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Milford chronicle., 1953-03-27
Spring Crops In u. S.
Will Top 1852 Mark
271y 100000 Acres Are Due To Be
Planted This Year
BY Associated Press


Farmers plan to plant even more
land to spring crops than was
planted last year when production
was the second largest of record.
The Agriculture Department, in
planting survey report, said this
week that paintings are expected
to total about 271 100000 acres
compared with 266,7OO,OOO last year.
The paintings planned indicate
few changes in acreages of individ-
ual crops. Only in the case of fax
seed and grain sOrghums were
sharp increases indicated.
The department. said livestock
feed grains apparently will be
grown on a larger aggregate acre
age than last year. This may result,
it said, in q better geographic dis
tribution of feeds produced.
The department said farmers in
dicated plans to hold or increase
hay and grass land acreages, par
ticularly in the South.
CONTINUED on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1953-03-27
Senate Gets Civil Service
Bill Affecting $500 People
Three Member Personnel
Advisory Board Would
Help Direct System
Effective Next January
Measure Calls For A
Systematic Survey"
By Director Of States
Various Agencies.

The Republican majority has in
troduced it's bill to establish
state Personnel Department and
set up a classified civil service
system for state employees of an
ranks, as Of January 1, 1854.
Senator Ernest b. Benger (R-
Westover Hills), majority leader
and sponsor of the measure, esti-
mated that it would affect 6.2O0
state jOb-holders.
The bill, which is d follow-up on
one of the most prominent blanks
in the COP 1852 platform, would
provide for the creation of a three
member State Personnel Advisory
Board, to be appointed by the Gov
ernor for overlapping six-year
terms. The Board would appoint a
state personnel director, who would
have the status of department head
and would serve without term.
The bill also calls for appropria-
tiOn of $4,000 during the coming
fiscal year and $4,000 during fiscal
1855.
Exclusions Noted
Along with elected state officials.
these Office holders would be ex-
cluded from the civil service pro-
visions:
1. Heads of state departments
and other state agencies, members
of boards and commissions, and
other officials appointed by the
Governor.
2. Employees of the Senate and
the House Of Representatives lat
taches).
3. Persons temporarily employed
by the General Assembly or by one
Of its committees to make special
inquiries, Investigations, examina-
ton studies, or installations.
4. Members of advisory boards
for state institutions, agencies, and
departments.
5. officers and employees in the
Office of the Governor.
6. Military personnel in the SER
vice of the state.
z. Election officers.
8. Judges and cOurt-appOinted of
ficials.
8. Teachers, superintendents, and
employees of the public schools, the
University of Delaware, and Della
ware State College.
10. Directors of the University Of
Delaware and the Farmers Bank Of
Delaware.
II. Patient and inmate help in
state charitable, penal, and correc-
tiOnal institutions.
II. Persons engaged in public
work by the state but employed by
contractors.
13. Persons engaged in public
Continued on page two)
Milford chronicle., 1953-03-27
Day Nursery Has
Been Opened Here
Kiddie Haven Being Operated By
Mrs. Ray Scarborough

Mrs. Ray Scarborough of Milford,
announced this week the opening
of day nursery which will be call
ed Kiddie Haven. The nursery will
be located at the home of Mrs.
Scarborough at the intersection of
North Walnut Street and DUPONT
Highway.
Complete facilities for caring for
children by the hour, day or week,
will be available. Activities for the
day will include a hot lunch at noon
time and rest period in the after
noon. The nursery will be open
during five days of the week from
7:45 to 500.
This is a new project for Mil
ford and also for Mrs. Scarborough.
1t will fill need that has long been
recognized.
Opening day for the nursery will
be April 1st.
Milford chronicle., 1953-03-27

ling:
Reps. Carey D. Sapp (R-George-
town. Joseph H. Prettyman Cd
FairmOunt), George w. Mitchell (R-
Ocean View, George J. Pyott (R-
South DOVer), Thomas c. Rowan
(D-Taylor's Bridge), William L.
Press (R-Bear), Leon E. Donovan
CD-Harrington), Glen w. Lowe Cd
LaureD, William S. Marvel III Cd
Delmar), William E. Lester (R-St.
Georges), John D. Keller (R-Mag-
nOlia), and James r. Quigley ID
New CASTLE.
CO-spOnsOrs Set Record
This plethora of co-sponsors set
a House record for modern times
and Speaker Jones referred to the
measure, using a bit of license, as
introduced by the majority of the
members of the House." He also re-
ferred it to the Appropriations
Committee, a move not without
meaning. Although there was much
to be found in the other II bills
presented, including one, sent up
by Rep. Vera G. Davis CR-Dover)
the majority leader, which would
create a statewide Family Court,
the $1O,0OO,O0O number provided the
principal excitement.
For the bill indicates a three
county and bipartisan resentment of
unhappy road conditions. In its
preamble, for example, the measure
refers to 1000 miles of dirt roads
in the state under the jurisdiction
of the State Highway Department.
There is also reference to the tire
mendous increase in the number of
automobile and trucks using said
The bill, requiring a three
fourths vote, would permit a bond
issue and it would spread the i'm
prOvement program over a period
of 10 years. The roads would have
to be surfaced to a minimum width
of Is feet.
Continued on page six)
Milford chronicle., 1953-03-27
Local Photographer
To Show Technique
Miltiades To Give Demonstration
At Dover On March 31st

Cleman Miltiades, Milford photo
grapher, will demonstrate simple
lighting arrangements for portrait
photography, including flash and
flood lamps in combination, at the
meeting Of the Dover Camera Club
on Tuesday evening, March 31st.
Miss Linda Turner, Dover junior
high school student, will model for
Mr.. Miltiades.
The meeting, which is open with
out charge to anyOnce actively in
terested in photography, will be
held at the Delaware State Museum
on Governors Avenue beginning at
8 o'clock. Purpose of the demon
stratiOn is to provide helpful IN
formation for those who will par
ticipate in the clubs competition
for the selection, in May, of Miss
Dover Camera Club Of 1853.
Members of the club are current
ly at work on the project to fur
nish the Colonial Danes Of Ameri-
ca, Delaware branch, with color
slides Of old homes in the Dover,
Milford and Smyrna areas.
Milford chronicle., 1953-03-27

farmers in the Greener Pastures
Program had higher milk to grain
ratios, and higher returns over feed
costs, than did DHIA farmers not
in the Greener Pastures Program.
DHIA farmers in the Greener
Pastures program fed an average
Of one pound Of grain for each
three and four-tenths pounds Of
milk. Some got ratios as high as
one pound of grain for each or z
pounds Of milk. Farmers not in
the pastures program averaged one
pounds Of grain for each two and
pounds Of milk.
CONTINUED on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1953-03-27
Sussex County
Red Cross Dav
This Sunday
Afternoon
All Star Show To Be
Broadcast Over George
town Station Will Last
All Afternoon; Several
Speakers Are Listed.

Red Cross Day will be observed
in Sussex County this coming Sun
day afternoon with an All Star
Show featuring local talent from all
Of Sussex County.
The program, which will last all
Sunday afternoon, viii be broadcast
in its entirety over the Georgetown
Station WJWL. The program will
consist of novelty acts, vOcalists,
various individual musical enter
tainment, and high school bands.
During the program the public is
invited to phone in their Red Cross
pledges and to request special num-
bers from any of the talent. The
number is Georgetown 2545.
All of the talent in the show will
appear on the stage of the George
tOVn High School auditorium.
The master Of ceremonies will be
the genial Bill Jaeger Of station
WJWL and Ed Marzoa, Of the same
station, will be in charge Of pro-
graming.
Broadcast hours for the show,
which is the most ambitious ever
undertaken by local talent, follow:
1:OO-S:O0; 4:SO-7:OO, all over Sta
tiOn WJWL.
Speakers will include: State
Chairman, Frank J. Horty; Honor
able John J. Williams; Honorable
J. Allen Frear; HOnorsble Herbert
Warburton; Honorable Elbert N.
Carvel; Justice James M. Tunnell,
Jr.; Honorable Howard S. Abbott;
Mayor Harvey S. Spicer.
Sussex County members of the
General Assembly are also invited.
Milford chronicle., 1953-03-27
Frear Urges Commemorative
Stamp For Emily P. Bisseu

United States Senator ]. Allen
Frear has urged Postmaster Gen
eral Arthur Summerfeld to autho-
riZe a Commemorative Postage
Stamp for the late Emily P. Bis
sell, of Wilmington.
Miss Bissell was the founder of
the famed Anti-TuberculOsis Christ
mas Seal in the United States.
During the past four Years, SEN
ator Frear has sought unsuccessful
ly to obtain Congressional APPROX
al of a Commemorative Stamp for
Miss Bissell. However, the Senate
Post Office and Civil Service Com
mittee, which considers such mat
Milford chronicle., 1953-03-27
Local DeMOlay
Group Is Active
Many Activities Are Slated By New
Formed Chapter

Gene F. Leonard, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Leonard of Frederick
was elected Master Councillor of
Temple Chapter, Order of DeMolay
last Monday evening. William W..
Shaw, Jr., Harrington, and George
Warren of Frederick, were selected
Senior Councillor and Junior Coun-
cillOr respectively.
The seventeen appOintive officers
will be named by M. c. Leonard,
and the new group will begin
their six month terms after being
installed in a public ceremony.
Young Leonard is a brother of
the Chapters first presiding Off
GER and win succeed. GIenwood
Pase of Milford whose term expires
March 31st.
Sponsored by Temple Lodge No.
8, A. F. and A. NJ, Temple Chapter
was instituted under Letters Tenn
CONTINUED on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1953-03-27
Basketball Tournament Ends
1T Dover Tomorrow Evening

The stage is set for the climax
Of the sixth annual Dover ''Y"
Cage Tournament this Saturday
evening at the Dover Field House
as Laurel Owls carry the down.
state honors against the powerful
upstate five, RoccO's. Both teams
reached the finals as they turned
in victories in the semi-finals last
Saturday evening. Laurel Owls
handed out the first setback to the
National Guard FIVE as they rallied
strong In the final period to win
70-76, in a game that was crammed
with stellar play. RoccO's out
scored the Camden-WyOming "5"
Milford chronicle., 1953-03-27

ters, has advised Senator Frear
that it will turn over all such re-
quests to the Post Office Depart
ment for a decision. As a result,
Mr.. Frear announced today that ne
is opening direct. negotiations with
the Postmaster General in the hope
of obtaining approval of a stamp
within the next year.
Senator Frear told the PostInas-
ter General that Emily BisselTs
efforts in behalf of suffering hu-
manity richly deserve recognition
by the Government Of the United
States.
Continued On page five)
Milford chronicle., 1953-03-27
GOV. B0GGS SIGNS VOTE
MACHINE BILL

Voting machines and four
year registrations are a part
of Delaware's election laws.
Gov. ]. Caleb Boggs signed
both measures shortly after
5 p. m, last Friday, with sav-
eTal Republican members OF
both houses Of the General
Assembly, including Senator
Thomas e. Peeney (R-Wil-
mington), sponsor of both
measures, looking on.
Ends Permanent Registry
The four-year registration
law does away with perman-
ent registration in the state.
The voting machines will be
used in all general elections
in the state after July 1, 1858.
Milford chronicle., 1953-03-27
Greener Pastures Mean More
Mix Per Pound Of Fed Grain

Better and more pastures can
mean 40 percent return in milk
value, compared to a 80 percent
return.
Better and more pastures can
mean so percent more return ia
milk value for your feed costs.
That is what the records Of Della
ware farmers show Is possible,
with a concentrated effort to i'm
prove pastures and forage.
A report based on figures from
the Dairy Herd Improvement Asso-
citation (DHIA), Delmar 3 Young,
University Of Delaware extension
dairyman, points out that DHIA
Milford chronicle., 1953-03-27
Lady Sharpshooters
Demonstrate Ability
Milford And BrldgeVille Rifle Teams
Now Have Lady Members

The ladies of this area, who for
many years have been noted for
their abiding interest in sports, are
now finding another sport, that Of
rife shooting for score; something
that is quite to their liking.
Although so far no entirely fe-
male team Of marksmen has devel-
Oped, rife teams in Milford and
Bridgeville boast of having each a
lady shooter. So far the ladies
have faced the target from a prone
position only; however, they expect
to try the more difficult positions
in a short while.
Of interest is the following scores
compiled by Milford and Bridgeville
teams with the lady members:
Mi FORD
Milford chronicle., 1953-03-27
State Farmers Are
Urged To Save Soil
6,O77 Signed To Join Conservation
Practices In 1858

The 6,077 farmers who signed to
participate in 1853 Agricultural
Conservation program have been
urged by the State Production and
Marketing Committee, Department
of Commerce, to follow conserva-
tion practices planned for this
year.
Ernest S. Mattiford, Newark,
chairman of the committee, said
that to substitute a different prac-
tice from the one approved and to
obtain program assistance on the
substituted practice, a farmer must
obtain approval from the county
Continued on page six)
Milford chronicle., 1953-03-27

by a big edge, i22-69, but they far
from outserapped the game Fire
fighters,
National Guard fianked by the
standout combination of Jack Flor
ELI and Dick hopkins, will meet
Camden-Wyoming in the consola-
tion game starting at 500 p. m. on
Saturday, while the championship
tilt will get started at $3.50 D. m.
The Laurel-ROcco's contest looms
as a high scoring battle as both
teams have hit high In their three
previous appearances. Laurel set a
new scoring mark in their first
Continued on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1953-03-27
BRIDGEVILLE
Clarence M. WeIch, Jr.
Century Club Speaker
Milford Industrialist Tells OF "Em-
plOyer And Employee Relations"

Clarence M. Welch, Jr., addressed
the members of the Milford New
Century Club on Monday, having
as his subject "The Employer and
the Employee Relations. Mr..
Welch, the executive head of The
John H. Mulholland Company, and
other business groups, spoke with
authority, having had experience
with labor and management rela-
tiOns for the past several years.
Many facets Of business life were
touched on by the speaker such as
production and sales, working
hours, promotions, house organs,
personal problems, fringe benefits
and unions. Always keeping in mind
that employees are people, Mr..
Welch has given much thought and
Continued en- page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1953-03-27
NEW CASTLE DISEASE
SPREADS THROUGH AIR

New Castle disease in poul-
try can evidently spread
through the air like the con-
mon human cold. DR.. E. F.
Waller, chairman Of the Uni
versity of Delaware animal
and poultry industry depart
ment, reports that University
of Wisconsin scientists have
uncovered this new way in
which Newcastle spreads.
The scientists report that
an infected chicken can
spread the virus in the air
for one or two days before
actual disease symptoms ap-
pear. This is another similari-
ty to the common cold. When
the birds were infected with
New Castle, virus appeared
in the air exhaled by the
chickens as early as the third
day after infection.
Milford chronicle., 1953-03-27
Special Services
At Houston Church
Program BY Ladies Sunday Night;
Minister Meeting On Monday

Next Sunday evening, Palm Sun
day, March 29th, a unique service
will be given by a number Of the
ladies of the church. This service
will be based on the Twenty-sixth
Chapter of Matthew, The Last Sup
per, Jesus Praying in the Garden,
and The Betrayal. An excellent
program has been arranged. Those
taking part in the program are:
Mrs. Ruth BuaTque, Mrs. Frances
Parvis, Mrs. Edna P. Sapp, Mrs.
Seba Grunstra, Mrs. Nellie Jump,
Mrs. Pauline Hayes, Mrs. Ruth
Messick, Mrs. Mabel Kirkby,; solo
by William Davis, "Were You
There When They Crucified My
Lord?"; Closing remarks by the
Pastor. The Methodist Youth Eel
lOwship will sing q selection and
several selections will be sung by
the congregation. Mrs. Agnes Webb
Continued on page two)
Milford chronicle., 1953-03-27
ii Major Projects
For Highway Dept.
Construction On All Scheduled For
Spring And Summer

The State Highway Department
will have eleven major improve
ment projects il operation as the
construction season for the coming
spring and summer months gets
underway All of these projects
have been carried over from last
summer and are expected to be
compiated during the coming sum-
meT.
Continued on page two)
Milford chronicle., 1953-03-27
NewHosbitaI
Building Here Tomorrow
Structure Designed To Accommodate Student Nurses Train
ing School And Nurses Home Is Ready For Occupancy:
WIN Take Care OF so Student Nurses

The dedication Of the G. Layton Gr Building the Student
Saturday afternoon 200 o'clock will fIf the
ambition that was first expressed thirty years
The founders of
at the very BEGINNING Of the Institution
Milford chronicle., 1953-03-27
$40, 600, Bond Issue To
Pave Dirt Roads Sought
Measure To Take Care OF All Secondary Roads In Delawar
is CO-SpOnsOred By Thirteen Members OF The
House Of Representatives

0 directing the State Highway hard-surace all
ROADS IN the state at an estimated
OF II introduced into the House
Sponsored originally by " West DAflsboro the
contained the
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7 Mayfair Engineers
Retire; | Pioneered
'Canted' Carrier Deck

A Navy civilian engineer, one
Of the pioneers in introducing
the new "canted" deck on air
craft carriers. retired from the
Bureau Of Aeronautics yesterday
after 80 years service.
William, A. Aberg, 1924 Juniper
street NV. head Of the carrier
branch. ships installation divi-
sion. was one of two outstanding
civilians given retirement cere-
monies.
Worked On Early Projects.
The other is Frederick A. Heck
man, head engineer Of the air
craft maintenance division. who
helped in some of the early
projects which sent land-planes
from water-borne platforms. Mr..
Hickman lives at 5414 Grove
street, Chevy Chase.
Mr.. Aberg was in q group Of
Britons and Americans who met
in Washington two years ago to
study standardization of various
aspects Of carrier deck opera
tons.
Engineers had been seeking a
means of separating launching
and arresting gear on carriers.
When the "canted" deck was
proposed by one of the British
engineers, Mr.. Aberg Immediately
began pushing such project.
The first application Of the
idea was embodied in the flight
deck Of the carrier Antietam. He
holds several patents on landing
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gear improvements for Naval
planes.
Served IS Years.
Mr.. Hickman started his
career with Naval aviation IS
years ago and spent the greater
part Of it in development Of car
rier work. With Mrs. Hickman.
he plans to make his home in
Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aberg will vaca-
ton there.
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Fire and BIust Hazards
To Be Demonstrated

The Medical and Surgical
Stats Of Episcopal Hospital will
hold a lecture and demonstration
on fire and explosion hazards in
hospitals at 8 o'clock tonight at
the District Medical Society,
1718 M street NV.
DR.. George L. Thomas, aSso-
ciate professor in surgery at the
University Of Pittsburgh School
of Medicine, will lecture and con-
duct a demonstration.
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mems 1907 orion sports shirts

DuPonts new miracle fiber washes easily, dries
quickly, needs no ironing. Lightweight and porous
Short sleeves two-Woy collar Small to extro-Iorge
Down Stoir Store Mems Furnishings, Main Building
also Bethesda Budget Store
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mems spot and crease resistant
rayon gabardine s|acks
regularly 4.99

wonderful opportunity to these popular sooks
they're sPot-resstont to non-oiIy stains dirt, mud
eoodIookng soddesttohne at the side
on green blue, brown eroy and navy blue in the group
. sizes 70 to AZ
The Nome nugget., 1953-02-11
Vet Officer Due Here Feb. 1924

Wesley Hoeft, officer in charge
of the Veterans Administration in
Anchorage advises that he will
be in Nome between Feb 10 and
"a and available at the Wallace
Hotel to assist veterans and their
dependents with any problems
which they may have, coming
under his jurisdiction.
The Nome nugget., 1953-02-11
Nome School Board Plans
Remodeling School Gym
Into Seven ClassrOOms

If the plans of the Nome School
Board are approved, the commu-
nifty will soon be without any
community center, any place for
athletics or entertainment, accord
ing to report made to the City
Council last Monday.
The report was made to the
City Council last Monday by Ray
Tveter, who announced that the
school was SO pressed for class
room space that they were con-
sidering remodeling the gym into
seven classrooms at the approx
mate cost of $75,000.00
No plans were announced for
gymnasium facilities for the ath-
letic program of the school.
Mayor McIvor announced that
nothing definite had been heard
on a Public Health Nurse to date.
Revised ordinances, prepared by
Attorney Quincy Benton on Glass
A explosives, were presented to
the Council and will be referred
to the US. Coast Guard before
being approved by the Council.
A lengthy discussion on the
possibility of obtaining Public
Works loan for school construc-
ton was held with discussion for
and against bonding the city to
meet the need as other communi-
ties throughout the territory are
doing.
The city clerk reported that over
$50,00O0O had been collected to
date for sales tax for 1852. This
was about $4,000 more than 1851
and approximately $4,000 more
than 1850.
The Nome nugget., 1953-02-11
HIGH SCHOOL VALENTINE
DANCE FRIDAY AT GYM

High School students are busy
this week with plans for their
annual Valentine Party, semi
formal, scheduled to be held Fri
day evening in the school audi
torium.
Plans have been drawn for
lovely decorations, which will
make it outstanding as one of
the prettiest events of the season.
Students are selling tickets for
the party with proceeds allocated
to the production of the school
annual which, it is reported, will
have lover 200 pictures" of stu
dents and their activities. It will
be published with the co-opera-
ton of local business houses.
The Nome nugget., 1953-02-11
PAN AMERICAN ANYWAYS

Arriving from Seattle yesterday
were DR.. Waldo Lyon and Natalie
Czyczyrski.
Departing were Harold Harter,
James Mizell, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Newton, Rose Newton, Ray Mick
Ell, w. Little, Bob Murdoch, Dale
Woody, Mrs. Janet Gruver and
son, Mr.. and Mrs. James Mclean
The Nome nugget., 1953-02-11
Naturalization Agent
Due TO Arrive Nome Monday

Mr.. Raymond Brink, naturaliz-
alton agent and counselor, will
arrive Nome Monday, Feb. is to
consult with those who are plan
ming on receiving their citizen
ship papers on Tuesday.
Mr.. Brink will be available at
the office Of the U. S. District
Clerk after one o'clock on Mon
day to discuss with aliens how to
acquire registration cards.
Mr.. Brink plans to stay in
Nome as long as he is needed.
The Nome nugget., 1953-02-11
Judge Cooper Sets Feb. II
As Naturalization Day

Judge Earl Cooper has tenta-
lively set February II as the first
Naturalization Day for 1858, at
which time those prepared to be-
come citizens of the United States
will be present for the ceremony
A special agent from Fairbanks
and an impressive program is
planned to make the day Of citi-
zenship one to be remembered by
those becoming citizens.
The Nome nugget., 1953-02-11
CHAMBERS ANNUAL DINNER
TO BE HELD FEBRUARY II
AT BERING SEA CLUB

The Chamber of Commerce has
announced its annual dinner
meeting for next Tuesday, Feb.
II, at the Boring Sea Club. AT
this time, annual reports will be
given and activities of the Cham
Der reviewed and a special pro-
gram planned by the committee
which is headed by Boyd Har-
wood.
Tickets will go on sale i'm
mediately for reservations.