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Milford chronicle., 1952-10-31
Blood Donation
DayIn Milford
November IL
Efficient Com mittee,
Headed By DR.. J. B.
West, Is Busily Ar
ranging For Arrival Of
Red Cross Mobile Unit.

DR.. J. B. West, with an efficient
committee, is busily arranging for
a Blood Donation Day in Milford
on November 18th. The Red Cross
Mobile Unit will be in town from
noon until six o'clock to procure
blood for use in Korea. The con-
stantly increasing need for blood
and blood plasma has made the
program for donation an increas-
ing one and those in this vicinity
will have this opportunity to help.
The service will take place in the
Community Building where the Red
Cross will have all the facilities.
Persons from the age Of eighteen
to sixty are eligible, but those
from eighteen to twenty must have
parental sanction. DR.. West has
contacted all of the local indus
tries, and hopes that the employees
may be excused from work for the
half hour necessary for the dOna-
tiOn, and without any sacrifice in
time to them. COlored and white
persons may donate Mrs. Watson
Hall has a committee of twelve
working with her on arrangements
and Mrs. Charles Swain is secre-
tary for the Red Cross of Area 6
and is scheduling periods conven-
lent for the donors. One hundred
and fifty pints are needed and more
than two hundred persons will be
scheduled. There will be a coupon
in this issue Of this paper on which
you may make your application for
time on this important schedule.
The newspapers, radio, televisiOn
and the ever present cOmmenta-
tors plead with the general public
to give blood and their stories are
moving and heart searching. The
men on the efelds of battle and in
every service need this blood for
which the Red Cross is asking and
if the individuals are not directly
contacted, their willingness to
offer will be greatly appreciated
by those in whose hands the ar
rangements for this donation rests.
Milford chronicle., 1952-10-31
yScOutFund
DriveHere Was
A Big Success
Says
City Chairman George T.
MackIin Is eatly
Pleased With The Re-
suits Of The Recent
Campaign In This
Area; $1,1OO.OO Raised.

Mr.. George 7. Macklin city Chair
man of Milford, declared the re-
cent Boy Scout Finance Campaign
a success. He said that workers
contacted and received cOntribu-
tions from more people than In any
other known Boy Scout Campaign
in Milford and that this year MiI-
ford succeeded in raising $4,000
for the Scouts. Mr. Macklin wishes
to thank the following men for
making this campaign a successa
Mr.. Bob Fisher, Irwin G. Burton,
Edmund Steiner, Edwin Fisher, Ted
Townsend, Logan Grier, Bill Good
rich, Fred Higman, Richard Pendel-
ton, Raymond Wilson, David Hugg,
Bill Kenton, Edwin Jester, Spencer
Willis, Charles wilkins and Clar4
ence Polk.
Mr.. Macklin stated that through
this campaign the DeI-Mar-Va
Council is seeking to raise S121, 900
to support it's youth programs on
the peninsula. The greatest per-
centage of funds contributed dur
ing this annual drive are spent for
camping and activities, new unit
organization. training of volunteer
leaders, and general administra-
tion. The boys Of the Dover-Sussex
areas are especially benefited in
this program as they have sent
large numbers of scouts to the Rod
ney Scout Camps.
Other communities participating
in the finance campaign of the Do-
yer area and their chairmen in
clude: Smyrna, Alan Robinson;
Harrington, John Parks; Middle
town, w. W. Buckingham; Camden
Wyoming, Charles Gray; Frederick,
Fora Tatman; Odessa, w. d. Hat
ton; FELTON,, Clifton Simpler; Hous-
ton, Bob Yerkes; Magnolia. William
Dill; Woodside, Bill Lawrence and
Hartly, Morris King.
Mr.. w. W. Wood and DR.. H. v.
Holloway, District Finance Chair
men of this area, wish to thank
these men and all those who are
working with them to make this
campaign a success.
Milford chronicle., 1952-10-31
milford VFW Electoral
Will Assist Vote Outlined
In Election In New Table
Veteran Groups Plan To
Provide Election In
formation And Trans
pOrtatiOn Next Tues
day, November 4th.

AS part of its program of SER
vice to community and nation, Blue
Hen Post No. 6483, this city's much
cited Veterans of Foreign Wars
unit, is this week providing cleo
tion information to prospective vo-
ters and on election day, NOvem-
ber 4, will provide transportation
to and from the polls to all those
needing transportation. These cleo
tiOn day activities will climax a
get out the vote campaign that
the Milford veterans have been
sponsoring the past several weeks.
Conducted on nOn-partisan
basis, the local VFW-spOnsOred
campaign has attracted much fav-
orable comment and has been cred
tied with helping effect an unusual
ly large registration of new voters.
The Milford Business and Pro-
fessiOnal WOmen's Association is
cooperating with the veterans and
will provide baby sitters on cleo
ton day for mothers desiring to 90
to the polls. Arrangements for this
baby-sitter service may be mace by
calling Mildred Burton at Milford
1904 Election information may be
obtained by calling Dave Hugg at
Milford S161 and transportation
may be obtained by calling Char
lies MObil Service, Milford 1878.
AS an additional service, Blue
Hen Post is making its facilities
available the evening of November
4 to those desiring to get up-to-the-
minute election news. Results will
be obtained through use of tele-
vision, radio and telephone, afford
ing what promises to be the most
complete cOverage available any
where in this area. Puptent No. 4
of the Moo normally uses the Post
Home facilities on the first Tues
day evening in each month but has
postponed its meeting in order to
provide public use Of the Post
Home November 4.
Milford chronicle., 1952-10-31
U. S. Senator John J.
Williams Lists Is Rea-
sons Why A Reasonable
Person Won't Vote For
The New Deal Next
Tuesday, November 4.

AS the Republican candidates
and spOkesmen pressed the cam
paign drive Wednesday night u. S.
Senator John J. Williams, seeking
reelection, listed Is reasons why
ia reasonable person won't vote for
the New Deal on Tuesday" and
Clair J. KillOran, state chairman,
criticized his opposite number for
refusing to permit state employ
ees to see" General Eisenhower
on his visit here two weeks ago.
U. S. Rep Caleb BOggs, running
for governor. said that the "all en-
bracing claims made by Delaware
Democrats are desperate measures
by desperate men,"
John w. Rollins, candidate for
lieutenant governor, announced
that Robert A. VOgeler, interna-
tionally-known One-time prisoner
of the Hungarian Communist Gov
ernment, has accepted the invita-
tiOn to make the principal speech
Saturday night at a Sussex rally
in the Seaford Fire Hall.
killOFan Statement
Mr.. KillOran in a statement
from his home said:
Secretary of State Harris B.
Mcdowell, Jr., chairman of the
Democratic State Committee, has
sent a memorandum to all state
employees notifying them they may
have Friday off in order to see
Governor Stevenson (the Democra-
tic candidate for president) in
Rodney Square.
THE Republican Party does not
object to this in principle. All
citizens of the state should have
the right to see and hear all of
the presidential candidates.
"But Mr.. McDOwell's policy was
not followed in the case of the
visit here of Dwight d. EisenhOw-
er, the Republican candidate for
President. In all fairness and in
keeping with the stated policy Of
the. Democratic candidates to per-
NIT all voters to vote in all con-
science the same opportunity
should have been extended to
state employees to see and to hear
General Eisenhower.
General Eisenhower is a nat
ional figure irrespective of his po-
litical affiliation. The taxpayers
should not have to pay one days
salary, with no production or out
put of work, for Stevenson and not
have had the same opportunity to
make the same contribution for
General Eisenhower.
PaTtisanship Charged
"Once more, the Democrats have
demonstrated the narrow partisan
ship that motivates their public
activity"
Senator Williams listed the fol-
lowing Is reasons" why a "rea-
sOnable person" will not support
''the New Deal' next week:
'The New Deal philosophy of
government is based on the false
doctrine Of giving things to people.
Econtinued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1952-10-31
Gale BOggs To
Speak AtDOver
PRaIIv
This Evening
Thousand Expected AT
DR.. William w. w.
Henry High School /;
Large Meetings Were
Held In Milford On
Monday And Wednes-
day Of This Week.

]. Caleb "Cale" BOggs, the pop
ular Republican candidate for Gov
ernoT, will be the principal spolker
at a mammoth Republican rally.
sponsored by the Negroes Of Kent
County. The rally will be held at
the DR.. William W. w. Henry Com
prehensive High School at Dover
and will begin at eight O'clock this
evening, Friday, October 81. In
addition to Gale, there will be cOun-
ty and legislative candidates pres
ent as we'll as other candidates on
the state level, including Clarence
s. Collins, Jr., candidate for State
Treasurer; G. Dan EnteTline, can
didate for State Auditor, and a pos
sibility that Senator Williams, can
didate for reelection; Herb War
burton, candidate for Congress, and
John ]. Rollins, candidate for Lieu
tenant Governor, may be present
before the evening is over.
1t is expected that over a thou
sand persons will attend this meet
ing, and buses are being provided
to carry people to the meeting from
several of the districts. This phase
of the program is under the direc-
tiOn of the district Negro leaders.
AS 1t was pointed out by several
prominent Negro leaders in Kent
County, Gale, native of Kent, has
been long time favOrite with the
Negro folk throughout the county,
and the meeting this evening has
been planned as a gathering to
Pay honor to a man whom the Ne
gro race greatly respects.
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Milford chronicle., 1952-10-31
DOUer Man Head Of
Polio Drive In Kent
Clarence L. Smith Appoint
ed To Direct Effort
Ins 1853

Clarence L. Smith of Dover has
been named Kent County chairman
for the 1853 polio drive, it was an
nOunced by Governor Ebert N.
Carvel, who is serving as state
chairman for the second cOnsecu-
tive year
Mr.. Smith has been associated for
more than year with the Interna-
tiOnal Latex Corporation in an ex-
ecutive capacity and is an active
member of the Dover Lions Club.
In 1862 he assisted J. Dewey Quill
len when the Kent County March
of Dimes campaign had it's most
successful year.
while Kent County did a mag
nificent job in 1852, it is important
that an even greater effort is made
in the coming fund drive" Cover
nor Carvel said in making the an
nouncement. He pointed out that
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Milford chronicle., 1952-10-31
Reasons For Voting
Republican Given
OFFICIAL VOTE TO BE
PUBLISHED In NEXT
WEEKS CHRONICLE

Following the custom OF
years the Milford Chronicle
will publish the complete
official vote for Sussex and
Kent Counties in next weeks
issue of this newspaper. The
Courts do not convene until
noon on Thursday next to-
canvass the vote. It will be
necessary for us to wait un-
til the vote is certified by the
Judges. This will probably
be late Thursday afternoon.
For that reason the Chron-
icle will be placed in the
mails Friday morning in
stead of Thursday afternoon.
The Milford Chronicle will
probably be the only Della
ware weekly newspaper to
publish complete election re-
turns for both Sussex and
Kent Counties next week.
Watch for them.
Milford chronicle., 1952-10-31
Historical Tour Can
Become Yearly Fete
Milford OAR Group May
Provide The Leader
ship And Join With
Odessa, Dover And
New Castle In Joint
Promotion.

Under the leadership Of Capt.
Jonathan Caldwell Chapter, Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution,
Milford may join Odessa, Dover,
and New Castle lin setting aside a
day annually to throw open it's his
tOric shrines for public inspec-
ton.
Marking the 165th anniversary of
the cOmmunity's founding, a guided
tour was arranged last Saturday
afternoon which attracted a large
number of visitors, according to
Miss Catherine Downing, OAR
Chapter regent, and the organiza-
tion was encouraged to the point
of endeavoring to establish the, ven
ture as an annual affair.
Milford, Past, Present and Fu-
ture," was the topic of the anni-
Versary address given at the dinner
which was the opening feature Of
the weekend observance by the
Rev. Joseph B. Dickerson, a native
of Milford and pastor of McCabe
Memorial Methodist Church in Will
mington. He gave a resume of Mil
ford's past and its steady growth
to its present position as one of
the leading cities of the peninsula.
More than 300 attended the din
ner. The Milford Century, Rotary.
Kiwanis, and Lions Clubs Joined
in the community program.
Mayor Edward G. Evans extend
ed the city's welcome and Clarence
M. Welch, Jr., was the tOastmaster.
The Rev. Joseph S. Kinks, rector
of Christ Church, gave the invoca-
ton and group singing was led by
Mrs. J. Raymond Bennett. The mu-
sical part of the program was in
charge of George Messick and John
Bunnell of the high school music
department.
The Rev. Joseph S. Kinks, rector
OF the parish church where the eel
ebratiOn officially closed last Sun
day, revealed that plans are under
way to mark the 250th anniversary
( of Christ Episcopal Parish of Mis-.
pilliOn-MilfOrd in 1854. The found.
ing is dated as November II, 1904
and services have been held week
ly ever since with the exception O
a three-yeaT period during the Rev
olutionary War.
Mr.. Kinks pointed out that tn
original church, a frame structure
stood on the present highway t,
Harrington at a point known a.
Church Hill. Later the congrega
tion built a structure on the pres
ent site after the Revolution ant
this was rebuilt in 1885. About 1856
the edifice assumed its present pro
portions and has served as tn,
place of worship ever since. A
cemetery was also connected will
the original church on the Har
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Milford chronicle., 1952-10-31
Christ Church Men
Plan Dinner Meet
Second Supper Session Of
Milford Group Is Due
November 9Th

Christ churchmen will hold their
second dinner Meeting of the 1852
fall season on Thursday, November
9th, at the Windsor Hotel.
The dinner Meeting will start at
$50 p. m, and the guest speaker,
Mr.. Wilbur Smith, prominent pub
lie speaker and churchman, will be
introduced by the Bishop of Della
ware, the Rt. Rev. Arthur r. Nc
Kinstry.
Christ chUrchmen, a new and
singular group, extend cordial
invitation to all interested men to
attend this meeting. Your being
with the group will bring to the
organization all that is hoped for;
and in return, this fellowship will
give to all guests something to take
away with them.
Milford chronicle., 1952-10-31
Health Officials
Attend Sessions
DIR. SablOff Speaks On Speech And
Hearing Clinics At Cleveland

Several officials of the Delaware
State Board of Health attended the
annual convention of the Public
Health Association in Cleveland
last week.
Dr. Jack SablOff of the State
Board Staff read a paper which
was prepared by him and L. Leroy
Horne, director of the speech and
hearing clinic of Delaware HOspi-
tai, Wilmington, on the subject,
Speech and hearing in a public
health program.
In this paper. DR.. SablOff point
ed out that very few speech and
hearing programs have been insti-
tuted by the state boards of health
in the United States
He reviewed the history of the
program in Delaware and showed
how this state built it's program
and then cited case finding, dag
nOsis, medical treatment where
needed, and therapy as important
factors in the program
(continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1952-10-31
Truman's Korean War
Casualties Rising
1928 Are Reported For Week End
ing October "a
By Associated Press

WASHINGTON A Korean War
casualty list of 1878 Americans
killed, missing and wounded was
issued by the Defense Department
on Wednesday for the week ending
October "a.
Rejecting the bitter fighting for
hill positions all along the front
in Korea, the weekly total was the
largest in nearly a year. It brought
the total American casualties to
123,395 since fighting began in June,
1850.
Here is the Defense Departments
weekly summary, based on notifica-
tions to next of kin through last
Friday:
Milford chronicle., 1952-10-31
Clarence B. Downing
Making Strong Bid
Well Known Milford Business Man
Seeking Election As Representative

Clarence B. Downing, prominent
Milford businessman and former
member of City Council, is making
a strong bid for election to the
Delaware General Assembly;
lifetime Republican, Mr.. Downing
is seeking election as state repre-
sentative from the First Represen-
tative District of Sussex County.
Born August 5. 1902, at Bivalve.
Maryland, Mr.. Downing came to
Milford at the age of ten when his
father established the N. B. Down
ing Co., here. After graduating
from Milford High School in 1920,
he entered the University of Della
ware and graduated with a degree
in mechanical engineering, from
this latter institution in 1924. Fol
lowing graduation from college,
Mr.. downing entered the N. B.
Downing Company firm and today
is manager of the local millwork
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Milford chronicle., 1952-10-31
Sussex Women Meet
At Georgetown

The October meeting of the Sus-
sex County WOmens Republican
Club was held at the Veterans of
For sign Wars Hall in George
town, Del, on Wednesday. October
22nd, at 8 p. m.
Mrs. T. Jackson Waller of Sea-
ford, President of the Club, pre-
sided
Speakers were Clarence S. Col
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Milford chronicle., 1952-10-31
Halloween Fete Is
Set For Rehoboth
Junior Police win Sponsor Second
Celebration And Parade Tonight

Several distinguished out-of-town
guests will participate in the Sec
Ond annual Halloween. celebration
and parade Of the Rehoboth Junior
Police this evening.
The parade will start at 8 D. m,
down RehOboth Avenue to the ocean
front where the guests will view it
from the judges stand. In Reho-
both for the occasion will be Mai.
Gen. G. Irving Carpenter, chief of
chaplaina, u S. Air Force, a form
er Methodist minister at Rehoboth; /;
Rear Admiral Stanton w. Sails
bury, chief of chaplains, U. S. Navy;
Miles L. Frederick, director of the
Delaware State Development De-
partment; U. 8. Senator J. Allen
Frear and other well-knOwn Del
aware citizens.
Chief of Police Irving VienOt is
general chairman of the celebra-
(continued on page D
Milford chronicle., 1952-10-31
Sixteen States Have Been
Affected Since POpula-
tiOn Shifts Were Re-
corded By 1850 Census /;
4 Year Ago Figure Is
Compared.

There are 531 electoral votes at
stake in next Tuesdays presiden-
tial election. The division of these
votes among the various states has
been changed since the 1948 cleo
tiOn as the result of population
shifts found in the 1850 census.
Sixteen, states (*) were affected.
New York, despite a loss of two
votes, still has the largest number,
with As. California, which showed
the greatest increase in population,
has 80 and is now tied for second
place with Pennsylvania, which
lost three votes.
The following table shows the
electoral vote this year and as it
was four years ago:
Milford chronicle., 1952-10-31

O'VVV over July ana o,OOO over Au-'
gust. Despite this drop, which is
said to be seasonal, a total of 615.-
S12 vehicles crossed the span in
both directions as compared with
498,472 in September 1851.
The past month saw a total of
98,454 trucks across the bridge,
while 1913 Communication trips
were tabulated. These trips we're
made on the old rates. New COM
mutation rates went into effect on
October 1st, when books of so
trips went on sale for $3.50. The
office of G. Lester Daniels, general
manager, expects to see a rise in
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Milford chronicle., 1952-10-31
Two u. OfD. Students
Get DPIA Scholarships

Two University of Delaware stu
dents have been awarded SAGE in
scholarships by the Delaware
Poultry improvement Association.
Paul L. Hunter, MaTshallton, and
James G. Bradford, Milford, re-
ceived the awards. David ) Ram
DO, a pOultryman from State Road
and state chairman of the DPIA
Awards Committee, announced the
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Milford chronicle., 1952-10-31

AUuuby DCuUUI on U6CbmD6F IILn
at $3.50 p. m.
Those to receive the recognition
are:
Identification Of Home Grounds:
George Clinton, Wyoming Wild
cats All Club
Bread Demonstration: Team
Stephanie Clute and Cynthia Metz,
Wyoming Wildcats 4-H Club.
Canning: Janet Sylvester, Eel
ton Paradise All Club.
Clothing: Cynthia Metz, Wyom-
ing Wildcats All Club.
Dairy Achievement: Peggy Ad-
ans, Vernon Honey Bee All Club:
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Milford chronicle., 1952-10-31
Wesley College Has
Large Enrolment
Registrar Reports 181 On Roll
With 1875 Full Time Students

Wesley Junior College, Dover
opened its 10th college year with
an increased enrolment and ali
enlarged faculty
Mrs. Margaret B. Kilby, regis
trar, reports an enrolment of 181
students with 125 being full-time
students. OF the full-time students
78 are men and AZ are women with
101 being resident and "a being
nonresident. In the adult educa-
tiOn classes 80 are enrolled in Bot
any, English Composition. Account
ing. and Typewriting. Twelve spec
ial students are enrolled in Art,
10 in Music. and are part-time.
In the geographical breakdown
of the full-time students 55 come
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Milford chronicle., 1952-10-31

meeting. She is vice-president of
the Delaware Home Demonstration
Council. Delaware women attend
ing are:
Wilmington: Mrs. Louis Garyan-
tes, 2207 Church Street, Whining
ton; Mrs, A. d. Harvey, Silverside
Road, Wilmington, r 2.
New Castle County: Mrs. Carl
Nelson, Newark; Mrs c. E. Ewing,
Newark; Mrs. Robert J. Davis,
Newark; Mrs. William Carter,
Newark; Mrs Reba Carroll, New
Castle; Mrs. Archie Bradley, New
Castle; Mrs Forrest Hamilton, New
Castle; Mrs. John Hopkins, rev
continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1952-10-31
Delnar Meeting Is
Held By Baptists
Old School Churchmen Attend
From Many States

The Old School Baptists of the
Eastern Seaboard recently closed
a two day annual meeting in Del
mar with hundreds of guests, some
of them from Texas, New York,
Pennsylvania, Georgia and North
Carolina as well as from nearby
Virginia Maryland, and all of
Delaware.
There are only seven active
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Milford chronicle., 1952-10-31
Teachers Unable To
Decide On Tenure

The Federation Of Delaware
Teachers and the Delaware Stats
Education Association, in conven-
tions that ended last Saturday,
agreed that they want something
other than the State Board OF Edu-
cation as the final step of appeal
for dismissed teachers, but came
up with different solutions to the
problem.
Milford chronicle., 1952-10-31
Colony Group Holds
Organizational Meet
Mrs. Milton YerkeS, OF Laurel, Is
Named Permanent Chairman

The Sussex County Unit of Vol
unteer Services for Delaware Colo
ny held its first Organizational
meeting in the Administration
Building at Delaware Colony, The
State Training School, Stockley,
Delaware, on Thursday. October
18th, at 200 p. m. The Permanent
Officers were elected as follows:
Mrs. Milton Yerkes, Chairman;
Mrs. Lynn Waller. First Vice
Chairman; Mrs. Florence Giles
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Milford chronicle., 1952-10-31
September Bridge Traffic Is Up
1880 Vehicles For The Year

september 1852 operations Bridge
the first full o operation '
Bridge officials
ed over the before he end o month.
September 1852 day drop of
Milford chronicle., 1952-10-31

With the addition of 1897 fatally
wounded and 207 known dead after
having been reported missing orig
inally, battle deaths have risen to
21,471.
Casualties by services:
Milford chronicle., 1952-10-31
Kent County 4-H Project Winners
Announced By The County Agent

county winners in All projects 1852
These boys girls
book and done outstanding job All
All community club They will
Annual Kent County All Achievement
Milford chronicle., 1952-10-31
Delaware Women Are Attending
Natl Home Demonstration Meet

Thryeyen women from Delaware joining about 1900 other
Raleigh n this
Meeting of the National Council Deaware
delegation all
Wilmington, Castle Mrs
Carl Newark will give report
, 1952-03-14
SHIPPING NEWS

The SIS FORT TOWN
SHEND" is scheduled to sail
from New York March 18th
and is due at Frederiksted
March 18th, accepting freight
for Puerto de Hierros, Trini-
dad, Grenada, ST. Vincent,
Barbados, Martinique, Anti
qua and ST. kits. r
N Witty & Co. La
Rob't Z. Merwin & Company