and Milford.
Monday evening Mrs. Eleanor
Roosevelt, the widow Of the late
president, was the principal speak
er at a Rally at the Wilmington
Armory, and while the ex-first lady
did not throw any dhect javelins
in the direction of Senator Wilt
ans, others who spoke, at the same
affair, made good use of the Occa-
sion to sing a song and not one Of
praise about the Senior solon from
Delaware.
Tuesday morning bright and
early, almost too early, the Presi-
dent of the United States Harry S.
Truman, spoke from the rear plat
form Of his campaign special at the
B & o station. and while the metro,
politan press says. it was not a
speech Of the Give He'll" var
iety, the chief executive did direct
one Of his quips at Senator Will
liams.
1t is reported by reliable author
ity that more of the top Democratic
party Brass" is due next week. to
apparently work FOR the three Del
aware electoral votes, but as ru-
NOR has it Senator John J. Williams
Will be the target of the visitors.
Milford chronicle., 1952-10-24
Total
Registration
In Delaware
Kent And Sussex COun-
ties Add 1879 Names,
Subject To Removal Of
Those Who Transfer
red.

Last Saturdays record registra-
ton throughout Delaware is now
expected to near the 10000 mark
when returns from. all districts are
counted.
With the report Of some 80 cleo
ton districts in New Castle County
still untabulated, the present state
wide total is 35,278.
Kent and Sussex Counties re-
ported a total record registration
of 1879.
With 141 of the 151 voting dis
tricts in Wilmington in hand, Ed
win w. Hutchinson, secretary of
the Bureau of Registration, said
that the Wilmington figure now
stands at 1880.
The net gain in the number of
registered voters will not be
known, however, until transfers
have been subtracted from the to-
tai who registered on Saturday.
Mr.. Hutchison's figures included
the following complete wards:
First, 592; Third, 486; Sixth,
743; Eighth, 9S9; Eleventh, 1,177,
and Twelfth, 1,27S.
With 81 of the 80 districts in
Rural New Castle County counted.
the total was 1882, Mr.. Hutchi-
son said.
Only one hundred was complete,
he disclosed This was New Castle
Hundred, the Tenth Representative
District, traditiOnally Democratic,
where the total stood at 1886.
The total for Kent County, with
all Of the % districts returned, was
1913.
In Sussex County the aggregate
was 6,S3G for the entire "a dis
tricts.
Kent Total 25,976
Kent's 1898 registrations bring
the total registered vote for the
county to 25,976, according to a
tabulatiOn announced by the De-
partment of Elections.
The number on the voting books
prior to last Saturday was 22,183.
The registration this year is the
heaviest in the history of the coun-
ty.
The Elections Department has
Continued on page .
Milford chronicle., 1952-10-24
Fire Company
Closes Highly
Success Sfu1
Fund Drive
Total OF S2,166.OO Was
Collected In Hour Last
Sunday Afternoon By
rs Volunteer Solicitors /;
Complete Report Due
Next Week.

Garrett L. Grier, president of
the Carlisle Fire Company of Mil
ford, stated today that the fund
campaign recently conducted by
the membership of the company
promises to be an outstanding sue
cess when all reports are in and
tabulated.
The house-to-house canvass in
Milford, which was held last Sun
day afternoon, was, according to
Mr.. Grier and other officials, a
real success with $2,166.OO being
collected in exactly one hour. This
outstanding solicitation was accom-
plished by 76 volunteer workers.
The collections in the rural areas,
according to reports, have been
very good and solicitors and solicit
ed alike have demonstrated a mag
nificent spirit of cooperation.
The figure for the final days So
licitatiOn does not include the do
nations from the various business
and in du ustrial establishments.
which are now in the process of
tabulatiOn together with the col
lectiOns from the rural areas.
These final figures, which may
bring the overall figure close to the
1851 figure, will be made available
next week.
These funds, in addition to being
expended for maintenance of pres
ent equipment, will also be used
to secure the latest innovations in
successful fire fighting.
Last years collections, over and
above that used for everyday main
tenance, were used to secure a
fire radio system that was official
ly installed and placed in service
in September of this year.
Any persons, firm or corporation
that through some error of the So
liciting committee was overlooked
and is desirOus of making a con-
tributiOn, can make the same by
contracting any member of the fire
company.
Milford chronicle., 1952-10-24
Delaware Not In Hog
Exenthema Scare Area
Growers Need Not Worry Unless
They Feed Raw Garbage

There have been no cases of the
hog disease vascular exenthema
reported in Delaware, and Della
ware growers need not be too wOr-
ried about it unless they buy out
side Delaware or are feeding raw
garbage"
That's what DR.. E. F. Waller.
of the University of Delaware had
to say about the disease recently.
Waller, chairman of the animal
and poultry industry department,
said the disease has appeared only
in garbage feeding areas, or in
hogs which had passed through
large central stockyards.
If farmers do buy outside the
state, Waller advises them to take
two precautions. First, check the
places the animals have been in
shipment. Second, if the hogs are
shipped in a common carrier (rail-
road car or truck regularly used to
haul livestOck), isolate the ami
mails from the rest for 15 days.
continued on page %
Milford chronicle., 1952-10-24

IngS LrauILIOnaI 20 connie seCuOnS
distributed Sunday with the Sun
day Star.
Il am pleased to find," Mr.. KillO-
ran remarked, that Mr.. Bayard
finally made the comic section Of
the Sunday Star. which seems to be
an appropriate niche, judging from
his Juvenile and exaggerated pala-
yer during the present campaign. I"
Mr. BayaTd is co-owner Of the
Sunday Star.
Senator Williams, continuing his
attack on his opponents foreign
policy views, said Sunday night
that the absurd reasoning of the
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1952-10-24
Founders Weekend
Observation Has
Officially Begun
First Phase Of Program
Will Be Banquet At
School Cafeteria This
Evening; Tour OF His
tOrical Buildings To-
morrow; Church Pro-
gram Sunday.

The long awaited Homecoming
week, sponsored by the local chap
ter Of the Daughters Of American
revolution, has officially begun
The celebration marks the 165th
anniversary Of the founding Of ME
ford By Joseph Oliver and Rev
Sydenham Thorne.
The first portion Of the celebra-
ton will be the community ban
quet, which will be held this eve
ming at s o'clock D. m. at the
cafeteria at the Milford High
school. The Rev. Joseph B. Dlcker-
son, pastor of McCabe Methodist
Church in Wilmington, will be the
principal speaker. Rev. Dickerson.
former Milford boy, is well
known throughout this area, and
his address is being awaited with
pleasure. The entire memberships
OF the Rotary, Kiwanis and Lions
Clubs will attend the dinner.
Most Of this week a highly in
teresting display Of early Mil.
fordia, has been on display in one
of the windows at Pierce Hardware
Company store on South Walnut
Street, and has attracted the atten-
ton Of many people, who enjoy
seeing the old newspapers, includ-
ing a first edition Of the Milford
Chronicle, and the old pictures and.
post cards, many Of which are in
a remarkable state Of preservation.
Many "0ld Milford Homes.
Christ Church, Avenue Church, Mil
ford Chronicle Plant and John II.
MulhOlland Co., will be opened to
the public who will take the tour
in connection with the Founders
Weekend celebration This part
Of the celebration is under the di-
rection of Mrs. J. S. Willis.
The tour will be in private cars,
each of which will be given an idea
tidcation sticker when they assem-
bic at the starting point. Mr.. Harry
Vinyard will be the guide. The
town police are cooperating by ar
ranging for parking space at
designated stops for those having
proper identification.
Silver Hill, built about 1885, on
N. W. Front Street, will be the
starting point at 1880 p. m. Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Walls, the present Oc-
cupants, have consented to have
the home open. The original wood
work and room arrangement are
especially interesting. It was the
home Of Rev. Sydenham Thorne,
who had a great deal to do with
early Milford history.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlisle Collins
have invited the group to view
their beautiful lockwood garden,
also the house inside and out. The
house was built in 1894 and has
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Milford chronicle., 1952-10-24
New Officers
Installed Bv
Crystal FOunt
Donald j es ter, Noble
Grand, Barratt Morgan,
Vice Grand, Frank Saw
ins, Jr., Secretary; Dis
trict Officials Present.

Crystal FOunt Lodge No. 10,
/. o. o. F., Of Milford, held their
installation ceremonies last Mon
day evening in the Odd Fellows
Temple on North Walnut Street.
The new officers were installed by
Acting District Deputy Grand
Master Edward Cooper and staff
in the presence of District Deputy
Grand Master Millaway Broadway,
who has been sick and not able to
perform the ceremony. A large
crowd greeted the installing offi-
GERS with visitors present from
several different lodges Of Kent
County.
Mr.. Donald Jester, the Noble
Grand-elect, is well known here
and is associated with the South
ern States Cooperative. Progress
sive, with ideas Of a modern trend
he should fit into the Noble Grand's
position at a time when his serv-
ices can be of untold value to
Crystal Fount Lodge. Vice Grand
Morgan and Recording Secretary
Savtns will make an excellent team
to help carry on with him.
The new officers are as follows: :
Past Grand. Gale G. Grove; Noble
Grand, Donald Jester; Vice Grand
Barratt Morgan; Recording Secre-
tary, Frank Savins, Jr.; Financial
Secretary, Henry w. wilkins; Trea-
surer, John G. Jester; Warden
Edgar Morris; Conductor, James
COndiff; Chaplain, James r. Depu-
ty; Inside Guardian, Eli Casner;
Outside Guardian. Albert Hunni-
cutt; r. S. N. G.. Clarence E. Jes-
ter; L. S, N. G., Paris Kirby:
r. S. V. G., Ivan Telling: L. S. V. G.,
Clayton Lord; r. S. s.. Marion
ShOckley; L. s. S., Charles French
Continued on page n
Milford chronicle., 1952-10-24
World Community
Day Program Planned
Local Group, Headed By Mrs. Carl
COlell, Preparing For Nov. 9TH


COlell, Preparing For Nov. 9TH
Mrs. Carl COlell, president of the
local Council of Church Women.
met on Friday, with a committee
who prepared a program for World
Community Day, which will be on
November 7th. The local meeting
will be held at seven-thirty in the
evening in POcahOntas Hall. At this
meeting the several representatives
OF the churches in this community
will bring packets for peace" and
will take part in the service dedi-
Gated to this work which will bene-
fit children wherever they are most
needed. Because it is believed that
tOday's children may build for
peace, this year the gifts will be
used to provide clothing machines
and vitamins to build strong bodies
of these children on whom depends
so much. The packets may be any
size or shape, and made up of used
clothing in good condition for chill
dren up to six years of age. Warm
underwear, sweaters, snow suits,
simple dresses and coats for girls.
pants, blOuses and coats for boys,
and layettes for babies. These
packages will be dedicated during
the service and sent to two centers
for distribution. Mrs. Colell and
her committee are devoted to this
cause and the support of the COM
munity will help tremendously
Gifts of money as we'll as packets
will be appreciated.
Milford chronicle., 1952-10-24
Health Board Aides
Named By DR.. Hudson

DR.. Floyd l. Hudson, Executive
Secretary, has announced the ap-
pointment of Mr.. Paul G. .O'Connor
and Miss Joy Nadine Westcott as
physical therapists with the Divi-
sion of Crippled Children's Serv-
ices of the State Board of Health.
NJ O'COnnOr replaces Mrs. Caro-
l1u P. Thomas, who resigned Aug
ust S1st, and Miss WescOtt is an
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Milford chronicle., 1952-10-24
Girl Scouts Plan
Sunday Observance
Members OF All Troops And Lead
erS VIII Attend Divine Services

4'ANAAnCA Va All AEUOyS anu Lead
erS VIII Attend Divine Services
Girl Scout Troops of Milford will
observe Girl Scout Sunday on Oc-
tOber 26th. The eleven troops and
their leaders will attend in a group
at the regular Sunday morning
service of the Presbyterian Church.
October 18th is the date chosen for
the kickoff dinner for all Leaders
and Committee Members and their
husbands. At this time, the Char
ter will be received which will
officially designate this group as
Peninsula Girl Scout Council. Octo-
ber 30th and 31st will be the dates
for the financial drive.
Troops have been organized and
the Girl Scout Program is moving
forward in Milford. Brownie Troops
and their leaders and committee
chairmans are as follows:
New z year Olds Troop, organized
October 9th, under leadership of
Martha Butler and Dorothy Roth
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1952-10-24

was sponsored by the Farmers
Bank Of Dover and was presented
by Mr.. Gordon Willis, Vice-Presi-
dent Of the bank.
Placing second in the contest
was George Robbins, Jr., of the
Milford MillwOOd All Club. George
showed his Holstein aged COW.
Third place went to Presley Moore,
a member Of the Smyrna Bucking
Bronco All Club, with his Holstein
senior yearling heifer.
All three contestants will receive
trophies for their placings fro1
the Farmers Bank Of Dover. Sec
ond and third place winners re-
tcontinued on page l5)