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Milford chronicle., 1952-05-30
.Sixty-Seven
Will Receive
Diplomas Here
Next Thursday
Fifty-SecOnd Commence
ment Exercises Will Be
Held In New Milford
Theatre; Samuel w.
Grathwell Is Speaker.

Samuel w. GrathWell. lecturer
traveller and optimist will deliver
the SIND annual commencement ad-
dress of Milford High School on
Thursday, June 5, at 8 D. m. in the
New Milford Theatre.
Born in a tenement district in
Cincinnati, Ohio, he was left father
less at seven, He spent six years
in a cbildTen's home, and left
school before completing the fifth
grade, but Te-entered the sixth
grade, of night school at nineteen
Later he successfully worked his
way through the preparatory de-
partment Of Berea College. Berea
Kentucky; Pacific University, For
est Grove, Oregon; and at thirty
he was graduated from Leland
Stamford University, where ne won
highest oratorical honors. Previ-
ously he had won three State IN
tercollegiate 0ratorical Contests in
oregon and also the Interstate Or
atorical Contest for the Pacific
Coast-a distinctive record.
Mr.. GrathWell has travelled ex-
tensiVely in Japan, FOrmOsa, Kor-
ca, China, and Europe. He has
spoken in every state in this coun-
try, and in nearly every province
of Canada as well as in Alaska and
Japan. In his lecture career he has
spoken before more than three
thousand high schools, colleges and
universities, and has given over
five hundred commencement ad-
dresses.
The address will be the highlight
OF the program, which will see ca
graduates. the largest in the his
tory of the school. receive diplomas
from John f. Roosa, president ~
the Board of Education Of Milford
Special School District.
During the course of the evenin,
ten awards and scholarships vii
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Milford chronicle., 1952-05-30
Mortimer Browning To
Soon Open Studio
Talented Musician And Wife Are
Moving To Milford Today

Mortimer Browning, lately of
New York City, and who, with Mrs.
Browning. is moving to Milford to-
day, will open his music studio, at
West Front Street about the mid
die of June. Mr. Browning, with q
rich background Of musical educa-
tiOn and experience. will make his
home i'm town and will afford an
opportunity for teachers and pupils
to fulfill their musical needs. Regis
tratiOn period will extend from
June Is to 30. Then Mr.. Brow aing
will hold personal interviews with
prospective students. when sched-
ules, and all details will be discuss
ed and arrangements made. Courses
will begin during the period of July
z to August IS. Other courses will
begin in the fall. 1t is the plan of
Mr.. Browning to give a refresher
course for teachers, a course in vO-
cal coaching and to teach students
and beginners in piano. Mr.. Brown
ing will join the others who are
contributing much to the cultural
side of life in Milford and vicinity.
Milford chronicle., 1952-05-30
Baccalaureate Service
At School Sunday
Rev. r. L. TaWes VIII Deliver Ser.
mon; Other Pastors win Assist

The Baccalaureate Service for
the 1852 graduating class Of Milford
High School will be held this year
IN the high school auditorium on
Sunday, June 1st, at eight O'Clock
Rev. Roy Lawson Tawes. pastor
OF Avenue Methodist Church. will
deliver the sermon to the gradu-
ates. Rev. Tawes, recently return
ed by the Peninsula Conferences fo
the Avenue Church, has selected as
his topic the all embracing subject
What's The Use?"
Other local pastors who will as
sist with the service include Rev.
Kenneth M Kepler, pastor of First
Presbyterian Church, who will offer
the Pastoral Prayer. The Bible
Reading will be delivered by Rev.
Sidney Rowland, pastor of First
Baptist Church; the Benediction
will be pronounced by Rev. Joseph
S. Kinks, rector of Christ Episcopal
Church.
The High School Girls Choir will
give two numbers, List the Cheru-
bic Host. by Gaul and "At Even
tide It Shall Be Light, By the same
author.
Milford chronicle., 1952-05-30
Scouts Will
Hold Charter
Ceremony Here
This Evening
Beginning At Eight o.
Clock, The Inaugural
Session Will Be Held In
V Varn ey Auditorium;
Special Program.

MilfOrd's new Cub Scout Pack
will receive its charter Friday eve
ming in a ceremony that will high
light the regular monthly Pack
Meeting. Induction of new mem
bers, presentation of awards, and
the exhibiting Of Cub Scout handi-
craft are also on the agenda for
the meeting, which will be held in
the Varney Auditorium of the Com
munity Building, here, beginning at
eight O'Clock.
Friday evenings meeting will
climax a month of activity and
achievement for the half-a-hun-
dred Milford Cubs. During the past
thirty days, the local Cubs have
worked on the theme, Westward
Hot, and have built various items
that will be displayed Friday eve
ming. Most of the dens, with the
assistance of Den Mothers and Den
Dads, have also developed various
stunts that are also to be presented
at the regular pack meeting. In ad-
ditiOn, many of the Cubs, on a vol
untary basis. assisted with the
Poppy Sales Campaign. of the past
Saturday and are planning partici-
patton in the Annual Memorial Day
Parade this Friday morning.
The charter for Milford Pack No.
i01 has just recently arrived and
will be formally presented Friday
evening, with Dale NOlen, Boy
Scout Field Executive, presenting
the charter to Clement J. NeVins
and William X. KentOn, command
er and immediate past commander
respectively, Of the spOn 0ring Or
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Milford chronicle., 1952-05-30
Sussex Women Will
Organize COP Club
Mrs. Lillian i. Martin, Nilford, Is
The Organizing Chairman

The Organizational meeting OF
the Sussex County WOmen's Repub-
lican Club will be held on Wednes-
day, June 4, 1862, at p. m, in
Georgetown at Republican Head
quarters above the Fire Hall.
The purpose Of the Club will be
to instruct women in the various
phases of municipal, county, state
and federal governments.
The meeting on June 4th, will be
devoted to registering members,
electing officers, choosing regular
meeting night, approving Bylaws
and other organizatiOnal matters
At subsequent meetings government
officials and candidates for election
will be invited to speak to the wo-
men.
Mrs. Lillian l. Martin, Deputy
State Auditor and Vice Chairman
OF the Republican State Commit
tee, of Milford, Delaware, is organi-
Zing chairman.
All Sussex County women inter
ested in becoming charter members
of the Club are invited to attend
and bring as many others with
them as possible,
Milford chronicle., 1952-05-30
Thousands Witnessed
Cavalcade Of America
Broadcast From DuPOnt'S SeafOrd
NylOn Plant Enjoyed By 10000

More than 10000 Delawareans
witnessed the four performances Of
"Cavalcade of America, which con-
cluded Tuesday night, when the
show was aired over the NBC Net
work, directly from DuPont's NylOn
plant here in SeafOrd.
The show featured Hollywood
stars Dana Andrews and Louise ALL
britton in a moving drama, which
dealt with the early settlers of Sus-
sex County. The story was about
"Swanendael'-''The Valley of the
Swans. 1t traced the hardships of
Pieter PlockhOy and his wife, who
led a tiny band of Dutch immigrants
to the Delaware shore in search Of
freedom in 1863.
The original story was adapted
for radio by IrVe Tunick, from re-
search done by Professor Honry
Clay Reed, head of the history de-
partment at the University of Della
ware, and w. Wright Robinson, ed
itOr Of the Seaford Leader News,
who is an authority on local history.
Mrs. G. Clifton Maull Sr., of Lewes,
and Leon de Valinger, State ArchiV-
list, assisted with background mater
ial.
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Milford chronicle., 1952-05-30
Is
Reelected Head
Of State COP
Chairman Is Renamed In
Harmonious Meeting ;
Mrs. Gordon Willis Is
Vice Chairman.

Clair J. Killoran of Wilmington
was unanimously reelected chair
man of the Republican State Com
mittee last Friday night at a reor-
ganiZation meeting of the political
unit in the Hotel Rodney.
Other officers elected are:
Mrs. Gordon Willis of Dover, vice
chairman, and Robert H. Richards
Jr., of Wilmington, treasurer.
During the meeting at which Mr.
KillOran announced the reappoint-
ment of Herbert B. Warburton
chairman of the National Fedora
tiOn of Young Republicans, as sec
retary, the delegates to the party's
national convention organized.
Hastings On Credentials
Meeting in the state headquar-
ters of the Republican party, the
delegates unanimously selected for
mer U. S. Senator Daniel o. Hast
ings as the member from Delaware
of the important Credentials Com
mittee of the national convention.
Mr.. Hastings is an Outspoken
supporter of Senator Robert A.
Taft for the party's nomination at
Chicago.
Others chosen at the organiza-
tiOn meeting are:
Mr.. KillOTan, chairman of the
delegation; former U. S. Senator
John G. Townsend. Jr., member of
the resolutions committee; State
Senator Thomas E. Peeney, mem
ber of the committee on perma-
nent organization; Deputy AttOr-
ney General Henry J. Ridgely OF
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1952-05-30
Toll Fees Are Listed
For Chesapeake Span
VIII Range From $l.O0 For Motor.
cycle To $500 For Big Truck

Toll rates for the new Chesapeake
Bay Bridge, ranging from 81 for
motorcycle up to IS for the heav-
lest vehicles, were announced this
week by the Maryland State Roads
Commission.
Toll rates for the new 77-mile
link with the Eastern Shore. the
commission announced, would go
into effect the day the bridge is
opened, some time in July.
All passenger cars, ambulances,
taxis, hearses, station wagons, and
light panel trucks will be allowed
to make one crossing over the
bridge for a standard charge of
$1.4O, including the driver.
All other passengers in any of
these vehicles will be charged 25
cents each.
Other rates for varying sizes of
vehicles range up to IS for five
axles types trucks or tractor
trailer cOmbinations) or "any un-
usual type Of machinery or equip
ment."
The basic trucking tolls exempt
the driver and one assistant from
paying the 25 cent passenger
charge. All passengers of busses
will pay the 25 cent charge.
The rates, which the commission
said were "fOr all practical pur-
poses based on and commensurate
with ferry-service rates across the
bay" must remain in effect for
two years after the bridge opening
Though the commission has
taken no action on the question
yet, horse-drawn vehicles, it indi-
Gated, would be admitted over the
bridge by special arrangement and
at hours when their passage would
| not constitute a hazard.
There will be nO-rOund trip re-
ductions or cOmmutatiOn rate fOI
bridge users. However, the com.
mission has announced it will fur
nish accommodation ticket books
to passengers at cash value.
A complete schedule of toll rates
is as follows:
Motorcycles: 81.
Passenger cars, ambulances, tax
is, hearses, light panel and pickup
trucks, station wagons: $1.40.
TwO-axle vehicles: Trucks, trac-
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Milford chronicle., 1952-05-30
Alumni Dinner
For
FRIDAY
Sup't. Of Delaware State
Police Harry S. Shew,
Former Graduate, Will
Be The Speaker.

Colonel Harry S. Shew, Superin-
tendent Of the Delaware State Po-
lice, will be the guest speaker at
the Milford High School Alumni
Association Banquet on June 9Th at
$3.50 p. m, in the Milford High
School Cafeteria.
Colonel Shew, graduate of the
1927 class of the Milford High
School. entered the police prOfes-
sion in the spring of 1898 as q
trooper. Twelve years later, after
advancing through all ranks, he be-
came the departments chief execu-
tive.
His first step up the ladder was
in 1910 when he was promoted 10
the rank of detective. In October,
l943, he was promoted to corporal
and named director of training. I'm
der Colonel Shews guidance. the
departments training program be-
came outstanding and was inspect
ed by many other agencies, includ-
ing the Royal Canadian Mounted
Police. He held the position of adj
rector Of training until l94S, mean
while having been promoted to
sergeant in August, 1914, and to
lieutenant in 1945.
In 1947, Colonel Shew was put in
command of the Traffic Division
and held that position and that Of
director of training until June,
1948. At that time he was transfer
red to the Driver Improvement
Bureau which is conducted in con-
junction with the Motor Vehicle
Division. In July, 1949, while still
in charge of the Driver Improve
ment Bureau, he was elevated to
the rank of captain.
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1952-05-30
Christ Church Groups
Met Last Wednesday
SOth Anniversary OF Guild Was
Observed On That Day

The annual luncheon meeting of
Christ Church Guild and Woman s
Auxiliary was held Wednesday.
May 2lst in the Parish House. The
Reverend Joseph Kinks welcomed
the members and guests and gave
the invocation. II was the SOth an
niversary OF the Guild and the SSth
anniversary Of the Woman's AuXil-
laTy and present were three charter
members of the Auxiliary: Mrs. J.
Lynn Pratt, Mrs. Lee Hirsch and
Miss Elizabeth Collins Miss Lulu
Ross, another charter member was
unable to be present. The presi-
dent of the Guild, Mrs. James C..
Barbar and Mrs. Theodore Pyne,
president Of the WOman's Auxili-
airy presided at the joint meeting.
An election of officers followed.
Mrs. Eldridge Prettyman is the
newly elected president of the Aux
iliary, Mrs. c. Harvey Wood, vice
president, Mrs c. A. COlell, secre-
tary and Mrs. Richard B. Mills,
treasurer. Mrs. Barbar will serve
as president of the Guild for an
other term, Mrs. John Glenn. vice
president, Mrs. Charles Sigler, sec
retary and Mrs. Francis Leithiser,
treasurer. The outgoing president,
Mrs. Pyne, was presented. with a
miniature garden by Mrs. Pratt, on
behalf of the members of the
group.
Milford chronicle., 1952-05-30
Seatord Symphonic
ChoirHere June 2nd
Group Will Make It's mi
tial Local Appearance
Under The Sponsorship
Of Local Kiwanis Club;
Organized In 1916.

The SeafOrd Symphonic Choir.
under the direction of Miss Julia
H. Wilson, of Denton, will make
its initial appearance in Milford at
the auditorium of the Milford High
School on Monday, June 2, under
the sponsorship of the Milford XII
wants Club.
The choir, a nOn-pTOfit OTganiza-
tiOn, is well-knOwn to music lovers
of this and other sections of the
peninsula, having been organized in
'l946 and having performed in a
dozen or more different cOmmuni-
ties in Delaware and Maryland. 1t
has also done radio broadcasting,
having had a 13-week sponsored
series over WBOC, Salisbury, last
summer.
The group is composed of men,
bers from various occupations, all
amateur, with one thing in COM
mon, a love for singing, and par
ticularly group singing. They have
come not only from Seaford, but
NAoO AAOAA LduA CA, DIlQkGNlllG,
Greenwood, fredericksburg, George
town, and Denton, Md.
DR.. Webster Schmidt, of Sea
ford, who is an accomplished di-
rector with considerable expert
ence in choral conducting, was the
guiding light in the groups organ
izatiOn and its first director. He
has since been transferred from
Seaford, and the group. now well
established with over so members,
is presently under the direction of
Miss Wilson.
The first concert was given in the
spring of 1947, and since that time
annual spring concerts have been
presented each year under the
sponsorship of various civic groups
for the purpose of raising funds for
their projects. Well over $4,000 has
been realized by the different units
sponsoring the chOir's appearances.
Milford chronicle., 1952-05-30
Sussex Tot Killed By
Truck While Playing
Frage Lee Jernigan, Age
Is Months, Victim Of
Tragedy, Friday

A 15-mOnth-old child was killed
instantly on a farm at Bayard, To-
Gated between Ocean View and Sell
byville. last Friday, when its head
was crushed by the right rear wheel
OF a truck.
The victim was Frage Lee Jerni-
gan who lived with his parents on
a farm owned by Lemuel Hickman.
State police at Georgetown, who
investigated with Sussex County
Coroner William S. Marvel of Del
mar, said the child was apparently
playing near the truck when the
driver, Herbert Jemison, q, also of
BayaTd, started to back up.
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Milford chronicle., 1952-05-30
Poultry Commission
Visits Federal Group

A special committee Of the Della
ware State Poultry Commission re-
Gently met with Robert c. StanfilI,
chief Of the Philadelphia district OF
the Federal Food and Drug Admin
istration.
Byard Carmean, Laurel; Edgar
Timmons, MillsbOro; Harry Pack,
DagsborO: w. T. McAllister and J.
Frank Gordy, Of the Delaware Ag-
(eOntnusu on pass o
Milford chronicle., 1952-05-30
Good Farming
Methods Needed

Farmers have already showed
what they ran do with better pro-
ductiOn methods in boosting yields.
Since the 193O's, they have increas-
ed their output by 40 per cent, on
virtually the same acreage Of crop
land as before.
But" says George M. WOrrilow
director of the Delaware Agricul-
tural Extension Service and Exper-
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Milford chronicle., 1952-05-30
Alters Help Produce
Family Food Supply

Garden projects are popular
among Delaware All boys and
girls. Last year over 500 All Club
members were enrolled in garden
ing projects and grew approx
mately 200 acres of garden crops.
The majority of these products
were home gardens which prOduc-
ed food for the family, says Sam
Gwinn, State All Club leader.
continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1952-05-30

1890 to $50. While the museum
is normally closed on Mondays,
Miss Catharine C. Maull, curator,
says she will open it on June 2 be-
cause Of the Memorial Day week
end holidays.
The Colonial objects were picked
upon the foundation of the 18th
century dwelling on the Samuel
Russell Farm off Pilot Town Road.
The curator says: "Mr. c. Malcolm
Watkins, associate curator of Ethn-
ology at Smithsonian Institution,
Washington, has examined the ma
terial and reports that they date
from about 1880 to around 1775 in
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Milford chronicle., 1952-05-30

Win Kent Dining Han.
T. T. Weldin and Sons of Will
mingtOn received the $153. 100 plum
bing, heating, and ventilating con-
tract. The electrical contract went
to the MegOnigal Electric Service
Company of Richardson Park, at a
base bid of $5O,O16.
The elevator contract went to the
Security Elevator Company for
$1O,290. A second bid from the
Reading Elevator Company was de-
clared not valid because Of inn
proper presentation.
All of the companies awarded
contracts for the dormitories sub
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Milford chronicle., 1952-05-30
Wesley Junior College
Commencement June 2
Speaker Will Be James Dupont,
OF Wilmington

The commencement speaker at
Wesley Junior College VIII be Mr..
James DUPONT. He will address the
graduates at the exercises to be
held on the college campus on Mon
day, June second, at eleven a. m.
The title of his address will be,
Pattern for Success.
Mr.. dupont is manager Atlantic
District, of the Extension Division
of E. /. DUPONT de NemOurs and
Company, Wilmington, Delaware,
having joined that Company in 1910.
He has had a variety of job expert
ence extending from that of ma
chinist i'm the JOhnstown, Pennsyl-
vania, Traction Company shops to
engineering duties on the atomic
energy program which the DUPONT
Company carried out for the govern
ment during World War ii.
A native of JOhnstOwn, Pennsyl-
vania, Mr.. dupont first worked as a
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1952-05-30

$235, 900 last year. There are IA
stakes, four Of them steeplechases,
and the nominations show that
Americas most famous stables,
trainers, jockeys and horses will
be on hand. Counting all the over
night events, or purses, along with
the stakes, we'll in excess Of one
million dollars will be shared by
horsemen during the meeting.
The IA stakes attracted 976 NOM
nations and among them are five
1851 champions: Rose Jet, the top
twO-year-old filly last year; Kiss
NE Kate, queen Of the three-year-
old fillies; Bed O'Roses, number
(eantinusS on page
Milford chronicle., 1952-05-30
Community Concert
Group Reorganizes
George G. Messick OF High School
Faculty Elected President

The board of directors of the
Milford Community Concert Asso-
citation held its annual reorganiza-
tion meeting at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Oscar Nemesh of Harring-
ton on Wednesday evening. The
following officers were elected:
George G. Messick, president; DR..
Elizabeth Phillips, vice president; !;
Mrs. Jonathan s. Willis. second vice
president; Mrs. J. Raymond Ben
nett, third vice president; Miss Isa-
bel Kinks. secretary; M. A. Glas-
mire, treasurer.
Mrs. Byron P. Gibson was ap-
pointed by the new president as
general chairman. Mrs. ]. Raymond
Bennett will assist Mrs. Gibson.
Other chairmen will be appointed
later, with ]. Herbert Nichols in
charge of these appointments. Mrs.
Sadie Wright will continue in the
Continued on page %
Milford chronicle., 1952-05-30
Harrington Racing
Meet Was Successful
Attendance Was Slightly on, But
Betting EQualed Last Year

The annual spring harness rae
ing meet, conducted by sthe Kent
and Sussex Racing Association at
the fair grounds track in Harring-
ton, came to a successful close last
Saturday night was a near capacity
crowd attending.
UnfavOrable weather curtailed
some of the three-week program.
however, and racing was held on
only Is nights out of 21 covered by
the meet. On two nights, the races
were called of due to a heavy
dOWn-pOur.
Attendance figures for this spring
were slightly below the mark for
last years spring meet, but pari-
mutuel betting approximated that
of year ago when the total handle
for 1S nights was 1851, ,519. This
years handle reached $946,216.
Milford chronicle., 1952-05-30
First National Bank
Taking Long Holiday
Institution VIII Be Closed Friday
And Saturday Of This Week

The officers and directors of the
First National Bank and Trust
Company of Milford announced to-
day that the bank would be closed
all day Friday, May SOth, Decora-
ton Day and would also remain
closed all day the following day,
Saturday, May 31st.
The action has been taken In or
der to afford the employees of the
banking institution the benefits OF
a long weekend.
The bank will reopen promptly
at nine o'clock Monday morning,
June 2n6, for the conduct Of busi-
ness.
Milford chronicle., 1952-05-30
Democrats Hear
About Their Ticket

Bayard Announces For Senate;
CarVel For Governor Last Saturday
The Delaware Democrats held
their Little Convention" last Sat
urday at the Dover Field House. An
anticipated contest for a delegate
post from Sussex was ironed out,
when the persons who were ex-
pected to become involved waived
in favor of a third person. There
were no contests in either New
Castle or Kent Counties.
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1952-05-30
Pork Prices Making
Record Advances
Other Foods Are Also Headed
Upward, OPS Says

Led by almost record-breaking
advances in pork prices, foods gen.
orally are headed upward, accord
ing to Joseph ]. McBryan, regional
OPS director for Pennsylvania,
Delaware and southern New Jersey.
Prices of other necessities such
as shoes and clothing also have re-
versed a former downward trend,
as reports of improved business
continue in chain, department,
speciality and other retail stores,
including food
McBryan said that each day now
adds further confirmation to OPS
warnings of the past weeks that
price pressures are continuing on
most commodities and show no
signs of dropping off in any i'm
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Milford chronicle., 1952-05-30
Zwaanendael Museum Opens For
Summer Season on Sunday, June

The Zwanendae Museum Lewes launches its
articles
dwelling
Archaeological Association
visiting will through Saturdays
10 and from l3O $50 and SUNDAYS from
Milford chronicle., 1952-05-30
Bids For WOmen's DormitOry
NOw Reach Total Of $8O7,466

Contracts totang $076 University
ware recently for the construction of residence
Newark campus.
Construction Corporation Philadelphia awarded the
general construction contract bid
hona $4,000 vesbue dormory
Milford chronicle., 1952-05-30
Delaware Park Officially Opened
1852 Racing Season Yesterday

Thursday May 2 important date Delaware and parts
that thoroughbred
Delaware 33day
the picturesque plant opened in 1887.
The track stakes
boosting the added for IA stakes $2OOO
Evening star., 1952-10-01
Capt. Nelson 10 Assume
| Command Of New JERSEY
Special pi.puteh 10 III. s,n,

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Oct. L.
Capt. Charles L. Nelson, chief Of
staff Of the Severn River Naval
Command and administrative aide