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Milford chronicle., 1952-02-08
Mrs. Paris C. Kirby Was
Chairman For The Oc-
casiOn That Featured
Outstanding Exhibits.

Art in music, and painting and
culinary art was beautifully pre-
sented to the members of the Mil
ford New Century Club on Monday.
1t was Art Day and Mrs. Paris
Kirby, as chairman, had arranged
an exhibit of painting by local ar
lists that spoke of much talent in
this community. The landscapes,
portraits and miscellany were plac-
ed against a background of green
cry that showed all to the very
best advantage. Art in music was
given by Miss Ada May Joseph,
whose rich background of study
and achievement was given by Mrs.
Joseph J. Pearce, who presented
her to the members. Having been
pupil of Victor Herbert, she play
ed two of his compositions as a
tribute to her former instructor.
They were Hungarian Rhapsody
and "Serenade in F Sharp Minor.
Mrs. Kirby introduced Clarence
Flatt of RehObOth, as the speaker
of the afternoon. Mr.. Flatt spoke
of himself as a realist painter and
one of the modern day. BY illus
tratiOns he made his points of see
ing, action drawing and the feel
ing of expression in painting. Mr..
Flatt has been almost self-taught
and is passing his knowledge on
to a group of painters who have
tho hpOa6t Of hic ipcfruotiOn in
class work. He showed a few OF
his own paintings and commented
on what had been accomplished
and what he hoped to attain in an
unfinished one. The culinary art
came when Mrs. Charles Heisler
and Mrs. Carl March served tea
from a table beautiful with liner
and silver and examples of Swedish
sweet things. Mrs. J. Lynn Pratt
] poured as the members gathered
around for tea, the delicious pas
I try and conversation. 1t was a very
enjoyable day for the large mum
ber who attended the meeting.
Next week will be the time o
the annual luncheon which will D,
served in the social hall OF Avenu,
Methodist Church. Tickets for tn
same were obtainable from Mrs
Carl Allen or Mrs Edward Salevat
until last evening. II was snRounc
ed at the meeting that Tho severa
boxes sent by The Club for the Ko
reans had been received and wer
greatly appreciated
Milford chronicle., 1952-02-08
Hope To Start
4 DeMOlav
Here
Temple Lodge Is PrOmOt-
ing Reestablishment Of
A Local Chapter; Meet
ing At School Today.

Plans are underway by Temple
Lodge No. 9, AT and AM, of Mil
ford. for the establishment of a
DeMolay Chapter in Milford. Com
posed of boys in the 14-21 year
age group, DeMolay's purpose is
to develop the youth of the COM
munity spiritually and socially,
under the guidance of Dads" from
the parent body.
Ray WilkersOn, chairman of the
committee in charge of the prof.
ect. has announced that a meeting
Of all boys of 14-21 years of age
has been called for Friday after
noon at the Milford High School
al which time James Wilson, Of
Wilmington will speak to then
concerning the purposes Of De-
Molay. and will invite all those in
terested to join the chapter. Mr.
Wilson is an emissary of Paul
Yearsley. member of the Grand
Council of the Order of DeMolay
for Delaware. Boys from Harring-
ton are also invited to this meeting.
On Monday evening another
meeting will be held at the high
school. to which the same boys
and their fathers are invited. Also
asked to attend are interested per-
sons from Harrington, Milton,
Georgetown. Frederick and FELTON,.
Wallace Woodford, of Dover, will
speak at this meeting, and will
highlight the activities of DeMolay.
The Order of DeMolav is not
new to this community. In 1896 a
chapter was established in Milford
snonsorpd by Evergreen Forest No,
F 40. T. c. L., but during the war
years lapsed into inactivity.
Milford chronicle., 1952-02-08
Units In Dow
er District, Comprising
Over 300 Scouts, Will
Take Part In Program
On February 14th.

Over three hundred Cubs, Scouts,
and Explorers of the seventeen
units in the Dover District of the
Del-Mar-Va Council, Boy Scouts OF
America, will assemble on Thurs
day, February 18th, at the Schines'
New Milford Theatre in Milford,
Delaware An outstanding Court of
Honor has been planned to honor
all the ranks in Scouting, starting
with the First and Second Glass
Rank, followed by the Star and
Life Ranks, and finally the presen-
tatiOn of an Eagle Award, the
highest of honor in Scouting.
AS this month marks the Forty
second Anniversary of the founding
of the Boy Scouts of America, the
public is invited to join with the
scouts, their parents, scOuters,
and friends of Scouting in this tri-
butte. Troop No. 102, sponsored by
the Kiwanis Club of Milford, Mr..
J. Irwin Bowman, Scoutmaster, will
be the Host Troop to the members
of the following units in this dis
trict: Pack No. Is of Dover, Pack
No. 131 of Smyrna, Pack No. 238
of Camden-Wyoming, Pack No. 109
of Frederica. Pack No 94 of Mid
dletown, Troop No. rs of Harring-
ton, Troop No. IS of Dover, Troop
No. 94 of MillsborO, Troop No. 1O3
of Dover. Troop No. 104 of Odes-
sa, Troop No. 107 of Magnolia
Troop No. 108 of Camden-Wyom-
ing, Troop No. 122 of Dover. Troop
No. 135 of Smyrna. Troop No. 1O9
of Frederica, and Post No. 1876 OF
Smyrna
Prior to this impressive cere-
mOny a benefit performance of the
new mOtion-picture release, Its
A Great World, will be shown
starting promptly at ZOO P. NJ. All
proceeds will be given to the
March of Dimes. Encircle the date
February l4th. as the day you will
see an inspiring Court of Honor
program presented by the Boy
Scouts of America on the stage OF
the Schines' New Milford Theatre.
BE Prepared for the best time
ever and DO Your Good Turn" by
helping contribute to the March of
Dimes Campaign to fight polio.
Milford chronicle., 1952-02-08
DR. G. Warren
Dies At 90, AT
RehObOthHOme
Retired Methodist Minis
ter Preached First Ser
mon At Barratt's Chap
ell When Is.

The Rev. DR.. Benjamin Clark
Warren, 90 years old. one of the
most colorful retired ministers Of
the Peninsula Methodist Confer
ence, died last Saturday at his home
in RehObOth. He had been confined
TO his bed for the past three years.
The veteran minister. VI h q
preached his first sermon at the
age of Is in historic Barratt's Cha
pei, upon his retirement after 50
years of active service. received a
letter of thanks from then Presi-
dent Hoover for his contribution
to the spiritual life of the nation. -
He was considered an authority on
MethOdism and had one of the fin
est private Libraries in the state.
He started his career as a junior
preacher on the FELTON, Circuit and
his first charge was at Royal Oak,
Md. Invited to Sheffield Mass, in
the New York Conference, he later
was pastor of three churches in
New York City: Union, Centenary
(now Morrisania), and Eighteenth
Street, chartered by King George
III and only recently merged with
another Methodist Church. He was
credited with saving Union, now
known as the Actors Church"
DR.. Warren served a total of AZ
years in the New York Conference
and eight years in the old Whining
ton Conference. He was much in
demand as a speaker following his
/ retirement. During World War
he achieved distinction as one oi
President Wilson's "four-minute
| speakers"
When Theodore Roosevelt start
ed the organization called the Am
erican Legion to organize men able
to serve their country should wal
come, Dr. Warren applied for ad'
mission, citing as his qualifications
the ability to shoot, ride a horse
and act as chaplain.
/ His application was accepted anC
/ continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1952-02-08
Sussex Grand
Jury Returns
Is True Bills
This W eek
Albert Miller Of Lewes
And RehObOth Hundred
Is Indicted For First
Degree Murder In Kill
ing Last October.

The grand Jury for Sussex Coun-
ty sitting for the February term Of
Superior Court, at Georgetown this
week, returned Is true bills of in
dictment and ignored one bill.
Albert Miller, of Lewes and Re
hoboth Hundred, was indicted for
first degree murder of Abraham
Vann, on Oct. %, 1851. Second de-
gree murder indictments were re-
turned against Russell Edward
Powell, Lewes and RehobOth Hun
dred; John Morris Jr., Lewes and
RehOboth Hundred; and Wallace
Bratten, of Dagsboro Hundred.
Isah Preston Daniels was in
dicted on a charge of manslaughter
in the death of Rexall Watson, re-
sulting from being hit by auto.
Other indictments returned were as
follows:
Ira Donoway, escape; Sherman
Wiley, embezzlement; Rufus Han
dy, possession of alcoholic liquor
with intent to sell and illegal sale
of alcoholic liquor 1.-TWO indict-
ments); James Murphy, illegal sale
of alcoholic liquor and possession
of alcoholic liquor with intent to
sell 1.-TWO indictments) Willie
Banks, assault and battery; William
Stiggle and Otis Harmon, (joint
/ indictment) possession of alcoholic
liquor with intent to sell; Otis Har-
mon, illegal sale of alcoholic
liquor; Grover Green Cantwell, un-
! lawful use of money received on
building contract.
Bill Ignored
The grand jury after more thar
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Milford chronicle., 1952-02-08
To Hold Card Party
At St. Johns, Feb. 21
Gala Affair viii Be Held In Social
Hall Of Milford Church

Plans are being made for a pub
lie Card and BlngO Parly for the
beneht OF st. johns Church on
Thursday, February 21st. at p.
m. The party will be held IN the
Parish Hall of st. Johns Churcn
on Maple Avenue. All who have at
tended these parties can testify TO
the good time enjoyed by all and
to the many fine prizes. a large at
tendance is hoped for, as the money
raised will go to the Church Build
ing Fund. The price OF admission
is SIS.
The plans are being made under
the General Craftsmanship of Fa-
ther Gregory NJ. Pickos. Serving
under his direction, Mrs. Albert
Peterman and Mrs. David Pack
will have charge of the card
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1952-02-08
I9 Called By Draft
Boards In Kent. Co.
M o st Inductees Married
Without Children; 4 List
ed AS Delinquent

A total of 10 young men from
Kent County were inducted into
the armed forces by Selective Ser
vice Board No. l, at the Dover
ArmOry recently. Most of the in
ductees are married men without
children.
Four of the inductees had been
listed by the Local Board as delin-
quent and were ordered to report
for induction without the usual pre-
induction examinations because of
their failure to report previously as
ordered. The list of inductees fol-
lows:
John G. farrell, Harrington; Les
ter G. MOnismith, r. D., Dover;
Crawford J. Carroll, Dover; Rob
ert H. PoOre, Smyrna; Ralph c.
Smith, Harrington; Harold T. Cal
vert. Denton; Wilmer H. Gray,
Camden; Paul Shahan, Jr., Mag
nolia; William 1. Taylor, Milford.
Donald ]. Sapp, Houston; Martin
continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1952-02-08
Cub Scouting Program
To Be Revived Here
Blue Hen Post Members Confer
ing With Scout Officials

A Cub Scouting Program will be
put into effect here in the Milford
Area if the present efforts of an in
terested group of veterans meet
with a favorable response upon the
part of the parents of boys in the
Is to IL years group. The veterans,
members of Blue Hen Post No.
6483, of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars, have been in contact with
Boy Scout officials and now are ar
ranging contact with parents OF
boys who would be eligible for Cub
Scout membership.
Mr.. Dale Nolen, who is in
charge of Scouting activities in
Lower Delaware. has been work
ing with the local group; last week
Nolen, a World War II veteran
himself, was a guest at a regular
meeting of the local VFW post anC
explained steps necessary to re
vive Cub Scouting here. He advis'
ed that ordinarily Cub Scouts are
organized in "dens" of not more
than seven members, with a mo
ther of one of the den member
acting as "den mother" and super
vising the den's activities Thes1
"dens" generally meet weekly ant
engage in projects of various
kinds. Once a month, the member
of all the dens meet together a.
part of a pack; at these pacl
meetings, which are supervised b,
a Cubmaster and several assis
tants. PLAYS and projects of eacl
den are given. The attendance a
pack meetings, of parents, particu
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Milford chronicle., 1952-02-08
Harrington Church In
Important Campaign
Asbury Membership Planning To
Provide More Space

Asbury Methodist Church of Har-
ringtOn is low engaged in a very
important campaign. For several
years the facilities of the church
have been barely able to p8ovide
space for the many classes of the
Sunday School with enrolment of
$50. Other needs, such as better
kitchen facilities, have been ap-
parent for some time.
A study of the present and future
needs of the Sunday School and
Church was made and a plan was
adopted which seems to meet
them. Careful planning makes the
same space available for more than
one purpose. 1t was recommended
that a one-story addition, seventy
seven feet long and forty feet wide,
be built as wing of the present
Collins Memorial Building. This
new addition will face on Liberty
Street. Cost of building the addi-
ton has been estimated at $4,000.
, The Official Board, Sunday School
Board. and the Building Commit
{ w N<AeAiAAA4ACu ll4C piduo lOI Tie new
addition and unanimously APPROX
ed them with the understanding
that few minor adjustments may
have to be made in the course of
construction.
when does construction begin?''
is the question now being asked by
many members and friends of AS
bury Church. The answer to this
question depends very largely on
the success of the present cam
paign for pledges. No local MethO-
dist Church can begin a project OF
tnis size until a large percentage
of the total cost has been covered
bv cash and pledges. It is. there
fore, necessary for the Buildinq
Finance Committee to have lust
as large a part of the S300 as
possible covered by cash contribu.
tions and pledges. Persons maxine
cash contributions should hold ir
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Milford chronicle., 1952-02-08
Mrs. Herman r. Phillips
Has Been Appointed To
Carry On Work With
$4,000 School Pupils In
Delaware.

The appointment of Mrs. Herman
R. Phillips Of Milford to serve as
chairman of Junior Red Cross for
the Delaware Chapter of the Ameri-
can Red Cross has been announced
by LammOt DUPONT, Jr., Chapter
Chairman.
Mrs. Phillips thus becomes the
head of that important part of Red
Cross in the public, parochial and
private schools of the state, which
embraces the activities and inter
ests of the more than $4,000 chill
dren in the state who are enrolled
in the Junior Red Cross.
For the past five years this work
has been carried on under the
craftsmanship of Mrs. Jesse Loven
of Odessa who resigned effective
February 1, because of the pres
sure of other duties.
Paying high tribute to Mrs. Lo-
ven for her part in the develop
ment of Junior Red Cross in this
state, Mr.. dupont said:
Mrs. LOven has been active in,
and has served the Delaware Jun
ior Red Cross for many years. We
regret exceedingly that she finds it
necessary to resign her chairman
ship, but we are counting on her
to retain her interest in the work
of the Junior Red Cross in spite
of her many other interests"
Mrs. Phillips 0ls been active in
the Delaware Chapter since World
War II when she served as a mem
Der of the Canteen Service at the
Dover Air Base. She was Chair
man of Junior Red Cross in Branch
Area No. for four years, and is
a member of the chapters board
/ of directors, as we'll as a member
of the board of directors fol
/ Branch Area No. 6.
Mrs. Phillips is a graduate o
i Drexel Institute, and attended tn,
graduate school of the Universit,
of Pennsylvania. She is a past pres
ident of the Delaware Division c
the AAUW, and is now serving ths
organization as educational chair
man. She is a member of the De
aware Commission on Children an
Z YOUTH by appointment OF GOvernC
, Carvel, is a member of the MilfoI
Special District Board of Educatio
and the Women's Joint LegislatiV
Committee.
She serves as vice president {
the Council for Delaware Educa
ton, is past president of the Mil
ford Parent-Teacher Association
and is a member of the Girl Scou
Council for the Milford area.
Milford chronicle., 1952-02-08
City Manager
IL. D. Johnson
Has rendered
Resignation
Successor Due To Be Sc
lected Shortly; Two
New COuncilmen Are
Seated, Completing A
Full Council For 80.

Speculation is rife in Milford as
to who will be named City Manager
to succeed Captain Herman D.
Johnson, who has formally resign
ed that post with the City Govern
ment.
As the Chronicle prepared for
press a notice was received in
this office that meeting of City
Council has been called for Thurs
day evening, February 7th, to dis
cuss the resignation of Mr.. john
son. II is believed that there is a
movement afoot to secure the serv-
ices at least temporarily of former
City Manager Harry Bressler.
While several members of Council
admitted there was a possibility
that Mr.. Bressler might be offered
the position, there was no cOnfir-
nation of this becoming a Council
action. Mr.. Bressler could not be
reached for comment, although a
person close to Mr.. Bressler stated
he did not believe that Mr. Bress-
Ter would accept the position even
though it might be offered to him
on a permanent basis. and cited
the fact that Mr.. Bressler resign
ed early in the last administration
of Mayor Evans.
Carson Ward, representing the
First Ward of the City. has been
elected by Council to fill the un-
expired term of Albert Peterman,
resigned. and George P. Vinyard
has been elected to fill the Council
post in the Fourth Ward left va
cant by the resignation of David n.
Sills, Sr. Both men have been for
mally sworn into office and there
is now a complete Council for 1852.
Milford chronicle., 1952-02-08
Oscar Webb Will
Get Court Transfer
Superior Bench Orders Man Held
For Staying Removed To Hospital

Superior Bench Orders Man Held
For Staying Removed To Hospital
The Superior Court has ordered
the transfer of Oscar Webb, indict-
ed in Kent County for murder in
the first degree. from the New
Castle County WorkhOuse to the
Department for the Criminally In
sane at Delaware State Hospital,
for study and observation. The
court acted upon the recommends
ton of DR.. NJ. A. Tarumianz, state
phychiatrist and superintendent cf
the hospital.
Webb was indicted by the grand
jury at the October term of Kent
County Court on the murder charge
as a result of his alleged shooting
to death of Ralph Barros at a ser
vice station at Little Heaven, just
north of Frederica.
The petition presented to the
court sets forth that DR.. Tarumiani
and his staff in August of last yeal
examined Webb and found him sane
at the time the alleged offense wa!
committed.
In November Webb was trans
ferred from the Kent County Jai
to the WOrkhouse and officials ther,
requested DR.. Tarumianz to max,
Continued on page y
Milford chronicle., 1952-02-08
Auto Accidents ShOIU
Gain In DeLGLUGre
But Highway Fatalities Lag
3 Pet. Under Last Year,
Report DisclOses

There were 4,247 accidents on
Delaware highways outside Will
.mingtOn last year, of which SO were
fatal, according to a statistical re-
port for 1851 released by Colonel
Harry S. Shew. superintendent of
state police. For the correspond
ing period in 1850 there were only
1858 accidents.
Seventy-twO persons were killed
on the highways last year, while in
1850 there were "A the report shows,
a three per cent drop.
The report shows 1921 persons
injured last year and 1,348 in the
previous year, or an increase of 12
per cent.
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Milford chronicle., 1952-02-08

signed to help keep America strong
and free.
The Boy Scout birthday will be
observed throughout the United
States, its territories and wherever
American families live, either in
service in the Armed Forces, or as
representatives of the Government
and business.
This years celebration will hon
or the organizations and institu-
tiOns whose sponsorship make pos
sible the existence and growth of
the nations 8O,298 Packs, Troops
and Explorer Units.
At public ceremonies, the Scouts
CONTINUED on page I2)
Milford chronicle., 1952-02-08
Delmarva Broilers AS
Handler Sees Them

From percent of the total poul-
try sold 80 years ago, to 6S per-
cent of the poultry sold in the
Philadelphia area today is the
story of Delmarva broiler prOduc-
tiOn and its effect.
This is an outstanding success
story, but Herman d. Cook, a buy
er of poultry and meat for Phila-
delphia chain store concern, warns
Continued on page l2)
Milford chronicle., 1952-02-08
Scouts Plan To HOJdFarm, Home Art Day Isl
Honor Court Here 1TSh Eei CDS1rvSG n
Splendid Exhibits Were
Feature OF Annual
Show Held At Univer-
sity Of Delaware.

Winners of various competitions
in the Farm and Home Weeks an
nual exhibit have been announced
at the sessions which were held on
the campus of the University of
Delaware at Newark last week.
Discussion topics during the day
centered about vegetables and
fruits, brOiler production and home
economics.
This years Farm and Home
Week exhibition is better in over
all quality than it has ever been,' -
Professor Kuhn stated.
Altogether, there were 297 en-
tries in the show, with more en-
phasis on hay and corn samples
than in previous years. William Y.
Mitchell, assistant extension agrOn-
Omist, who is participating in the
show, said this was due to better
forage crop programs on Delaware
farms"
Those attending the show also
listened to a talk by Herman Nj
COOK, superintendent OF the pOul-
try and meats division of the Penn
Fruit Company, Philadelphia, who
asserted that Delaware brOiler pro-
ducers had brOadened the base oi
the average persons protein diet
thus providing greater variety in
the diet of the nation.
More than 100 of the spectators
were women, attracted to the show
by the home economics phase OIL
the program. For their benefit, ad-
dresses were given by Miss BetF
Peterson, of the DUPONT Company's
public relations department, anC
by Mrs. Leila Burnett, of Baltimore
who discussed current millinery
trends.
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1952-02-08
Sen. Frear Predicts
Army Pay Hike OK
Thinks Senate will Approve In
crease For Military Forces

The L. S. Senate will approve an
increase in pay for members of the
armed services. it was predicted
this week by Senator J. Allen
Frear, Jr. d.
MIR Frear discussed in his week
ly statement. The military pay bill.
which has already passed the
House of Representatives.
He stressed the hope that Con-
gress will make reductions in other
federal appropriations Ito COM
pensate the American taxpayer for
the further increases in military
expenditures which the pay bill
will require"
He said that in his opinion "the
men in combat and those in over
seas theatres of operation are pri-
marily entitled to the greatest rec
/ Ognition."
He also declared that service
I personnel. retired because of dis
ability, should be granted special
consideration.
/ Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1952-02-08
Lady Heads
Junior Red Cross
LIONS CLUB TO GIVE
MINSTREL, FEB. 1921

The famous Milford Lions
Club Minstrel will be given
Wednesday and Thursday
evenings, February goth and
21st, on the stage of the New
Milford Theatre. The per-
formance. featuring a cast of
60 local folk, will begin each
evening at eight o'clock.
Tickets are now on sale at
BTeretOn's Pharmacy, Bry-
ans Red Star Drug Store,
Southern Grille and Hotel
Norman; in addition, every
member of the Club has tic
kets for sale. All downstair
tickets will be reserved at
a price of S1.0O each. Reser-
vations may be secured by
exchanging the $1OO ticket
at the theatre box office any
time after 10 a. m, Monday,
February 18th, for a reserv-
ed seat location.
Milford chronicle., 1952-02-08

Scholarship will be awarded to
two beginning freshmen for the
year 1928 and will be awarded
annually for four years to the
same students. provided they make
satisfactory progress in their col
lege work.
Any Delaware resident. who is
interested in contributing to the
further development or Delaware
agriculture and who believes his
future is in Delaware agriculture
may apply for one of these scholar
ships.
The awards will be made on a
competitive basis and will be bas-
continued on page i2)
Milford chronicle., 1952-02-08
Local Banker Honored
By Sussex Group

James F. Salevan of the Milford
Trust Company was elected chair
man of the Sussex County Ameri-
can Institute of Banking Study
Group for the ensuing year, and
James B. Austin of the First Nat
ional Bank was elected vice chair
man, at a meeting of the group in
Georgetown on Monday, January
2Sth.
Continued on page Cd